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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
7
A garden expert outlines how to start a home orchard in small spaces. He covers fruit choices like currants grapes strawberries and sour red cherries with planting tips for sun exposure soil and pest resilience. The piece also lists essential tools from spading forks to wheel hoes and advises on pruning and training methods for pears and other tree fruits.
Kipling notes a gardener is only as good as his tools and urges sharp, well maintained implements. A flat fine file keeps hoes spades trowels cultivator teeth grass shears and lawn mowers in optimal cutting condition for cleaner strokes and less effort.
A practical guide to building a sectional cold frame for fall and winter use. It describes a six by twelve foot enclosure, four cloth sash frames, up to five dollars in materials, and recommends glass covering after November 1 for hardier crops. It notes when to cover and how to bank with manure for heat and which flowers thrive in winter.
The article explains bedding and housing for horses noting shredded cornstalks are preferable to stalks for bedding. It advises pregnant mares be kept in box stalls due to fear of lying down and difficulty rising, and recommends open sheds in mild weather. It urges single stalls for mares and feeding from individual grain racks to prevent feeding fights. Roughage can be fed from yard racks.
The French poulterer kills fowls by a swift neck dislocation near the head then dressing starts to finish before cooling. Birds are bled and prepared with legs and wings tucked, chest down, a moist cloth adds grain, a weight flattens the carcass, then they are packed in crates for shipment.
By keeping the breeding herd well conditioned with ample farm grown feed, it is possible to carry them through winter in good breeding and growing condition.
D O Bartos argues trap nests provide precise records of each hen s egg output and value enabling targeted breeding. Monthly banded tracking shows which hens are profitable and supports selecting birds that lay during peak price months, improving flock efficiency.
A home decor note recommends a curtain holder over the passage door to create a staged vista of the staircase. Pale amber walls and cherry curtains, with a black oak theme, form a cozy look. Furniture includes an oak monk's bench with storage, a palm table, an octagonal table, and a narrow hat stand behind the curtain.
The land’s productive power in humid areas hinges on soil plant food stock and its rate of liberation. Controllable factors like limestone and organic matter affect release. old matter decays slowly, while legume crops and manure boost active organic content, altering soil fertility and crop yields.
The Hoof and Horn club at the University of Illinois, a young but active animal husbandry group, plans a judging contest on May 10 with medals for class winners. Many students have entered and the event is expected to be lively. Mr. David Fyffe of Ohio College of Agriculture will address the meeting.
The piece describes various bathrobe hood designs that accompany bathrobes. Hoods are large with features like long peaks that flop over the head and cape effects that drape the shoulders. Some hoods are detachable while others are sewn to the robe.
A durable travel dressing gown should be dark and unobtrusive. Crepe de chine in dark colors is ideal for summer wear as it hides soil, laundries well, and can travel well aboard ships and in hotels. A dark blue gown may feature a V-shaped cream net vest, net undersleeves, or a bright sash for a sober yet distinctive look.
Four crepe paper handkerchiefs with large poinsettias form an attractive lamp shade. Cut poinsettias to create tab ends, rumple the white area, and stitch to the frame. Line with red crepe paper for a handsome result. Other flowers possible, but red blooms remain most stylish.
The article notes patches returning as a chic accessory, tracing eighteenth century fashion from court plaster to modern DIY shapes. It highlights how women apply tiny patches to cheeks, chins, throats, and wrists, using scissors to create half-moons, squares, diamonds, and hearts.
The Mussulman skirt places drapery to the front and waist creating a raised waist line that is neither graceful nor becoming but new. Waist height varies from empire to hip length and occasionally normal. Girdle is rarely tight and corsetless look is emphasized to slim hips.
Silk wool and cotton novelties highlight the season with faille de laine in 54 inch width selling at 4.50 a yard and chamois suede and eponge in biege expected to be fashionable. Eponge matelasse, about 44 inches wide at 4.50 a yard, offers a solution to replacing silk woolen matelasse, with jackets and skirts in coordinated weight.
Three or four parallel rows of machine stitching run along the length of ribbon shoestrings to prevent wear at the eyelets. This method improves durability, especially for children's shoes.
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