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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
21
A story recounted by Youth's Companion describes how Lawrence Hutton trained a waitress, Maggie, to remember salt. He used a trick requiring her to fetch a stepladder, inspect the table, and realize the missing salt by following his instruction. The tale ends with Maggie never forgetting the salt again.
A South visitor to New York, excited by transit, exits the Hudson tube into another subway and asks a passerby where New York is. He replies with dry gravity that it lies at the top of the stairs, capturing a humorous city orientation moment from Harper's Magazine.
A brief读 fragment shows twilight imagery and playful banter about fashion and style. The dialogue hints at metaphorical clothing of the day and a stylish loan in a whimsical exchange.
A Topeka man narrates his lifelong coffee struggle from youth to illness and back, crediting Postum with restoring health. He details headaches, bilious fever, and nerve fatigue from coffee, then relief after switching to Postum Cereal or instant Postum. He notes his brother also quit coffee for health and now uses Postum.
The article argues that horses will be in high demand due to European conflict and battlefield losses. It urges breeding sound mares to good stallions, noting the superior value of well-bred stock. A farmer’s test shows the better colt sold for twice the price of a lesser one, proving quality raises value and marketability.
The Nebraska station reports fattening pigs without growth by using corn and small grains. For growth, two parts shorts to one part corn works better than a fattening mix. Skim milk plus corn aids growth, and as pigs reach about 75 pounds, tankage to corn or small grains can be used. Ground or crushed small grains and alfalfa or rape provide strong bone and muscle nutrients with corn.
Growing pigs require more protein than corn and pasture provide. Skim milk, meat meal, or tankage help. The writer finds a slop of shorts with a little tankage ideal for pigs on pasture with some corn, noting it speeds up growth.
The note urges daily brushing and combing for the colt to prevent dust buildup. It warns that neglect leads to problems and may require turning the horse out to scare it, highlighting routine care to maintain a clean, healthy coat.
The passage argues that if all breeders insisted on using purebred stock for mares, scrub hens would quickly become rarer than ordinary hens, highlighting a warning about excessive pursuit of pedigree and its impact on common stock.
The Newport fashion event and openings reveal a clear preference for panniers, with Lucille’s new Florence Walton costumes featuring tulle and gold lace panniers. Paris showcases a revived Marie Antoinette style, while designers blend lace with satin and embossed silk, suggesting panniers as a standout evening option. A white rep patch bag with cubist flap designs also gains notice.
A concise guide asks where to store patches and pins. It weighs options from bureau drawers to sewing baskets, suggesting a tidy, accessible system for keeping patches organized and ready for use.
A guide to simple, embroidered frocks for little girls using flouncings and edging. Describes two basic dress shapes, fastenings, and a few decorative touches like tucks, a round neck, and ribbon bows. Includes notes on sewing speed and the doll-like ease of production.
Mrs Bride-of-a-Month laments unused square crash doilies amid gifts. Mrs Bride-of-a-Year recalls repurposing six blue embroidered squares into a scarf, candle shades, and a small bag. She hints at expanding with more doilies into a boudoir pillow.
Washington Star columnist Lillian Young praises simple gowns crafted from dotted swiss or plain sheer ballate fabrics. She highlights ribbon or black velvet accents to enhance a quaint quiet style. The piece offers styling tips suitable for a modest wardrobe.
Crocheted hatbands in vivid purples greens reds and yellows compliment silk sport coats. They feature bold borders, twisted silk fringe, and are about two inches wide enough to wind around a crown and knot at the side. Hatband necklace and belt sets make stylish gifts for athletic young women.
The article notes a new fashion trend where women transform furs by beading using ermine mole skin or seal scarves as embroidery bases. Parla mandates beading for all items from hats to shoes, even fine china may sparkle, signaling a shift toward modish pelts.
The Albany Journal argues against the use of extremely frail unstable canoes and urges restricting or banning them. It warns untrained youth may be endangered and says canoes offer little value beyond expert paddlers.
After Columbia University awarded Walter Damrosch the Mus Doc degree Alexander Lambert sent a wry note. Lambert quipped I am so glad that you are a doctor of music. Then he added When I get sick of music I shall know where to go.
A London Opinion quip highlights a sentry demanding darkness while a tent scene debates moonlight as a light. A grass widow quips that reforming a husband means swapping him for a yellow dog and poisoning the dog. The humor extends to jokes about doctors and lawyers when hope fades.
A blunt critique argues that a stingy person who gives away unused or unsellable items believes he exercises control over charity. The piece examines motives behind charitable acts framed as mere disposals rather than genuine generosity.
National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis plans sectional conferences in Indianapolis El Paso Columbia Springs field and Albany to discuss methods and cooperation for battling tuberculosis during the coming year. The Indianapolis Mississippi Walkley conference will include states from Ohio to Colorado. El Paso hosts the Southwestern health conference September 27 to October 1 covering tuberculosis and other health topics across many western states.
A witty exchange over rental pricing unfolds as a lady asks the liveryman about charges for a brief ride. He states two dollars for the first hour and one dollar for each additional hour. She plans to use it for two extra hours, avoiding the initial hour charge.
A lifeguard recounts a difficult rescue with the remark it was a hard swim but they made it. The rescued Pennsylvania divorcee thanks him and asks him to retrieve her bathing cap. The article then pivots to note Pennsylvania divorce law as comparatively lax.
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