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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
6
Garden notes urge planting bulbs in September for Christmas flowering. Bulbs are stored in a trench or shallow pit to protect from winter winds, with soil and mulch coverage. Proper soil mix, drainage with charcoal and sphagnum, and careful planting depth are advised for sturdy blooms indoors later.
Straw hats go out of date with a push toward younger snappier models for fall and winter. Stiff hats favor narrower brims and higher crowns with a De Orsay curl while soft hats emphasize comfort and negligee styles in brown greens Oxford and light gray with rough finishes. Knox Hat Company rejects heavy rolls. Stetson highlights rough finish soft hats. Dunlap offers flat brims in many sizes and colors. laurel green knockabout hats are in strong demand.
Practical notes on poultry feeding and management. Include grit and oyster shell in ration for all ages. Growing chicks need ample food to thrive and range to prevent overfeeding. Use wet mash and crumbly feed so it is eaten, avoiding waste. Band pullets by leg year to aid culling. Mentions Honolulu dish pol from Laro plant roots.
A seven bishops seven priests and seven laymen commission recommends replacing obey with keep in the marriage vow. Clergy split with laughter and concern over changes to church discipline and the meaning of promise in the Episcopal rite.
Miss Eleanor Gates presents Swat the Fly at the Palace Theatre New York this week a fantasy in which vivisectionist science is mocked. The stage animals led by a crafty fly debate the physician's death while the dog cat horse and monkey urge punishment for treachery. Kay Baker stars as the fly with Al Grady Tom Corliss Jerry Wilson Edgar Haley and Ethel Wren also cast. Miles May Tully produced the piece with a prologue and epilogue in verse.
A farmer answers questions about his son Josh, saying he is doing well in studies and does not disturb the neighbors. The exchange conveys a calm, rural portrait of family life and quiet diligence.
In Hershey a debate on household labor highlights a new book arguing for applying factory style standards to housework. It urges eight hour days six days a week living away from the employer holidays overtime pay and the same rights as other workers to elevate housework to a respected occupation.
A historical guide lists measures such as four boagpoons per tablespoon and four tablespoons per gill, notes that a pint of Heald weighs a pound and a quart of alfied flour weighs one pound, plus kitchen cups and counts for butter meat eggs and pepper.
The table linen season features silk striped damask with broad stripes and matching napkins costing about 50 dollars per dozen. Handmade Irish linen damask napkins run nine to fifty three dollars a dozen, with satin stripe cloths and floral borders selling well. Round tables influence designs, though eastern styles lag. rings of satin stripes with smilax decorate tables.
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