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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
6
In a tense scene set around a Chinatown visit, Moe Knapp and allies scheme amid suspicions about a plot. Dicky Nahl warns of danger as plans unfold, while Mother Horton reveals distrust and hints at peril, leading to a cautious, unresolved confrontation.
In a tense exchange among guards and a wary leader, Dicky Noll hints at rival gangs holding Bortwon’s, prompting plans to investigate Barton’s and avoid a risky confrontation. Narkhouse cautions against an obvious suspect, urging caution while a shadowy figure approaches.
A dialog in a domestic scene shows two women clashing over fashion and family control. The friend apologizes for an offhand remark about footwear, while one narrator recounts anger about being kept from choices and treated like a sister. A male authority comments on an apparent crisis in China as a dinner progresses.
A regarded essay discusses when punching is acceptable under etiquette. It outlines an irreducible minimum of punching for dignity, with optional punches allowed by taste and temper within limits. It also mentions chivalrous punches used to defend distressed women as a socially approved choice.
Monogram mania spreads through accessories from purses to travel bags. Letters appear in various materials from leather to brass, placed near the top or on the end, with separate initials often used for personalization.
A detailed catalog of two historical costumes featuring gray and royal blue Venetia cloth fabrics. The description covers skirts with multiple gores, tight coats, silk trim, rosettes, ribbon edging, epaulettes, and a gray ecinoline toque with shaded feather.
A brief fashion note discusses hand care, noting aging hands from water exposure and dry skin, recommending nightly cream with knuckle massage and loose gloves. It also mentions red hands from circulation issues and tight cuffs. The piece adds a fashion tip on orange and gray color combinations with a gray mousseline gown over orange satin underskirt.
The Paris Letter surveys silk voiles in various color patterns with velvet borders and cashmere bands, noting bold square motifs and exclusive color uses. It then evaluates decorative china and pottery, recommending Breton ware, blue and white Wedgewood, Staffordshire pieces, and rare blue Canton for period rooms.
In a New York drawing room a hostess served a nutty wafer with five oclock tea. She explained marguerites as thin crackers spread with icing made from chopped nuts and egg white sugar, baked lightly. The tale ties them to old navy voyages for long preservation at sea.
The description notes closely gathered hair plaited back and front, falling from the belt with plaits secured tightly to the knees. A wide aliver embroidery band in gray filet relief breaks the skirt line, meeting at the sides and rising to the belt line, while the corsage complements the embroidery.
Fashion note describes pairing dark blue stockings with tan shoes as a smart look now embraced by women after starting with men. Also features a black silk muslin coat with a long centre, white braiding, braid edges, strange strappings, and elbow bows, finished by a sharp back.
In Roxbury a Civil War relic, the Libby prison flag, now owned by Thomas G. Stevenson of post G. A. R. Vine Street, is showcased. The flag was secretly made by federal soldiers including Timothy J. Regan of the Ninth Massachusetts EB company, using dyed cloth and portions of red and blue flannel from prisoners. After decades, Regan’s efforts to reassemble the flag were completed, and it is on display at post 26 with veterans L. A. Fillebrown and Chaplain F. F. Follanabee shown beside it.
In McClure's Magazine a story by Pickett's wife recounts a deep Union Confederate friendship. Grant and Pickett, once foes, shared coffee and tobacco under a truce and celebrated the birth of Pickett's son with bonfires along the line. A baby medal inscription honored George E B Pickett Jr. by Grant and supporters.
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