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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1903
Page
2
A coarse collage from the Idaho era column catalogues quips about racing horses, royalties, radium prices, hay fever antitoxins, world trips, and stage jokes. It mentions Lilian Russell as a mother-in-law, Dan Patch, King Peter, Franz Josef, and a Hamburg antitoxin, with notes on cod liver oil prices and St. Louis robberies.
A New York Times note reports many shops offer well shaped stocks at 26 cents each while wasteful practices persist. The piece asserts workers waste hours seeking bargains and enduring poor value amid market chatter.
Fashion note on millinery using Japanese duck plumage for plumes whether as soft breast feathers or wing feathers with flat horizontal effects. It covers trends in feather trimmings and a stray tip on styling hair with electrical brushing to add fullness, mentioning wire connections and gentle brushing as the method.
Do not throw away food tidbits use them soon. Induce a draft every morning by opening doors opposite the kitchen. Boil water before adding vegetables to preserve freshness. Clean shelves wash with hot water and soda and ventilate to banish kitchen ghosts. Wash with washing soda or strong soap. Flush kitchen pipes daily with boiling water and soda. Housewives should weekly inspect kitchens pantries, empty dark corners, and remove all odds and ends.
The text describes young girls wearing band embroidered muslin or batiste and thinking themselves very dainty. Spotted and figured foulards appear on petticoats but mainly create flounces, reflecting period dress styles and materials.
An article notes women’s interest in plain alk foundation trimmings in black white and blue and green with dark mourning frocks. It highlights Lucile waist with military shoulder straps for width, front plaits held by cords, and a back without cords. Also mentions grape juice health benefits and new outdoor coats in loose short style with large sleeves and varied colors and embroideries.
Rich combinations of lace and fur promise elegance. A pelerine yoke decorates the autumn frock while capuchin hooded wraps feature gil plaid. Monogrammed stationery and separate waist outfits give a modern look though a jacket can replace a dress. Feather boas are frowned upon unless wide and floor length.
The article describes fall and winter street costumes featuring skirts of instep length and long fitted coats. Variations will keep the coat as the prevailing model for street and carriage wear, with sleeves extending toward the knee for dress use. It notes no radical changes and traces fashion evolution through seasons and styles.
A sofa pillow top is described using denim as the base with a decorative Renaissance motif in cross stitch. Designs are arranged in triangles and squares radiating from a center, with Maltese creps of embroidery linking the motif. Denim and embroidery may vary in tint and construction per the embroiderer’s taste.
A current trend features monograms or crests in gilt on white and gilt plates. The insignia appears centered or on the rim, matching other decorative gilt elements in the set.
Household advice covers French style tomato salad in a glass dish with onions and mayonnaise, plus summer cottage table covers in natural colors. It notes decorative touches with gay tinta embroidery and lace edging, burlap lamp shades, and filigree berry baskets with Louis XVI style cream jugs.
A British engineer proposes a practical 110 mile per hour railway between Manchester and Liverpool using a special monorail track to allow very high speeds with safety. The plan suggests running trains alongside existing tracks or overhead if needed and asserts the locomotive and rail limits have been reached.
A historic note describes a mono rail system where engine and car rest on a single elevated rail with back to back seating. Cars straddle the rail and use wheels on two outer rails as stabilizers. Electricity aids grade and topology, enabling steeper curves and higher speeds while reducing derailment risk. Passenger travel could, on this basis, reach double current speeds.
The plan to run an engine and one car every ten minutes aims to allow travel within an hour in a 100 mile radius of a major city. Behr has England wide expert support and safety testimony from a House of Commons committee. German naval interest notes base strategy tied to the Kiel Canal and impact on Baltic and North Sea operations.
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