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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
6
An agricultural column by W Milton Kelly explains sandy soils hold organic matter well and resist crusting. It advocates a three year rotation with corn, wheat and clover, using manure with clover, grazing cows or swine to return nutrients, and returning all grain to stock to rebuild soil fertility.
The article notes heavy rains bring pests and highlights sunflowers absorbing large water amounts through roots. It states that on warm days more than 4 quarts of water enter the roots of a medium sunflower, discussing roots providing anchorage, water transport, and nutrient uptake.
A farmer notes many methods to destroy quack grass and shares a thorough plan. Late fall plowing exposes root room to frost, summer cultivation twice weekly, remove any extra plants in spring, then plant corn the next year and follow with barley and wheat. The writer claims this method eradicated the weeds.
An article by CG Lipp describes fish oil as a cheap repellent and lists several mixtures with kerosene tar oil carbolic acid and soap. Instructions cover proportions preparation and application by brush or sprayer to animals.
The agricultural press urges poultry raisers to focus on purity and improvement of seeds and flock quality. Paying attention to breeding can surpass grain in importance, transforming dunghill stock into graded-up layers.
Designers push for narrower skirts as fashion winds shift away from the full silhouette. The umbrella cut dominates this season with a smaller waist, hips smoothed, and skirts sweeping around the ankles. Some fear new clothes or alterations if fashion swings back to slim lines before the year ends.
A simple apron pattern uses a piece about eighteen to twenty inches square. It is hemmed around the edge and edged with fine stitching or buttonhole scalloping. Corners feature insets with embroidery. A ribbon casing across one point forms a waist bib when drawn and tied. Feather and cross stitch enhance the design.
A fragment advises using a teaspoonful of turpentine in the final rinsing water to keep white silk stockings from turning yellow when washed. The tip reflects old domestic guidance published in the periodical.
A dainty negligee appears as a feature in linen skirts, but circular skirts are advised against in all wash fabrics to maintain fabric integrity.
A British article extols a stocking case as a novelty to organize hosiery. It suggests materials from linen to voile and describes creating a pocket from a fabric strip nine inches wide and over a yard long, with a pointed flap. The device holds about a dozen pairs.
A second strip about five inches wide and the length of the wider one minus the pocket is bound with rib bon or tape on one long side. The opposite edge is laid even with the wider strip and basted there. Next the double strips are divided into 12 pockets just as one would make no shoe bag. Then all edges of the cana are bound with the selected bindings. The larger patkat is to hold the stock ings that need darning, while the smaller ones take one pair each rolled up smoothly ready to put on. As it is dificult to keen stockings in pairs when they are all one color, it is a good plan to sew one of the little dress wnappers at the top of each stocking. When sending to the laundry a pair of stockings can be clasped together, and orders given to wash them so foited. Then one can tell just how wall or how badly stock ings wear and can buy the brand that gives the better satisfaction. When the case is rolled up it can be pushed into a corner of a bureau drawer, and will be found a much neater arrange ment than the loose stocking drawer.
Practical ribbons shape hats that accompany street suits with ribbon trimming. Ribbon proves durable and suits the sailor style now dominating simple waiting day wear. Satin sailor hats and white felt pongee models are popular choices.
The colored bodice on an evening gown offers an economical solution for many. It helps the color lover save money while brightening a frock, letting a wearer look her best and refresh an old dress.
Exotic fruits and flowers in cutout motifs with beaded petals and lime define trims for dresses and hats. Velvet likely to replace taffeta and satin as winter approaches. Furs used creatively to form floral petals or lace motifs. White, black, and metallics, especially gold and silver, appear in new shades and shimmering fabrics.
Describes fashion designs featuring fullness at the hips with plaited panels over the hip area and a bell waist. A shirrings style adds side fullness, a round yoke, and a circular lower section attached to the yoke with six inches of hip fullness for a novel silhouette.
Full information and a free map offered by Himmelberger-Harrison Land Selling Company of Cape Girardeau Missouri. Dept A address appears for inquiries. Saffron Beam quotes and a dialogue about judgment and reflection amid a fallow man.
Mrs A J Crawford of Maifield Moss writes that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her Bright's Disease, restoring health after doctors could offer nothing. She details swelling, swollen eyes, and eventual full recovery, recommending the 60-cent boxes from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY. The ad also notes Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets at 60 cents. The second item is a humorous exchange about marriages and math, joking that divorce would be a fraction.
A tramp voices cynicism about souls and hardship. Two men discuss a desperate plight with one saying he sleeps outdoors due to poverty. The other recalls a tale of someone who did the same to avoid medical advice. Christian Register.
Advertisement copy touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as most effective for clearing pimples blackheads redness roughness itching and scalp dandruff Also offers free samples by mail with a Book and postcard request The fragment also mentions a summer resort with old legends and a garbled gospel remark
Mrs. Gaddora asks if her gown is proper while Mr. Gulders growls. The dialogue centers on whether the attire meets societal standards and implied legal scrutiny.
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