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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
1
The piece discusses a May Manton coat and skirt pattern set with bold plaid fabrics and gold buttons, plus a novel coat collar design. It covers mourning jewelry trends featuring jet buckles pins and chains, and notes lace and table linen fashions with embroidered borders and Chinese and Irish motifs.
A pattern description for misses sizes 12 14 and 16 years shows a shirt waist with a yoke collar front and plain back. It features a fitted foundation with gathered fronts and a drooping waistline, long Exverita style sleeves ending in deep pointed cuffs, and requires fabric depending on width.
Dewel Trimmad Lacy discusses the fashion of the moment noting ready made bows for fur coats and the trend of women arranging their own adornments. The Home Chat writer observes varied preferences and inexpensive wear.
The article describes a child’s tucked frock pattern 4528 with a yoke of tucks and full sleeves. It notes finishing options plain or with hertha trim, sizes for 2, 3, and 4 years, fabric yardages for several widths, and the circular heribu laid over the dress along indicated lines.
The article notes early 20th century collar and cuff cases with pasteboard linings and rubber straps, offering twofold glove-like cases. It describes girdles with buckles in suede satin and silk, leather belts in multiple colors, and elastic or kid belts, often embroidered or hand painted.
Laces such as white laces can be cleaned by laying them flat on white paper and covering with magnesia. Place another paper over, then press between the leaves of a book for several days. Brush out the magnesia to restore brightness.
London correspondents note the three year contract at Covent Garden with Miss Elizabeth Parkinson daughter of Kansas City judge John D Parkinson. She debuted in Paris about a year ago and soon after gained success as Lakme at the Opera Comique in a grand production.
Surprising results emerge as Robert Winthrop Chanter defeats Major Francs G Landon in a New York assembly bid. The piece notes Chanter may guide by a veteran strategist while Landon faces a Pullman passes controversy. A rural prize ball by Vhanler draws farmers to his place, distributing cards to seed cows as a countywide spectacle.
Senator Bullyan of New York attended a banquet of homeopathic physicians where toasts honored the President, Hahnemann, and other figures. The toastmaster called for Senator Sullivan to speak, prompting a playful exchange about proposing a toast to the “stele.”
A New York business man with ties to John D. Rockefeller says the Rockefeller will terms ensure charities currently funded by donors will continue receiving annual benefits. It is unclear if the University of Chicago is included, but many institutions and private charities sustained by Rockefeller generosity are affected.
The late George M. Wakeford, mining operator of Milwaukee, left personal property valued at 123080.40 by county court appraisers. Real estate value could not be determined from the report, noting 4180 acres in Michigan and 30 in Marl nette county.
Assemblyman Newcomb introduces a bill to extend New York mayoral term from two to four years after McClelon’s term ends. He argues municipal and national politics should be divorced in the city and that mayoral elections should be held in the year before the presidential contest.
An elite New York organization of Catholic women formed to combat divorce faced a split as Miss Annie Leary and Mrs. Frederick Neilson withdrew over a recent pledge requiring members to shun divorced persons. Leary counts Mrs. Astor and others among her circle, while Neilson is tied to Mrs. Hollis Hunnewel.
Chauncey Depew sparred in a witty contest with a young Washington social climber. The senator praised a woman striving for exclusive society, only to face her sharp reply that she improves only as she is seen by a “better class” people, leaving Depew silent.
A Uruguayan minister to Washington Eduaro Acevado Diag gains fame as a novelist and journalist. He is noted for publishing many Spanish romances with South American settings and themes. He balances duties of state with literary work, drawing on Spanish love tale motifs.
Lady Minto who recently returned to Ottawa after a visit to Japan has covered many thousands of miles since moving to government house. She and her husband recently Journeyed from Ottawa to Montreal a distance of 1230 miles in Canadian canoes with a small party, camping in the woods by day and night, and the arrangements described as simple and unpretentious.
An aged, fragmentary item discusses Claus Spreckels and the Spreckels mansion in Honolulu. It suggests the estate will stay vacant until the owner dies, with servants reportedly in charge, and hints at political upheaval without concrete outcomes.
A mosaic of vintage quips and product pitches appears, featuring Defiance Starch claims, Mother Gray’s powders for children, a Chinamanly catalog of remedies, and a courtroom anecdote about Rufus Choate. The noisy collage blends humor, advertisements, and brief moral observations from a bygone era.
A physician describes a life saved after years of stomach and liver illness. He attributes his recovery to a grape and nut predigested food regimen and urges others to try the product, noting weight gain and restored appetite.
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