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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
1
A humorous dinner scene features Dr Gusthann er, a self styled food expert, critiquing every dish for adulteration. Family members respond with wary banter as the doctor parades false science about clams soup and ice cream while guests dodge his cautions with wit.
A quirky scene unfolds at a dinner where Palouer Eat Ice Cream is paired with odd ingredients and a tyrant bug doctor. Uncle Gregory, a coffee foe, hints the next gathering should skip the doctor and, perhaps, earmuffs. Peaches remains mute after a bitter evening.
The American Naturalist notes progress on hair form heredity by Gertrude and Charles Davenport at Cold Spring Harbor predicting child hair types from parental hair. Mrs. John A. Logan begins installing relics of General Logan in the Illinois state house at Springfield, including Civil War photos and resolutions.
Authorities push strict dress standards for women as green dominates gowns and footwear. Descriptions cover sheath boots resembling diamond-cut Napoleons, edge trimming, wide soles, and high heels like Louis XV or Cuban, plus spider slippers with decorative straps. Bright colors include bronze, blue, wistarla, and sand shade.
White spotted muslin dressing jacket described as practical and washable with a shaped yoke edged in buttonholed embroidery. Details include puffed sleeves, muslin frill, insertion lace, and a list of required materials and trims such as rib bon and lace.
A Paria report describes new color and mantle hues seen in Paris milinery and gowns. The dark brownish taupe suits many ages, from youth to mature women, with brighter tints enhancing evening frocks. Designers showcase color pairings such as royal blue with green and clear green with bright mauve.
The text argues that true beauty starts with expression. A cheerful, expressive face delights others, while constant whining dulls mood and irritates those around. It claims nature enhances beauty with bright eyes and rosy cheeks, but a cross disposition ages the look, tightening the skin and creasing crow’s feet.
Velvet belts four inches wide to be worn under the bust price plain not folded to add color to indoor garments. Paris smart women have worn them at races. the trend may spread locally. Fall hats of olive gray with pheasant fringe become popular among girls for school wear, pairing well with new coats. winter fashion offers affordable, comfortable options though some pieces may be costly to replicate.
The plan outlines a hog building about 60 by 18 feet with two rows of pens flanking a central passage. It details feeding floors, partitions, doors, and yard layouts to accommodate 20 to 100 pigs, emphasizing cleanable passages, proper bedding, and roomy winter quarters for sows. Hoard's Dairy man.
Feed sows lightly after farrowing to avoid scouring piglets and gradually shift to a mixed ration. Encourage early pig intake with a creep, emphasize high protein and ash, and use mill feeds such as wheat, middlings, and oil meal. Maintain sanitary conditions, employ lime and coal tar dip, and use worm powders cautiously as part of a systematic feeding regime.
A heavy gate tends to sag even with careful construction. A brace design uses a vertical post mortised into the gate post and braced at the sides with strips. A substantial pole D is pinned to the top of the gate post and connected to the post by an adjustable brace B with holes. When sag occurs the pole and brace are adjusted to another hole to take up the sag. Hay and grass help balance loads, with grass occasionally improving regulation.
A collage of fragmented quips and vignettes spans sermons, family scenes, a humorous mishearing of “plapoles,” and a dental punchline about coughing. It also notes Mrs. H. J. Gates’s election as Magee alderman and ends with an advertisement for Defiance Starch praising its strength for thinner application.
A six year old hosts a refined afternoon tea with friends aiming for perfection inspired by her mother. The mother asks what to serve and the girl mentions pink tissue paper and cambric tea as fashionable touches. The snippet also promotes smooth iron and Defiance Starch for laundry and garment care.
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