Women's Silk Waists and Colored Cloaks Sale
Silk waists and kimonas for women and children offered in assorted colors. Sizes include 2 to 6 years for children's cloaks. Plain and wrinkle textures highlighted for a period clothing sale.
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
6
Silk waists and kimonas for women and children offered in assorted colors. Sizes include 2 to 6 years for children's cloaks. Plain and wrinkle textures highlighted for a period clothing sale.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe holiday slippers silk garments and skirts and bargains after Christmas sales. It mentions heavy rain and some snow in the last weeks, favorable cotton prices around 4 to 9 cents per pound and a cotton speed value of 14 dollars per ton. The text references agricultural boards and state appointments but details are unclear.
An 19th century salvage note explains joining two ordinary spring hinges to form upper and lower hinges for a double swing door. The method uses rivets and careful alignment, with cautions on back supports and precise speed of hinge action. The piece notes broader reflections on national events and a lay of the land, including references to treaties and political shifts of the era.
A new bottle design aims to prevent cream from forming a separate layer by adding a lateral neck with a sliding curved tube. The tube, closing lids, and simple operation let users draw top cream or lower milk with minimal disturbance.
Farmers report a successful lime application by modifying equipment to allow open stream discharge and drilling lime and phosphate across wheat. Gauge set for 600 to 900 pounds per acre. cost minimal beyond $5.70 per ton lime. Question remains if lime benefits clay soils already rich from glacial deposits.
The piece surveys a history making 1911 with focus on tariff reforms and reciprocity debates, the President Taft vetoes on wool cotton and farmers bills, direct election of senators, and notable aviation feats. It notes sports highlights as the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants winning pennants and a large audience for the ensuing World Series.
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