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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
7
A New York Times fashion writer notes travelers now favor standardized clothing, with emphasis on light, simple, and comfortable outfits. On ships a tailored suit with a skirt and blouse remains appropriate, paired with a top coat and versatile fabrics like tweeds and plaids for varied routes and weather.
Fashion notes show imitation jewelry remains popular with women. Glass beads and colorful stones imitate emeralds sapphires rubies and topaz. Necklaces chokers and dog collars are chosen to match gowns, creating vivid color harmonies in outfits.
The feature notes gloves for summer costumes, focusing on materials such as kid, silk, satin, and especially chamois. It explains that real chamois leather is a misnomer for gloves, as the material is actually peeled from sheep skin and processed, not true chamois.
The passage contrasts the use of cheaper light weight worsted serge or flannel with crepe in town wear versus softer materials. It notes a scheme quite different from the softer fabrics typically used for such garments.
The article describes two velvet hat styles designed for travel. One uses striped velvet panels for a small crown and cushion brim in sports and pastel hues. The other features a sectional crown and flexible velvet brim with appliqued geometric patterns, foldable to fit a traveling bag.
Soft flexible felt belting ribbon and velveteen hats trimmed with velvet strips. They tuck away in small bags and are shown in colors to match sports frocks and coats.
A printed silk parasol features a bold black and red design on white with a white crepe de chine lining. The item emphasizes decorative textile work and accessory fashion.
The article notes chamois popularity for easy washing and fresh look on hot days. Summer gloves vary from snug clasps to limp gauntlets with new designs. White dominates head to toe, with white stockings clocked in brights and white shoes accented by contrasting leathers for fashion effect.
The cabriolet hat, a larger version of the cab style, is introduced by Paris milliners. A notable model features black plcot straw with orange georgette lining and is trimmed with black ostrich plumes and orange bonnet flowers.
The text argues beliefs are shaped by strong feelings and urges testing ideas in practice. It stresses exercising senses, weighing evidence, and staying open to counsel to avoid prejudice. Historic intellects rose by clear reasoning and open minds free of bias, not arrogant self‑importance.
The article notes Euripides as a famed tragedian who faced charges of impiety and disbelief in the gods. After opposition in Greece he found welcome at the court of King Archelaus of Macedonia, where he received high honors. It cites his prolific output, claiming between 75 and 980 tragedies.
The black Tasmanian magpie acts as a weather prophet, with flocks crying and wings beating in unison a day or two before a storm. Observers note the birds’ behavior as a warning cue for incoming rough weather.
Josiah Lamborn of Hast Hempstead born in England in 1659 fathering many children. Robert Lamborn migrated to America near London Grove Pa and married Sarah Swayne in 1722. The entry also explains Wakeman Lavender and Lavender surname origins from Anglo-Saxon watchman and French lavandier meanings laundromat related terms.
The speaker urges wives to support and guard their husbands from temptations of gold and pleasure. The home is a lighthouse, altar, and shrine where love, strength, and faith lead him away from vice toward a godly path. The poem advocates steadfast devotion as the husband’s battles unfold.
A cryptic note describes a young woman praising scientists and a dealer selling coal claimed to be a million years old. The item implies a questionable market claim and a confident buyer seeking "fresh" coal from the dealer.
William M. Wood, retiring president of the American Woolen Co, cautions in New York that climbing to success must stay on the level. He argues crooked methods lead to worse outcomes and recalls a fable of two boys who spill milk and choose to bust the pitcher.
A concise meditation on reclaiming autonomy from daily routines. It emphasizes deliberate choice, courage to change, and the power of personal reform over passive resignation.
New Zealand reports reveal stalactite caves near the Waikato River 120 miles from Auckland. The Maoris guarded their existence as a burial ground for tribal chiefs. The caves are described as magnified in grandeur and brilliantly lit by millions of glow-worms, with connections to the Waikomo caves famed for nautical access and magnesium illumination.
A reader suggests sprinkling whole cloves where ants gather to drive them away. The method is described as quick and clean, though objectionable to the insects, and claimed to deter other creeping pests as they exit their bounds.
Poem fragment by John Tabb describing a hummingbird and a bloom as lightning and rainbow dyes illuminate the scene. The bird touches a blossom too late and drains its nectary in a fleeting moment of nature.
A practical home guide details cucumber pickles with vinegar brine and sugar. It lists handling of cucumber batches, brine preparation, scalding, and making tomato and relish components with spices, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, mace, and celery seed.
A whale stranded off Greenland carried within its carcass the head of an ancient harpoon harp, estimated by experts to have lain there for at least 50 years, highlighting long forgotten artifacts swallowed by the sea creature.
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