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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
2
A column card from Farmington NM blends disparate snippets with global notes from India Persia Panama and Wall Street. It muses on malaria shifts in disease history and jokes about Mark Twain advertising while referencing the Shah of Persia and the Mikado with wry humor.
Ambassador Reid pays a handsome tribute to the American Rhodes scholars at Oxford praising their appearance and conduct. He testifies to favorable opinions held by Oxford clongs and confirms the official nature of the tribute as authoritative.
In New York Fraunce's Tavern where Washington bid farewell to his officers was returned to its original condition. The Sons of the Revolution took possession on December 5 and dedicated two memorial tablets marking the occasion. The building is hailed as a clear historic preservation success.
The Yale non graduate catalogue to be published lists 38 000 living men who entered Yale but did not graduate. Reasons vary but low marks likely explain many failures and their later careers may differ. Telegraph lines expand along the Cape to Cairo route joining Khartum with Egypt and beyond.
Australia plans a striking stamp issue aimed at global prestige. The departmental board estimates 300000 dollars of sales in the first year and about 100000 dollars annually thereafter. Stamps will be printed from piece plates and feature distinctive Australian imagery.
Instructions from Farm and Home stress precise edging with a narrow spade and careful grading of the first course. Use a scoop to remove crumbs before they soften, true up the bottom, and reinforce a two inch segment to lay tile. For obstructions, cut back and maneuver around without losing line.
Steam plows show success under certain conditions, mainly on big farms with ample labor issues. An agent notes easier hiring of engineers and firemen than steady laborers, and cites western semi arid regions where soils demand such gear. Major labor savings come from a plow turning 16 furrows with three operators. The trend likely stays with large farms due to field size.
Farmers are urged to inspect orchards in winter to prevent rodent damage. Snow crusts hide hungry field mice that attack trees beneath, especially where grass remains. Removing snow around trunks reveals the pests and stops damage early.
A Prairie Farmer note explains a simple lifting tackle for moving heavy barrels between floors or from wagon to a building. Two hooks catch the barrel rim, connected by a short rope to a tackle rope, forming a convenient hoisting method demonstrated in the accompanying illustration.
A 19th or early 20th century style note advises farmers to keep stock healthy in winter. It stresses good feeding and ample air, suggests a board shaft to vent stale air, proper sash windows, and daily grooming. Proper care now yields healthier cows and better spring fat, preventing spring poor.
Prairie Farmer describes a do it yourself grinding wheel. A sturdy frame uses four 4x4 lumber pieces at A and B with 1x16 stock braces. An iron rod forms the axled axis with a treadle operated by the foot. A grindstone wheel sits inside the frame and a wagon wheel is attached at the far end. A crank may be added.
This and that notes emphasize preparedness for winter with better lanterns and fall farming practices. It advises fall plowing to expose pests, selecting high yield plant varieties, and the ongoing debate between commercial fertilizers and manure spreaders. After plowing, clean and grease the implement for spring use.
The potato crop is praised as highly profitable for farmers with minimal land exhaustion. Potatoes mainly consist of water and starch and leave residues that enrich the soil rather than deplete it. Few pests threaten potatoes and most diseases are manageable, with Colorado beetle noted as the main insect enemy.
A mother creates a miniature kids’ retreat in a shared home using DIY furniture from plain green wallpaper to an old pine bureau painted white. The two cot beds double as play couches with washable cretonne covers, each child has a small chair, and a toy box from a painted commode keeps toys organized.
Saxe blue cloth gown features a front panel skirt with stitched bands and a tall double hem trimmed by black velvet oblongs. Bodice uses black velvet with self-tone taffeta collar and silk fringe. Rose colored chemisette dress with cream silk stock and a jumper style trimmed in diagonal velvet ribbons.
The article highlights flowered delaines for children’s dresses and affordable fabrics. It notes white serge garments in Peter Thompson style with soft white trimmings and pale blue coin dot accents, plus a small blue silk necktie as a finishing touch.
Velvet bows in all colors trimmed with lace appear as a new neck accessory. Each bow uses a velvet piece about two and a half inches wide, ends edged with lace, tied in a knot with a lace accordion-plaited butterfly through the knot. A new tie features embroidery in French dots to match colored collars.
The guide advises dipping a spool of silk in clear water then drying to prevent unraveling and looping around the spindle. It notes new spools often break, and also that rough finish on new cotton or linen can make needle threading hard. A little soap along the stitching line is recommended to ease sewing and prevent thread breaks.
Face cloths and sponges can cause blackheads and pimples if not kept clean. Use a wash cloth only once or twice and boil thoroughly after washing before reuse. Even though not directly harmful, dirty cloths contribute to poor complexions.
The article notes lace turn over collars and ties that feature colored crocheted rings. Collars are high with stiff backs, the turned-down portion made of baby Vic?h. Appliqued colored rings in pink, blue, green or lavender appear at intervals. Small lace bows accompany the collars, each ending in a crocheted ring sewn to the lace.
The excerpt discusses long standing loyalties among French women to traditional cuts and fabrics. It hints at a shift toward new tailoring styles emphasizing coat shapes, garment silhouette, and braided or decorative trims, with broader collars and gradient effects.
A vintage tea time recipe page offers German Butter Cookies with rich butter sugar and egg yolk glaze, soft jumbles, brandy snaps, almond tartlets and wafers. Instructions cover mixing, flavors like cinnamon cardamom Jordan almonds, shaping, baking, and finishing with whipped cream fillings.
Scald milk and fold in egg yolks with sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Cook until thick, cool, then add vanilla almond and currants and fold in whipped cream. Fill baked tartlet cases, top with stiff egg white and powdered sugar meringue, brown in oven. serve cold. May be prepared a day ahead.
A restored home remedy describes boiling milk with cinnamon for a cinnamon milk infusion served cold. It then explains blanching almonds and blending them with orange flower water to enrich the milk, straining, and chilling. The pumpkin instruction favors slow baking over quick boiling for richer flavor and browner color.
A historical remedy describes bunion relief from tight shoes causing foot soreness. The treatment recommends a daily application using carbolic acid tincture iodine and glycerine mixed in specified strengths with a camel hair brush.
A method to cleanse a bean pot involves baking soda and water. Fill the pot with cold water after adding one teaspoonful of baking soda, cover, and steam in the oven for two hours or more. The edges will shed the baked-on black residue.
A fragmented recipe describes mixing one egg one cup sugar one cup sour cream one pint flour and baking powder then baking in a biscuit pan for about thirty minutes. It mentions a cornstarch sauce with sugar dissolved in water and butter, but several quantities are garbled.
In a melodramatic line a man declares his sole love to a woman who gazes with trusting eyes. She murmurs that Ananias did likewise when courting Sapphira, framing a moral allusion within a romantic exchange.
A testimonial-ad style notice promotes D. D. D. Prescription soothing liquid for skin itch relief. It claims instant effect when applied and invites readers to request a free sample by mail from the D. D. D. Co. in Chicago, enclosing 10c for postage.
Testimonies from Mayville New York and Beaver Falls Pennsylvania describe Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound easing female troubles and enabling women to return to daily work. Readers urged to try the remedy for symptoms like pains backache dizziness and nervous distress.
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