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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1904
Page
6
A fashion preview describes a gown in undyed pongee with brown chiffon velvet and lace trim, detailing plaits, a twelve gores skirt, and May Manton design. It lists yardage for various widths and advises on fabric quantities for different figures, plus two complementary garments and home care tips.
The article extols very light pink and blue lingerie baskets as pretty room accessories. It notes baskets of wicker with cretonne covers, lace trims, ribbons for hinges, and interior sachet pockets for aroma. It suggests gifting them to brides or friends as attractive presents.
The Paris fashion scene highlights a lavish Ince gown with chiffon backing and pink taffeta, paired with bouillonies of vibrant hues. The article notes futuristic blouses, shirred tucks, and olive buttons forming a decorative inner seam. A separate fashion tip details a cool orange pulp drink for invalids and care tips for rinsing with alum and haywater to maintain color and fabric. Summer footwear trends feature light champagne shoes with chiffon and embroidered accents, plus new tongueless styles and lacing-visible stockings.
A children's dress description features a white tile frock with rine dotted pattern, cape collar and cuffs of white linen, buttonholed edges, and simple embroidered details. The design uses wide tucks at waist and skirt for body, with a plain shoulder line and puffed sleeves. Material quantities vary by size and width.
The Raleigh News and Observer reprints Winston-Salem tribute to Captain Frank C Robbins of Lexington as a model of humility and integrity. Robbins tells incidents from Civil War service, including Henry Lusk’s loyalty and a poignant frontline memory, illustrating imperfect heroism and moral fiber.
Anecdotes from Japan recount Captain Hirose as a prodigious child who excelled in sport and poetry, later shaping a formidable body through early morning runs and bold training. Jigoro Kano notes jujitsu as his sole amusement, often sparring with Kano after long cruises, as stories lionize him as a destined naval hero.
During the Ladysmith siege in the Boer War Henry Nevinson and T W Maud killed a three foot long black snake. The corpse revealed a white interior, cotton wool filling, silk skin, and a threaded body. They carried the snake to their cottage to study it and later intended to donate it to a museum.
A fragmentary verse reflects on a nostalgic, imagined Land of Used-to-Be with memories of youth, distant ships, laughter, flowers, and shaded valleys. The speaker recalls trees, streams, and melodies as if tracing a lost, idealized past.
Twenty five tons of Mexican tiles of various designs were used in laying the floor of the Mexican national pavilion at the world’s fair. Cut wages of glassworkers. Owing to low mood in the wluns Industry, employers at Charleroi Belgium have combined to unforce a de l treage in wages of their weelonen.
Judge A J Felter of California reports kidney troubles and backache. He says Kidney Pills improved his condition and he sleeps better. A free trial of the medicine is offered by Foster M Co, Buffalo. Sold by all druggists, 50 cents per box. Also notes a walking match in England with a large crowd and a cork winning.
Prospective visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis are urged to contact F H Worsley of Salt Lake City. He arranges prebooked lodgings and party meetups, offering information on fares, stopovers, ticket limits, and rates at no charge. Utah parties or groups of five or more are encouraged to inquire, with teachers noted as a potential beneficiary.
A chaotic 1900s style clipping describes a smoking match at Lille France where fifty hard smokers used clay pipes and beer to smoke the strongest tobacco as quickly as possible finishing in a quarter hour. The text also wanders through varied topics including medicine walnut imports clocks and Allen's foot powder with several nonsensical phrases and misspellings.
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