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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
2
A quirky column from Shiner Texas mocks summer advice and offers satirical takes on planes, radium, Cuba, and public office. It quips on weather, harvests, and the folly of sensational trends, ending with a pun about umbrellas during showers.
A paraphrased editorial criticizes a Chicago University professor blaming women for many woes and mocks claims about male loyalty and responsibilities. The piece ridicules shifting social attitudes toward marriage and gender roles and jeers at future provocative assertions about animals and violence.
The article notes annual dangers of water recreation and repeated warnings for prudence. It predicts a season with water-pleasure tragedies and emphasizes disregard of safety advice.
Indignation rises in Chicago over fashionable women playing poker at social gatherings. Homes suffer disruption as critics demand limits on what they call encroachment on masculine privileges.
A New Jersey man died leaving a fortune of 100000 dollars earned from a penny toy shop. He insisted the wealth came from untainted joy for children. Newport residents plan a revolt against freak entertainments and monkey dinners.
Messina experiences renewed earthquake activity with little damage this time. The repeated shocks, numbering around eighty, underscore the prior catastrophe, discouraging any plan to rebuild in the already perilous area due to the lingering risks.
The action of King Manuel of Portugal decorating his mother for bravery during his father's assassination and honoring the policeman who killed the murderer is noted as likely to boost his popularity. The tribute highlights mother love and humble heroism to move the public.
An New Orleans inventor asserts a wireless weapon can destroy warships from four to five hundred miles away. Caution is urged as experts assess practicality and safety of such inventions amid wartime concerns.
Features include a white lawn AWN dress without lining with a gathered flounce and intricate insertion trim, a waist tied at back with a rosette and tassels, and a semi princess linen dress in pink with embroidery edging, beading, and ribbon threaded through. Materials list provided for both designs.
Chiffon should be washed in soap lather by rolling and pressing between the hands, then rinsed in clean water and stiffened with gum water. Roll in a cloth to absorb moisture not too dry before ironing with the wrong side up along the selvedge. Do not iron chiffon ties with crepon crinkle and lay them to dry folded to preserve shape.
The Washington Star notes transparent chiffon sleeves as a comfortable fashion for warm weather, showing arms of many types. A Broadway shop also features a tan khaki parasol embroidered with regiment emblems and raffia belts priced at $1 for wear with frocks.
Use a quilting frame or curtain stretcher converted with ticking strips along inner edges. Pin curtains at four corners and along sides, then baste stitch instead of pinning. Sew scalloped curtains two at a time or more plain edges for smooth seams with less labor and no sore fingers.
Hat fashions show turned up brims on ordinary hats with sharp edges at sides. Front and back brims stay narrow while trims cluster on the left side or occasionally the right or back.
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