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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
2
A Victorian era kitchen column offers frugal meal ideas using scraps and leftovers. It outlines methods to repurpose meats, cereals, bread, and vegetables into dishes such as fruit desserts, hearty puddings, salads, and soups, with specific recipes and serving tips.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a range of oddities including a whale mortality, a planned North Carolina opening, a farm sale schedule, a Cleveland registry tax on a French bulldog, and bizarre methods for auctioning refuse in Italian towns. The text references tattooing birth records, a siphon-equipped boat for extracting items at sea, and sensational movie scenarios, all presented in a disjointed, era-tinged style.
The article reviews soft weave dresses with crossbar patterns in silk and cotton, noting unpretentious afternoon gowns, panel details, and side pockets. It highlights black and white striped accents, kindergarten cloth for practical skirts, and new novelty petticoats with scalloped crochet edges finished in black and white.
The article discusses petticoat fashions with cotton stripes and silk trim. It notes wide belts with scalloped edges, button fastenings in frock color, and bodice details. Silk petticoats feature deep pointed flounces and picot edges, with white satin cuffs and sailor collars as stylish accents for a youthful refined look. Gay cotton stripes return for spring petticoats alongside newer designs.
An excerpt notes that merely introducing new fashion does not imply every woman can or will wear it, reflecting social access concerns and limited reach of trends among households. The passage discusses barriers to adoption and suggests selective, upper-tier appeal rather than broad ubiquity.
An illustrated tale follows Pat and Gyp, white fox terrier pups, as they frolic in fresh snow and stage a playful “Dead Dog” game. Two girls Helen and Dorothy watch and plan a tea party for their dogs, with the pets sharing toys and treats under a festive scene.
The piece notes radical changes in hat models from winter themes, with low brims, upturned edges, and new materials. It describes softened lines, fringe feathers, and bands imitating fur, signaling a youthful spring style with cheerful colors and sharp beams, though outcomes vary by trend.
A mosaic of brief notes on commerce and industry includes a Spanish merchant seeking oil yarn for a Dutch dealer, a cocoons harvest in Japan, an ancient Cairo fan, Japanese capitalists building a product plant in Tringtay China, and Swiss cattle feeders abandoning off cake. Also mentioned are Hawaii shoe demand, Lima aviation school, a US$24 392 annual government appropriation, a fatal trolley incident in Cleveland, coconut oil replacing dairy fat in Europe, an electrically protected coin slot device in Switzerland, Sugar Lett records in the United States, and consul Wakefield reporting on office appliance demand in Port Elizabeth.
Recipe fragment suggests creamed eggs with cooked fish remnants free of skin and bone mixed with white sauce and mashed potato, baked until set. Also includes sewing guidance for hemming sheets on a machine with turning fabric and stitching along edges without tying ends.
William A Radford presents a farm barn design named cross plan with a three in one stable layout separating dairy with horses and young stock. Describes plank frame construction, gambrel roof, large hay storage of 110 tons in main mow plus 40 tons per wing, and a central covered passageway for access. Also notes optimizing location near highway and the advisor offers free inquiries to readers.
Farmyard planning stresses front and back drives, north and west placement of barns, and open south yards to balance wind, sun, and cleanliness. Emphasizes avoiding wells as sole organizing factor and highlights hay chutes, hopper bottom barns, and accessible feed rooms. Also notes export tin container sealing to protect contents and a Dutch electrical auction system for eggs.
A Glasgow Institute talk argued aircraft speed would boost distant correspondence and trade, accelerating commerce and shipping. A second note explained concrete cracks from cold weather due to moisture increase in cement, with moisture drying in warm conditions.
In Lowell Massachusetts a three year struggle with a health issue prompts a call for special guidance. Readers are urged to write to Syd E Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn Massachusetts, for information and help.
A cheerful observer claims the world improves while noting Europe’s war, Mexico’s instability, and Gab a unrest, yet comic valentines sales this year are lower than ever before.
An advertisement offers Peterson’s Ointment as a universal remedy for eczema and skin sores. It claims to heal corns, burns, ulcers, rashes, itching piles, and sunburns, urging families to buy a large box and promises guaranteed results.
A string of quotes explains how little authors earn, noting Davis once a top fiction writer and Harding’s ample estate. It cites a publisher estimating 9,700 of 10,000 yearly books fail financially and one Pennsylvanian biographer earns more from weekly articles than books. The piece ends with a courtroom wit and a line about ball bearing rollers in Switzerland.
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