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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
6
The piece highlights dainty linen pique lace and silk jackets that fall to mid thigh with loose fits. Double breasted coats feature large pearl or porcelain buttons and wide circular collars, while crash jackets show severe simplicity with many stitches and big pearl buttons.
Fashion notes describe bands of Oriental and Russian embroidery brightening many new gowns. Navy serge, black velvet, gray velvet show distinct touches, while turquoise and blue turquoise jewelry, pearls, and slender pendant chains dominate trends.
The India shawl remains valuable yet rarely worn as fashions shift. Many are treasured for heritage and family memory, not just price, with brides and aristocracy among its adopters. Paisley shawls offered a stylish, cheaper alternative generations ago, but cutting them up lacks appeal.
The article surveys early 20th century style notes with emphasis on lace and fabric choices. It highlights Swallow-tail bows, sunflower rosettes, corded corsages, lace medallions, imported hats, orange-pink accents, white serge for yachts, pleated ribbon hats, Chantilly and Irish lace on net gowns, coarser weaves, and the vogue against dipped laces. It describes mitton sleeves, lace collars, black satin belts with lace, sun shades with ruffles, and the pinnacle all lace parasols mounted over silk for noble use.
A skeptical essay defines Chinese lies as ornamental embellishments used by women to spice gossip. It argues that memory flaws undermine credibility, urging meticulous recall to avoid exposure. The piece, attributed to Modern Society, critiques feminine storytelling and prevarication.
The earliest tomatoes are small and cluster forming. The best varieties remain late, though new seeds offer somewhat early types with improved quality. Every garden should have a few tomato plants.
If only one flowering plant is grown the sweet pea is best. It is easy to grow, prolific in bloom, and bright. Sow as early as common peas and use wire netting rather than brush for support. If brush is used sow in small clumps and surround with brush for clumps of about six plants. Mixed varieties look especially pretty.
In parts of the West, box irrigation is a cheap method to save fruit trees vines and gardens from drought. Boxes of rough planks six inches long fit into holes a foot deep near the roots. Water fills the boxes and seeps to the roots, delivering moisture directly where needed and reducing waste.
Powdery mildew attacks young cherry and apple trees with white leaf spots. Fungal threads invade leaf cells, black spores form to survive winter, defoliating trees and reducing nourishment. Spring leaf burning helps prevention. sulfur dust or potassium sulfide solution kill the fungus.
The article explains cherry tree lice heavily infest cherry leaves, stunt growth, and divert nourishment from fruit. Lice winter as eggs, hatch early, multiply through July, then hide at roots or other plants. Kerosene emulsion can kill exposed lice before leaf rolling. covered ones resist treatment. National Fruit Grower.
A new annual from the Petunia family can be started from seed in spring with high success. The new star Petunia is among the season's novelties due to its curious characteristics.
A distinctly outlined star sits at the centre of each open flower, with petals forming a velvety crimson and maroon background. The five rayed star broadens then narrows to a point near the margin, its color pure snowy white or hints of blush or pink.
A Chicago Record-Herald article argues small farmers can raise pheasants and pigeons together. It recommends selecting easily reared breeds, sizing outdoor and indoor quarters, and fencing heights from ten to twenty feet with wire tops to prevent escapes.
A 19th century note cites Charles Moreau Herger on pushing back the western desert via scientific farming. South Dakota farmer H. W. Campbell demonstrates deep plowing that preserves rainfall moisture, achieving 142 bushels of potatoes per acre while neighbors fail. Alfalfa sorghum Kaffir corn tolerate low rain, expanding arable land by about 640,000 acres per mile gained.
A Boston jeweler notes that strict use of accurate watches by railroad crews reduces wrecks. Since 1898 wrecks cut by one third as timepieces stay within thirty seconds of standard time. All engineers conductors dispatchers and guards must carry precise watches or face discharge.
The article states that commercial schools in Russia are state institutions established where needed by commercial bodies like chambers of commerce. The state controls them through the Minister of Finance, with 43 schools under state supervision and 20 privately organized schools also subject to state oversight.
The article reviews Belgium and France use of state stamped street signs with taxes based on sign area. It notes Belgium collected 70.5 dollars in 1899 and argues proposed U S taxes could curb sign proliferation. France favors artful signs and citizens tear down unattractive ones.
Niagara Falls will add 110000 horsepower in units of 10000 on the Canadian shore next year, bringing total output to at least 110000, with expectations of 350000 horsepower and about 7000000 dollars in annual rental. Within ten years a million horsepower is forecast, and measurements show no effect on the Falls when power is switched on or off.
Advertisement claims FITS permanently cured after first day of use. It promotes a $2 trial bottle from Dr K H Kaine Ltd at 981 Arch St Philadelphia PA, urging a second trial opportunity.
An advertisement claims deafness can be cured by constitutional treatment and catarrh cures. It argues the Eustachian tube inflames hearing loss and vows a $100 payout for any deafness case due to catarrh not cured by All’s Catarrh Cure. Circulars offered from F. J. Cazazgrx & Co., Toledo, Ohio, with Hall's Family Pills advertised.
A pithy old saying notes that when a man is henpecked he is unlikely to boast about it. The remark reflects social humor about domestic life.
A letter urges mothers to wash a baby’s clothes at home under maternal supervision using Ivory Soap only. It warns against using strong washing power and impure soap and condemns tossing garments into ordinary wash as careless. The note closes with a quip about men sharing trouble.
An ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for tight shoes and foot ailments including swollen hot sweating feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. It claims a trial package and lists prices and distributor details. Also included is a quirky line about a lame excuse for an embarrassment and a note on near sightedness with a cheap remedy.
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