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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
6
The Philadelphia North American describes netball as a new game from England catching on in France. Two players use a net between sticks to volley two tennis balls, aiming to return within bounds. The net functions as both racket and pocket, offering growing skill and advantage when used like a racket.
A sweeping miscellany covers diverse topics from population, agriculture, and trade to science and curiosities. It notes Canton's small foreign resident share, India wheat yield, Calcutta gunny bag shipments, Bengal tobacco to Burma, Barbados sugar cane yields, Hakodate fire impact, Israelite Bay damage, and Chicago public utility rules. It also mentions radium in St Joachimstal, a Rio port centennial exposition, a paper horseshoe invention, lunar surface changes, Solingen cutlery exports, Hulda White purchasing Selkirk relic, and Cuba coffee history plus Hungarian theft duel tale.
Reports from the mountains of Ceylon and India describe a six inch spider with a gilded or scarlet underside and slate fur. Its yellow silk web spans five feet and can trap a bird. The creature sits motionless until prey collides, then swiftly entangles and blinds or chokes. The bite is not poisonous though jaws rival a bird’s beak. Skeletons of birds remain in webs after flesh decays.
A white and Copenhagen linen afternoon coat costume shows lace bands and Irish crochet all over. The coat emphasizes ornament over protection with lace fronts cuffs and blue piping, buttons covered with material.
A woman stresses matching outfits and accessories as a secret to always looking neat. She describes buying a violet leather bag with violet silk elbow gloves trimmed in light silver and white embroidery, noting perfect accord. She advises care of leather trimmings and highlights boots belts bags and gloves as important.
The piece notes pompadours linger in hat fashion with fluffs around the face while modern hats and flat coils may bring the worst to come. It suggests women avoid rats or fringes by lifting the front hair and describes examples with chestnut locks and net adornments.
The piece notes that summer fashion will bring sailors hats in more colors, especially blues and browns, with wide down curving brims. A quoted woman says only a very pretty girl can wear such hats and look good, reflecting a cautious tone on this trend.
A summer chapeau in white crin with a curved brim and high frilled black velvet band crowns the crown. A dainty cluster of flowers provides a delicate ornamentation, completing the refined millinery item.
A humorous tale where a messenger boy bursts in with a fish for Dean Swift. The dean chastises the boy for entering badly, invites him to sit, then returns bowing with compliments and a present. The boy replies with thanks and a shilling, prompting the dean to give a half crown for wit.
In a period piece about presidential politics, the piece notes candidates from major parties balancing public ambition with family life. It mentions Miss Helen Taft and Miss Grace Bryan as schoolgirls and references Mr. Kern and Mr. Sherman families, highlighting marriage and domestic ties stresses for public men.
The article advises straining tea from meals for iced tea and placing it in the ice chest. It warns against leaving tea and leaves together to avoid injurious tannins and recommends boiling water extraction with good tea for quick flavor. Serve in thin glasses with shaved or lump ice and lemon slices on a coaster.
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt advises making home mucilage by mixing gum arabic with water to replace costly patent preparations. It claims ordinary cuts can be treated effectively with two coats that resist water, reducing need for court plasters or liquids unless an antiseptic is required.
A mixed excerpt contrasts unthoughtful gossip with thoughtful dialogue and notes a Vienna rule restricting married men from balloon accents without family consent. It ends with a call to love others through compassionate presence.
A witty dialogue unfolds at a local post office where a polite clerk hands five two cent stamps to a lady. She complains stamping letters is a bother and jokes about monthly billing, asking the clerk not to reveal her name when the idea is noted in Washington.
In a Siberian custom the groom must chase his bride who runs to a tent awaiting her. She is surrounded by friends as he pursues, tripping over obstacles cast in his path. Only when near victory may he catch her and she exclaims it is so sudden.
The latest veils from Paris feature faces that are long and narrow at the sides with wide ends. They are designed to be easily tied or pinned and are adorned with large chenille dots in rainbow colors. Some veils are edged with delicate ruchings of real love.
A soft peach cloth features braid embroidery forming a panel pattern up to the neck with game trimming along the sides and center back. The gown is enhanced by a rich inset gutmpe and braid buttons.
The text argues that professional printing matters for business success. It warns patrons would view a bill or notice on wrapping paper as cheap and misprinted. It stresses the need for proper paper, layout, and wording to convey credibility and seriousness in public announcements.
The note promotes Plain and Fancy Printing highlighting reliable service for orders of any size with a skilled staff and modern equipment. It emphasizes neat attractive results and a variety of type and materials for all kinds of work.
Prompt urges readers to inspect office supplies and renew Letter Heads Bill Heads Envelopes and related items to ensure upcoming announcements are ready for use at the station. The notice emphasizes timely renewal and preparedness for official communications.
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