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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
2
A charming gown design shows a frock with printed chalice fabric, kimono waist, and a front and back bodice lacing with velvet ribbon. It features a girdle with silk cords, a back buttoned arrangement, and a four inch hem with an overlapping tuck, suited to slender figures in chalice or sheer fabrics.
A guide on pretty accessories to elevate a modest wardrobe for travel and entertainment. Describes rose satin capes, gray satin ruffs, vanity bags, and ribbons for neckwear girdles and bags. Notes about plant varieties used in perfumes.
Adrian Moore’s abandoned screed is recovered by chance when a passerby and granddaughter Angela Marston hear the final pages read in a ravine. An elderly patron, moved by the piece, urges Moore to continue, and Vivian watches as the writer finds support, acclaim, and love.
A New York World note previews twelve sailors rescued from a Hampshire raft after a sea disaster. It questions how Admiral Sir George Tryon died and whether the sinking was caused by a submarine, a mine, or other perils. The piece reflects on how their testimony may resolve the cause and command wide public interest.
Do not be content with a room that looks the same year after year. A change of articles coverings and draperies will have a wonderful effect on the room and on you alike.
A court exchanges terse remarks about Jones being confined to dietary limits. Becker notes the constraint reflects what his wife can cook and what she can afford, prompting the judge to comment on the case and the circumstances surrounding Jones’s restriction.
N J Crull operates 111 acres near Richmond showing intensive forage cropping yields at least doubled by heavy manuring and timely seeding. Six acres of oat hay yielded about 15 wagonloads valued at $300, followed by millet pea hay worth $375 on 6 acres, with profits of $155.80 and $287.12 respectively after costs. Additional grazing and wheat clover hay on 11 acres produced 22 tons worth about $440 with net profit around $187.5, illustrating soil improvement and higher returns from intensive fertility management.
Florida entomologist J R Watson of the University Experiment Station warns growers to avoid sod lands for strawberry planting due to white grub infestations. If immediate planting is needed, he suggests pasturing pigs on the land six months before planting or using cyanamide or sulphur as repellents mixed with manure, though these do not kill grubs. The best cure is choosing non sod land for cultivation.
Advice on fattening lambs stresses careful management. Keep the feed lot free of other animals and feed regularly. Maintain clean troughs and provide salt in a separate trough. A windbreak and dry open shed aid coats and feet, with minimal shelter needed.
Breeding for size and uniformity in farm horses should not overlook temperament of sires and dams. Avoid undesirable traits as you would undersize or ill form. Keep farm tools sharp to save feed and strength, increase daily work, and boost profits. A good empty stone will pay for itself in one season.
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