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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1914
Page
9
A near tenth wedding anniversary feature describes a luncheon with a favor exchange and a Thimble Club paper recipe swaps. Guests copied each other’s recipes, drafted menus, and the best menu won the collection of submitted recipes. Also detailed are tin themed invitations, centerpieces, and tin serving ware with a menu including Salmon Salad and Strawberry Ice Cream.
A curious note describes a small cushion made from silk or ribbon scraps, measuring about 4.5 by 2.5 inches with satin trim along the lower edge and graduated sides. The fragment hints at a home craft pattern and tiny decorative details.
The described garment shapes a bolero like silhouette with a front cross over a lace vest and a soft silk blouse. A crossed sash gains rapid favor while basque styling lingers. variations include a Guest batiste collar and mousseline de soie trims with tiny buttons.
The article invites grandmothers to craft tatting before holidays, noting its revival for infant and adult items. Demand grows for tatting borders on handkerchiefs and lingerie, appealing to experienced grandmothers who can outfit trousseaus and layettes, and even gifts for Molly.
Reports from fashion columns describe satin waistcoats shaped like men waistcoats with two front points and a back belt, paired with contrasting sleeves. Velvet waistcoats over white net waists are striped, featuring white velvet with ale green and pale violet stripes as a striking option.
Small ribbon brooches feature tight loops at the top corners and a central ribbon with a ring for hanging. These simple accessories provide a handy decorative and functional element in a compact design.
Fashions in furs highlight civet cat peltry with plain tailored costumes. White markings add a cheerful touch while the soft fur props up around the throat. Some outfits pair musquash with civet cat, creating a two tone effect with brown and white borders. New muffs mimic loose bolsters with ends of civet cat and centers of musquash and feature pleated velvet backs.
A designer in a Breenhouse at dusk discovered a color called geranium at plight. The hue blends crimeon and purple tones as the translucent tower shadows shift to a striking purple glow, sparking fresh shade inspirations across the spectrum.
Experiments near Scranton and Binghamton demonstrate wireless telegraph signals can stay linked to a rail car at 65 miles apart with a roof mounted 18 inch aerial. A low serial aerial maintains contact with stations 300 miles away, relaying via a second station when direct reach fails.
Questions before the United States Supreme Court hinge on whether the entire tender or only the far end is a car for safety rules. The case concerns whether air brake failures caused a death on a Philadelphia and Reading line, killing Pennell, and whether automatic couplers were required between car and locomotive.
Railroad officials warn that persistent weeds along rights of way threaten adjacent lands with unlawful spread. A state law requires railroads to control obnoxious vegetation and prevent contamination beyond track grounds. The Burlington and Northwestern routes through Iowa face significant litigation on weed management and potential burdens on officials.
Engineering News reports that at one Boston station work is incomplete while Booth station shows most tracks sewn to wet with only two silver loop tracks awaiting electrification. The note highlights ongoing delays and remaining track work at the Boston rail facilities.
A historic flood wave sweeps Duckcreek Ohio washing away tracks and trains. A passenger engine loses its headlight as water and debris overwhelm trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad line. Rescue crews battle the surge amid wrecked bridges and rising rivers.
An incoherent, fragmentary account describes a patrol near a track where an engineer notes a running engine and a crash. A witness, Finley, recalls catching a fly and a pile of matchbags in a tank, suggesting a dangerous vehicle mishap and improvised repairs.
The readable fragments mention names and phrases but lack coherent events or facts. No verifiable person, place, or organization can be reliably identified to form a proper news item.
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