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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
2
Practical guidance on ironing lingerie waists focusing on sleeves first using a sleeve board to prevent creases. Emphasizes ironing underarm pieces before back and fronts, shaping the neck and shoulders, and handling ruffles on petticoats and nightgowns with plaits or fluted edges. Recommends a 75 cent fluted iron for ruffles and stresses ironing order for drawers and tapes.
A Paris mode note describes a costume patterned after a Cossack uniform. It features a long three quarter coat edged with astrakhan, deep cuffs, a large astrakhan collar, a matching turban, a heavily embroidered belt, and a richly trimmed girdle with silver.
A Kansas State extension poultry specialist advises a simple dry well ventilated, easy to clean house to ensure winter egg production. Key points include windward construction, south side ventilation, controlled openings, dry air, concrete or tile floors, removable perches, and mite control in nests for a strong market egg yield.
A simple wristbag project shows a claspless purse cut from cardboard and silk. Cardboard is scored and folded to form the frame, edges are sewn, and satin frill sides are gathered into a soft bag. Silk cords edge the bag and form asymmetrical handles for closure.
Advice to knit or crochet knee caps for the elderly using three skeins of gray yarn and basic tools. Create a one yard long piece with stovepipe shape, measuring 42 inches beneath the knee and tapering above it, then sew edges together.
Instructions describe a six by twelve inch unbleached cotton bag filled with one eighth of a pound of pumice stone. The bag is placed in a removable cheese cloth case to avoid soiling, then used to rub a window after tissue paper polishing, without water.
Describes ornate lace flounces and decorative net and lace combinations for gowns and dances. Notes include metal embroidered net flounces, opalescent nets, tulle braids, and wide ribbon accents. Silk nets and chiffon forms shape flounces and smart suits in black or ecru shantung.
A quilting technique describes using a darning needle and long yarn to stitch the quilt then loop and knot the yarn across stitches. Wind the yarn around three fingers, cut, and tie strands to form small tufts or rosettes along the sewn line.
An afternoon frock in gray and old rose Georgette features an elegant drape with two color contrasts. At the waist a direct front appliqué creates futurist flower shapes in dull dahlia, using brocade pieces with fray and rose silks. The gown gains subtle sparkle from gold and silver thread brocades in a tinsel effect.
The article details charming afternoon and evening bags made of bright brocade, lined with white or plain satin or silk. Each bag features a ribbon flower trim inside the casing, a mirror, and a powder puff, completing the typical ensemble.
A gardener on a colonel’s estate confronts a man collecting nuts despite a ban. The man insists the nuts are for the colonel, who supposedly authorized none. The gardener learns the shells mattered more than the kernels in the joke.
Report notes the president exhibited a fit during the address with a spasmodic reaction described as a fit or spasm. The account emphasizes the word hittingly and quotes observers about the energetic response.
Advice on poultry care stresses inheritance and care in development. Rules urge fowls to scratch and pick, keep dry, and receive a balanced diet of animal, vegetable, and mineral matter with ample water. Waterfowl should have running water. breeders may favor three water sources for desirably thriving birds.
The piece explains that eggs reflect what hens eat and drink, stressing the need for pure fresh water. It suggests muddy water and dirty surroundings harm egg quality, and proposes simple watering troughs from split tin cans, kept clean and shaded, with a five inch depth for safety and ease of cleaning.
A wife questions her husband after marriage about his earnings. He explains he said his position was worth $50 a week, but the boss pays him only $10 for reasons known to the boss.
A local exchange speculates about a steeplejacks union in town. Only two members remain after an early three member start, with a high wind causing the third to drop out.
The article urges supplying oyster shells year round to stimulate eggshell formation. Hens laying freely consume oyster shell as needed, so keep a constant supply, especially in winter when eggs are valuable.
A farm resident selects a sturdy roost. A rounded apple limb provides easy footing. A well planed two by four with smooth upper edges offers a strong, substantial perch for hens.
The term guaranteed eggs refers to eggs laid by fowls fed on pure food and kept in clean houses, ensuring market freshness and quality for buyers.
The note urges bedding with fresh sand or gravel to keep hens comfortable. It specifies covering wooden or cement floors with at least three inches of material and earth floors with six to twelve inches.
A report suggests hens performing labor in clean litters could yield grain-related benefits across seasons with no apparent harm. The concept proposes hens wheel in bedding to process grain, aiming to improve yields and efficiency through natural labor.
A brief note states infertile eggs withstand marketing conditions better than fertile eggs, implying suppliers may favor infertile stock for stability and consumer appeal.
A dialogue recalls Montmorency asking about a fiancee cook. The answer notes she cannot cook but can paint on china with lifelike grapes and peaches. The mother suggests viewing the painted fruits might ease hunger when dinner isn’t ready.
A judge notes Miss Gayway earns fame for delicate yarns in olden days and indelicate spins in modern times. The remark highlights evolving reputations across eras.
The wife reports Henry improving after a dose and calling her his own little tootsy wootsy. The doctor cautions that delirium signals a worsening condition and emphasizes how serious the case is.
A visitor asks five year old Eloise about growing up and marriage. Eloise replies confidently that everyone says she resembles her mother who has been married three times.
A Nebraska cabin child tells how her family plans to lay out a hundred acres as a new town called Primrose. She offers Mary Jane avenue and corner lots for $10, warning prices rise to $50 in six months as she and her kin boom speculative land.
A baggage man asks about a trunk. The owner replies the trunk is not worth much but hints his wife becomes truly riled, suggesting the couple’s humor or tension beyond the item’s price. The scene blends wit and domestic detail with a Pittsburgh setting and a gold mounted meerschaum pipe.
Mrs Mixer asks the doctor about her husband’s serious illness. The doctor replies there is no cause for alarm and that he is out of danger, though he suffers acutely from enlargement of the cerebral glands. The joke suggests the tray caused the condition.
London Punch records a brief exchange as an officer questions a private about a complaint. The private clarifies the issue is not the soup but the cook naming it stew, a sly row of humor about food and authority.
A humorous exchange features Melchizedek and an insurance solicitor debating age and rates. The judge notes the absurdity of insuring someone near a millennial birthday, joking about past timing.
A light exchange recalls a wife enjoying a cross continent trip though mostly shopping for hats. The couple toured eleven states with emphasis on fashion rather than scenery.
Pearsons Weekly quotes a romantic youth and cynic on love at first sight. The cynic notes true remarkability comes after four or five years of mutual looking.
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