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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
3
A guide describing embroidery patterns for infant cardigans bags and cushions. It covers scalloped edges beadwork eyelets braiding corners Soutache and coronation braids with technique notes for applying flat braids and beads. Also details on color choices stitches and finishing outlines for pillow covers.
An itinerant peddler told Pensacola police that he foresaw a fire at the Wilmona hotel on East Wright Street and that George Sheehan and Maud Yamashita were pressed to burn it. The hotel owners deny involvement while James and Yamashita allege the plan was discussed and rejected.
London on December 5 reports an official proclamation prohibiting the importation of arms and ammunition into Ireland. The measure aims to curb Ulster volunteers who have been drilling to oppose the Irish government if home rule passes.
Chester South Dakota December 5 John Schmidt a farmer near town nearly lost his life when his pants got caught in farm machinery while lifting a load of corn. The trousers tore and freed him, saving him from serious injury or death. he suffered only a broken ankle.
Ada Hewett filed for divorce from a husband who had deserted her ten years ago. Alexander Johnson of Grand Rapids waited in the circuit court as the decree was signed and, within an hour, married Hewett, completing a speedy remarriage in Kalamazoo Michigan.
In Klamath Falls Oregon on December 5 a local meat company possesses a steer weighing 2460 pounds. They plan to exhibit the animal at the Panama Pacific Exposition and expect its weight to reach about 2800 pounds by the time of the show.
Swollen streams from nearly a day of rain caused damage in several regions of Missouri and Kansas. Rain continued at noon. Wire communications were disrupted in Western Kansas as multiple bridges were washed out.
In Gulfport Mississippi December 1956 the jury awarded $600 in the slander case C W Ray versus B B Williams. Later Mrs Sarah J Whitten sued Bond Lumber Company for 30000 damages after her husband was killed when an engine backed into the car he was working on. The suit of Mrs Mary Elam against Walsh Stevedoring was settled for 200.
The Detroit Free Press notes fashion note about the minaret skirt being too narrow at the bottom even for a slash, highlighting a trend critique in clothing design.
The Washington Post notes that ample funding for the army implies a smaller pension list at home.
Margaret Benedict Owen, holder of the world speed typing title, recalls her rise from a business college student to champion. She describes adapting fingering, conquering nerves, and the 1910 school contest victory that set a world record of 82 words per minute.
Every suit in the house at reduced prices. All suits marked in plain figures. You can see for yourself the amount you will save by buying your suit from us. Some splendid styles to be had. Come early.
In St Cloud Minnesota on December 6 two Avon boys Nick Maehren and Frank Radden found an old German family trunk containing $300 hidden in a pig pen on the Achman farm north of Avon. The money consists of sixteen National Bank notes totaling $200 eight silver certificates and one $20 gold certificate. The money was taken to the Avon State Bank for safekeeping for the heirs.
The account traces a typist’s rise from nerves to self belief as he wins major championships. He recalls early struggles, copying to sharpen fingers, then achieving 116 words a minute for thirty minutes, securing a $1000 prize and a world title with support from his mentor.
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