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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1912
Page
5
A careful canvass of farmers shows wheat selling under 65 cents a bushel with freight under 13 cents, yielding a margin of about 17 to 19 cents per bushel. A detailed cost table for 320 acres over three years outlines interest, harvesting, marketing, seeding, twine, threshing, and related expenses.
An assortment of product pitches and quotes dominates the snippet. It cites Castoria with a fake signature claim, a Longfellow excerpt about truth, Lewis' Single Binder cigars, and a wry remark about brides and husbands, all in a collage-like format.
Julia Bottomley discusses managing stripes in hatmaking to maximize ingenuity. Striped fabrics create bold effects in black and white contrasts, suit severe outlines, and work best as trims rather than full coverings. Two examples feature black and white silk stripes with velvet, and a black crown with white brim and striped quill.
A fashion note describes the popularity of plain mannish styled tailored suits for women this spring. Hair-line striped worsteds in plum navy purple and gray with black are praised for their tailoring and trim with self material bands for an ultra smart look.
A catalog style note describes school dresses for young girls featuring light weight wool or mohair fabrics with simple designs. Details include satin or silk piping, rows of small metal buttons, and soft satin or chiffon sashes. Skirts follow tunic suggestions with surplice cross over bodices and cord loop or button fastenings.
Richelieu embroidery outlines figures with buttonhole stitch then cuts away the interior, filling spaces with buttonhole bars and fancy stitches. A durable, handsome cut work of Roman origins also appears as Alliance embroidery combining shadow work and eyelet in the same design for gowns and hats.
A woman discovers a simple method to make round dollies by hemming edges with a long stitch and crocheting linen thread lace along the edge. A wreath of daisies and leaves decorates the center, with a two inch crocheted lace border. The result is tasteful and easy to produce for gifts.
The piece notes lavish Rhinestone use in gowns this season led by Worth in Paris. Americans buy heavy rhinestone gowns and ornaments in clever shapes priced high. Bowknots dangling from bodices, sleeves fully jeweled, and wings medallions built from stones adorn gowns. Fringes edge bodices sleeves and skirts, with silver backed rhinestone necklaces sold by the yard along decolletage.
Garment description outlines a dress for a young girl using woollen fabrics such as cashmere satin or shantungs. Bodice bags rest over the shoulders in a cross over style, edged with braiding that runs down the sides of the front skirt. Sleeves and front feature fine tuckwork and braiding. Material required 3 yards inches wide.
A cartoonist draws the flag with five stars then 117 stars after editor demands more. The editor groans at the excess while the artist laments being the hardest man to please.
For generations Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have addressed pimples blackheads and other complexion flaws plus rough dry hands dandruff and hair problems. They claim benefits for infants and children as well. Free samples and a 32 page care book are offered via application to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
Lee Harrison recalls a man in a Poughkeepsie look asking to find a cousin. Harrison directs him to shout Cohen in the street to spot the crowd, claiming it would work this time.
The acetylene lighthouses along the Panama canal use exposed copper cylinders that expand with sunrise to close gas valves and admit fuel to burners. As night falls and sunlight fades, cylinders contract and reopen the gas supply, with ignition by small pilot jets.
A collage of antique ad lines and aphorisms including references to carbolisalve cures for skin diseases, a child marriage quip, a cold remedy claim, and quotes by Carlyle Voltaire and William Gage. It presents brief, standalone snippets with no cohesive narrative or event.
The bride showed confidence in her husband by giving a night key then phoning a locksmith to change the lock. In a playful aside, the cartoon mockingly notes how such confidence echoes politicians returning home from Congress.
The note features a witty exchange where Puck sharpens a jab about a Boston girl declaring worth, then retorts that she judged him according to the inverse of salt contrast with sodium chloride. The playful banter showcases period slang and repartee.
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