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Newspaper

Shiner Gazette

Location

Shiner, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1936

Page

4

Silk for High Style in Summer Sports Wear

Silk dominates this season’s sportswear with shirtwaist frocks in washable silks and crepes, blue silk crepe tennis frocks with jacquard patterns, and linenlike silks for beach and racing ensembles. Lace-free, practical outfits include culottes for tennis, silk lastex suits, and printed silk accessories. Western Newspaper Union.

Western Newspaper Union

Braided elastic makes a dandy golf belt

Golf enthusiasts face a flood of accessories but many fail. A standout this season is a braided silk covered elastic cord belt. It resembles corded sports belts and provides extra give for comfort. Available in black white polar bear marine blue and plain white.

Blue Jeans Popular Among Debutantes At Dance

Debutantes favor heavy blue jeans as casual sportswear, a stylish choice admired by many young attendees at the event. The trend showcases how youth fashion blends practicality with social occasions during the season.

Blue Jeans

Garfield 1880 nomination speech and its surprising outcome

The piece recounts James A. Garfield's famed 1880 Chicago convention speech for John Sherman. Garfield, initially aiding Sherman, is ruled out of order, then gains support, and on ballot 36 secures the nomination that his speech helped spark. The tale frames Garfield as nominating himself via a pivotal oratorical act.

Chicago James A. Garfield John Sherman Sherman Garfield Hayes General Grant James G. Blaine Grant Roscoe Conkling Blaine Conkling George F. Edmunds Elihu B. Washburne William Windom

The Steam Roller Behind McKinley’s Rise in 1896

The passage analyzes Marcus A Hanna as the pioneer of steam roller tactics in American politics. It notes his backstage maneuvering to secure William McKinley's 1896 Republican nomination, recounting earlier episodes with Garfield and Sherman, and describing the 35 to 15 seating of regular delegates as a McKinley victory amid doubts about southern support.

Marcus A. Hanna Ohio William McKinley Mark Hanna Hanna James A. Garfield John Sherman Sherman McKinley National Committee O.k Times Thomas B. Reed Maine Western Mewapaper ‘Union

Little Things as Linchpin of Life and Reason

Fragmentary prose ponders small things shaping life and fate as a vital wheel’s hinge. Metaphorical musings compare tiny elements to a radar guiding amidst vast, shifting tones and nerves.

Silk Frock Design Promotes Slim Silhouette

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1889 B offers a wide shouldered slim frock in silk linen novelty crepe dotted Swiss and printed silks. Unusual bodice lines panel hem kick pleats and turn down collar emphasize modern chic. Sizes 14 to 42 priced by pattern order with 15 cents. send for Summer Pattern Book from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 367 W Adams St Chicago.

Barbara Bell Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Adams St Chicago Bell Syndicate WNU

Howehold tips for draining, steaming, and fabric care

Howehold questions drain juices from fruits and vegetables for salads by placing them in a colander for five minutes. A glass pie plate is placed over the kettle when maxing a stew to watch it cook without lifting the lid. Do not wash art muslin curtains in warm water. lather with hot water and wash as it cools, adding vinegar for green curtains or ammonia for lilac or pink. Custards can be cooked on the stove top while the oven is in use, and fish can be boiled in water until the custard sets. Associated Newspapers WNN Service.

Associated Newspapers WNN Service

Foreign Phrases and Their Noted Meanings

A compact list of foreign terms with translations and brief glosses. Entries include above usque ad mala, Avanti, Beaute du diable, Comme il faut, En plein jour, Facon de parler, Genus irritabile vatum, Homme d'affaires, Deo volente, Ipso facto, Les affaires sont les affaires, spanning Latin and French phrases with concise English takes.

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