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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
7
Pretty sun bonnets exhibit delicate millinery craft with lace chiffon straw and satin ribbons. Crowns are soft with light wire frames and fluffy brim ruffles, mostly white with pale blue or pink tinting possible. Elastic fasteners provide secure holds for occasional wear.
Littloe Dik Heleree reports on local dressmakers testing designs for two seasons. The piece notes experiments with beleves and a possible new talo wandic, reflecting evolving fashion trends and shop experiments.
Beck is described in a stylistic note referencing ten or zero fears in a textiles context and catalog entries for Sarees SS. The line hints at fashion notes or a decorative theme without concrete events or individuals.
Milliners abandon white and black aigrettes due to laws and cost. Restrictions on birds plus aigrette expense push hat makers to artificial substitutes. New trims use alien wheat fashioned as an aigrette, with pieces left natural or dyed blue green and purple to match hats and gowns. Green dominates for cool summer effects.
The listing details favorite trimmings including Venise Allen Giet Milam laces and gold and alver laces. Embroidery and beaded trims appear, with large Indian style beads noted. Paquis tele Uraide uses fringe tassels and braid ornaments. silk fagoting dominates many middle garments amid extensive trimming usage.
A garbled note suggests linen sheets offer a cooler, wrinkled comfort during warm weather. It discusses the appeal of different fabrics and the desire for a cooler sleeping environment, mentioning general comparisons without clear specifics.
An essay argues dry farming is improved by keeping livestock, detailing how cows hens sheep and horses provide steady income through milk butter fat meat and sales. It links animal companionship to rural spirit, year round labor, soil fertility via leguminous crops, and notes regional crop viability differences.
A fragment describes efforts to secure cheaper pork and health tied gains. It mentions alfalfa hay and a similar amount from an alfalfa pasture, noting cost-saving measures and production practices.
The article notes that pasture grown forage such as grasses and clover gives pigs and cattle good food at lower cost than grain feeds. It highlights farmers adopting fencing and controlled grazing as a cheaper, more efficient feeding method.
Fragmentary text describes watering horses at regular intervals. Details are unclear due to transcription errors but indicate routine wetting every two or three hours and partial mentions of progress.
In dry areas broadcast sowing wastes seed and yields uneven germination. Drill planting reaches soil moisture, goes deeper when needed, and distributes seed uniformly, reducing losses. Deep planting protects plants from drought and wind, improving chances of crop success.
The amount of brome grass seed to sow depends on soil condition and moisture. If the soil is poor even more seed may be needed. Dry land requires a well prepared seed bed and may take a year to germinate. In moist seasons use more seed. Recommend eight to fourteen pounds per acre with a depth of half to one and a half inches.
The author notes from past curiosity that a family of five spent 48 dollars on vegetables each summer. To cover this cost the family head would work 24 days at two dollars per day, yet he did not view the expense as extravagance.
Rape yields pasture feed in a matter of weeks to two months after sowing for all stock. It is available earlier than most green crops and can be eaten young without injury. If sown six to eight weeks before needed, it furnishes pasture through late summer.
Poultry notes advise strict calm handling of chicks to avoid stress and disease. The guide recommends exercise for healthy fowls, timing for roosting, keeping older turkeys for breeding, and careful housing to prevent drafts and temperature issues. It emphasizes cleanliness, feeds, and home kerosene washes, noting turkeys and ducks require separate care to prevent cross contamination.
A gossiping note describes a clubwomen group planning outdoor entertaining with paper napkins printed by a typewriter cast. The piece jokes about purple ink smudges on guests and parodies food philosophy from Mr Herbert Fisher about enjoying food rather than worrying about waste.
A Florida letter describes severe headaches nervousness and liver distress linked to coffee. The writer details bilious symptoms and heart palpitations before trying a regimen with Baquil coffee and Poxtum, reporting improvement after a short trial.
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