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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
6
The article highlights fashionable millinery with limitless materials and trim options. It celebrates midsummer design freedom and showcases two pictured models including a wide brim with white silk piping and bird of paradise plumage, plus a white hemp Napoleon hat edged in black velvet and lace, all by Julia Bottomley.
A description of a straw hat trimming made from burnt straw with a four petal pattern cut from buckram. A flow of tan silk fringe centers the piece with a central element described as a chou. The text details the assembly and fashion sensibility of the design.
The piece surveys children's party dresses and play attire with white piques and striped frocks for girls, light natural fabrics, and bright belt accessories. Summer coats in linen and pongee feature soft color linings and French corded silk trimming on collar and cuffs.
Reports from July 15 to July 21 1862 describe Union and Confederate operations across Arkansas Mississippi Kentucky and Virginia including attacks on Fayetteville and Gordonsville raids on railways and canals bombardments at Vicksburg and Midway Kentucky partisan ranger questions and emancipation steps with Danish and U S involvement plus political moves in Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia. The narrative notes Halleck’s reassignment Butler’s emancipation policy and Morgan’s irregulars actions along with local skirmishes and mobilization efforts.
A collection of sentiments to inscribe on place cards for a luncheon honoring a woman or girl going away. Read aloud to pay tribute. Lines include None knew thee but to love thee and Her voice was ever soft gentle and low. The verses praise grace, strength, and charm.
In a Pennsylvania mine a cave-in trapped miner Jack Thornton. Rescuers reached his chamber on Sunday morning to find him alive. He asked what day it was and joked that it had been a rough Saturday night over wages from saloonkeepers.
Booker T. Washington uses a short anecdote to illustrate a point about a race with 4 future. He describes greeting Aunt Caroline at his door as she heads out with a simple response. The story emphasizes forward momentum over a past.
A club dance ends with a joking nudge to approach Miss Fryte. An enthusiastic member urges talking to her, then flips to flattery, outlining a playful test of social tact. The dull guest protests, prompting a lighthearted jab about beauty and the idea of social savvy.
A girl asks her father if he brought material for her skirt and he replies yes, promising it is in his pockets though she must wait while he searches for it. The exchange reveals domestic humor and a focus on small household tasks.
Bella-Don't know, I can't make father pay for one. When God calls, the safest step we can take is straight ahead.
A brief dialog shows a janitor apologizing as another man mocks reading ability. A veteran retorts with a claim of reading capability since childhood, implying frustration over literacy.
Mrs Sutton seeks a general houseworker and questions a colored applicant about cooking laundering and sweeping. The woman replies she cannot cook wash or sweep but she does dust. The anecdote ends with the line Everybody's.
A girl named Marie observes a bright full moon in the eastern sky with Jupiter appearing very close beside it. She excitedly tells her mother that the moon has laid a wae, expressing wonder at the celestial scene.
A fragment quotes Yeu and asks how a man can commit political death by his own action. The reply states it is by shooting off his mouth, implying self-destructive rhetoric in political life.
A brief chat notes a man who keeps his own motor car well, claiming he has a good deal on hand. The other speaker comments that soap is cheap.
Fragmentary note recalls a performer praised for evoking tears and crowd appeal. The writer quotes Puck stressing the need for a speaker who can move the audience and suggests a candidate capable of drawing strong reactions.
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