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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1909
Page
7
The article compares old fashioned roses with hardy Hybrid Perpetuals, noting June as the rose season and suggesting hardy varieties suit many locales. It warns that season, soil, and cultivation affect success. It recommends sun and north temperate sites, avoiding damp or humid periods.
Practical guidance on rose cultivation including soil choices clay soil for roses, bone dust as substitute for manure, leaf mold for winter protection, and avoid moisture loss. Steps cover planting depth, watering, shading, and soil preparation with manure, ashes, and soot. Maintenance includes trimming, pest control with soap solution, and lawn care. August work emphasizes soil loosening, mulching, and watering strategies.
A detailed guide explains a light lingerie hat built without wire or stiffening. It covers making a foundation brim from Persian lawn with collarbone bones, corded piping, and a headsize band, plus attaching the crown, binding, and scalloped edge finishing, all aimed at easy laundering.
A summer beauty column advises on protecting skin from sun and freckling, preferring cold cream and powder with absorbent cotton, lemon juice for toning, and avoiding sunburn. It warns against old puff powders, offers freckle prevention with veils and long sleeves, and notes remedies for tan and sunburn while stressing cautious skin care. It also briefly touches indoor table etiquette and warm house slippers for children.
A discussion on the value of daily courtesies in modern life. It stresses memory for faces and names, greeting etiquette, prompt note replying, and keeping conversation attentive and unselfish. The piece cites courtesy as a quiet force for social ease and happiness, ending with a biblical exhortation to be courteous.
Directions describe making cranberry jelly stew from two quarts berries simmered with water, mashed, strained, sugared at one pound per pint of juice, boiled ten minutes, set in a mold to cool, then served in a glass dish with lemon-dipped banana slices for color protection.
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