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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1916
Page
15
The article notes cotton corduroy coats in light colors for summer wear and a white velvet trimmings trend with new coat designs. It describes mourning hats in various forms using silk crepe gage, English crepe, and crape with intricate braids, ropes, and nets, plus guidance on selecting mourning fabrics and the durability of crape due to waterproofing.
The article describes a sewing technique to speed up attaching placket snaps. Sew snaps on one side, chalk their positions, press them onto the fabric to mark the exact spots, then sew the fasteners on the other side. This reduces pinning and measuring and can cut work time by half.
Dainty French boxes hold lace gloves and matching stockings. Both are silk with chantilly lace insets and offered in pastel and opera shades.
A veterinary note warns hog cholera outbreaks rise in late August and peak by October or November. Dogs must be infected to spread the disease, and proper feeding of new corn is crucial to avoid indigestion and lowered vitality. Isolate sick hogs, notify neighbors, inoculate healthy hogs, and destroy sick carcasses.
A simple door fastening device prevents hogs from pushing out. Wooden latches are bolted to the door and linked by an iron rod with eye ends. Raising the top latch lifts the bottom one, while a chain keeps the latches from dropping when unlatched.
Instructions discuss managing ruptured cords during lamb castration. If drawing out the cord causes rupture, replace the intestines and tie a twine around the scrotum near the abdomen. Trim lambs in cool morning air to reduce bleeding and improve tissue firmness.
A reflective note notes that lamb bleats are fading from hillsides in many areas yet wool and sheep carcasses still fetch good prices, signaling changing agricultural patterns and market demand.
An excerpt from The Magnet asserts Western Canada farmers hold wealth in wheat and other staples. It tallies 1915 crop values in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, estimating billions in cash from wheat oats barley flax and dairy products, plus honey and related outputs. A closing anecdote laments urban wealth and praises farm labor.
Advertisement invites sufferers of rheumatism and neuritis to write for a free book titled Rheumatism Its Cause and Cure. Claims the book is wonderful and free, from Jesse A. Case, Dept. C. W., Brockton, Massachusetts.
A camera man from an educational film unit explains he is filming life on a farm. The old farmer asks if laborers were caught in motion and responds with a reflective nod, declaring science is a wonderful thing. An advertisement touts Red Cross Bag Blue for white clothes.
The mock exchange riffs on Dodge's supposed legacy from his father. A wit questions if he inherited anything, and the reply quips that he inherited the old man’s aversion to work.
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