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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
3
A fashion writer notes censorship ends as beach attire loosens. One piece swimsuits give way to colorful jumpers and ensembles with masculine touches fading, while feminine details and bold fabrics dominate summer surf wear in Parisian influence and American markets.
The article reviews summer beach fashion with favored prints such as florals geometric patterns bold plaids and animal designs. It notes Paris approval of hand blocked fabrics vivid colors and wide range of materials from taffeta to broadcloth. It highlights the day or evening-inspired 1925 bathing costumes diverse styles from tailored suits to circular skirts and cap styles with bright color notes suitable for mature and youthful wearers alike. Patou designs are cited featuring jade greens crepe marocaine embroidery and tunic silhouettes paired with culottes.
Stage tricks and daring misdirection surround the famed magician Carl Hertz. While in Borneo an offer from a Dyak rajah led to a staged marriage ploy and a dramatic Phoenix Illusion. Hertz vanished from a furnace and escaped via a hidden basket, prompting royal belief in a fatal end.
The piece urges readers to study higher achievers rather than sneer at them. Emphasizing Emerson’s principle of competent counsel, it advises seeking advice from those with more knowledge, remaining teachable, and honestly assessing one’s place in the field. It champions humility as a path to wisdom.
In a Boston church display a pair of Governor Phillips shoes show wool lining and stockinette yarn covering. Leather soles and handmade yarn suggest women’s labor to keep leaders warm in harsh winters when servants were scarce and pay was secondary to need.
A brief excerpt discusses pastoral tribes fattening nine year old girls for marriage and links to fat female figures found in Ice Age Europe. The writer posits ancient Europeans shared a similar preference for plump brides, drawing controversial parallels across eras.
A Russian exile describes life in a six house settlement with 22 people as Arctic Robinson Crusoe. Located 300 miles from the nearest village and 4,000 miles from the railway, the settlement had no postal service and answers to officials came via Yakutek, the provincial capital, only after a year and a half at the earliest by special messenger.
The artist asks for an honest opinion from the critic. The critic bluntly says the latest work is absolutely worthless. The exchange ends with the artist pressuring for more candid feedback.
United States Department of Agriculture researchers compare chemicals to kill barberries that spread stem rust in cereals. Salt emerges as cheapest and most practical, with kerosene slower and hazardous salting. Overdose risks to livestock exist, so precautionary steps are advised. Japanese barberry is noted as non spreading stem rust and not to be destroyed.
Professor L F Graber of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture argues for two alfalfa harvests per year to save labor and reduce winterkill while aligning with corn harvest. Trials show yields of 1.9 to 3.4 tons per acre across cutting schedules, with two-cut hay being coarser but higher yielding. Feeding value comparisons remain untested, and grinding may improve coarse hay efficiency.
The article notes rapid growth in highway transportation and forecasts future trunk line highways for motor trucks on regular schedules. It cites heavy freight on the Lincoln highway between New York and Philadelphia causing passenger discomfort on busy days and Massachusetts plans to guide motorists to less congested secondary routes. It also highlights Providence turnpike as a major Boston Providence route and a proposed better road surface with improved passenger comfort. The piece mentions rising use of motor buses and expected rapid development in the next few years.
The melon vine leaves show curled knotted signs from a soft bodied green aphid. Reproduction occurs year round with young born alive and no known eggs. Control relies on natural parasites but may require spraying nicotine sulphate mix or nicotine dust with lime for effectiveness. George S. Langford notes methods for field use.
Readable tips from the Nebraska Agricultural College on repairing and tuning harvest binders. Advice covers main drive chain lubrication, square elevators, knotter hook maintenance, proper timing, knotter pinion wear, cord holder tension, disk travel, needle shape, and knife sharpness to prevent loose end bands and incomplete knots.
Soft-shelled eggs arise from either lack of shell-forming material in feed or disease in the lower oviduct causing insufficient lime secretion. In rare cases birds fail to eat shell-forming material despite ample supply. Keep oyster shell available and increase exercise for overweight hens. adjust diet by reducing corn buckwheat and barley, adding meat scraps or tankage.
Practical notes on maximizing dairy output with summer pastures and lime soil foundation. Emphasizes cooperation, alfalfa yield, pruning new blackberry shoots, caring for young calves, and timing for weaning and feeding. Recommends shade for horses and colts, and complementing pasture with grain when needed. Lettuce and leafy greens linked to reducing sickness.
Nitrogen and moisture are the key drivers of tree growth, especially during the early growing season. H B Niswonger advises early fertilizing with nitrate of soda, applying near the base beyond the branches as buds swell, with amounts varying by tree age and size.
White dewberries and whiteberries are rare yet enduring curiosities. Iceberg, the best known white blackberry, thrives in California gardens though not commercially in the East. Since 1871 white dewberries have appeared in Colorado and Pennsylvania, with many other unlisted variants likely.
A lime sulphur spray named Oregon cold mix was developed at the Oregon station and tested by pear growers last summer. It reportedly controls pear scab and brown rot without harming tender fruit. The mix uses sulphur flour, hydrated lime, skim milk, and water to make a 50 gallon spray.
Ladybird beetles and their larvae feed on plant lice and scale insects, making them highly beneficial. Farmers often misidentify them as pests and may kill them, unaware they aid in pest control. There is no known method to increase their numbers, though they should not be killed from ignorance.
Thinning apples on an overloaded tree prevents broken branches and improves fruit size and marketability. By removing defective fruit and spacing apples about six inches apart, the tree yields more first grade fruit and preserves tree health.
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