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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1920
Page
6
A lively exchange between Mrs Jamesworthy and her husband features Rev WindyspieI’s lecture praising ancient days and a modern counterpoint. The dialogue contrasts travel, shopping, and electricity with nostalgia and humor, noting shifts in living comforts and social habits.
Vintage pattern notes describe making a Sammy spool holder as a Christmas gift for mother or sister using basswood. It outlines cutting and assembling a figure with a removable spool, a base feet, a gun-like bayonet, and a clock-shelf item for kitchen or bedroom. Additional small projects include cigar-box picture frames and a string-box with a cubical box and lid using % inch wood.
The article notes the U S Department of Agriculture recommends sturdy containers for parcel post. Bamboo baskets with handles resist damage best. splint veneer baskets are acceptable if cheap. When returns are impractical, nest baskets to save space, or ship ten or more in one cover. avoid loose nails and ensure secure nailings to prevent breakage.
Certified seed potatoes are in demand among farmers and grown from seed treated before planting with corrosive sublimate or formaldehyde. State inspectors visit fields twice, foreign varieties are removed, and harvest stock is sorted and labeled true to name. State labels like Wisconsin Maine Minnesota New York accompany the seed as potato flowers expand business.
North Dakota Agricultural College saw a 45.54 dollar per acre return from hogging off corn in 1918 using 48 hogs on 16 acres. Hogs entered September 6 weighing 109 pounds and were kept until November 12 averaging 94 pounds gain, sell price 16.31 cents, shrinkage considered.
Michigan farmers report rising interest in sunflowers as a silage crop. They note higher yields and preserved feeding value when grown with corn, but most favor sunflowers making up no more than one third of the silage material.
Guidance urges careful handling from harvest to storage. Use wooden racks in a single layer with good air flow. Keep the house warm and well ventilated to preserve squash quality.
A garland of new furbelows for women features a striped ribbon ensemble with a collar vestee and girdle plus a matching bag. The waist garnish shows Roman stripes, the girdle knots to the left with two pointed ends, and the bag hangs by satin ribbon with a silk ornament at the bottom.
A fashion column describes simple boudoir caps with tasteful trimming as preferable to elaborate designs. It covers Fishermaiden toques with lace, Russian caps, and recommendations based on head shape and age, advising against granny caps for young stylish wearers.
A Weasel described as the acrobat of nature is highlighted for its agility and boldness. The creature supposedly climbs with ease and can adapt to any surface, making it a formidable and bloodthirsty little villain.
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