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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
5
The column urges storing potatoes and carrots properly, packing beets and turnips in moist sand, and sowing beet and turnip seeds by exposing old vegetables in spring. It notes straw in planting holes retains moisture and warns about winter manure and new potato varieties. It also laments muddy roads and calls for better infrastructure. It mentions 1910 as a predicted chinch bug year.
A practical note by F. L. Risley advises making a simple sieve to clean farm wells. Perform cleaning during the dry season when access is easier. Use an ordinary sand sieve to remove floating matter and finish by attaching a wire to the rim divided into three parts for handling.
A method involves attaching rope to the rim at the third point and weighting a sieve, lowering it to sink. By pulling the rope from a single attachment, the sieve edgewise lifts floating sticks and debris from the water surface.
A Farm and Home writer explains a simple wheelbarrow built from common junkyard items. Use old plow handles two gate hinges about one foot long and a wheel. The legs come from an old chair braced with iron for strength.
The passage notes a shift away from credit in the central West. It recalls that less than 20 years ago coal merchants extended credit and kept customers by it, but now merchants must require cash. Farmers are urged to buy with cash, staying steady through hard times.
The text describes a disagreeable job of busking corn and mentions weather affecting work. It notes using a shredder or grain separator on large Nelda and a slough grise top to prevent spoilage. It mentions Bkatohs and Caok Fey SCOTT 4 in closing.
A illustrated gate system raises above the snow to avoid obstruction. Posts sit four feet higher than the gate with two iron rods bolted to posts. Hinges slide on rods when raised. A lower rod engages a notched plate to hold the gate at any chosen height. The design prevents sagging by carrying weight in the gate center.
The article details regional methods for storing sweet potatoes, noting digs with a two-horse digger and the need for dry warm storage. It describes northern cellar and frost proof brick buildings and southern vented pits with ventilator tubes, straw, dirt, and kept air circulating at around 60 degrees.
Be careful with millet hay as millet seed can injure horse kidneys. Feed sparingly and avoid letting millet ripen before cutting to reduce risk.
A period sewing note details three outfits for girls aged 16 to 18 including a semi fitting coat with front panel and braids, an evening cloak in blue satin with arm slits and covered buttons, and a shell pink dress for 14 to 16 year olds with lace, chiffon and ribbon trims. It lists required fabrics and notions for each item.
Hair specialists recommend crude petroleum as a germicide for scalp troubles causing dandruff and hair loss. It outperforms kerosene, can be used weekly, and promotes hair growth. Apply at night with care to avoid flames, using a dropper and protecting long hair.
The article outlines two part skirts in fashion with a plaited or circular lower section and an upper washerwoman tunic. Variations include hem turned up and fastened with buttons in rough cloth, battlements on plain cuts, or rolled joins with floss stitching. Walking frocks feature knee yokes in serge or cheviot and narrow plaid cheviot flounces.
The article describes monogram designs set in circles, squares, oblong squares, ovals, or leaf shapes. Backgrounds are filled with darned work seed stitch basket weave or lattice to make the letters stand out in relief and enhance beauty.
Debate over necklines runs through fashion notes as round necks gain favor in house gowns while designers caution they harden the neck line. French models show the round neck and trendsetters decide what suits their face, with collarless gowns now common beyond street wear.
The article describes short fans seven to eight inches long with spangled gauze and chased supports of gold ivory or tortoise shell. A novelty shows a bouquet of flowers on the closed fan and petals covering the open fan with no silk visible. Roses lead floral designs with carnations orchids iris and poppies also seen.
A grim fragment shows a janitor told to hurry as a man collapses into a coal hole, with a child calling out the incident. The excerpt conveys urgent, coarse speech and a sudden accident scene, suggesting a local mishap or street-level danger.
A 1909 advertisement quotes testimonials about Cuticura cures for skin humor and pimples, praising quick recovery after long failures with doctors and hospital treatment. It includes addresses in Boston and Philadelphia and ends with a comic domestic tale about a wife canceling a planned trip after her husband’s overzealous packing.
Instructions for using Rough on Rats in outbuildings after mixing with food. Spread on boards under floors, seal large openings for dogs cats or chickens while leaving small rat entry points. One 95 cent box makes a mixture to clear hundreds of rats and mice in one or two nights. Sold by druggists Wells Jersey City New Jersey.
Quotations about organ recitals and weariness frame a terse column noting overblown morals and a sales pitch. The piece references Boston and Iowa City Department 1, hinting at advertising copy and promotional language amid cultural ironies.
An advertisement promotes a senna based laxative claiming to overcome constipation with proper personal effort and natural aid. It emphasizes regular daily habits, nourishment, and right actions, and states the product is sold by leading druggists in California at regular price.
A traveler asks a peasant if a bog is hard at the bottom. The lad says yes. The rider sinks into the mire, curses the boy, who then cheers that the bog is at the bottom but the traveler is not yet there.
A brief ad touts Ferry Davis' Painkiller as a trusted remedy from seventy years ago for ailments like jumbunge, sciation, and pleurisy stitches. Priced at 25 cents, available at Atal druggists Be and Dc. The piece notes the optimistic type who never borrows trouble even as they borrow everything else.
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