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Newspaper
Rockingham Daily Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
6
Manager Johnny Byera of the Cubs and Secretary Robert McRoy of the Boston Red Sox pursue quality and quantity in recruits. McRoy has been in Hob Springs Arkansas for weeks arranging for the champions training next spring.
Mrs George DL Widener may donate a substantial Memorial gift to Abington General Hospital in memory of her husband lost in the Titanic disaster. Friends hear the gift could be not less than 190 000 dollars and be placed on York Road as the hospital’s new wing dedication. Widener and Likins Jr are named as sources for the timing and details.
New York fashion notes describe unprecedented evening coats heavy with brocade velvet and satin. Designers showcase white and gold or white and black velvet combinations with fur trims. Bold color contrasts, dropped waists, and decorative buttons highlight a season of luxurious fabrics and dramatic silhouettes.
A Stephens City man named Van Dee is missing and linked to a railroad case with James Ty Gardige the station agent. A railroad auditor reviews books while McDonald’s farm, auto, and other property are attached. H. Cor mhill acts as attorney for Gardige. reader urged to buy Christmas seeds from J L Shiffer Woodstock to save money.
In Paris the season favors plain collars with black sleeve slits and stitched skirt detailing. Velour hats with picot edges are popular among leading milliners, mushroom shapes with tanroshan crowns are noted, ostrich fantaisies appear for afternoon wear, wings and birds like white vulture goura magpie dominate supplies, ribbon loops and bows stay affordable, and algrete remains favored for evening wear. Florence Fairbanks.
The Methodist church ladies plan a new edition of The Valley Cook Book with over a hundred new recipes. Subscriptions exceed one hundred, proving local housewives’ support and prompting the Home Missionary Society to republish. Cloth binding, 76 cents plus 5 cents postage, Wilden Booth on sale at the bazaar.
Rumors from San Francisco place Ad Wolgast pondering a match with welterweights as title talk heats. Wintner in Ontario hosts a heavyweight bout with Freddie Dal of Boston and Jack White of Chicago slated for December 20. Freddie Welsh may defend a crown next year with Sawyer in Maine tipped as a rising middleweight, while Maine claims Yom is the coming talent.
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