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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
6
Reports from Paris and Lyons describe a new slim silhouette with straight lines from shoulder to hips, floor touch for gowns, and high collars replacing low ones. Coats, gowns, and evening wear gain fur trims, plague collars, and umbrella drapery while bold flags recede from fashion as army-inspired pieces gain acceptance.
To wash black silk brush and wipe. Lay it on a flat table with the side shown and sponge with hot coffee strained through muslin. Allow it to dry partially then iron.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines eradicating May beetles also called June bugs. It details spraying with arsenicals, plowing before October 1, pasturing hogs and chickens, and delaying planting to reduce grub and beetle populations across seasons.
The text stresses inspecting embankment materials for vegetable matter and uniform compaction. It outlines methods for earth and improved surfaces, drainage over marshy ground, foundation with logs or nonsmoking materials, and roughening old surfaces to prevent slipping. It notes grading machines aid final cross sections and notes costs depend on weather, material, and labor efficiency.
A guidance snippet advises avoiding feed during milking to keep cows calm and comfortable. It notes milking while cows eat can cause them to move and make milking harder. The text warns feed during milking may add quat and other impurities to the milk.
A fragment list of recipes and domestic tips including cracker hors d oeuvres with cottage cheese, Mock Chicken steak rolls, Chicken a la King in chafing dish sauce, Green Gage Sherbet, Honey Rolls, Tomato and Asparagus Salad with olive oil lemon orange dressing. Includes a Mary Sangster poem line and general kitchen guidance.
Instructions on spiced blackberries cherry preserves green beans in salt brine and drying small berries. Details include quantities two teaspoonfuls of spices per blackberry batch, sugar ratios for cherries, vinegar, soaking and sealing steps, and methods to dry currants blackberries raspberries and blueberries in sun or near the stove.
Ohio Governor James M. Cox relates a rifle range anecdote from Fort Benjamin Harrison reported by the Indianapolis News. He and Major Darrow traded shots from the 600 yard line, each hitting a bull's eye after a pitman signaled misses, prompting the governor to joke about notifying the pit man when he also hits.
In a tense moment described by a garage manager, Erastus Pinkley expresses disbelief at recovering from illness and insists work in the gasoline environment nearly prevented his ascent to heaven, reflecting a grim yet hopeful glimpse into a near disaster.
A philosopher urges goodness as path to happiness. A sensitive conscience counters that being good may provoke envy and misperception, as others assume you are showing off or putting on airs.
An elderly bachelor proclaims a single sweeter aim than young love to wake and find oneself still sluglike, reflecting a humorous or ironic morning sentiment from a dated column.
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