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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
7
The page contrasts a beige poiret twill suit for mature figures with a plainer, tailored style and a navy tricotine suit for younger wearers. It details the sleeve buttons, peplum, sash, hat, and lining contrasts, noting age-appropriate fashion choices and the elegance of each outfit.
Busy mothers consider ready made frocks for little girls in chambrays ginghams organdy and swiss dot. Frocks feature white lawn collars and cuffs with rick rack embroidery plus blouner suits in black taffeta with bright yarn stitching. Sunbonnet hats in argandy with organdy flowers provide sun protection and ornament.
A local display features hand painted leather belts as a finish for new cloth frocks. Designers highlight the belts to accessorize outfits and add a crafted touch to spring fashion.
Narrow plaitings are used to finish collars and cuffs. The technique provides neat edges and durable trim for garments, reflecting traditional sewing practices.
USDA experts advise poultrymen on incubator choices and sizing from 150 egg capacity upward. Larger machines save costs per egg and simplify tending, while smaller units serve specialty or backup roles. Proper cellar or incubator house ventilation and cleanliness are emphasized for reliable hatching. Birds also aid pest control, with grasshopper predation noted by several species, and an aerial alliance with birds encouraged to protect crops.
Seed testing offers practical fun for students and parents alike. It requires little equipment and connects school with home. Germination checks use magnifying glass and blotting paper. two plates suffice. Request Farmers Bulletin 428 from USDA for full directions.
The Southern Pacific plans to convert wooden snowsheds across the Sierra Nevada into concrete structures with roadways on top for automobile use, transforming former rail passages into highway routes.
Warning to buyers that true Aspirin must bear the Bayer name on the package or tablets. The advertisement notes Bayer’s safe, physician prescribed product for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and other pain. Small twelve tablet tins cost a few cents. larger packs sold by druggists.
A brief exchange quotes Cas sidy boasting about a foreman’s compliment. The foreman says Cas carries more asseus matter above the shoulders than any other man in the works.
Caregivers urged to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature of Charles Fletcher as the famous remedy used for over 30 years. Parents are reminded that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, reinforcing its long standing trust.
Cut in aside about shaving leads to a humorous gag. An advertiser touts Red Cross Ball Blue for clean clothes with no ugly grimy streaks and notes it is sold by all grocers for five cents.
A mother on a crowded Broad Ripple streetcar asks her son about a wooden leopard toy. The boy explains the round things on the toy are life savers, teaching a simple safety lesson in an everyday moment.
Market notes that green ducks priced for young market stock stay about the same from July through September. Best prices occur in May, then decline gradually to July before rising for the holiday trade.
Salt has been recommended by successful growers for mowing cowpea hay. It improves palatability and may help prevent fermentation in hay not fully cured. About eight quarts of salt are used per ton of hay.
The Russian Workingmen's Mutual Aid Society of America in New York plans a cooperative tailor shop to produce ready-made garments and to train needle trades workers. Students would then be sent to Russia with American machinery to start manufacturing in the American system. A first group of tailors could depart within months as $35,000 is being raised.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry for sparkling white linens. Available at all good grocers for five cents.
A servant named Cindy protests her mistress about constant dish movement harming meals. The mistress expresses shock and concern as Cindy explains the trouble is too much movement for the few remaining vittles. The writer notes that lies tread on unshod truth.
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