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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1905
Page
3
Home dressmaking guidance from Woman's World offers practical tips for sewing and fitting. Advice covers cutting, seam work, pattern handling, pressing with a rolling pin, inserting boning, finishing stitches, collar and sleeve alignment, and avoiding puckering for better fit.
Instructions describe making a small heart shaped needlebook from four heart pieces and two whole hearts. Steps include cutting, folding, stitching edges, binding with ribbon, inserting small items, and assembling by tacking at the apex so the pieces fold together into a compact book with a ribbon handle.
A damaged OCR passage presents a washing guide credited to Werofessor Leaiz, a German scientist, detailing mixture ratios, boiling methods, and rinse steps. It includes soaking whites, scalding, and the use of bluing, with side notes on clothing care and a ponderous comment about women being better at self control than men.
The London Globe discusses a popular belief that the phrase pop goes the weasel refers to a purse snapping open or a pawned item, tracing its meaning through city slang and a Tudor Islington tale, noting the song spread worldwide and shaped youths’ impressions of City Road london.
An English observer, Selous, studies stock doves and notes that nesting feeding grows obsolete as pleasure shifts to combat, with doves bowing during fights as a symbolic courtship gesture. He suggests human hiss may mirror this bird behavior and highlights the bow as a ritual connecting courtship and conflict.
The excerpt traces the term lobster as a playful nickname for redcoat officers from Sir Walter Scott to Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, noting a bawled verse about a bailed lobster. It suggests the term’s shift from trivial mockery in England to hostile epithet in America during the Revolution, with Bancroft citing it among mob abuses after the Boston Massacre.
A New Orleans Times Democrat piece recalls a man who on seeing his five year old daughter’s reproachful look stopped drinking. He reflects how that single moment redirected his life, leading to years without whiskey after that day.
An old note discusses optimal harvest timing for corn intended for silage, stressing precise stage at which stalks reach moisture and composition targets. It references a table showing water content and dry matter at various maturity points to guide storage quality and test results.
Guidance on timing for cutting corn for silage to maximize dry matter and prevent spoilage. Notes stages from milk to dent, ear maturity, and how moisture, packing, and air exclusion affect silage quality. Recommends cutting ripest corn first, placing at silo bottom, and avoiding overripe kernels.
The account by ALD. Tu86 describes a neophile or steam machine fashioned as a man. It was filled with inflammable material and used in battles between the Moneols and Prester John’s forces, illustrating steam technology cited by various hydraulics and mechanics authorities as not a modern invention.
A reader notes the irony of a man who prays for his party's regeneration becoming indignant at the idea of voting for the opposition. The remark underlines how political zeal can clash with pragmatic voting behavior in everyday discourse.
In a Chicago News extract, Timkins taunts Slinkins over a failed mining venture while Simhons admits his own stake remains in the enterprise. The dialogue hints at a public dispute and disputed fortune in a sensational local report.
Alexander Suilth credits cheerful generosity as a universal driver of goodwill, noting that kindness and wit resonate across cultures and seasons, lifting spirits and fostering connection in communities worldwide.
The Kansas State Agricultural College reports a home made fly repellent for calves and cows. The formula uses rosin soap laundry soap fish oil water and optional kerosene for spray. Mix dissolve heat apply with a brush cost 7 to 9 cents per gallon and use 1/2 pint per calf per application, with repeat applications as rosin coats hair.
A damaged fragment notes a leaf eating hornworm affecting lettuce. It describes the worm and adult moth, their colors and sizes, life cycle, and day hiding habits. Remedies include hand picking, burlap wraps, and foliage poisoning with paris green or pyrethrum, plus soapy sprays and crop rotation to deter further damage.
The Onion Crop Outlook Across Regions describes Western states and central districts facing variable conditions. Eastern areas around New York and New Jersey show better conditions while central western states like Wisconsin and Illinois face overabundant moisture and reseeding needs. Ohio reports a wet season but favorable outlook with potential improvement in better weather. New York and New England show improved prospects, especially Orange county with higher acreage. Canastota fields in Madison County are weaker but improving. Overall, Atlantic coast and New England regions show promising signs, while Michigan and Erie tracts wrestle with weeds and dampness. The Canastota and Orange county areas demonstrate regional variation, with growers cautious but optimistic about the season.
The Kansas penitentiary twine plant boosts state income and keeps farmers’ costs down by selling twine below trust prices. Minnesota and other plants show similar savings, with legislation limiting profits to reduce farmer prices. Also guidance on Brussels sprouts plant lice control using sprays and simple preparations.
Proclamation notes two proposed amendments to Maryland Constitution and related acts from 1904 to 1908. It outlines eligibility to vote, registration rules, residency requirements, and submission to voters at the next general election. Includes signatures of Senate President Spencer Tones, Secretary Robert Moss, and House Speaker George Y. Everbarty.
The Governor directs publication of proposed amendments to Articles 1 and 3 of the Maryland Constitution in multiple newspapers across counties and in three Baltimore papers, including one German language, weekly for three months before the November 1905 election to allow legal voters to adopt or reject the amendments. The action follows the General Assembly and Court of Appeals mandates.
Local shop slashes prices on bathing suits and wash ties as part of a clearout. Shoppers find marked down stock across fashion items with new sale tags guiding midseason buys.
Fruit rot of tomatoes is combatted by pinching and training vines to admit better air flow, along with destroying all diseased fruits to prevent the spread of infection.
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