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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
9
A period fashion and health column discusses beauty decay from laziness, urges daily baths and balanced diet, promotes two gowns with detailed trims, offers skin care advice, notes healthful living and outdoor exercise, and surveys a Smolensk lottery marriage custom and the return of the wasp waist in fashion.
The article surveys fashion trends favoring slender waists with a witty nod to wasp waists and silent criticism among stylish women. It highlights women's inventions dating to 1809, noting their roles in domestic, industrial, and even military contexts, and comments on Frau Bertha Krupp's wedding wardrobe expenditure. It also reports English women as tallest, with American women close behind, and touches on social introductions at gatherings.
A jaunty sailor suit features a pullover blouse with a shaped yoke and deep collar ending in a front point, a fitted skirt yoke, placket opening, and back lace details. Fabrics like serge, flannel, linen and wash goods suit the look, praised for individuality and comfort. An Advocate column argues for women only cars on some routes in New York to shield them from rough handling in traffic and bridges.
A detailed description of a hog trapping crate with a slide door and lever system is given, followed by guidance on selecting seed corn for early maturing ears. The article also reports on lamb wool yield, caps for haycocks, and various farm topics including royal shire horses, wheat prep, pig pen hygiene, a post driver, and notes on cheese making and dairy value.
On an at home day many guests present a hostess need not introduce guests unless she wishes to. If only one or two callers attend she should introduce them to each other. At a large luncheon the numbers regulate how introductions are handled.
A reminder that laces should be removed and sponged periodically to maintain a sharp look. Worn or questionable laces detract most from the shoe’s smart appearance, and proper care keeps footwear presentable.
A compact timeline lists events across centuries including the Augsburg peace in 1555, Fort Caroline massacre, 1643 colonial war, 1664 Fort Orange surrender, 1737 Gottingen University, 1777 Ethan Allen capture, Valmy victory, 1796 Amphion explosion, Old Ironsides launch, Emmet trial, Java siege, Monterey siege, D C slave trade abolition, Kossuth death sentences, Queen Charlotte wreck, Alma battle, Delhi relief, Maryland secession crackdown, Iuka raid, Timby turret patent, Munfordsville recapture, Fisher's Hill, Fenian prison attack, Hindman assassination, Black Friday, Paris siege, Virginia fire, Lincoln statue, Tell Gate explosion, Arthur oath, Dreyfus revision, Porto Rico evacuation, McKinley assassin, Knoxville collision, and Czar Hague conference proposals.
The item surveys education trends across states and institutions. It notes Cambridge private leges travel study for teachers, a Kansas rural school consolidation rise from six to twenty in a year, and New Jersey teachers pension reform. It highlights Claude E B Palmer earning a New York School of Applied Sciences scholarship via Helen Gould, and a Hyannis Normal School student loan fund with ten percent graduates using it. Principal Baldwin seeks permanent funding.
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