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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1925
Page
8
T W No land, Director, Missouri State Poultry Experiment Station, Mountain Grove, outlines how parent stock health drives offspring vigor. He lists ten causes of weak vigor from inbreeding to improper incubation and crowded housing, and advises best practices for strong poultry production.
A farm without poultry is a mistake. A turkey hen can cover from fifteen to twenty eggs during incubation. Rearing geese exclusively would hardly be profitable. The laying season is too short, lasting about two months.
Scarves are no longer a fleeting trend but a staple of style, bridging seasons and outfits. They offer practical color, versatility, and transformative effect from casual to evening wear, with endless textures from chiffon to wool.
Opals rise as the newest fashion in jewelry with longer, larger earrings and varied pieces. White jade, brilliants, onyx, topaz, crystals, and opals from oriental and Mexican sources appear in ornate designs, appealing to stylish women who favor black and white contrasts.
A Buckingham inspired sleeve design appears on a crepe de chine frock with two contrasting hues. The sleeve is outlined to the elbow and widens to the waist, copied from a George Villiers painting. Paris dressmakers this season are drawn to masculine trims from the early seventeenth century.
The ensemble features a metallo brocade jumper paired with a velvet skirt. It is described as suitable for daytime affairs of informal character rather than ceremonial use.
Fashion notes emphasize a strong undergarment base for the new silhouette. A lightweight yet firm girdle and bra combination shapes smooth lines, with variants combining lace brassiere and flowered girdle. Two tone color effects and georgette shades enhance practical chic.
Charming pink party frocks for ten year old Misa feature pale pink chiffon, skirts with many flounces, and cream lace or silver embroidery trims.
A reading of household advice and recipes including fish chowder with milk and crackers, French string beans with garlic and parsley, ripe olive salad, pork chops with parsnip stew, roast rabbit, and general kitchen tips for saving fuel and maintaining cleanliness.
A social gathering game prompts guests to name qualities starting with successive letters. The player ends up praising his wife with a phrase that begins with I love my love because she is, but in this instance he is solo and his response rhymes with being at home, reflecting rumored discord.
A cryptic wartime style exchange about communism and a joke on a “permanent wave” at a New York dinner. Mortimer Schiff and others discuss political failures, while a girl asks why the term permanent wave is used, and another answers that once started you keep waving it permanently.
Brooklyn woman Miss E Rich recalls stomach bloating gas and poor appetite. She tried Carter's Little Liver Pills after other remedies failed and reports relief when her stomach trouble returns she uses Carter's again. Sold by all drug stores at 25 cents.
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