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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
3
When selecting a brood-mare the emphasis lies on constitution soundness and type over pedigree. Look for a 16 hand brown or bay mare with strong loin and well set tail, a docile intelligent head, and courage. Prefer mares with proven foals but be prepared to pay more. prioritize soundness and fit to ideal standards.
Felix Eversole of Tullahoma Tennessee submits a plan for a sanitary hog trough that prevents hogs from standing in filth and protects from sun and rain. The trough can be built in any size with available lumber and ends fashioned long to resist overturning. The note also urges better horse breeding and care, advising against scrub or plug horses and recommending sound saddle and draft types. It suggests feeding practices to reduce stumbling and promotes ample pasture for brood mares and colts with cautious grazing.
Osteopathic era remedies for worms in horses are presented as several regimens. One method mixes sugar salt tobacco iron and then feeds a tablespoon daily for two weeks. Alternatives include copper sulphate turpentine linseed oil and fasted bowels followed by bran mash. Santosia with alseed meal is suggested for valuable horses over several mornings.
An inexpensive homemade root grinder lets farmers pulp beets carrots turnips and other roots faster than chopping. It can be belt driven by steam or gas engines or hand powered, with illustrations showing hinge joints hopper, spike teeth and adjustable concave to control fineness. Built from simple wood and screws, the device promises durability and high speed operation.
Practical farming tips cover hogs horses sheep and pigs including housing feed and care. Emphasizes clean feed dry shelter ample space for growing pigs and proper handling of lambs castration timing and lump jaw treatment, plus cautions on water quality and pasture management.
The article notes summer hats for little misses feature straw and silk braids, lace frills, and floral trims. Daisies and field blossoms top the favorites, with puffed crowns, drooping frills, and wide silk fringed brims. Julia Bottomley signs the piece.
A Chicag o report on the lizard tail evening gown trend notes a vase colored messaline model with black satin tail tunic and black pearl accents. It describes how the style adds height and can be rendered in green brown or bronze while balancing drapery to maintain dignity. It also recounts a mother protecting her child with a storm blanket of flannel lined rubberized silk under a ambulator to keep rain away.
A description of a dress style for woolen or silk fabric featuring a trained skirt, tunic edges with embroidered net trim, a front cross piece, buttoned sides, and a bodice opening with a large sailor collar edged by inserted lace or trim.
A fragmentary travel vignette mentions northern Missouri hills and a remark about too many, followed by a sales blurb for Paxtine Antis septic eye remedy at 25c a box or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston.
A light editorial note from the St. Louis Times praises winter as a season with no profit in reporting crop ruin. The playful line suggests cheerful resilience and a feature of winter as a moneyless subject for grim forecasts.
An ad promises quick relief from burns and cuts using Cole's Carboli salve. It claims fast healing and scar prevention, priced at 25c and 50c, with free samples via J. W. Cole & Co. of Black River Falls Wisconsin.
An advertisement claims Garfield Tea as a natural laxative made from wholesome herbs. It implies a woman can win arguments by using a briny flow and notes men are judged by company and cigars they share.
A couple of wicker covered demijohns are repurposed as lamps for a summer seashore bungalow. One cleaned and shade fitted, the other painted brown with an openwork shade lined in yellow flowered chintz. Both weighted to resist toppling.
A slender silhouette remains in fashion for the well dressed woman. The latest spiral dress features a black satin skirt draped with white crepe de chine. Fringe edging and glimpses of satin at the ankles and waist accent the ensemble, finished with a large white hat adorned with osprey.
Harper's Bazar notes white voile remains favored by women of all ages for summer gowns as it requires little pressing. Mull also stays in fashion for evening frocks, with V necklines and sheer net fichus edged with Valenciennes to drape shoulders.
A new fashion for younger girls features a cretonne coat in an immense Wreath pattern. The three-quarters length semi fitting design is finished with a flat satin collar and patent leather belt, appealing to lovers of odd styles more than classic beauty.
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