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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
2
Two practical dresses shown in a period image feature a taffeta silk blue frock with narrow silks, flounces, and a surplice finish, alongside a wool tricotine dress with embroidered braid outlines, an elevated hip line, and a fitted bodice. Both suit street and business wear with coordinating accessories.
Instructions on stocking maintenance advise removing hands from rings to prevent thread catch, avoid tight garter bands, and use proper sizing. Rotating pairs extends life, darning holes early, washing silk before wear, and using warm water with mild soap. Also notes reduced need for silk with low shoes and slippers in winter.
An old text presents recipes such as Toasted Cheese and Cheese Croquettes, with instructions on using strong cheeses, egg mixtures, and sauces. It intersperses quotes from Luther Gulick and Ralph Waldo Trine, framing food choices and virtue as linked to social unrest and personal power.
A Victorian era style roundup on saving money at home with practical kitchen hacks and craft ideas. It urges frugal management, offering recipes and tips such as using sour milk, adding olives and ham to dishes, preserving citrus, and simple desserts. It closes with a aphorism about roses and kindness.
Beaded silk stockings are in strong demand as shops display beaded stock. The decorative items are costly and sought after for their fashionable appearance and novelty.
Cuban red rises as a deep nasturtium color in fashion palettes. It appears among the darker, more conservative options for general wear, contrasting with brighter orange tones in current styling notes.
French novelties showcase bracelets carved in bone and colored to resemble wood. Designers highlight unique designs worn with short sleeve frocks, reflecting a fashion trend of stylish adornment.
A historical note describes using a thick asbestos piece to insulate a garment iron, wrapping as a shield to prevent the hand from being scorched during ironing. The tip promises easier ironing with less heat exposure.
Practical fish preparation guide with recipes for Baked Trout with Shrimp Sauce Broiled Fish and Fresh Fish Balls. Includes detailed steps, ingredients, and garnishes such as parsley lemon and latticed potatoes. Also covers stuffing and sauce methods using butter, lemon, olives, pickles, curry and seasonings.
Historical warning notes flour and sugar dust can detonate when mixed with confined air and flame. It cites 1878 Minneapolis mills explosions and experiments showing two ounces of flour in four thousand cubic feet of air ignited could cause a violent blast.
Fragmentary notes indicate elephant hide tanning is costly and lengthy, requiring about six months for processing. No clear date or location is provided, but the text highlights the time and expense involved.
The USDA and state colleges promote a drive against scrub stock starting Oct 1. Questions cover eligible classes horses cattle sheep swine goats poultry and rules on enrollment withdrawal and purity. Emphasizes pure bred sires and confinement of breeding birds with advice from livestock judges.
A U S dairy official reports 55 bull associations formed in 21 states with 14 more in progress after a two month tour through Kansas Iowa Georgia Louisiana Tennessee and Mississippi. First association started in Michigan in 1908 with no farmer losing money by joining. Benefits include cheaper bulls and higher milk production for small investments.
The article notes clean milk is easier in spring and summer when cows graze. In winter cows are kept indoors, increasing the risk of dirty milk unless producers maintain strict cleanliness and care.
Farmers who raise live stock cut production costs and marketing expenses. More livestock boosts available animal products for the family table and reduces overall food costs.
Beekeepers may fumigate comb honey to prevent damage from wax moth larvae using sulfur or carbon disulphide fumes. If carbon disulphide is used, take great care to keep it away from flames since it is highly inflammable.
Colorado expert argues yearly forage waste in corn belt is wasteful and costly. He urges silos as the proven method to preserve stalks and leaves, ensuring forage is kept in optimal feeding condition and reducing stock shortages nationwide.
The text emphasizes providing fresh clean drinking water at all times for chickens. It also advises placing charcoal grit and oyster shell before the fowls to ensure access whenever needed.
A report concludes neck and shoulder ailments stem from an ill fitting horse collar. The medical note links discomfort to improper equipment, urging adjustment for workers likely affected.
The article outlines that all parts of the milking machine must be kept sanitary through thorough cleansing and disinfecting to prevent contamination and ensure safe dairy operations.
The article compares corn and molasses as heat producing feeds with high carbohydrate content and low protein. It notes molasses is cheaper when corn prices are high, suggests 3 to 5 pounds daily for a dairy cow, and warns excess reduces digestibility. Palatability improves coat shine. molasses can help render roughage more palatable.
A dairy farmer advises tighter grain rations this winter to avoid waste and boost efficiency. He favors alfalfa and silage with small amounts of oilmeal, limiting silage to 25 pounds daily for cows and 20 pounds for heifers, noting grain feeding boosts milk output only if managed carefully. He places cows on advanced regimens, acknowledging grain-heavy diets can hurt profitability if overused.
In dairying large production and profit go hand in hand Breeding fishes the most economical way obtain large producing cows Use a bred bull with generations of producing ancestors and only the best heifers from top cows as dams for the next generation
Advice warns buyers to deal only with dairymen and avoid sellers who ship calves to stockyards. unfit or diseased calves may be sent, risking poor dairy herds. The piece stresses calf quality and pasture health as keys to strong returns.
Disjointed text hints at a sports note involving the Mets and a successful effort. Names and details are unclear but suggest a notable achievement drawing attention within a baseball or team context.
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