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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1903
Page
2
The column bundles a stream of eclectic snippets and jokes about Salta, Russian princes, Boston tides, air ships, weather, graduates, romances, and public figures. It mocks trends, notes quirky facts, and quotes cultural quips about Morgan, Emerson, Gates, Kurds, and U.S. notorieties. The tone imitates a society column with puns, irony, and satirical reflections on fame and folly.
A collage of wardrobe notes describes blouses with broad collars in pale blue silk, sailor inspired little girls outfits, and country veils. It covers fabric quantities for medium and child sizes, cleaning tips, and color guidance for photography, highlighting practical attire trends and materials.
A period note describes embroidery for gowns using white wash cambric and wash ginghams. It explains making three garlands of colored flowers around the neck bust and hip, with five petaled green and pink flowers, heart leaves, and buttonhole stitched edges for a decorative trim to be sewn onto fabric.
When a window is hard to open rub the sash cords with soft soap. Polish grates with a pinch of alum in black lead for better results. Warm the board before polishing knives as heat aids the shine. Add ammonia to water when cleaning windows for easier, better results. Tarnished stair rods respond to soap and water then a slightly oiled cloth with rotten stone. Never tolerate a dirty sink to In-
A broad-brimmed white chip hat is lifted by a pink velvet ban deau. The wreath features green leaves and faded pink floral sprays.
Beaten biscuit dough is made by rubbing lard into sifted flour with salt then adding water and milk to form a stiff dough. Work about ten to fifteen minutes, pass through a biscuit beating machine, roll to a quarter inch thick, bake fifteen minutes in a floured pan, and fork the biscuits. Some add a quarter teaspoon baking powder to dry flour to improve the dough.
Cleaning advice describes washing silk with a benzine or gasoline solution and white soap, rinsing in fresh benzine, and pressing with a warm iron after drying if wrinkled. Warns against using a hot iron on wet fabric and notes the rinsing liquid can be saved from sediment for later use.
Fashion notes that pearls have never been more popular, with history unsure of their origin. Each real pearl is unique and requires years to select for a single necklace, while imitations can be produced uniformly round.
Sashes are essential for evening gowns this season with blue parasol polka prints edged in white velvet. Grass linen gowns pair with matching fobs and wall-motif charms. The store favors shoulder wraps in ostrich and marabout, with imported novelties like plaid volles in green and blue, and fringe edging for collars and flounces in linen gowns.
Labor Notes recounts global union activity and wage gains across 1900s industries. Reports include increases for Chicago clerks, Wabash and Union Pacific settlements, rising union membership, and new national bodies in Milwaukee St. Louis and Chicago.
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