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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
8
The article surveys bridal fashion options for the wedding party, noting options for bridesmaids and mothers from Volles to embroidered batiste and swiss gowns. It highlights lingerie gowns as enduring midsummer choices, the practicality of crepe gowns, and the importance of harmonious colors and balanced expense in planning the wedding wardrobe.
A country doctor recalls a man who moves into a shabby cottage and whitewashes it inside and out. The owner dismisses the eyesore idea, saying the previous tenants had ten children and that whitewash might be a disinfectant for a home with many offspring.
An explorer compares the sun to an elusive magnified gold dollar while recalling arctic travels. The note mentions Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething pain, claiming soothing gums, reducing inflammation, and curing wind colic in a bottle.
Women's fashions keep the slender line with drawn in effects at the lower skirt edge. Gowns show fullness via deep hems, cords through wide tucks, and contrasting color bands. Slot ribbons weave in and out, creating bursts of color under chiffon and muslin. Fashion proves artistic control over style.
The article explains a method to frame fabric for embroidery. It advises over casting the stamped corners of four napkins or handkerchiefs, then placing them in the frame to ease embroidering.
Time stands as the central value in Furman life and its meaning after loss. The quote reflects on how joy returns or deepens only as time passes beyond departure and pain. Von Humboldt’s reflection contrasts joy postponed with consolation arriving with time.
The article notes lace gowns revived with transparent over draperies, recommending half-worn lace gowns be reused. It suggests white or cream chiffon to veil lace, with black under black chiffon or dark colors like dull wine red. Colored laces may be covered with chiffon of the same color in lighter or darker tones for harmony.
A simple fountain pen pocket is shown in a sketch. It can be made easily from part of an old evening glove between the wrist and elbow. The kid can be stretched smoothly over two thin cardboard pieces cut to shape.
Instructions describe assembling a case with edge stitching, silk lining stitched to cardboard, and making up the case. A strap of elastic or button and buttonhole can hold the flap, plus a large dress-hook at the back for suspending from a badge or waist belt.
A fashion note on hat strings for afternoon hats describes styles for velvet, silk, and chiffon bands. It discusses placement under the chin or at the back, the decorative use with corsages, and cautions about balancing chic and safety with hatpins.
A daily routine to manage nails includes soaking hands then loosening the cuticle gently at the nail base with an orange wood stick. Do not cut unless the nail is very long and trained in this method over time to avoid cutting.
Proper shelter protects animals from disease and supports health through sanitation ventilation and lighting. The guide describes a 40 by 80 foot general purpose barn with six single stalls a box stall for horses and space for cows sheep or cattle plus storage for hay and grain and outlines feeding tips including barley for protein goats pigs flaxseed use with calves and digestion notes.
Instructions describe a two compartment open air coop 36 by 18 by 24 inches with 18 inch rear height for raising chicks. It emphasizes sunshine wind and vermin proofing, easy cleaning access, dry footing, roofing with pine and roofing paper, hinged bottom door for hen entry and removable slats for cleaning, suitable for small or large poultry setups.
Samuel Phillips argues poultry farming yields high returns. He notes hens outproduce other sectors despite social biases about women’s work, urging farmers to adopt poultry science and invest equally.
Pigs whose mothers have ample range will not die from the thumps but will grow strong and vigorous. It is natural for piglets to follow their mother and she should not be driven too fast or far. They will gain keen appetites and lay a profitable pork foundation. Excess feeding and aimless running waste effort. some exercise is essential to health in a growing animal.
Among 26 oat varieties tested, Siberian, Sixty Day, Improved American, Illinois, German, Jeanette, Green Mountain and Big Four led in productive capacity. Five year average yields ranged from 68.34 to 70.46 bushels, with Siberian yielding the most.
The text notes dairy production costs about 80 cents per 100 pounds of milk after feed and labor. This equates to 1 1/4 cents per quart when feed and labor are included.
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