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Newspaper
Keota News
Location
Keota, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
4
A compact needle case in khaki or art serge uses a leather or fabric roll that folds in three. It holds needles, cotton, scissors, suspender buttons, pearl and linen buttons, with tapes at the top for secure rolling. The design keeps contents organized and ready for travel.
Fashion notes highlight wash fabrics with blazer and awning stripe themes in dark greens such as ivy mint forest and myrtle. Afternoon gowns favor taffeta and faille while fichu styles feature large quaint brooches. White chinchillas wool velours and novelty fabrics appear for sports coats and white sateen underskirts suit thin cotton frocks. Georgette crepe sailor collars display colorful prints with machine embroidery. A pastel frock shows mauve and turquoise stripes on dark cream ground with turquoise silks for girdle trimming.
The article notes a revival of the Spanish comb adapted for American hair fashion. It contrasts the stiff high combs of historical Spanish coiffures with the lighter American style, describing small one sided versions and larger forms that can be worn at the middle or side, peeking from beneath an ear.
A simple pinafore style for a girl features a plain dress with a gathered bodice and skirt to a waistband. They suggest a Duro zephyr or gingham for the pinafore and cambric lawn for the slip, with specific yardage and widths listed.
A linen spread featuring heavy unbleached linen with bands of heavy crocheted lace and a scalloped lace finish is highlighted as a revived craft. The article notes the admired quality and pattern unity across the lacework.
A Farmers' Mail and Breeze excerpt explains durable fence bracing. Use large posts four feet deep for wood corners, anchors with 2 by 8 planks, and a 4 by 4 diagonal brace. Set posts 11 feet apart, brace 10 inches above ground, and tighten No 8 galvanized wire to create a tight, cablelike contour.
Sprouted potatoes push more shoots than non sprouted and create many small tubers. Thinning prunes the weakest plants to fill the hill but requires moist ground and careful execution before plants grow too large.
A distressed note argues that bad roads increase monthly hauling costs and travel time, wasting farmer profits and time. The author cites livestock teams, wear on horses, and road wear as unmeasured losses, urging improvements and better road conditions to boost commerce.
Dean Alfred Vivian of Ohio State University argues manure waste in the U S totals about 700 million dollars annually. He urges a manure shed on every farm with a concrete floor and weatherproof covering connected to stables to store manure until hauled to fields. Proper handling can raise manure value to meet or exceed crop gains and has yielded up to five dollars per ton in some cases.
A farmer acquired an old city boiler from a junk yard and installed it on a concrete base at his farm. He uses it as a water supply tank with pressurized water in all farm departments. He sold the boiler tubes for junk to cover hauling costs and insulated the unit with asphalt paint. He prevents freezing by packing straw around the boiler in winter.
Cheap stock frustrates buyers and sellers. Wool grading starts at the sheep’s back. Red clover suits hogs. pigs need pasture. Provide sheep the driest, highest pasture. Lambe growth aims for thrift. If a ewe loses a lamb, keep milking as foster mother. Ensure horses and colts in pasture are insect free.
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