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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1905
Page
3
In Women s Interests button fashions vary from large flat buttons on tailored salats to ornate ornaments. On black coats silk or wool-covered buttons with color knots, onyx malachite and jasper with metal rims, crystal buttons for light materials, bead buttons in bead rims, and embroidered designs in color silk. Skirts feature a circular front seam with buttons graded from small to large along the length.
The text discusses blouse and skirt color pairings with white or black skirts, contrasts via silk coats, and morning wear choices. It advises keeping a few washing skirts, including woolen or silk and wool for warmth, noting continental regions often wash and return objects quickly, so a large stack is unnecessary.
The piece argues the bolero best suits most figures and can accommodate different shapes. It notes the redingote versus totero coat debate and praises Zouave and mess jacket forms for their trim neatness, emphasizing favorable waist and hip lines.
Yaffeta trimmings will not disappear this winter with profuse embroideries and new oriental trims. Bands of velvet feature embroidery in all shades while world beaded trimmings in varied colors remain popular. Fine heirloom pieces can be pressed into modern fashion.
A Parisian mouchoir described as a dainty affair in linen with a narrow hand hem and a flower posy in a corner. The blossom bears the owner’s name em broidered in color within the petals, such as rose violet or poppy.
A fashion note describes serge and broadcloth coats popular among women of fashion and children. The featured coat is easy to construct with three inverted box plait stitches in slot seam giving fullness to back and front, a jaunty strap at the back defining the waist, and optional fancy cuffs and collars.
The passage extols mixing pepper salt garlic paprika and mustard into deviled dishes before cooking. It warns against sprinkling cayenne after cooking and advises inserting seasoning into meat parts like kidneys bones drumsticks and turkey pieces for fuller flavor.
Reflection from Paris notes a bolero entirely braided to match a broad cloth skirt, chic and novel. The same house displays a navy blue cheviot model with short bolero fronts and long directoire backs, trimmed with braid and velvet collar and cuffs studded with green. A practical green-piped coat complements the line, while circular skirts remain common.
A youthful blue and white striped serge coat with a matching skirt features oblong motifs at the hem joined in points. Trimming outlines the collarless neck and runs to the left bust. The jacket buttons diagonally to the right, revealing a pointed satin girdle and a fitted peplum at the back.
Hat ornamentation emphasizes burtt le trim around the crown or upper brim, concentrated where hats are lifted or rolled. Velvet ribbon hints and sparse decoration appear on the crown, while long plumes attach to the crown or upper brim and sweep over and under the brim. Tipe beads cluster against the bandeau.
A compact recipe for baked eggs with white sauce. Boiled eggs are layered in a buttered dish with thick crumbs, then covered with a milk flour roux and paprika seasoned sauce. Bake slowly until golden brown, about twenty minutes, repeating layers to use all eggs.
Reading shows a garbled OCR fragment about openness and freedom with scattered quotation marks and incomplete phrases. No identifiable people places or events are recoverable from the text.
A devotional poem opens with lines about lifting a heart above troubles and seeking divine guidance. The piece is followed by a stark essay noting Prof. Richet and Dr. Helenius figures on war deaths versus alcohol fatalities, arguing alcoholism causes vast social harm and should be combated. The Korea passage criticizes national drinking culture and urges sobriety as foundational virtue for reform.
A Department of Labor inquiry into corporate attitudes on liquor shows 7 000 establishments replied, covering 1 700 000 workers. Transportation firms accounted for 713 responses representing 458 000 employees. Of those answering the liquor question 6 363 said they checked workers habits and 1 794 prohibited intoxicants at work. Motives ranged from philanthropy to self interest with sobriety often urged for self protection rather than public spirit.
Temperance Rees notes that China and Japan influence Korea’s prosperity and urges reforms to build a unified Korean national character as the basis for stable governance in the Far East.
A Chicago murder case is cited to illustrate the devil’s active grasp on human actions. James Daley shot his wife after years of marriage and fled, later confessing he acted because he believed alcohol had guided him. The piece condemns whiskey as a demonic influence in modern theology’s view.
The Minneapolis Housekeeper notes Indiana's governor announcement and argues that no drinking man should apply. It cites railways and large corporations requiring sobriety, compares past drunkenness with current temperance progress, and claims business success no longer hinges on alcohol. The piece praises 20th century civilization pushing out drunks.
Rev Father Bolger of Rathagorique warns in Montreal that Ireland's progress is blocked by drink. He cites widespread hospitality customs and liquor distribution across farms and threshing crowds as a major social harm. He notes some recent improvement as awareness grows but consumption remains high.
John L. Hamilton of Watseka and Hoopeston rose from county roles to banking leadership. Born May 8 1862 in Macoupin County he later served as deputy treasurer and clerk. He organized Citizens Bank Watseka and became cashier at Burwell Hamilton & Morgan Hoopeston later Hamilton & Cunningham private bankers. He was stockholder and VP at Commercial Trust and Savings Bank Danville. In 1901 he toured England for the American Bankers Association. He chaired the Illinois state bankers executive council and served as Troopeston alderman and mayor.
The Chicago Chronicle discusses Thomas Edison’s extreme diet and work ethic and argues against universal health rules. It notes that heredity, individual digestion, sleep needs, and tolerance vary widely. The piece urges personal study, observation, and trial to discover one’s own rules for health and longevity.
Detroit Free Press notes railroads commit to over 7 million dollars for 1500 pressed steel passenger coaches marking a move away from wooden cars. The steel design reduces fire risk and crush danger, aiming to improve traveler safety as the first national step to modernize equipment.
Reports in Nevada claim Charles M. Schwab plans to move to the state to pursue a United States Senate seat. Friends deny the reports while acknowledging his serious consideration of the possibility. Schwab’s large mining interests in Nevada are noted. in earlier Pennsylvania conventions he was called "the fat boy from Homestead."
A plain cardboard sign reading Open game hangs in the William Travers Jerome criminal courts building, recalling one of the district attorney raids on gambling houses. The piece, once atop a poker table, warned patrons of a seat price. The text also notes David R. Francis, ex-governor of Missouri, plans a world tour assessing nations that hosted St Louis fair exhibits.
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