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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1915
Page
7
A guide to shaping home grounds for beauty and utility. Emphasizes proper yard area, lawn, trees, and shrubs, planning open spaces and paths, and creating safe play areas for children. Advocates neat, accessible outbuildings and weatherproof walks to enhance health, happiness, and tasteful living.
Practical tips for seeds and seedlings, mulching, watering, and pest control to aid the farmer’s garden this month. Advice covers sowing annuals, pruning after bloom, using ashes on leaves, and protecting ground. Includes porch furnishings and outdoor family leisure ideas, plus a note on raspberry and blackberry pruning. Historical reference to royal portable bath in Bavaria.
A Christchurch church tale recounts a rector advising a ladies group to charge a small admission for an evening entertainment to draw a crowd. The editor notes the decision proved wise as attendance grew. the piece shifts to a broader moral about public opinion and leadership.
An article extols building a barn or cattle shed using a truss design to avoid sagging and maximize mow space. It reviews a concrete base supported truss system, notes sturdy studding and joists tied to prevent bulging, and describes a plank girder spanning the barn width. The method promises economy, durability, and a roomy, strong structure suitable for storing hayaged cattle operations.
The guide explains harvesting hairy vetch seed with mowing when pods are ripe. Avoid wheel passage over plants to prevent seed shattering and use careful curing. Thresh with a grain thresher at reduced concave clearance and use a spiral separator for clean seed. Yields range three to ten bushels per acre when grown with rye or other grain.
Guidance on raising a young foal with constant water, daily handling, frequent small meals, and a nutritious diet to ensure proper development. Also notes on cutworm control, open furrows as a pest tactic, and benefits of a colt pasture and grass for soil stability. Advice ends with keeping chicks fed and exercised for healthy growth.
Ahern outlines home garden cultivation tips focusing on hand work using hoe and rake, moisture conservation, and careful watering. Won penalties for pests include arsenic sprays for beetles and aphids, cutworms treated with bran mash and molasses, plus guidance on timely cultivation to preserve moisture.
The porch shown is designed to ease feeding hay into the barn with a 10 by 10 foot area and a boom extending to the gable end. The door is hung above and fastened from inside by ropes to keep the tackle under cover, preventing warping, rust, or rope rot.
A midcentury agricultural clippings column notes the toad as a pest predator capturing wasps, hornets, ants, beetles, and more, claiming a single toad can consume vast prey and save farmers money. It also offers storage and gardening tips on wood ashes, pig care, asparagus root selection, thinning apples, egg shell feeding, clover seedbeds, and winter poultry feed.
A Victorian style guide advises mindful guest comfort using simple handmade touches. It suggests a welcoming vase, a negligee in the closet, and slippers for tired feet. Instructions detail inexpensive fabric, lace, and ribbon to craft a dainty kimono, curtains, and inexpensive crepe outfits costing about a dollar.
The text outlines sewing methods for curtains with selvedge eyes, creating one long edge, and threading a rod. It suggests matching a frilled bedspread with curtains, a bureau scarf with world lace trim, and pins in a pin cushion. It also describes cleaning matting using warm salt water, then cold, with a soft cloth.
The article describes a linen band for brides using satin ribbons in pink lavender blue green or yellow with bone clasps and slider screws to secure linen stacks. It also introduces a new patent parasol with an eight petal design created from two pieces of material per section and inspired by Japanese fashions.
The piece notes new petticoats in tulle and summer trends including transparent sleeves and white skirts with wide pockets. It cites black velvet hats, large taffeta roses at the waist, striped knitted sport coats, skirts with ruffes for bathing suits, boned baskaras for bathing, moire bags, bias plaid circular skirts, parasols, and decorative pearl buttons for autumn waists.
The model features a black taffeta afternoon gown with a medium width gathered skirt. Side gors are plain while front and back gors are more gathered, with two deep beaded folds at the front and back. A one piece waist and sleeve with a V neck and a black velvet toque complete the chic costume.
A quirky guide describes arranging a French twist by gathering crown hair into a roach like roll, pinning it aside, and forming a topknot anchored with a net. It advises comfort versus fashion, notes possible odd looks, then shifts to cushion covers sewing four flat fasteners across the open end to speed washing.
A sailor shaped black velvet hat showcases a large velvet puff and a string of silver beads. New style bangs are cured and trims feature satin cords with silk tassels. Metallic cords and tassels appear on hats and girdles, with ribbons replacing cords at the neck and tassels forming beaded pendants.
A cleaning mixture for ribbons uses gin honey soft spray water and requires rinsing in three waters and ironing with a clean muslin cloth. Soutache and embroidery remain popular with embroidered net frocks for summer wear and lowtache braiding used in scroll designs and elongated waterline gowns.
Hinting at essentials of shelter and food, the article argues cement handling advances and fire safer materials. It highlights crushed slate surfaced asphalt shingles as an architectural boon, eight inch wide with four inch exposure, natural red or green hues resisting fading and enhancing beauty. It warns buyers to seek manufacturer guarantees amid many roofing claims. A brief quip about burglar proof silverware ends the piece with a punchline.
An advertising copy promotes Cuticura products for shaving and grooming. It outlines dipping a brush in hot water, lathering with Cuticura Soap, shaving, applying Cuticura Ointment, and washing with Cuticura Soap, claiming one soap for all toiletries and offering free samples by postcard. The piece ends with a brief dialogue about modern fashion and self-importance.
One 30 H. P. Porter horizontal stationary steam engine with automatic lubricator. One Worthington steam pressure water pump with lubricator. One Barath Pim exhaust water heater. Two water traps. One 10 barrel receiving tank. Pulleys and shaft with specified sizes. Two hangers. All items in first class shape and as good as new. West ern Newspaper Union contact for prices and details. Circumstantial Evidence story: a tramp finds a pin at South Station Boston, wears it, later is hit by a freight train near the station while attempting to steal a ride. Trainmen alert police. no identification. Captain learns object is a member of the Lady Maccabees, via switchman.
A factory foreman vents anger at a new hire claiming he has taught all he knows and the man remains ignorant. The remark comes after the manager asked about progress, reflecting tension between supervisor and trainee.
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