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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
3
A vintage sketch offers affordable fashion tips using existing fabrics. It describes a blouse and skirt in chiffon and silk, with shadow lace panels, a silk girdle bow, and optional train. Variations include a straight ankle length hem without drapery for simpler construction.
The piece discusses neckwear using filmy tulle and velvet, highlighting the smart stock collar with turnover. It notes a model combining white bengaline and black velvet, with a stiffened turned edge and velvet display at the front secured by a pearl buckle.
Readers are advised to dress dining tables with two long table runners rather than round centerpieces. Tan and white linen runners with hemmed ends feature satin or cross stitch designs, baskets of forget me nots, and ribbons in pale pink. Dark ramie linen or pongee runners with embroidered ends are also popular for living room tables.
White dresses symbolize purity and grace for graduation. Sheer white fabrics are preferred over silk or satin for a dainty look and practical care. Classwide material choice often follows a vote to unify appearance while designs vary. Go gloveless indoors and avoid white footwear. black shoes and stockings are acceptable.
Velours and silver beaver hats dominate the trend with silk plush and silky felt options. Feathers are reserved for formal wear while a girl in white embroidery frock at the seashore pairs with an olive plush hat trimmed by a white plumage band and winged front.
A decorative top features a frill around the upper edge and front, with a lace edged pump mow fastened to complete the delicate look.
Lace guimpes can be crafted from leftover lace by joining at the center front and concealing the seam with tiny paste imitation jewels. Choose white, colored, coral, or turquoise accents to match gowns. rhinestones suit multiple outfits. Tucked net guimpes mimic a man's dress shirt with a low V neck and rolled collar for a negligee look.
A black taffeta parasol trimmed with two folds of satin and white piping features gold rib edges. One rib bears a decorative cluster of black and white rosebuds, visible on the handle, with a white tassel completing the piece.
A fragment suggests renewed support for a symbol or phrase described as a question mark feather. The readable text hints at renewed favor but provides no clear event date or responsible group, leaving the exact context unclear.
An article by Walter B. Leutz discusses salt's weed destruction limits and soil harm, compares crude carbolic acid, and details iron sulfate uses. Iron sulfate kills certain weeds like white-top and sour dock in meadows, with a 20 percent solution via compressed air sprayer, and notes crop safety for grasses and grains.
Regularity in feeding emerges as essential for success, underscoring consistent schedules and disciplined routines. The emphasis on steady intake highlights the link between regular meals and sustained performance.
If hogs are kept in yards with weak fences, expect frequent chases throughout the day. When hogs sense a chance to escape, breaking them of the habit requires hard work.
An orchard in decline indicates diminishing soil food supply. Fertilizers and cultivation are needed to restore fertility and sustain crop production.
The article notes cabbage as one of the easiest vegetables to start from seed and transplant, suitable for growing in gardens or fields. It emphasizes simplicity in cultivation and reliable growth from early planting to maturity.
Two skilled blacksmiths demonstrate the craft of pointing a plow with proper technique. The article notes the knack and skill required and cautions against attempting the task without experience.
Floyd D Bailey of Oregon Agricultural College explains onion mildew, a recurring problem in moist, heavy soils and beaver Bend lands. He notes purplish stalk discoloration, cites England and Europe experience, and recommends Bordeaux spray 65-50 with a homemade sticker composed of resin, gas soda, and water boiled until brown.
Seeds planted in a bottle with alternating inch layers of soil reveal the optimal depth. Four or five seeds, spaced an inch apart, allow observation of germination success to identify the best planting depth.
The article offers practical horticulture tips including spacing apple trees at about twenty five by twenty five feet, staking for wind, pruning gooseberries, and using wood ashes as fertilizer. It notes control of currant moths with white hellebore powder and early spraying of arsenate of lead.
A visitor at a famous author's home asks a little girl if she is proud her father is famous. She nods as he notes he writes stories. The child answers in a whispered aside that the stories are not real and he makes them up himself.
Philip Miller of Cimarron Kansas a Gray County probate judge reports relief from heart and kidney symptoms after taking Dodds Kidney Pills for about a year. He notes dizziness puffiness chest pains and backache improved with no palpitations and urges others to try the remedy. The ad promotes pills at 50 cents per box and offers free household hints music and recipes.
A man recounts dying in a great flood and relives the scenes to an elderly listener who shows boredom until learning the speaker is Noah. The story exposes indifference to a biblical figure and the ongoing cycles of life and judgment.
An official Chinese government decree requires women to wear European hats while keeping their traditional attire with changes. The piece notes growing weariness among women, here and abroad, over male dictates on dress food morals and governance, predicting potential revolt against the edict.
A sharp exchange features a quip about brains and a playful jab about cleaning with a vacuum, highlighting quick wit between speakers.
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