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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
3
A newspaper note on seasonal headgear describes the popularity of the season's hats. It highlights the rolling brim sailor style in white satin braid with black velvet trim, a milan with broad velvet ribbons and white rose accents, and a blue sailor hat with pink shaded roses.
The description notes bats with trimming placed close to the bat and loose drapery, creating a loose bow-like appearance. The design aims for a lonely, restrained silhouette, avoiding a tied bow effect while maintaining nautical style.
Cameos and seed pearls are making a comeback in fashion. Coral and seed pearls revive as accents for evening gowns and cloaks. Cameos appear on shoulders bodices waists and brows while gold and brown tones mix with gold thread in gowns. Topaz or other jewels clasp jeweled headpieces and girdles with central clasps add barbaric splendor to ensembles.
Seashell and seaweed stamped motifs on centerpiece and weft pillows create a natural effect using a linen or silk blend with coronation braid. A long heavy braid section is positioned to run back and forth near the shell edge to form corrugations, while the outer edge features long and short embroidery in green or pink.
Fragmentary notes describe black embroidered boros and mercerized cotton as fast and well made. The text hints at artistic use and decorative possibilities with emphasis on beauty and solid stitching.
Jamen J Hill of St Paul returns from New York noting favorable business conditions and crops three weeks ahead in his region. He urges railroads to raise freight rates to fund necessary improvements, warning traffic will outpace facilities without investment and potential rate hikes.
Michael Hassett of Manchester district owned Music the hound missing after a fox chase near Dog Hill. Music was found in a 42 foot well after 37 days without food, rescued by Clarence Thelerset of Melrose, revived and returned to Hassett's care.
Dr H J Davenport of Missouri University told Home Economics clubs that fashion makes women into a clothes horse for rich men. He warned fashion fixes wings on shoulders and balloons on feet, puffs up baby blankets with color, drains pocketbooks, and even hauls us to the grave with exhibition garments. The lecture criticized vulgar wedding and funeral displays fueled by fashion.
Professor Crowe of the University of Chicago claims insomnia stems from being in love or the thought of love. He cites Shakespeare as a precedent, noting the Bard may have hinted at the same.
A humorous piece compares painting everything to painting a wicker chair, noting the futility of covering every angle and endorsing a dye bath method. It then includes a Danish Icelandic anecdote where a bishop jokes about hundreds of “children” being sheep, explaining seasonal grazing and winter consumption.
A young woman recounts a strange tale of a man trying to gauge his wife's temper. He arrives home, throws his hat inside, then sits on the steps. If the hat stays inside for five minutes, he enters and finds his wife agreeable. if she throws it out, he seeks lodging elsewhere to avoid her anger.
The excerpt argues that simple writing reveals a writer's true sentiments and character, whereas ornate prose hides personal traits behind ceremony. It claims simple style feels like speaking with a distinguished person at home, showing natural manners and clear individuality.
A fragmentary vignette refers to Sir Walter Raleigh leaving a cleaner with a muddy cloak. He muses on a missed moment and jokes about finding solace through a new invention, reflecting a humorous, antiquated voice.
City of Bottineau announces bids for water line extensions and sewers in district one. Plans and specifications available at city auditor and Edmund White. bids due June 27, 1910. Engineering estimates list pipe sizes, hydrants, gates, and concrete sidewalk requirements.
Notice to owners and occupants of 101 lot parcels on the city of Bottineau North Dakota area along Fifth Street between Bennett and Avenue streets. A curb shall be constructed along the front of each parcel at sidewalk grade. The city council requires compliance with the curb and sidewalk standards.
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