27 Oct 1905
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Newspaper
Inter County Journal
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
1
The article discusses Younger Element Sailor outfits in white verge with red accents, heavy cotton for winter, scotch plaids with plaited skirts, blue and berry color intertwinings, and plain fabrics with red piping. It notes neck ribbons, velvet bows, pendants or crests, and wrist bracelets. Also includes fashion advice on baking sausages, white broadcloth trimming, and a Little Girl school suit with box plaits and pique details.
The article notes batlate and handkerchief linen waists to be worn all winter with many heavy linen waists for the season. It observes a return to mannish shirt waists with linen collars and black ties and mentions madras heavy linen albatross and Sicilian fabrics. It highlights inventive yokes in dressmaking.
A detailed description of a fashionable coat suit notes dark blue twill serge used in the gown. The skirt features numerous stitch rows above the hem, fits smoothly at the waist, and widens into a pronounced ripple. The chicottle coat mirrors boxy lines with minimal decoration and heavily stitched triple collar cuffs and sleeve details. The lining is shot blue tafetta.
Fragmentary description of a cream alpaca dress for a young girl. Notes include cream alpaca fabric, blouse trim with batiste plaitings, blue accents, cravat and girdle in sac silk, skirt gathered at the rope, finished with decorative stitching. Some garbled text remains about sleeves and edging.
The fragment discusses treating muslin interlining to stop down from leaking in pillows and notes a fashionable evening hat. It describes an exclusive winter millinery trend featuring beaver hats with a white model having a low crown and wide brim, adorned with four pink roses and pink tips.
Long coats paired with ground-length skirts dominate the style, while short skirts favor tight jackets reaching the belt. Double-breasted jackets with a slight walatcoat worn low and buttoned over allow the coat to remain open.
A Pittsburg Dispatch note explains methods to revive worn black gloves by coating with good black ink and rubbing upon drying with a polish cloth. It adds that black shoe polish can also work though it may rub off quicker, yet remains effective for dyeing straw items.
A brief guide describes cleaning woodwork using a pall of water and two tablespoons of borax. It advises cleaning with coarse cloth and soap, occasionally rinsing, and applying powdered borax to the toughest spots. It notes rubbing well and using fresh water as needed.
An unclear passage presents a convoluted sentence about a corsa and perienet at hue, with distorted phrases that hint at a design or fashion theme. The fragment mentions an individual and a cape, offering little coherent fact or context to form a full news card.
A Geneva correspondent reports a severe avalanche season in Switzerland with vast destruction. Massive snow and ice slides from Jungfrau and Matterhorn areas threaten climbers and villages. Breakers and walls shield Fraue nkirch Davos and the St Gothard line as avalanches kill, bury, or sweep away forests, villages, and railways. Large ice avalanches from glaciers race down slopes, while smaller slides injure climbers and kill livestock.
A garbled, partly readable covert exchange shows dialogue about a girl and Tim, with misheard names and broken phrasing. The fragment hints at social interaction and mood but lacks coherent narrative or clear events, preserving only scattered names and improvised impressions.
Slyvanus Banks of Champaign County Illinois discusses methods for poultry keeping. He outlines three approaches: single pure variety for uniform size and market sales, mixed flocks for year round egg production, and multiple varieties for breeders or investigators. He notes buyers prefer single variety stock for reliability and cites Plymouth Rock eggs as an example.
Peter Graham of Bourbon County Kansas argues for clean poultry yard practices to keep eggs free of mud stains. He notes dirty eggs fetch lower prices and that washing is difficult due to the shell’s glutinous coating. Keeping hen yards and nests clean is the easy remedy.
Wildness in turkeys remains largely intact as breeders rarely aim to erase roaming instinct. Farmers prefer freedom and space for birds, using wild stock to maintain traits. Reducing roaming tendency could boost turkey production nationwide.
The article argues older fowl breeds like Dorking Langshan Brahmas and Leghorns are generally superior to newer varieties. It notes Dorkings have strong domestic instincts but modest egg production, Langshans yield sturdy black birds and higher egg numbers, and the original Brahmas and Leghorns share similar reliability. It concludes we should value functional traits over mere color changes.
Fragmented notes describe visitors admiring the bright combs and wattles of birds in show rooms. The text mentions daily tubing and chemicals, noting a difference in coloration and a secret practice, with unclear sequence and many garbled fragments.
A concise proverb-like note emphasizes prudence in progress. It frames the wise person as meeting challenges on the move, rather than waiting passively for aid. The line casts proactive compromise as practical wisdom.
The Mayer Boot and Shoe Company of Milwaukee is celebrated as the People’s shoe makers supplying footwear for all ages and occupations. Known lines include Mayer School Shoes, Martha Washington comfort style without patterns, Western Lady, and Honorbilt for dress wear, with shoes distributed by leading dealers.
Theodosia Beacham, the only woman railroad builder in America, supervises railroad work in Virginia while Michigan roots linger. Her days blend rugged project leadership with comments on social norms as she notes keeping her children close.
In a town discussion, Walter Wellman and Billun Aviwuen Aer, prominent locals, challenge patent medicines. They contrast doctor visits and prescriptions with remedies claimed to cure constipation and stomach troubles, warning many cures rely on physician knowledge and cautioning against reliance on patent products.
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