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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
6
Sylvia confronts Destiny and confronts her past as Desire dies. A covert message and a found locket reveal Philip Grey of the Legion Etrangere, bringing Sylvia to a final, peaceful resignation amid roses and ruin.
The squeaks come from slight gaps between tongue and groove boards. Apply liquid glue into cracks using a thin metal strip or a knife blade to insert and spread the glue. Move the blade to remove excess and let the glue dry to stop the sound.
Astronomers report Venus remains largely obscured by thick cloud cover preventing surface observation and mapping. Despite advances in telescopes and radar, the planet's cloud layer hinders direct analysis of its geology.
The article describes a luxurious suit crafted from unbleached pongee with extensive embroidery from China. It details a seven gore skirt, uninterrupted embroidery, a flaring coat with back panel, cuffs and collar in embroidered pongee, green satin lining, acorn buttons, and a black satin vest with gold thread. The ensemble is praised for elegance and versatility for events like informal dinners.
The article notes evolving coiffure trends with waved and curled hair. It describes styles for younger women with a Psyche knot and back piled hair, and for older women a full head wave or Marcelled crown with forward knot, stressing individual, practical styles and hair management using nets and pins.
Pigeons typically mate in pairs for life though mating can be changed. Natural mating lets pigeons choose, while forced mating requires deliberate breeder selection. Avoid unwanted matings by remating or culling and minimize inbreeding through banding and careful pairings.
New York retailers display rubberized kid bath shoes lined with silk or plaid to coordinate with caps garters and bags. The fashion notes link footwear with somber suits, highlighting coordinated summer attire.
Hooded coats feature linings of silk striped like peppermint candy and the hood can be turned inside out to reveal the lining.
Directions describe cleaning white velvet hats and plumes by mixing equal parts borax flour and cornmeal. The technique involves laying the item on newspaper while applying the cleaning mixture for removal of dirt and stains.
A historical household instruction describes rubbing a mixture into surfaces then brushing off and repeating, followed by resting the treated item for several hours or overnight covered with the substance. After brushing away all residue, the final result is expected to exceed expectations.
Fashion note on escalating hat crowns and flat brims. The Welsh outline influences contemporary hats as designers blend tall crowns with flat brims. The piece comments on how style evolves and the appeal of a chic silhouette for a fashionable wearer.
Market duck raising proves highly profitable with the Pekin preferred for meat and the Indian Runner for eggs. Ducks resist lice and cholera, lay large flavorful eggs, and thrive with ample air, steady feeding, and sand sprinkled on feed. Proper attention yields better returns than sheer numbers.
Recommend dusting the hen with lice powder prior to placing eggs under her. Repeat after a week and again if needed. Monitor the hen, nest, and nesting material for lice and mites.
A brief note promotes a light poultry house design that admits ample fresh air and strong light to inhibit disease germs, suggesting that clean air and bright conditions keep flocks healthier.
A three and a half pound hen, per Doctor Rice of Cornell, will eat 110 pounds of food yearly and lay about 30 pounds of eggs. Eggs are highly concentrated, and the hen that converts bran Grass grain gravel and scraps into one third their weight in fresh eggs is a marvel of efficiency. The hen thus turns out more food per weight than the best dairy cow.
Egg production is judged not by volume alone but by the quality of the feed. The emphasis shifts to feed quality as a key driver of flock performance and product quality.
Instructions recommend applying coal tar preparation to perches and roosting quarters before chickens enter. The guidance implies using disinfectants on poultry housing to reduce contamination.
Farmers told to feed chicks crumbly wet mashes not sticky to ensure safe eating. Guidance stresses proper texture to prevent choking and promote healthy growth among poultry flocks.
A Gleichen Alberta rancher sold 1 243 cattle for 101 304 50 dollars and December shipped 217 head of steers for over 80 dollars per head. A 100 head shipment to Seattle averaged 70 dollars each and a 1 700 pound steer at Seattle reached 19 cents per pound. Six carloads from Pincher area to Spokane drew 10 028 dollars. Alberta beef is sought by American buyers as shipments rise since November.
A buyer reveals paying 900 dollars for a building lot in Commuter Park yesterday. The seller had asked 1500 dollars, but the buyer notes theirs was a secondhand plot, explaining the price difference.
This vintage ad touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse dandruff crustings and Scalings and Cuticura Ointment to soothe irritations. It claims superior emollients for hair and scalp troubles for all ages and offers free samples by mail with a postcard address to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Two Scotch soldiers who steadied the men at a critical moment by playing mouth organs have been awarded medals. The note adds the opinion that an average mouth organ player should be shot without a drumhead court martial.
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