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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
4
In a period fashion note, a rain coat designed for travel and all occasions features a loose front, back ties, collarless neck, and wide sleeves with comfortable cuffs, made in various materials and colors. The piece is paired with two cheese sandwich ideas, and a novel linen wrap with embroidered trim and decorative sleeves completes the ensemble.
A detailed antique fashion description showcases a lavender linen ensemble with a coarse weave skirt and a two thirds long bolero jacket. The model features box plaits, pressed folds, and lace inserts, with lace yoke and white embroidery enhancing the costume’s vintage style.
Yachting outfits dominate this season with both expert and novice wearers adopting nautical touches. A white linen blouse with navy blue embroidered trim pairs with a widely gored skirt and hat band, all featuring navy soutache.
A description of a novel house jacket tied to Ife wear, featuring a yoke collar, white batiste fabric with bie embroidery, and white trimmed cuffs. The design shows separate yoke back, loose fronts, box plaits or gathers, and a choice of turn-over or standing collar. It emphasizes neat, graceful lines and suitability for cooler weather with albatross fabrics as alternatives.
Delicate eaters of cashmeres and soft silk and wool fabrics are being offered fashionable wraps. A light sheer chiffon like material in the same color gives a cobwebby air of practicality without sacrificing daintiness.
Low-vo laged frocks for little girls shown in white muslin with embroidery yoke and trimming. The one piece skirt joins to the waist with a gathered waistline and sash concealing the seam. Describes sizes for medium 6 to 8 years with specific yardage and fabrics illustrated.
Bold color pairings dominate the flower trimmed hats. A pale lavender chip hat wears crimson roses and pink blooms with no foliage or ribbon for contrast. A pale blue wide hat showcases purple pansies on the crown and white marine brim. A white turban features pansies and a green bird of paradise with a yellow head trim.
A novelty for summer wear is the lace scarf or shoulder throw. Usually made of chiffon. Other dainty options exist for outfits when expensive lace is unavailable. A popular color is white, chosen by those who cannot perfectly match their gown and hat.
Orchardists should select scions only from bearing trees to improve graft success and fruitfulness. Mark twigs with fruit to ensure vigor is evident, and perform selection in summer while leaves and fruit are on the tree. This practice aims to prevent unfruitful top-worked trees and curb rust, vs. old methods using non-bearing branches.
Frank W. Bicknell reports to the U S Department of Agriculture that Argentine corn growers largely drill seeds in 20 inch rows with little space for sunlight and air, resisting farther spacing and modern methods. Basques and Catalans adopt better practices in Buenos Aires Province, but many farmers persist with the old broadcast or shallow cultivation.
The peanut is presented as an increasingly important field crop adaptable from the southern temperate zone to the Great Lakes region and even the sandy Midwest. It fixes nitrogen via root nodules, yields a high protein content, and can be used as animal feed. Surplus peanuts aid soil nitrogen when plowed under.
The best approach is clean cultivation to suppress weeds and conserve soil moisture, though no single method fits all orchards. Adapt frequency to local soil, slope, and weather, using cover crops to prevent erosion on hills where soil washes easily, and adjust timing to seasonal moisture and rain.
A planter should consider labor costs in cultivating good plants and compare buying prices for trees vines and plants. While some strawberry plants may cost fractions of a cent, good varieties can yield fruit worth more in a season, offsetting higher upfront costs. The key is selecting trees that bear abundant right fruit rather than chasing cheap but inferior varieties.
Gardeners adopt irrigation to combat drought and safeguard crops like lettuce radishes and other staples. The practice proves pleasant and profitable as irrigation systems enable reliable yields where drought once stifled growth.
A fragmented excerpt describes a farming plan where a map guides cultivation to grow crops and feed the farm itself, enabling the farm to send out only items that meet a feast of fertility.
A farmer outlines constructing a hotbed: dig a 3 foot deep hole six feet long, with a north frame 15 inches high and south frame six inches. Fill spring with fresh horse manure, tramp level, cover with four inches of leaf mold loam and well rotted manure, keeping from freezing and thoroughly wetting the manure before adding surface dirt.
Scientists identify the cause of pear blight and how it spreads between trees. The finding enables better prevention since the blight spores travel through specific vectors and have defined development seasons.
A scientist remarks on ongoing learning about dangerous bacteria and the potential for plants to enhance soil fertility without relying on nitrogen inputs. The comment suggests future discoveries may expand understanding of biology and agriculture.
A dairy department urges readers to imitate bottling establishments in cleaning milk containers. It emphasizes abundant hot water and heat to sterilize utensils and yeast, noting farms with many cows should provide hot water tanks for cleaning. The message praises big bottlers as models for cleanliness and argues farmers benefit from similar practices.
The article discusses continued paraffin coating of cheese in Canada despite objections from some consumers in Canada and England. The Department of Agriculture of the Dominion endorses paraffining as it prevents mold growth and spoilage during global distribution. It notes limited adoption in United States factories and cites mold resistance due to non-nutritive paraffin.
Prof McKay of Iowa says there may be fewer than ten silos in Iowa though silage boosts dairy efficiency. Silos could profit many cows, reducing feed costs. Also notes long-standing salted butter habit contrasts with European unsalted use and questions dairy bull selection and quality.
General Kuropatkin while minister of war during a tour of inspection stopped at a shooting saloon on the boulevard. He and a rival fired ten shots each at a white card target, paced fifteen paces. Kuropatkin hit all ten shots, outscoring his competitor.
A light exchange notes a brother's engagement as announced but unresolved, with a humorous retort that the wedding date is "too early to tell." The Yonkers Statesman captures a snapshot of social chatter about forthcoming nuptials.
Spiders flocked to a Missouri concert hall drawn by a violin crackling through the old building. They crawled across the floor and stage, turning the performance into a disruptive scene.
The Defiance Starch Co of Omaha Nebr promotes a contest giving 26 ladies a round trip ticket to the St Louis Exposition with five winners per state from Iowa Kansas Nebraska Missouri. Entries require sending Defiance starch trade marks by Sept 1 1904. Tickets mailed Sept 6 by registered mail.
A man with gold glasses compliments a daughter who performs a lot of classical piano pieces in an original manner. Mr Comrox notes she bought the piano and music with her own saving and feels free to use them as she wishes.
A garbled Chicago Daily News fragment notes a phrase about time improving the edge of a razor. The quotation includes a bold claim about tying it away for the speaker and advice to say the one you are using away for about 2000 years.
The editor notes 12 000 entries for the 5 000 prize contest while 19 000 writers remain a threat to become popular novelists and dramatists who may charge to stage their works.
Harold Hanter muses on the abundance of unseen people whose quiet happiness is overlooked, while Gertrude Giltedge agrees that many such individuals are content in their own ways, a reflection from Brooklyn Life.
A fragment from F. Stanton speaks of resilience and future life. The lines praise springing roses and the old hallehila song as a note of encouragement and persistence amid difficulty.
The Whitsett Courier reports lightning struck the Jones place killing two elderly mules as they slept, noting both animals were advanced in age and unaware when the strike occurred. The incident underscores the danger of storms to livestock on rural properties.
J M Coleman of Jamboree Kentucky, long troubled by back pain, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a complete cure. He urges others with back ache to try the remedy, noting his own relief and his daughter’s improvement after partial use. The ad promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and back ailments.
A brief literary fragment notes a boy and a bird seen in a meadow during a sunny day and imagines wings and angels speaking. The verse evokes longing and wonder from an unnamed speaker.
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