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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
3
Expert notes there is no single best breed of chickens. Choice depends on breed size color and the crucial influence of individual strain and line. Emphasizes pure bred stock, selecting heavy layers, and building a sound flock from the start.
A column introducing pruning as a vital tool for preserving ornamental trees and combating pests. It outlines why tree health matters, pests spreading westward, and recommends pruning every year or two, using a sharp blade saw and pruning shears, removing suckers and dead wood with clean cuts.
Garden vegetables resist pests but small fruit bushes suffer from worms, aphids, and rust. Prompt dusting with powdered white hellebore, tobacco spray, and Bordeaux mixture control can protect foliage, fruit quality, and yield. Remove and burn infected canes and clean debris to curb spread. Use sulfur on mildew for currants and gooseberries.
Farm and Home advises spreading manure over fields while it is fresh and rich in humus to ensure fertilizing elements are absorbed by the soil rather than leached away.
A farm note laments a farmer who constructs a shed for a second hand hay loader but leaves dairy cows exposed to cold and straw hazards, criticizing housing conditions and winter management on the farm.
If sheep are forced to graze short pastures they will eat grass roots. Sound practice is to divide the pasture and feed one part while the other recovers. This rotation helps restore forage and maintain flock health.
A thin even layer of manure or straw spread over wheat fields this season will prove highly beneficial to growth, providing nourishment and moisture retention for healthier yields.
A winter forage and care note emphasizes that cows deserve good feed and shelter as steady revenue producers.
A detailed vintage crochet pattern explains making a bonnet from white or matching wool using a bone hook. Instructions cover chain foundations, double and treble crochet stitches, increasing in the middle stitches, sizing to about 10 inches, and a decorative border with treble groups and loops. Fold front back and add strings as desired.
Embroidery hint advises outlining large eyelets in outline stitch first to form a stem like shape, then cutting out and embroidering. This method helps eyelets retain structure and posture during finishing and stitching.
The piece argues that liking dress is natural and beneficial for girls. It notes dress enhances appearance, aids social mobility, and reflects common sense, neatness, and pride. It cites dyed hair, hair color, and clothing choices as expressions of personal style and social perception.
A Philadelphia Telegraph note explains red nose results from varied causes and urges prompt treatment. If diet and circulation are normal, examine nasal membranes for possible inflammation, as swelling can cause external redness. When nasal structure is healthy, simple diet and topical care may restore normal whiteness.
A clever woman uses cretonne scraps to create a decorative hat box by wrapping a rose-sprigged piece around a box, joining with bookbinder paste, and finishing the lid. She lines the base with cretonne for a smooth finish and suggests using kid glove pieces on curtain rods for easy slipping. Also notes saffron tea can preserve creamy hues when washing cheesecloth scrim or lace curtains.
Paris models push the short jacket with Eton lines, roll collars, and V openings. American tailors show half long cut away coats while the Russian blouse gains popularity. Many women will wear these styles as fashion shifts from old to new, with some resisting the change.
Jewelry and fashion notes describe dainty corset covers in pink or blue crepe de chine with lace or net trimming. Ribbon details run through puffings and extend over the shoulders, highlighting refined undergarment accessories.
Evening dresses for informal wear follow classic drapery lines with silk and rich laces. Sash draperies of tulle or crepe, brocades and embroideries decorate trims for dinner and informal evening functions.
London wire reports Witham Essex a town of about 3500 on the River Brain to mark a millenary this year. The Chiping Hill earthworks may be Edward the Elder era or earlier British. St Nicholas Church brick tower rebuilt in 1743. Dick Turpin linked to a local smithy. Spread Eagle inn claimed as a six century old four gabled hostelry. The fete will recall a thousand years of English history including the Danish reconquest.
In Trinidad Colorado a dying Kansas mother Florence Stancel, penniless and an county patient, clung to a wax doll resembling her deceased child. Doctors arranged a burial beside the woman in a Catholic cemetery, where hospital aides stood by the grave as the doll was laid to rest alongside her.
Lieut. Col. E. B. Cope of the national park commission leads repairs to nine vandalized memorials on the Gettysburg battlefield. Several have been restored and the rest should be finished before the July battle anniversary. Debris from the damage was found nearby and some pieces are being tinted to match the stone.
Joseph Frakes of Atchison once owned a 260 acre farm near the town. The Missouri River washed away his land leaving only 20 acres two months ago and the last acre has now fallen into the river. He will cultivate a rented farm this year.
St Louis woman Jessie Young married three brothers in succession and kept her own name. The first and second husbands were killed in mining accidents, leaving her widowed twice.
In Newark New Jersey the executors of Louis C Green sue for one hundred thousand dollars claiming he was fatally injured after being caught in the suction of a speeding Pennsylvania express train.
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin reader Mrs Ep. Frerron shares relief from displacement backache and standing pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Providence Rhode Island factory worker Mrs Apri Lawson says it restored her health and she praises the remedy.
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