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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
8
Pretty boudoir caps shown in light silks crepe georgette and net patterns. The cap features a graceful arc across the back with lace edging and a ribbon band adorned by small pink ribbon flowers near the temples, a dainty Christmas gift.
The article highlights serving and tea aprons as inexpensive, joy-bringing gifts for Christmas. A white muslin serving apron with rick-rack edging and a pink dot batiste tea apron with lace, pink ribbon rosettes, and eyelet ties are described as fashionable, practical options this year.
A fashion note describes a two piece gray satin gown with an overdress tunic and girdle, featuring lynx fur trim and gray silk embroidery. It praises quality satin for elegance and notes color alternatives like terra cotta blue and amethyst, with careful fit and finishing details.
Readable fragments describe an apron with embroidery and odd imagery including towers and fires, mentioning a tester and a person named Gamese Tine. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events, dates, or clear individuals beyond sparse phrases.
A description describes a simple black jacket with pale yellow border and yellow butterfly embroidery. It mentions Uncle Sam advising useful Christian gifts this year and notes the item as useful and beautiful.
The piece surveys children's winter wear, praising fur neckpieces and muffs for little girls. It notes furs like squirrel and imitation ermine as affordable, stylish options and observes colors such as rose blues browns and reds dominating hats, coats, and bonnets.
The department of agriculture suggests an all clothes clinic to upgrade wardrobes during wartime. Home demonstration agents run clinics where old garments are brought, ripped and remade under steady instruction to save money rather than spend it.
A fragment describes making humorous bean bags using thin leather and loosely filled beans. It mentions Mappy Jack Squirrel and Peter Rab characters, suggests home crafting when shops lack such items, and riffs on feasible finishing touches like long kid gloves, heavy cloth, painting and edging.
A US Department of Agriculture report notes growing use of motor truck freight from farms to markets in many states. Farmers hire motor trucks to move perishables and grains directly from fields, sometimes hauling ten trailers by a single tractor, with roads and winter conditions limiting deployment in some regions.
A study of the European grape cures and related labs examines unfermented grape fubeensoia drink. Proponents claim it improves digestion reduces intestinal fermentation and promotes weight gain with substantial consumption.
Wintering idle horses is advised since heavy farm work is over. Keep horses out of the barn, provide a dry sheltered shed with bedding, and allow yard access in day, with a protected position from north and northwest winds. Feed should be economical, using bay, oat straw, cornstalks, or sorghums to keep horses in good condition.
A historical note explains that a farm is a business and income hinges on more than crop yields. It argues farms must hire a large business, maintain good crops and livestock, and organize enterprises to keep labor busy most of the year. It warns against judging success by yields alone.
Marketing by parcel post offers communities a great opportunity to promote eggs and poultry. The plan often yields better satisfaction than the usual selling method.
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