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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
3
Julia Bottomley notes lace accessories and sheer mesh capes lift summer frocks while Cape collars, jabots, and fichus highlight youthfully tailored gowns. She describes black crepe, ecru lace plastrons, two tone taffeta combos, and navy taffeta ensembles with beadwork and painted wraps as key style pushes of the season.
In a Virginian setting, secret service man Go Ahead Morton gets a letter from bandit leader Tom Fair urging rescue for Stella Morton Fos ter sister. An internal gang enemy blocks Fair. letter meant for Go Ahead's away father. Go Ahead resolves to go himself. At Robbers Roost Fair outlines Stella’s situation, now eighteen.
In a tense conversation Fair reveals Stella must flee as Barker and police close in. Stella resists marriage and departure, clinging to a boyish identity while Fair admits he may have to sacrifice himself to ensure her safety. The plan hinges on Stella leaving with him or facing capture and possible execution.
Stella pleads for knowledge as Fair explains that Jack Green East sent for her Virginia relatives may arrive soon to take her away from danger. He warns of Barkers spy system and insists she must prepare to leave quickly when family comes, while Stella resists sleep to learn more.
Chapter III reveals Stella torn between attachment to her foster father and dreams of elegant life. She contemplates skirts and ballroom lights while resisting thoughts of romance as Fair fears unrest among his band. Green’s absence fuels tension, and Fair suspects Barker of stirring discontent as he plans raids that stall. TO BE CONTINUED.
Some tribes of California Indians cooked in watertight bas kets set over hot stones. The method used preserved heat and steam to prepare meals without direct flame contact.
The article cites Olmstead on the term Crackers used for Georgia natives, linking it to their indecipherable dialect. A competing theory suggests the name came from cracked corn as a staple diet. A publication from 1835 notes the Crackers were known for a certain daily custom.
A description notes a specific whip style ending in a buckskin component known as a cracker. The detail highlights craftsmanship or technique, connecting the whip’s finish to a traditional term used in historical contexts. The reference implies a focus on device design and nomenclature within the era.
The Ohio State Journal comments on poverty and hardship noting that wealth is not a true comfort and a tile floor in a bare bathroom feels as cold as harsh linoleum, underscoring frugal living conditions and measured concern for the poor.
The quote notes that nature is beautiful but its leaves thin in autumn, highlighting seasonal change. It uses a metaphorical lens to reflect on beauty and loss as the year wanes.
A vintage ad touts Pexel as a pure fruit powder that speeds jelly making. It claims no flavor or color, reduces boil time, saves fuel, and yields jelly even as juice and sugar simmer. Sample calculations list varied fruit juices producing multiple glasses of jelly.
The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, led by anthropologist Henry Field, will conduct an expedition this year to gather caves and site finds from Europe and the Near East. Artifacts, notes, sketches and plaster casts from France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Switzerland and Belgium will support exhibits in a planned hall of prehistoric man. The trip will also cover the north Arabian desert and Kish in Mesopotamia.
In a past Sunday paper joke, a traveler recalls Egypt and climbing a pyramid. He says he bit a golf ball from the top and sent it flying, while his companion grills him on distance and speed. The exchanges hinge on a pictured gag.
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