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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
2
Instructions describe making perforated card and ribbon needle packets and related needlework items found in an old needle book. Steps cover cutting panels, sewing joints, hinge-like connections, buttonhole stitches, and decorative bows. Details specify packet construction, panels folded and tied, and needle storage design for ladies' bazaar use.
The article surveys fashionable coats and wraps, highlighting Cape models and kimono sleeves. It notes imported short coats in blue embroidery, short lace and linen wraps, and taffeta coats with kimono sleeves. A design section describes midget frame projects with mercerized cotton and silk foundations, adding a center photograph opening.
A Paris fashion feature highlights surplice effects in favored designs. The gala at fashionable resorts showcases blue silk gowns with draped bodices, overskirt overlays, and fine silk braids. Sleeves bear epaulettes with silver tissue while apricot velvet accents punctuate the trims and belts.
A Morgates Missouri reader recalls a strange ice fishing tale. Clarence Torker of Morgates reports a pickerel snagging a hole and revealing an eel inside a milk jug. The eel remained inside until it grew too large to exit.
Writer cites an Arab tale dating the lucky horseshoe to the Second Crusade. Merhada El Kazin, a tribesman, allegedly hurled a hot horseshoe at Sir Geoffrey File, blinding him and securing tribal chiefs for El Kazin’s line. The tale notes horseshoes over doors and tents across El Kazin households during travels.
A reader asks for suitable gifts a longtime friend, now graduating in June, might receive. Suggestions include usable pillows, pens, art nouveau scarf pins, books, magazine subscriptions, desk accessories, a smoking outfit, a necktie clasp, a silver pencil, and travel mugs. For a small summer cottage wedding, choose simple invitations and light refreshments like chicken salad, sandwiches, olives, nuts, coffee, ice cream, and cake. A reader notes writing no gifts on graduation cards is acceptable but many still enjoy small tokens from close friends.
The lace blouse look gains favor among well dressed women, especially with silk or satin frocks. Embellished with Roumanian embroidery bands, the gown detailing repeats in trimming and girdle. Doucet shows a mull fabric design with tucked bands, embroidery on cuffs and stock, and a belt buckle covered in coarse linen.
Oultry 5 Ces B Ze appears in a compact update, listing a brief note about a poultry related item. The entry emphasizes a small, local detail without extended background. The exact context remains unclear from the fragment.
Practical instructions describe a wax pressing method using a warm bolster and skimming to ensure clean wax. Notes cover equipment like a 18 inch axel, galvanized iron parts, and a 6x6x4 inch dipper, plus steps for heating, adding gum, and handling water, pressure, and cooling for market-ready wax.
Practical notes on water, shelter, and heat for chicks and ducklings, with advice on tobacco dust nests, mite control, and insecticides. Hen profitability is cited at 150 to 200 eggs per year. duck incubation stresses revenue even with low hatch rates. Incubation studies stress method over cost, and a glycerine turpentine mix is suggested for heavy breathing in fowl.
Readable fragments reveal a sprawling, unnamed narrative with scattered mentions of people, places, and times. The text references individuals and groups in a rapid, disjointed flow, implying a long, complex article or page segment with many broken names and events.
A fragmentary guide discusses vigor in fowl stock, body type, breast depth, and feathering. It notes larger birds may excel for meat while smaller birds suit breeding, with emphasis on health, stamina, and conformation. It hints at selection criteria for breeders and mentions an illustrated link.
A simple drinking dish protector for poultry yards is shown, made from two one foot squares of board arranged to form triangular pieces. It aims to keep water clean while preventing contamination. The article notes moisture risks in hen houses and advises green feed or bran, stressing bowel health for upcoming chicks and general poultry care.
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