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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
2
Description of a yellow taffeta dinner gown with pale pink rosebud pattern, white chiffon fichu with lace, ruf sleeves, and a white panne velvet hat with yellow trim. Mentions refined chiffons in pale blue tones and clever chantilly applique. Includes an odd aside on a biscuit recipe and baking until light and brown.
Borax removes berry stains from hands and helps sore eyelids when dissolved in warm water. Mustard neutralizes onion odor on hands. Ammonia offers relief for insect bites or stings. Tomato juice removes vegetable and fruit stains from hands. Vinegar tenderizes tough meat during cooking. Stove blacking with vinegar resists burning. Ivy poison can be treated by hot vinegar application at once.
Heavy linen laces with Holland linens in pale blue, green, gray, tan and cream create attractive summer gowns. Shown as walking skirts, shirt waists, and full shirt-waist suits with mull ties belts and silver buckles.
The piece notes sapphire blue as a coveted hue gaining popularity in fashion. It highlights how small touches like an ostrich feather on a black turban create striking contrast and how full sapphire blue gowns are admired by women with gemstones.
Lace knots and rosettes described as fashionable hair ornaments. Inch wide lace forms square bows with aigrette and rhinestone center, silver paillette settings, ribbon bows for winding around hair, and gilt wire pins with tulle rosettes. Feathers and pompons noted as popular accessories in the period.
The most dressy evening shoes feature large rosette flowers as buckles, with options like a rose chrysanthemum or a dahlia. Champagne-colored long suede shoes pair with old lace and lace insertions in gloves. Elbow sleeves accompany mitten sleeves that form a long pointed cuff over the hand.
French canvas is heavily used for waist gowns and shirt waists. A favorite pattern mixes color stripes with a hairline black. Mercerized cheviots Oxford shirtings and mercerized madras are sought fabrics for shirt waists. Linen etamine suits are popular and foulard remains a cool, practical choice for hot weather.
The article praises a delicate toque made of burnt straw with refined velvet trimming and black feathered wings, highlighting its craft and stylish appeal.
A historic kitchen note describes making tea rolls by warming milk with Jard melted, adding sugar and yeast, then overnight batter. In the morning mix saleratus dissolved in warm water, salt, an egg, and flour to form dough. Let rise, knead, roll thin, and bake to finish.
A fashion note describes a silk waist blouse with satin bands. The blouse is cut in an original slashed style and edges are stitched down across the satin bands for detail and structure.
The piece highlights popular fashion items such as fur trimmed hoods, glace satin straw hats, leather fur lined hunting suits, reindeer fur accents, and many capes on shoulders and sleeves. It records the revival of pipings in spring gowns and the popularity of Nimrods style outfits among motorists and fashion-conscious shoppers.
The piece notes skirts likely to be shorter and fuller, drawing on medieval styles with dense gathering. It describes bands of contrasting trim, lace at the neck, puffed sleeves from shoulder to wrist, and skirts that nearly touch the ground as seen on stage examples.
From Paris comes a parade of loose jackets in the Eton manner. They sit high at the waist with long front drapes and elbow length sleeves. Cape collars mark the silhouette and velvet trims with lace appear, though fur is avoided.
Nebraska agriculture notes sugar beet merits for sugar making and stock feed. It covers soil choice light versus heavy, fertilizer effects on sugar content, and the value of a dust mulch. Row spacing of about eighteen inches with eight inch plant separation optimizes size and sugar content, while weeding boosts sugar yield as shown by a Nebraska station test.
Farmers in Illinois weigh the tradeoffs of high protein corn for stock feeding. Soil nitrogen must be boosted with legumes like clover, cowpeas, and soybeans to sustain higher protein yields, while high starch corn may be less soil exhausting and better on thin soils. Comment from Clayton C. Pervier of Bureau County seeks Prof. Hopkins input.
A columnist argues that producers must know how to price quality butter to maximize profits. Selling at the same rate as inferior butter fails to reward better quality and misses higher market value.
Begin in dry soil in spring to let roots benefit from rains. Plant with 4 to 5 feet between plants and choose a bed size that allows horse cultivation. Avoid deep trenches on heavy soils as water stagnation kills roots. Plant depth ranges from four to ten inches depending on soil and moisture.
In advising fruit growers R Morrill argues for pruned compact trees with short bodies and limbs to reduce ladder work and pruning labor. He notes wind leverage differs by climate and suggests open canopies where windy sites demand. He adds adaptability to local conditions.
The article argues silage will greatly influence future cattle feeding in Illinois and nearby states. It notes that cattle suffer from overfeeding concentrated feeds and waste undigested material, while silage offers a digestible supplement that eases the animals digestive system.
Miss Gannon of the Detroit Amateur Art Association praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming it cured her female troubles in six weeks. She urges other women to try it and notes a $5000 forfeit to prove genuineness of the letter.
The Philadelphia Record notes La Montt It and La Moyne It as cafe innovations offering English French and Latin menu names. It comments that leftovers are renamed to French then Latin by day three, highlighting the playful language trend.
A New York social figure, Mrs. Wm Sloane favors velvet in nearly all outfits from morning gowns to evening frocks. She was early to embrace panne velvet and often appears in rich colors like golden brown and deep blue, reflecting long wealth and polished taste.
Warren New York April 20 Doctors said no permanent cure for Mr. A B Smith of this place. He suffered years with swollen kidneys pain upon sleeping upright, varied urine color, and back ache. After four days on Dodd’s Kidney Pills his pain eased. by day five he felt better and was fully cured with no relapse months later.
A brief remark notes that one night of foolish revelry can ruin a year of careful study and effort, underscoring the cost of misplaced judgment.
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