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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
8
A critical essay condemns the modern hunger for gruesome and sensational books and images. It argues that sensationalism warps taste, degrades art, and misleads readers, especially the young, by overemphasizing horror. It cites Stevenson and Zola as contrast, urging balanced, humane depictions of life.
A reflective essay arguing humans are likely the sole intelligent life in the solar system for now. It discusses planets Jupiter Mars and Earth, life origins, evolution as divine activity, and the role of cooperation with the Divinity in humanity’s cosmic place.
Practical sewing note describes two girl coats reefer style for ages seven to ten. First coat for eight to ten uses light wool or serge, unlined with bound seams and French canvas facing, plasite plaits, throat-fastening, turn-down collar, and 2½ yards plus 12 buttons. Second coat for seven to nine is serge with sateen lining, three quarter length, double serge collar with braid, brass buttons, and required materials of 14½ yards serge, two yards sateen, ten buttons.
Advice for women seeking to slim down suggests skipping rope as an effective easy exercise. Start gently with mouth closed, perform outdoors when possible, or in a well ventilated room. Do not fear cold, as exercise builds warmth, but avoid cooling off in a cold room afterward.
The article discusses a linen cretonne waistcoat as a key spring item. It pairs with blue serge tailor outfits and features a V-cut filet with tucked net and lace. The favored design shows quaint Georgian bouquets on a pale ground in pink blue and amber shades.
The article discusses the princess gown with empire back and draped front, noting its challenging fit for most figures. It highlights tassels in hats and gowns, home-made ease, and elastic belt popularity with silver gray variants and beaded buckles, reflecting Parisian fashion influences.
To improve a narrow hall place large mirrors on both sides and use plain paper and carpets without figures. A wall-spanning mirror opposite a curved staircase enhances width. Terra cotta or olive green hues suit hall decor. light, unlit halls benefit from pale tones. green fades and red loses color quickly.
New brooch pendants offer dual use as pins or hair ornaments. A gold loop attaches to the chain, with a screw into a back hole. Cameos can be removed from frames for dress pins, avoiding coiffure decoration with diamond pins.
A contemporary guide highlights the wide range of blouses and shirt waists offering diverse designs. Readers learn how to alter shoulder breadth with plaits and scarf drapery, while others seek long drooping shoulders through various styles.
A Milwaukee Sentinel critic claims Japan lacks music beyond birds and streams. He cites few traditional bands, calls gelaba dances and imperial garden party music dull, and says dances are mere posturing with fans and handkerchiefs. The piece also awkwardly shifts to a personal memory or aside about a house, window, and waist in a chiffonier.
A Maine hunting party near Moosehead Lake, with guide present, observed four grazing deer including one albino. After two natural-colored deer were shot and another fled, the white deer remained unmoved, then suddenly turned and bounded away. The guide and hunters concluded the white deer was stone deaf.
A New York letter discusses the need for special qualifications for a room clerk at a women’s hotel. A young woman asks for a room at three dollars a week, learns all rooms are filled, and jokes that she fears finding a room until a guest dies or marries. The exchange ends with her wistful, hopeful remark.
A flat dweller recalls hanging a desirable waist on the line by the kitchen window. After two days she discovers it missing and searches with the janitress, but the waist cannot be found. The tale ends with lament and uncertainty.
Harper's Weekly notes the telegraph committee recommendation leading to the employment of women in India as telegraph operators. Candidates aged 18 to 80 must be unmarried or widows, train 12 months earning 6.65 dollars monthly, then serve a one year probation. Salaries range from 10 to 26.65 dollars with pensions but no transfer and compulsory resignation on marriage.
Uncle Hiram Hardapple visits a hotel and asks for cut leaf sugar and a lead pencil. The polite waiter offers items as the pair discuss marking domino points on sugar blocks while awaiting dinner. Mandy’s arrival is noted as a future event in this humorous scene.
They discuss summer plans and whether everyone should learn to swim. A fish humorously counters by arguing a creature that must learn to walk on dry land would be odd. The exchange contrasts practicality with whimsy through a dyspeptic narrator.
In a class dialogue a student asks what Julius Caesar did by reforming the calendar. Another student replies that it shows he was a capable politician who harmed no one, prompting further exchange.
A local ad offers a car load of farm seeds including corn grain and garden seeds. The seller H M Trent promises reasonable prices and supply to meet customer needs. An old timey rural goods notice likely from a small town newspaper.
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