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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
6
Stephen Wright confronts a painful rift with Marcia after a strained engagement and a jealous misunderstanding. Kate Boyd confesses a lie that almost cost them everything, prompting Marcia to await his arrival where he finally finds her in the library.
London fashion notes advise on children’s frocks using tussore and Shan tung fabrics for school and dressy wear. Suggestions cover color choices, fabric quality, design details such as square necklines, belt shapes, inverted pleats, and lightweight trims, with emphasis on durable color and tasteful contrasts.
A kitchen debate unfolds in a large family mansion over a French phrase bricky-brack meaning decorative broken pieces used to catch dust and drag themselves apart. The housemaid explains the term as relating to knickknacks that break and scatter, while the cook questions its sense.
The dingo is a wild dog in Australia comparable to the wolf in Europe and the coyote in America. It hunts in packs and threatens Australia’s key sheep industry, using cunning and speed to persist despite government bounty efforts.
The Newark News cites trials in Camden and elsewhere showing how to avoid failures in road binders. Vermont Massachusetts and Pennsylvania report gravel roads offering cheaper, less dusty, and easier repair than macadam, with good performance where gravel deposits are large enough.
The article urges proper fur care advising storing away in spring with camphor and cedar, avoiding heat and direct fire to dry damp furs. It warns against drying by fire after rain and recommends hanging in a cool draft, shaking periodically, and gently beating when fully dry to restore gloss and pliability.
The spring market features many fancy trimmed suit skirts aligned with the demi tailors. The draped skirt appears in high class suits using chiffon taffeta or charmeuse fabrics. A few models are available now with many more under construction.
The fashion note says skirts remain narrow but allow easier walking with kick plaits. Some models use an inset plait of contrasting color and material, improving wear while preserving the tailored, dressy look.
The Dry Goods Economist notes linen dresses feature alde-front closures accented by large buttonholes and oversized crochet-stemmed buttons. The fastening uses hooks and eyes beneath the buttons, allowing the buttons to hang loosely as a trimming element.
The Scientific American details a manure loader invented by J C Elsasser of Manhattan Kansas. A vertical wheeled frame carries a front lever with a fork to seize manure and offal in yards or corrals and deposit it on wagons. The device includes a caster wheel for turning and mechanisms to release and unload before tilting to raise the load.
The article argues deep plowing and subsoil packing yield superior Boon crop results, noting horses struggle in hard soil while engines are heavy enough to reach depth. It states authorities agree on the advantage of engine powered plowing over shallow horse methods.
On light soils European investigations show that fertilizers with high potash yield grain rich in starch and poor in protein, suitable for making purposes. Phosphatic fertilizers have a similar effect on the grain.
A Kansas farmer using careful selection and cultivation produced 800 bushels of oats from an eight acre field, averaging 160 bushels per acre. The oats are described as sound and of the highest quality.
United States Department of Agriculture urges nationwide effort to attract and protect native song birds. Guidance covers nesting boxes in winter, safe nesting sites in spring, and cat protection in summer, with practical construction tips and entrance sizes for bluebirds wrens and sparrows.
Due to a wet fall in 1911 there is much doubtful seed corn nationwide. Planting corn without testing is unwise, especially this year. The single ear testing method is presented as the only practical approach to select sound seed.
Practical advice on farming topics including fertilizing with stable manure, using coarse horse manure for hotbeds, seed quality, thinning rank rhubarb, soil moisture needs, planting depth, seed bed preparation, crop rotation, and the silo as a safe method to manage corn yield.
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