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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1906
Page
47
A concise report from a major city chronicles a severe shortage of elbow length black gloves, with stores reporting 5 to 600 orders unfilled weekly. Managers note imports arrive weekly but cannot meet demand as women hoard or seek alternatives.
Glove origins span centuries with costly, luxury pieces from Switzerland, Northern Italy, Saxony, and Tyrol. Early gloves were rare and expensive, evolving from elbow-length styles to long, decorated designs. In later eras gloves signified status. a contemporary market shows prices from 8 to 4.45 dollars a pair, with eastern European and tropical sources deemed inferior for high fashion.
A planter recalls a Mississippi River steamboat era tale of Jack Curtis and Bill Bartlett, sharpers who schemed across New Orleans to St. Louis. They built a crooked high-stakes run, split up, and later clashed over losses. An old plantation owner buys cattle and travels by boat. the pair chase a big payday as an elderly man wins, leaving Bill ruined and Jack seeking revenge.
A fragmentary exchange shows a quarrel where a man admits stealing and insists it was mine while a woman condemns him. The garbled text hints at a domestic dispute and the frail use of diplomacy amid blame and denial.
A health column urges buttermilk baths for women with varying skin types, claiming benefits from oily, thick skin to thin, sensitive skin. It recommends preparation, gentle scrubbing, and specific massage techniques, noting cost varies and body care requires discipline and self-denial.
A 1920s style beauty column promotes buttermilk baths as a systemized skin care method. It claims nightly baths absorb into pores to tone the skin, with after-bath patting, claiming benefits for glow, sleep, and refreshed eyes, suitable for all seasons and outdoor wear.
The New York Times notes rising popularity of motor skates in Paris. Each four rubber-tired wheel vehicle resembles a tiny automobile, with one and a half horsepower motors powered via a belt from a waist device. Skates reach high speed on asphalt, powered by rider initiative and stopped by a waist belt rod.
A narrator recounts waking to a burglar in his home and sparring over the ethics of pausing a crime. The intruder, amused by the lack of valuables, departs after evidence shows only pennies and a toy bank. News crews and papers cover the bizarre event and the escape.
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