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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1922
Page
7
A feature on ready made house and party frocks with fabrics like sateen chambray and crepe de chine. It highlights easy home sewing points, trim options such as cretonne and bias bands, and notes party dresses suit young girls with simple, cheerful designs.
The article extols honey bees as inexpensive to maintain on farms requiring little space and no special housing. Bees feed themselves, need minimal attention, and swarms can be managed quickly by experienced keepers, with queen-bee monitoring to prevent disruptions.
An article outlines building a cubical cement smokehouse for curing hams and bacons on small farms. It specifies dimensions eight by three by three feet, cement walls four to six inches thick, an iron fuel door, a four inch smoke pipe to a chamber, and a perforated barrel cover. It recommends hardwood fuel and smoking times from 36 to 48 hours, longer for long-term preservation.
The dairy division of the United States Department of Agriculture issued a four page leaflet on producing high quality milk. It covers clean healthy cows sterilization of utensils small top milking pails and rapid cooling with illustrations and references to further bulletins. The advice ends with keep milk clean covered cold.
To forestall roup in autumn, stop up draft openings but ensure ample fresh air. Use muslin curtains or wind baffles to ventilate while removing dampness, as dampness and crafts can spread colds to more serious diseases. Create three airtight walls with one vented south side, using glass and muslin to balance space.
A London Morning Post report describes a 51 mile London to Brighton walk won by W. F. Bell with a steel artificial leg in 19 hours 51 minutes. Challenger W. T. Ellison, using a wooden leg, finished about half an hour later after an argument about artificial limbs.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing or tinting faded garments and home textiles. It claims directions suit wool silk linen cotton and blends, warns against streaking or running, and urges buyers to tell their druggist fabric type before purchasing.
In a bustling opera house scene two voices gossip about a woman named Mrs Blank appearing in a bold decollete dress prompting astonished reactions and a playful confrontation between onlookers and admirers.
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for clear complexion and clean scalp, Cuticura Ointment for skin care, and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance to keep hands soft and white.
A reflective line notes that every ascent to folly can lead to a fall into despair, emphasizing the fine line between triumph and ruin.
A cryptic aphorism notes that no secret remains safe once someone suspects it exists and others become aware. The line hints at rumor, trust, and the vulnerability of hidden knowledge as truth becomes shared.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as safe for baby clothes leaving no streaks. It urges shoppers to buy this product from all good grocers.
The knocker does not drop his hammer the moment the whistle blows, delaying the action and altering the pace of the play as officials monitor timing and conduct.
The article urges thorough cleaning and disinfection of the cow barn, promoting whitewash from top to bottom and ensuring fresh air. It recommends a winter ration of leguminous hay, silage, and a balanced concentrate mineral mix to boost cow welfare and owner profits.
A United States Department of Agriculture report from Ohio notes skunks raid bee hives at night, scratching the hive until bees appear and are eaten. The Biological Survey recommends fencing hives with at least three feet of chicken wire.
The article notes that a strong winter egg yield is profitable when hens lay more eggs per week. It argues that extra eggs in winter cover feed costs and emphasizes choosing young, good laying breeds and using proper feed and preparation.
Advice column note describes using a greased canvas screen over a feed hopper opening to prevent sorehead in poultry. Cut slits in the canvas and apply antiseptic salve to birds’ foreheads to stop the condition.
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