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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1904
Page
3
Fashion notes point to a separate waist trend for winter with Paris models as prime examples. White taffeta favors for blouses and skirts, elaborate lace trims, and versatile outfits suitable for evening wear emerge as the season’s key styles.
Fashion notes highlight charm bracelets featuring tiny replicas of statuary animals and insects in precious stones, tied to good luck beliefs. Fall trends favor fine lawn fabrics with scalloped ridges and long satin floss streamers, while tea making tips advise a 20 minute cold-water soak before hot infusion.
Travelers bring back jeweled clasps for velvet ribbon necklace and bracelet now worn on the side. The fashion, said to be universally becoming, highlights elegant accessories and London styles returning to popular taste.
Describes a new flower sash design featuring a central daisy chain garland with graceful bunches of placid clover damp on either side of scalloped borders formed by the garlands.
Ropes of large black ebony beads are used by Parisian hat makers to encircle high crowned hats, forcing a dominant decorative trend on feminine headwear.
Reports from Yalu and Paris relay a furious Japanese attack on Port Arthur with mines blowing battalions, guns from walls, and Admiral Tago's and Kamimura's squadrons aiding. Russian defenses under Stoessel fight amid shell storms as bombardment continues through September 21.
Mrs Agnes Knox Black becomes the first woman member of Bow ton University faculty succeeding Prof M M Bennett as head of elocution and oratory. Born in Canada she is wife of Prof Charlton Black and holds a university degree under the English government.
Nagasaki reports the sole survivor of the British bark Lucia describes her sinking after striking a mine near Port Arthur while en route from Shanghai to Newohwang. The vessel hit the mine at about 3 AM on September 10 and foundered, leaving Abe drifting and seeking help.
Captain Cladot, chief of staff to Vice Admiral Skrydloft, arrived with dispatches and reported that the protected cruiser Bogatyr and armored cruisers Gromhoi and Russia are ready for action after repairs. He predicts Port Arthur loss unlikely and urges dispatch of ships to the Far East, with talk of the Halile fleet via Cape Horn as a possibility.
A New York report from the steamboat inspectors blames the General Slocum crew for the tragedy last June in the East River. It cites inadequate life saving gear, crew ignorance and incompetence, lack of discipline, neglected fire drills, and chief engineer negligence in not activating the hose.
Russia declares coal contraband in wartime trade stance with the United States and Great Britain while signaling leniency in enforcement. British envoy Hardinge receives a verbal easing note from Foreign Minister Lamsdorff. French wheat crop drops sharply from last year, with 111 million hectolitres vs 146 million, yet imports expected from Tunis and Algiers may offset.
Friedricheruhe reports the death of Prince Herbert Bismarck at dawn yesterday. He retired as foreign minister in 1890 and had since served in the Reichstag, remaining largely out of favor with his sovereign. The obituary notes his quiet life and sidelined public influence.
Des Moines reports Governor Cumming will appeal the national Shiloh commission ruling that the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa regiments did not participate on the forenoon of day one. If justice fails, the governor will seek the War Department and possibly the president and Congress. Desertions rise at Fort Des Moines with eleven men leaving since Sept 12, including two NCOs and five corporals. Judge Kinne compiles TB data from 1,245 physicians covering 2,412 cases with nationalities listed. plans for two week fair expansion and abolishing admission fees gain support.
Washington endorsement by Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn praises Peruna as an invigorating tonic and natural protector for army and navy. He claims swift relief and urges readers to write Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio for guidance and personalized advice.
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