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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1910
Page
8
The article describes teen fashion favoring sweetly girlish one piece dresses and separated waist and skirt outfits. It highlights simple overdresses, tunic draperies, elbow to three quarter sleeves, and practical coats. It notes fabrics like English worsteds and pongee, with details on coats, trims, and a typical six to twelve yard material needs for a sixteen year old.
The article notes a shift from plain skirts to trim styles with flounce braid folds and plaited effects. It highlights a panel front model for stout figures, seven gored skirts with inverted plaits, a deep hip yoke for tall figures and a double skirt creating an overlapping look.
A decorative photo holder features an oval cardboard panel covered in silk with silk embroidery along the edge. A velvet pocket with silk plait folds is secured, edges turned and fixed with seccotine, backed by sateen, and a gilt ring at the top ties with ribbon to suspend from a nail.
Belts made from chamois leather dyed to match cloth or velvet outfits are highly desirable in fashion circles. The supple material and coordinated tones attract attention among style watchers and shoppers seeking refined accessories.
The Contemporary Review notes Upton Sinclair's health pursuit and reports London doctors praising fasting as a cure in select cases. Dr Wallace, editor of Herald of Health, cites success with fifteen day fasts and six week fasts while warning winter fasting carries risks for the unfit.
At Irbit in Siberia a petition was adopted urging the government to declare a close season for all furred game and to ban sable hunting for two years due to threatened fur supply disruption.
A 1827 brass troy pound brought from England by Albert Gallatin shows a slight oxidation increase of seven one thousandths of a grain, prompting consideration of substituting platinum as standard. Discovery followed tests by Edward Rigg at Philadelphia and the Bureau of Standards. Treasury notes no loss of money under current gold coinage. calculated potential impact on gold coinage valued at about $121.53 for the year.
In Preston an inquest heard 12 year old mill worker Roland Mitchell saved five people from drowning. He dived into canals to rescue children and was praised by the coroner for gallantry. A collection and Royal Humane society consideration followed.
J J Hill returning to St Paul from New York says crops look three weeks ahead of last year and business conditions are favorable. He warns railroads must raise freight rates to fund needed improvements and capacity, or face ongoing congestion and stalled investments.
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