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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
7
An afternoon dress and an HE costume are shown in a salsection displaying a rose colored gown with a tucked lower skirt and lace yoke. The second design features lobelia blue satin cashmere with a pointed back skirt and jet trims, including a ninon yoke and puff sleeves with tucked ninon. Materials listed include collenne, braid, insertion, satin, and ninon.
Sewing guidance explains making bedroom curtains for a summer home from dotted swiss with a five inch hem, options for daisies formed by lazy daisy stitches, color variations in yellow and orange tones, and decorative briar or chain stitches along hems.
French bordure fashion resurges as tunic lines and plaited short skirts dominate. Designers use stencil and dye on sheer fabrics, applique from cretonne or chintz, and chiffon draping to soften crude work, creating coordinated bordure effects on tunics fichus and related garments.
The article describes sheer linen blouse sleeves with five to seven tiny tucks across the front and seams at the sleeve bend. It explains how the wrinkles at the arm turn create the desired curve and how to position the plaits by trying on the blouse and securing at the armhole.
Bordered materials influence mermaid gowns while plumes adorn black hats. In Paris short-skirted evening gowns dominate and new cretonne jackets appear. Crochet lace tops gowns and jabots as coral yellow and brown shades trend. Turbans feature large ribbon bows and parasols showcase carved wood handles.
The description details a refined gown in amethyst fine face cloth. The skirt features a tunic overskirt with a back-point, crossed front, train underskirt edged by silk embroidery, and a high waist illusion. Sleeves use ruched chiffon with a plain yoke and strapped bretelles, trimmed to match the oversleeves.
An illustrated Mary land Agricultural Experiment Station poultry house measures 20 by 18 feet with an 8 a 6 inch front height and 5 6 inch rear height. It features a cement floor, 12 light windows, two hinged roost sections, side wall nests, curtain closures, and end doors. The structure houses 80 to 100 mature fowls.
The illustration shows a gate that can lift to pass deep snow and be widened by removing the center post and a left panel. An iron well is buried, the panel rests on cleats, and a wire rod locks the gate in any position. The gate measures ten to eleven feet, with a six foot extension panel.
The paper discusses bacteria that cause bitter taste in milk not from weeds or udder issues. Spores survive pasteurization. bitterness often follows improper sterilization. If infection is udder based, clean udders and sample each quarter. treat with hyposulphite solution after milking. If nonlocal, reintroduce good sour milk after cleaning to restore normal fermentation.
A setting hen inclined to stand by on her nest is likely covered with mites, and the nests share the problem. The plan advises inspecting sitters several times during incubation to eradicate mites before they dominate the birds and nests.
Thomas C. Shotwell reports from New York under March 20. He notes Taft's tariff fight with Canada drives 150,000 to 250,000 American farmers into the Canadian northwest in 1910. Canadians gain agricultural prominence as U S production lags population growth. A tariff war could hinder food supply and raise meat prices for both nations.
Mrs Catharine Kautz of Findlay Colorado reports kidney trouble halted four years ago after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says back ache and weakness disappeared and she has stayed well for three years. Dealerships sell 50 cent boxes. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
A fragmented item notes a grocery boy asking about pigs and a cook instructing to lay them under the refrigerator. It follows with an old advertisement for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a moral line about keeping imagination under control.
Mrs R R Huey of Galena Kansas describes a lump on her side that grew after a fall and disrupted her sleep. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the lump broke and passed away, with the ad claiming success for female ailments and inviting letters for advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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