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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
5
The article describes two costumes featuring soft mauve batiste with white embroidery and an Oriental decorative touch, and a blue satin gown with filet lace and tucked chiffon. It notes sculpted hip silhouette, high collar, and elaborate embroidery with gold and emerald accents.
Evening frocks grow very gorgeous though wear is scarce. Embroideries in floss silk with floral designs are popular and enhance elegance. Paris dressmakers still favor the semi short waist, giving a slight empire impression without being truly so.
A fashion note describes three millinery hats: a black satin cloche with blue or pink satin lining and a pink rose, a grace silk blue hat with rosettes and a blue green quill, and a teen friendly felt hat in soft mole tones with a pale blue crepe de chine scarf.
Fashion features describe leaden grey and deep pinky mauve tones with vibrant yellows and ambers. Tall tailored coats with slim jackets, large velvet flowers crown new hats, tassels and hangings adorn gowns, and fur bordered turtle embellishments trend for winter and evening wear.
Drogue is an old word for a low drag sled like a stoneboat still used on farms. The term is seldom heard today as regulation stoneboats dominate, leaving readers unaware of this traditional farm implement.
A simple sled like device built from a bent small tree, cut and shaped into four foot planks with front holes for a heavy stake. The design prevents sliding on hills and includes optional side rails if supplies are scarce.
The text traces long cultivated grasses such as perennial rye grass from England over 200 years, orchard grass in England for over a century and Virginia by 1764, and Timothy grass linked to North Carolina or Virginia with a founder named Timothy Hansen. It notes origins disputed between North America and England.
The Farmers' Review advocates rotating crops to maintain soil health and control pests. Different crops use varying plant nutrients and return organic matter through roots and decay. Leguminous crops should appear in rotations only after soil nitrogen levels decline to avoid unnecessary nitrogen use.
The text stresses that steer exposure in fall improves cold climate resilience and notes poultry market growth with population. It warns fall exposure, not winter cold, drives horse ailments and advises clean stables to reduce doctor bills. It claims hogs need ample grain year round and suggests hay like clover or alfalfa when fresh grass is unavailable.
An article argues that seed corn quality comes from heredity rather than surroundings. It notes many ears look superior yet owe it to favorable growth conditions, while truly excellent ears arise from a mother plant with ample nutrients and light.
The piece argues drainage grading and durable culverts precede surfacing and praises dirt roads aided by road drags. It contends macadam gains cost, favors dirt roads for farmers, and urges counties to use drags or disks to improve conditions while resisting hard surfacing.
A method to build a fence across a ravine uses two base posts at the edge with a wire stretched between them and over a central post. This prevents the central post from being pulled up when ground is soft.
Oliver Curtiss Perry, a former train robber famed in 1892, is deemed the most remarkable patient at Dannemora for living four years without food or outer clothing. He remains insistent on never eating prison fare or wearing clothes, relying on a tube for nourishment. He blames unfair treatment and seeks transfer to a regular prison, claiming sanity if allowed to eat and dress normally.
The article stresses moisture as vital to grass production and notes fields suffer from excess or insufficient moisture. It urges better manure incorporation, proper drainage, improved swale use, and extensive tiling of meadows to enhance growth and prevent surface water retention in spring.
The piece extols red clover as an unmatched pasture grass in Great Lakes region areas. It notes higher protein in alfalfa but red clover thrives with less care, self propagating along clearing edges and offering abundant forage for grazing animals.
European farmers profit from land valued at 400 to 1000 dollars per acre. They keep only cows producing 300 pounds of butter yearly, while American herds average about 140 pounds per cow.
A short quip from Puck notes a young man who shapes the world to his liking and proclaims paradise yet dies after a week. The coroner’s jury verdict: he was bored to death.
The saying notes women find happiness in sharing the glory of their husbands achievements through their own contributions sometimes, reflecting social norms of partnership and recognition.
New York reports Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell, permanent under secretary for Ireland, travels to the United States. His mission likely focuses on explaining to Irish leaders why Ireland has not achieved home rule and a land act transferring land to tenants. He built support among clergy, critics say he wields strong power, and his trip follows conflicts with Wyndham and Birrell over devolution and land reform.
After dust removal, apply gentle cleaning to painted surfaces with minimal scrubbing. Use chamois leather and clean water to wash and polish panes, avoiding linen or cotton cloths that shed fibers. For frost prevention, apply glycerine on a dry duster. kerosene can deepen shine and deter fires.
The passage extols a religious leader as more than a preacher, a living link to salvation, simple and humane yet walking with God. It portrays a scholar whose speech is springlike and whose conduct bears gravity from divine insight. It casts the minister as a prophetic figure on holy ground.
Instructions advise waiting for moisture to wick away before applying plaster or mending tissue. Turn right side, place clean cloth, iron until smooth, clip frayed edges, and baste with ease. To remove a hem with gum tissue, warm iron briefly to slip apart the fabric.
A heres of simple sewing tricks for dresses and skirts. Basting with contrasting thread helps reattach ribbons after washing. Embroidery edges gain strength from a crochet border. Worn skirts become warm underskirts by washing, cutting into gores, adding a matching fabric and ruffles.
Instructions describe preparing a cucumber pickle by combining forty eight cucumbers with peppers and seeds, chilling overnight, then draining and boiling vinegar sugar and spices before pouring over the vegetables and sealing in jars. The process emphasizes chopping, salting, and refrigerating overnight before final canning.
Wash the grapes and remove pulps and skins. Cook separately until tender, press skins to extract juice, then combine pulp juice and sugars. Boil until thick, add skins for two minutes, then fill jars and seal.
A traditional seam method suggests extending trouser length by opening the hem, stitching four times with silk along the edge, adding a narrow braid at the shoe heel, turning up again, and hemming for a neat finish. The result claims to extend wear and improve appearance.
A fragment describes layering meat onions carrots rice and peas in a baking dish. A gallon of something is poured over, the dish is covered and baked for four hours. The text is garbled with misprints and unclear ingredients.
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