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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
7
A fashion feature describes two indoor dress styles with detailed tailoring notes. The first uses dragon-fly blue cashmere with a long gathered skirt and velvet trimmed sleeves, bodice folds, and lace yoke. The second uses oak-apple brown chiffon-faced cloth with wrapped seams and button detailing, plus spotted net under-slip.
Society women embrace candles as chic lighting returning after gas and electricity. A leader swaps electric fixtures for candles, displaying them in beaten brass antique candlesticks. Tall Russian and silver colonial styles appear on tables as prices for old brass candlesticks rise sharply.
A simple pinafore pattern described for washing silk or nainsook. It features a square neck yoke with embroidery, gathered skirt, and a hemmed bottom with an embroidered edge frill. Materials listed include one yard of 36 inch fabric, three quarters yard insertion, and three quarters yard embroidery.
Keep the mouth sweet by rinsing at least once daily with an antiseptic wash. The routine acts as a germ preventive and helps maintain fresh breath.
A baby frock with a beaded yoke blue ribbon and lace details is described along with another panelled frock with white embroidery. A New York woman repurposes a rusty gold link watch chain into a gold mounted handbag strap riveted with gas pliers for a smart, inexpensive style upgrade.
The article notes sleeves are fuller from elbow to wrist with lighter dresses showing a three quarter sleeve trend. It advises individuals to judge what suits them and highlights that short sleeves flatter muslin garden party frocks while exposed arms clash with tailored outfits.
A woman who wears her hat at social engagements should brush her hair at night to maintain the proper growth angle. Combing cannot restore the correct turn near the scalp, but brushing lifts the hair and yields the needed fluffiness when released.
In Richmond Kentucky miller Allen Zarring’s new car was invaded by a copperhead that climbed onto the lap robe and wound around his leg and brake rod. Panicked yet brave, Zarring sped through town while a pursuing auto with a cane-wielding rescuer finally knocked the snake free and it was crushed. Zarring survived and planned to mount the reptile.
A five hunter party travels in Chihuahua Mexico. One hunter, guided by a local, is killed by a tiger after being pursued through a mountain pass. The escorting guide escapes wounded and the party splits, seeking help as they bear the fatal news to Monterey and then to Chihuahua.
Roy Spratley of Wyoming was fishing near White's Point Long Beach California when a giant abalone closed like a vise on his fingers. He was held for two hours in rising water before a Japanese fisherman freed him.
In South Norwalk Connecticut a postman named John C. Greenwood reached into his mall bag and pulled out a three foot rattlesnake alive and coiled. Greenwood killed the reptile which was found to have ten rats in its belly.
Ed Coffin attributes his survival on Lake Contrary to his wooden leg which floated and marked his location after a boat with Art Frye and a black man toppled over. The leg helped locate Coffin after the vessel capsized and he disappeared below the icy water.
Lathero Cornish, temporarily insane, leaped a window and fled the hospital in his pajamas and barefoot. Police combed Altoona but failed to locate him until he appeared for breakfast. He had found refuge in the morgue and slept there.
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