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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
2
The Farmington Enterprise announces Frank Braplin serves as editor and owner. The notice confirms his leadership role at the Farmington publication.
A New Mexico suburb near Paris hosts a film set where a staged execution ends with real lions tearing a papier mache maiden, the scene staged for a moving picture. The report notes the lions were hungry after days without food and the sultan’s throne offer is mentioned as a satirical aside.
A college exchange of courtesies turned perilous at Beloit as a young woman suffered pepper rubbed into her eyes during a spirited bout. Report says the injured student is in danger of losing sight as dormitory antics mirror the energy of male students.
The United States circuit court of appeals at San Francisco has decided the great fire was not caused by the preceding earthquake. The ruling settles certain insurance cases though public belief remains that the quake sparked the fire.
A Washington minister praises Cain’s wife as a fine woman and urges justice for the neglected figure. The speaker notes her history is buried in oblivion and hopes the husband did not become a notorious lady killer if he killed his brother.
The piece notes that for much of the past century men wore hats nicknamed chimney pot and describes the comfort level implied by the term.
An Italian prince was arrested and held all day in a police station after allegedly running down two workmen with an automobile for which he had no license. He faced the incident amid heightened scrutiny of aristocratic privilege in the era.
The speaker argues that staying home to invest in lawsuits, gasoline launches, and other games of chance poses fewer dangers and greater potential rewards than traveling to Morocco where kidnapping and ransom are risks. The line favors domestic ventures and cautionary travel prudence.
French art circles debate the age at which a woman is most beautiful. The conversation questions whether women can offer reliable statistics on the matter.
A notable rise in post office receipts nationwide mirrors bank clearings as the strongest indicator of business activity, reflecting improved commercial momentum and overall economic engagement.
An etymologist speculates nickelodeons were named after Old Nick and invites rebuttal from the author of the claim. The remark prompts shots of irony and challenge as readers weigh the origin story.
An unclear note discusses whether to give tips and to move in Finland. It questions timing and pressures readers to consider the right choice between staying put and changing locations.
A fragment offers advice to never let a game slip away and to push for victory in any contest. It includes a cribbage analogy about making a small move toward winning and urges persistence to tackle the task.
A color guidance piece discusses pink blue yellow violet red green and fern arrangements for hostess schemes and seasonal flowers. The narrative shifts to a social gathering for a hostess and her fiancé Mr John Blank with a masked guest, congratulations, a jolly dance, pink and white heart shaped ice cream, heart cakes, pink roses, and roses given as souvenirs.
A young woman hosts a fancy dress party inviting guests to arrive as famous lovers. Husbands and wives, siblings, and friends dress as pairs like John Alden and Priscilla or Napoleon and Josephine. Guests guess identities while answering playful questions about fact versus fiction and whether love led to marriage.
The hip yoke effect popular in imported gowns appears in new forms. Designers now cover the bodice and hip skirt with embroidery to convert two piece gowns into a princess silhouette. Some trims are added as jacket like overlays.
The article notes ribbons wider than before used in lingerie, with widths from an inch to two inches. Beading matches the width, and ribbons thread the tops of flounces on lingerie and lace petticoats. It mentions corset covers, chemises, and the tying of long loop bows as an important detail.
A period fashion note describes a high waisted fawn silk skirt with a darker hem and a cloth coat with silk trims and button details. It lists materials including 65 yards silk and 4 yards cloth, plus a fawn hat with silk band and three feathers. A second entry presents a bottle green cravenette coat, double breasted with a turn up collar and wide shoulder tucks.
The description highlights revival of furs and hats with brushed foreheads and side ringlets. A leghorn straw hat in natural color features pale blue chiffon crown and a large bow on one brim. It is paired with a white tea suit braided with white soutache, a circular skirt, and a long semifitting coat.
Wash cucumbers, place in a stone jar with brine, add grape leaves and weight. Soak, rinse, and layer cucumbers with salt and grape leaves in a pickling kettle. Pour alum water, then heat, cool, and jar with piicoles. Soak in boiling brine, then in warm vinegar, and seal with spiced vinegar per recipe.
Practical domestic hints on preserving cheese with cloth, moth prevention with a perfume bag, color protection for silk, screen care, gentle machine grease removal, and methods for cleaning bottles, cookbooks, and steel using Emery powder and oil. Includes steps for vinegar wraps and light heating to avoid damage.
A traditional puff pastry method recommends boiling water with butter, then stirring in sifted flour to form a smooth mass. After cooling, add ten unbeaten eggs one by one, pipe or spoon onto a greased pan, bake until dry and fluffy, then fill with cream and ice with white or chocolate icing once cooled.
Cream one cup sugar with butter and two eggs. Add milk, soda, cream tartar, and flour to make batter. Bake in layers. Filling: mix strawberries sugar and egg white until thick as whipped cream, spread between layers and on top. Raspberries or bananas can substitute.
A recipe instructs making a batter with flour sugar salt milk egg and olive oil. Fry rosette shaped pastries in hot fat, fill with cooked peas seasoned with salt pepper and butter, and serve with olives and sharp cheese.
Nut replacement for meat praised for nutrition but quality varies. Salted nuts or cooked dishes recommended. Olive oil cream and butter cited as nourishing. Macaroni spaghetti and noodles praised as healthy and easily digested for weak stomachs.
The article identifies corn root-worms as the most serious Iowa insect pest, detailing the northern and southern forms, their life cycles, and how they damage corn. It emphasizes crop rotation as the most effective preventive measure and notes that the northern form feeds almost exclusively on corn while the southern form also attacks other grasses.
To save a dwindling colony a queen should be captured and introduced to fresh bees from strong colonies. If cool, move the swarm box indoors, confine the queen for an hour or two, then release. After a few days, place the swarm into a clean hive or shake in nearby brood stock to strengthen the weak colony.
Garden pests attack early melon and cucumber plantings. Apply wood ashes lime or gypsum tainted with kerosene turpentine or carbolic acid to deter beetles. For small patches, protect each hill with a mosquito netting guard until plants begin to run.
The United States Department of Agriculture expects a new beet sugar production record, estimating over 500000 short tons of beet sugar will be produced this year, surpassing all previous years.
An article notes a stonemason’s son who left corn farming to grow tomatoes and earned as much as 408 dollars per acre, totaling about 12 000 dollars from a small thirty two acre plot over seven years, highlighting the contrast with corn yields.
Mrs May Fry of Lindley credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with removing a cyst tumor four years growth after three doctors advised surgery The testimonial declares the compound strengthened her and urges other women with pains inflammation or displacement to try the remedy and seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
A grocer mocks the deacon's son after church about a family plan to raise chickens based on an eggplant purchase. The father reportedly read about chicken-raising methods and decided to start with eggplants, despite advice to buy adult fowls.
A boss kindly tells Herkimer Hoskins to remove his coat as a fan shifts toward him. Hoskins blushes, explains his shirts are made by his wife. A boy asks a girl why her father wheezes, and she replies it is one of his organs playing.
Comic dialogue exchanges between a father and son. The question hints at rural humor about unlikely agriculture. The snippet features playful miscommunication and a punchline about chicory in a hennery.
The snippet touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a household remedy for summer complaints and cramps with various bottle sizes. It also promotes Mrs Winglews Soothing Syrup for children and warns against offering odds to an elevator boy, a quip reflecting period humor.
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