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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
4
Walter W Roach argues for open window classrooms as anti tuberculosis education. Open windows improve health by cooling, moisture, and airflow, prompting exercise and better attendance. The Bach school in Philadelphia showed open-window pupils performed better, gained weight, and stayed healthier than those in warmed rooms.
An alarm of fire in a Chicago clothing factory emptied 1,800 workers in under fifteen minutes with no injuries, proving the benefit of drill training. Similar measures are being introduced in New York theaters to teach exits and restraint, urging universal adoption of calm readiness in emergencies.
A speaker laments modern fashion and singing styles, decrying ill fitting clothes, high heels, odd collars, and tremolo singing. He condemns vaudeville and church choirs for a pervasive billy goat like vocal style and says only a music dictionary offers protest, while he feels lonely.
A Chicago physician argues against banning beards for doctors, claiming germs fear is excessive and noting historic longevity of bearded men. He questions reliance on fear, cites his fifty years of experience, and jokes about microbes and fashion.
Instructions for making padded daisy trim from crepe de chine for a mourning hat. Twelve two-piece petals stitched around a cotton-filled center create a double row effect, with optional smaller petals for a fuller look. A Georgette sailor hat with 12 to 15 flowers on the brim completes the chic home craft.
The designer draws on youth’s charm for a delicate afternoon frock in shadow lace. A white slip under a plain bodice and skirt features a center front double frill lace edging with pearl accents. Elbow sleeves show a lace ruffle, and a narrow lace collar finishes the neck. The skirt sports triple lace flounces with satin girdle and neck bow.
The article extols a smile as the strongest beautifier provided by nature. It explains facial muscles relax during sleep, causing lines to form if daytime discontent persists, while daytime smiling counteracts this, balancing facial lines and avoiding expensive professional massages.
The latest fashion item called the Tango Petticoat features two widths with side seams that taper to the line. It is touted as the newest addition in the petti coat line.
Bridge players and other card players may find a small pale blue silk drawstring bag useful. It is circular or nearly so, lined in white silk, edged with dark blue cord, and embroidered with a club surrounded by hearts, diamonds and spades.
The article notes a fad for colored stockings among women in public, pairing hues with outfits and footwear. It highlights gray, red, blue, and green tones, with pale buff for dressy boots, and comments on how skirts and boots reveal stocking color in street crossings and seating.
Secretary H A M Keene reports F I Mann of Iroquois county arguing legume crops like clover and soybeans are essential to sustained high yields. Bacteria fix nitrogen, legumes supply minerals, and feeding legumes to grains completes the system. Alfalfa and wheat rotation discussed. Mann aims to publish results comparing soybeans with clover outcomes.
All evening slippers have various strap arrangements on the instep, adding style and securing fit. The design emphasizes decorative and functional elements to enhance comfort during formal wear.
The article notes poisonous fungus growth in the blood of fatal poultry diseases. Fowls do not perspire, so illness is expelled through respiration. Consequently most diseases affect the head throat and lungs, making these regions key for symptom observation.
The most important part of stable sanitation is manure disposal. Liquid manure should be absorbed by bedding with daily bedding changes. Solid manure should be cleaned up morning and evening and placed in a fly proof box or vault, with daily hauling if possible.
A statement argues that horses beyond farm work needs are luxuries unless keeping extras yields profit. It stresses reducing herd size to cut costs and improve efficiency on agricultural operations.
Advice on how to handle turkeys emphasizes grabbing the shanks to avoid feather loss. It warns that holding the thighs can strip feathers needed for keeping the bird warm during winter.
Seed corn quality matters beyond germination. Proper kernel nourishment boosts seedling growth, with better starts yielding taller plants. Field selection on mature stalks ensures seed reliability, avoiding long frost risk and preserving vigor through careful drying and storage.
The article advises sowing catch crops like oats or crimson clover to supply nitrogen, warns late September cultivation risks frost and dead trees, and stresses proper tree selection, cooling fruit promptly, removing diseased fruit, careful grading for market, and sticking to known strawberry varieties in winter catalogs.
The farmer plans a well designed barn with complete blueprints before construction. The barn serves as the main income source and work space, making quality and durability essential.
A brief note on saving feathers when corning poultry. It advises separating white and colored feathers and retaining soft feathers when killing large numbers of fowls.
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