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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
2
Paris fashion notes describe waves fading from favor as hairdressers aim for natural effects. Two new girls headdresses appear in sketches: a chignon outline suited to refined noses and a multicolored beaded bandeau worn with Julia James style hair. Fringe curls frame the face while styling echoes Greek statue lines.
The piece notes how wool embroidery, once Paris informed, shifts from simple motifs to direct, handworked design on gowns. It highlights wool threads drawn through silk, satin, serge, velvet, and chiffon, with bold stitching and bright wool colors meshing into the fabric.
Embroidery from the Philippines grows as French imports shrink, seen as attractive and akin to Japanese styles yet superior. It appears in good shops and is becoming a key feature in fashionable trousseaus and layettes, with talks of using Pacific island designs for women's blouses.
Coats feature a straight line from chin to hem with sixteen others fastened in unison. High soft collars envelop the neck in the gowning fashion once deemed proper in the eighteenth century.
The article notes a trend toward large cretonne and clintz designs for window curtains, cushions, and bags. Birds with vivid plumage, including parrots and tropical fowl, appear in many patterns, while Chinese and Japanese motifs add variety.
A USDA guide explains outdoor conical pits for potatoes carrots beets parsnips and cabbage with straw litter and earth covers. It recommends multiple small pits to ease removal ventilation via central chinks and a shared storage approach with separating material and a basement temporary holding area for accessibility.
A large woman shifts view on weight as fashion advances. The evening gown uses a new scientific design to create slender lines by transforming excess avoirdupois into a flattering silhouette. Trimmed with beads, the gown emphasizes a graceful form.
Mrs Jennis Moyer of Lima Ohio touts Liz Pinkham s Vegetable Compound as a godsend for women suffering from displacement weakness and irregularities after personal recovery from health issues. She identifies herself as a former midwife and offers to answer letters about the remedy.
A boy asks about holy orders after reading, and the father explains with a patient joke about the Ten Commandments while returning to the book, highlighting a playful exchange about literature and religion.
Two common kinds of sweet clover are white and yellow. The white variety is valued higher for hay and pasture, grows larger and leafier, and has bright olive green seed about the size of alfalfa seed. The yellow seed resembles white but shows a mottled, turkey egg like appearance under magnification.
W M Farlane of the Oklahoma Experiment Station reports a postharvest lull in farm work. He emphasizes disking the stubble soon after harvest to improve soil moisture retention and weed control, followed by deep plowing of six to seven inches when enough soil moisture exists. Oklahoma and Kansas stations note profitable yield gains from early deep plowing, with five years of data on Falcaster wheat showing higher yields after deep plowing.
The article advises preserving excess garden produce by canning and storing fruits and vegetables such as beans tomatoes and other vegetables. It notes surplus crops may spoil if not preserved and emphasizes the value of home canning during times of high prices.
The article warns that weeds left in corn cause damage as cockleburrs and others go to seed and spread next year. It urges thorough weeding, even hoeing the worst areas, to prevent a repeat of bad conditions.
Dr. J H Merrill of Kansas State Agricultural College says swarm control shifts the beekeeper’s focus from maximizing swarms to maximizing honey. He notes one colony can outproduce two or more split colonies, and while swarming is natural, it is not desirable for honey production. Reducing known swarm-stimulating conditions can largely curb swarming.
Manufacturers announce trim in fashion with fewer pockets both in men and women clothing. Designers will narrow wool suits and reduce material by eliminating large pockets. Cotton backs will also be made with wool oiling to cut excess.
Perishable food, especially milk, spoils rapidly when kept uncovered in warm kitchens. Observing the doctrine to keep milk cool, clean and covered could cut food bills for many families.
Gerald, disheartened by an 80 percent deportment, is pressed by his mother to name something he learned. He confesses he learned nothing notable this month, aside from the idea of being good, reflecting a child's quiet defiance after punishment.
A playful dialogue ponders cards and luck with lines about holding the ten of diamonds and the ace seeming stronger. The speaker muses on gathering diamonds and notes a curious remark on the ease of finding a wife vs a cook.
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