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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
3
The article describes a decorative method for a large leghorn picture hat using soft taffeta or lace frilling two inches wide and matching crownband ribbon. It covers attaching frilling to the brim, making a buckram rosette, concealing stitches, and placing the crownband for balanced style.
A practical article describes pockets to separate answered from unanswered letters. The sketch suggests a simple, portable cloth bag that keeps mail organized and ready for correspondence.
A green and white striped zephyr tennis dress features a knee length skirt with insertion embroidery, rows of green buttons and loops at the ends, a square neck bodice with insertion across the front, and sleeves edged with insertion and lace. A black leather belt completes the waist. Materials listed include 5 yards fabric, 20 buttons, 2 yards insertion, and lace.
Girls fashion necklaces to pair with linen frocks and lingerie. Amethyst crystal bead and silver bar clasps are popular, red opaque beads, turquoise-like compositions, and amber beads due to the season. Graduated lengths form cascading chains, white beads also in fashion.
Description of a cheap do it yourself swarm catcher using a coarse cloth bag and a wire hoop. A crochet stick and adjustable pole enable the bag to be raised under clustered bees, capturing them quickly, then inverted to release into the hive.
The text records high feeding rates among birds, noting a sasaeliits pair consuming 475 feedings in a day to rear young while a barn owl reportedly eats about 1 000 mice per month and other birds like herons swallow multiple trout in varied sizes, illustrating substantial, diverse predation and meal sizes.
Farmers advised to fix binders before harvest, sow grass seed on bare lawn spots, plan for de- tagging corn, spray fruit trees, curb morning glory, and manage red clover. Extra haystack advised as reserve. good pasture supports milk and silo use. Roads and burrs noted as persistent problems.
Professor W P Brooks of the Massachusetts Experiment Station reports on basic slag and potash trials in pastured land. Cows favored forage on treated plots, grazing later into autumn, and a thick spring clover mat appeared where mossy tufts once stood.
The article notes intercultural tillage aims to kill weeds protect soil moisture and improve rainfall absorption. Cultivating four inches deep instead of two can cut yield by about ten percent due to root pruning. Four or five cultivations suffice and extra cultivations do not raise yields on non compacted weed free soil.
Young trees in an old orchard need different care and more sunlight, as shade from mature trees limits their growth. The practice often leads to poor results and dissatisfaction with new plantings.
The piece notes that after planting a cherry or chard tree, bearing begins in year four and by ages 10 to 12, each tree can yield three to four crates. The period of the next decade or so is described as highly valuable, like a gold mine.
A farmer wakes to soil exhaustion and the realization his land will not yield. He confronts drought and hardship, seeking reuse and renewal of his barren field. The story underscores resilience and a shift toward sustainable farming.
A brief line notes a distant start to the week with a traveler leaving home to begin a new period. The fragment suggests distance and departure but lacks names places or dates for fuller context.
The Paxton Toilet Co advertises Paxtine powder for sponge baths promising removal of perspiration and body odors. Available at druggists or via postpaid box from Boston Massachusetts.
A puzzled speaker asks what an anomaly is and quips about a summer resort that does not guarantee its attractions. The banter hints at confusion over unusual terms and uncertain promises at a vacation spot.
Bilkins says he has subscribed to a new thought magazine and hopes its reading sparks fresh ideas. He jokes that no one talks about the weather more than he does, a line that adds a touch of local humor to the exchange.
The Red Cross seals drive will operate in nearly all states and territories including Porto Rico, the Canal Zone, Hawaii and the Philippines. About 100,000 volunteer agents from departments, stores, theaters and individuals will participate. An estimated 100,000,000 seals will be printed and distributed along with posters and advertising materials.
Boston philosopher Philip Hale favors barley water over ice cold beverages for heat. His method uses pearl barley, sugar, lemon rind and juice, and hot water steeped then strained until clear, served from a jug. A buttermilk advocate adds to cool it in a fridge or cool place.
Lady Augusta Gregory recalls a humorous Irish wedding tale. Pat wore patent leather shoes a white vest and a flaming tie Bridget wore colors. After the church ceremony the couple exited to a cheering crowd and Bridget whispered that they would have enjoyed watching themselves pass from the sidewalk.
A Kentucky woman describes how stopping her ordinary breakfast and adopting Grape-Nuts with cream brought rapid relief from indigestion and nervous prostration. She notes lasting improvement except after heavy greasy meals and warns of residual pains under the left shoulder blade if she overindulges.
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