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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1903
Page
6
Public notices mix with witty observations as Corbett is set to fight Jeffries for 20 000. The column laments predictions by James J Hill and mocks politics, sensationalizes abroad events, and aside notices feature jokes about a Missouri legislator, a tombstone theft, and Edisons electricity claims.
Firocks and frills for THz mets of IFAMIR discuss edge finishing on silk like louisine and taffeta, ease of labor from pinked hems, and washable gloves with novel touches such as a white glace kid coaching glove. Also notes on toques, chiffon muffs and bows, chiffon and fern combos, embroidered chiffons, white braids hats, and fashion tips including copper solutions for metals and home care hacks.
Washable gloves offer a range of styles this season. Premium washable glace gloves cost $20 per pair while white and yellow chamois akin gloves provide popular alternatives.
Rows of iridescent buttons create a brilliant effect on novel evening gowns. Brassy-looking brooches appear in La Vert ware. Gowns use reasonably heavy materials lined with soft silk, while diaphanous fabrics get similar treatment.
The article notes a revival of the epergne as a decorative table piece, highlighting an English crystal and silver design with detachable vaselike holders and multicolor Italian cut glass. It also describes fashion tips for lace and linen, proposing a fluffy petticoat style with a narrow filmy shirt insert, satin ribbon ruching, and lace flounce.
Fashions in muffs shift away from stuffed heads toward taba and tails as the current proper ornament. Muffs are now full flat and square resembling warm carriage toppers yet remain comfortable to wear.
An angry mob of villagers in Lopatchevo, Kiev Governorate, attacked cattle thieves after police inaction. Eight killed, thirty-three wounded, many left permanently injured as vigilante punishment escalates. The piece links horse theft to harsh Lynching practices and brutal penalties imposed on suspects.
Ancient Rhodesia ranks among the world’s chief gold sources. Researchers Messia Hall and Neal explore who mined the site’s vast wealth, noting 75 000 old holes across ten square miles and gold splashes on furnace linings. Evidence suggests extensive ancient ornament and utensil production with 35000 dollars of gold ornaments recovered in Mata beleland over five years.
An elderly police veteran notes women are becoming more capable criminals, reporting a Tennessee bank robbery by a female gang that netted 1700 dollars. The piece argues women excel in pickpocketing and forgery, citing ease of theft in dry goods stores and the lack of scrutiny toward female offenders.
A humorous anecdote about P T Barnum asking his lawyer whether peacocks laying eggs would create a legal ownership issue, suggesting keeping the eggs to trigger a test case. The piece shifts to a study by Prof. Zimmer from Berlin claiming higher insanity rates among women in various jobs, noting teachers and telegraph clerks among those studied.
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