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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
6
A syndicated farm column offers practical tips for poultry and livestock care, equipment upkeep, and seasonal planning. It covers cleanliness, feeding, bedding, housing, milk handling, and pastry-like notes on manure, road drag use, ice storage, and stock management for better yields and efficiency.
An old sewing sheet describes three coat designs. The first coat uses dark green cashmere with velvet trim and beaver felt hat, detailing epaulettes and buttons. The second coat features red serge with braid decorations, silk collar and cuffs, and a Tam o Shanter with rosette. The third coat uses thick blue serge or cloth with a plain sacque shape, silk or velvet collar and cuffs, and a soft felt hat.
David Price reports a near fatal kidney ailment left him weak and unable to walk. After a week on Dean's Kidney Pills he walked without a cane and his health gradually returned, now seven years later he remains well. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box, Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Harper's Weekly notes a new center table trend, china flowers imported from England replacing baskets of natural blooms. Featured items include a foot and a half high potted rose bush with pink blooms and mossy root, a graceful artificial fuchsia, four inch tall varieties, and many flowering plants like geraniums, dahlias, primroses, tulips, hyacinths and pansies offering vast selection.
Describes a home wear dress in old rose cashmere with deeper velvet trims. The single piece front and back runs neck to hem with joined sides under a waistband. Velvet tucks, velvet strap, velvet edging at neck and armholes, and white silk with ring spot embroidery for under-sleeve bands and collar. Materials listed: five and a half yards cashmere, one yard velvet, two yards silk.
A fashion note describes two inch sleeve panels as the current popular trimming from shoulder to wrist. Rosettes bows embroideries and rows of buttons appear along the line with net and embroidered fabrics used on transparent sleeves. Floral decorations gain vogue as tasteful artful arrangements replace bulk.
Recipe combines myrrh honey wax and rosewater to create a soothing skin emollient. Instructions describe mixing oils with heated honey and wax, then stirring until melted, yielding a gentle preparation suitable for harsh skin. Contains several measurement inconsistencies but centers on honey and rosewater based emollient.
A couple separates over life together and keeps the dog Trixy with the wife choosing to stay after a half hour dispute. A child notes Sunday school and the family scene shifts to a racing world anecdote about jockeys and misfortune following the death of racing figures in New York.
A short reflection notes how attitudes shift across centuries. It recalls Halley’s comet seen 450 years ago and how prayers then sought deliverance from the devil and the Turk, suggesting today the devil is less black than once painted and the comet might be welcomed.
A short health note explains that digestion and mood improve when eating proper foods and avoiding heavy greasy fare. A young woman shares that indigestion from poor food led to appetite loss, but Postum products helped restore her digestion and ability to eat normally.
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