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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
6
A Columbia era column surveys curiosities from fashion to fares in New York and France. It jests about laundry bills, golf injuries, snoring, and a dream of future humans resembling gorillas while poking at tipping norms and universal language ideas.
A London nerve specialist claims modern dress is harming women by overhauling their nerves. A New York alderman is caught in a blackmail trap and remarks he never served in the police force.
A Chicago chauffeur who ran past a halted street car killing a man was censured by the coroner's jury. The verdict offers a consolation to the victim’s relatives. The item contrasts with a French novelist’s remark that love is criminal madness and notes calls for harsh punishment for disturbing social order.
An Austrian professor traveling to Mars via the United States was repatriated. The incident reflects European estimates of our resources as overly optimistic and contrasts with American assessment.
Apples arrive at markets loosely packed in wagons without springs and barrels on end. The short, bumpy journey harms fruit more than longer road hauls to distant markets.
Following Luther Burbank’s lead a Denver horticulturist has created a rasp-strawberry hybrid. The inventive grower suggests a plum-peach or other fruit combinations could help mislead pests and protect orchards for several seasons.
A student at Michigan State Agricultural College raises frogs to sell in the Chicago market. He shipped as many as 6,000 in one day and earned about 2900 last year. Prices have risen from ten cents per dozen to fifty cents and up.
A witty observation notes that men will not oppose women's use of socks and will find a pair ready for service when checking the bureau drawer.
Chicago society women stage jinx parties aiming to break city hoodoo. The sole proven method so far remains shaking up Chicago itself to dispel the misfortune lingering over the town.
Hunters still have a few guides left and are urged to make arrangements early for their next hunts.
New York tale recalls a Hindu cook aboard the British Tramp Midair who vanished after being claimed rescued from baboons in Zanzibar. Second Mate Brownlee says the crew found cookie living among baboons, became disenchanted, and he disappeared that night returning to the coast.
An electrician, Bert Edgar, was pronounced dead after a 2200 volt electric shock and a skull fracture from a fall. Ambulance attendants Herman Kresmayer and Adam Baker, with a patrolman, revived him by chest compressions and rhythmic shocks for an hour, then rushed him to a hospital where doctors found signs of life and a good recovery chance.
Washington reports a sharp rise in American moving picture exports with 80,036,302 feet shipped abroad in the year ending June 30, 1912, valued at 6 815 060 dollars. About two thirds of exports are unexposed films for overseas filming, while virtually all imports are exposed films for U S use.
Everett Meline, fourteen, slapped his teacher after being disciplined for playing hockey. Juvenile Judge Gray sentenced him to Preston reform school until age majority, effectively seven years of detention.
London reports on a Freemason scheme to rebuild Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem and Jewish reactions. The Chester lodge origin, TurkishEmpire context, and debates over who would use or control the temple are noted, amid reflections on Jewish longing for Jerusalem and the project’s feasibility.
Frederich Pritzache, a former wealthy paper magnate, received ten years penal servitude in Munich Gladbach after using dynamite to threaten the judge and prosecutors involved in his 1911 bankruptcy actions. Parcels were intercepted by post office officials.
George Bailey, a Placerville honey dealer near Chico, was stung on the face and eyelids while moving a swarm of bees. The stings reportedly restored his sight after he had been almost blind for some time and planned to seek a specialist in Sacramento.
A discussion on how children’s fashion mirrors adult styles, noting how tiny dresses copy grownup trims like peplums lace guimpes and plaid fabrics. The piece suggests mothers imitate their daughters’ outfits and praises miniature coats as versatile for ages ten and up, with no age limit to the loose coat.
The article describes a soft gray silk and wool crepon afternoon dress with a wrapped skirt and lace vest, plus a crepon fichu edged with fringe. It discusses material requirements and variations using chinchilla cloth coats, two color coatings, and different fabrics to suit a child’s wardrobe, noting the Norfolk look and double faced wools as alternatives.
Demand soars in factories and among importers of Malden Jane as mesh bags and bracelet watches gain popularity. New machinery rushes to keep up with production of bags in varied sizes and designs, from solid gold and platinum handcraft to plated metals. Prices range from hundreds of dollars for luxury bags to inexpensive German-made imitations.
A captured fragment notes advocates urging continued focus on this specialty to maintain market share and keep competitive advantage within the trade. The emphasis is on sustaining involvement and pushing momentum to protect stake in the industry.
The tulle headdress appears as a fresh evening styling option. A soft band of folded tulle with crystal beads or stones frames the head, featuring an upstanding mount of plaited tull on the left. Described as fairy like and fascinating, it highlights tulle as a desired, versatile fabric beyond chiffon.
The text describes a brushing method to lift and puff hair for a standout look. By dividing hair into strands and brushing in a circular motion from the head outward then upward, the hair is raised from the scalp. Regular brushing makes even straight hair dry and prone to puffing away from the face.
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