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Newspaper
Remington Press
Location
Remington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
3
Pretty home made gifts and toys capture seasonal charm with dainty neckwear. Women favor sets in white organdie and sheer fabrics featuring cross barred black. red green and purple floss embroidery. Girls receive Peter Pan collar and cuff sets in checked gingham with organdie edging and scalloped trimming.
A reader is told of two garter pairs and two ribbon bags sure to please at Christmas. One garter features narrow silver ribbon with tiny rose accents, the other satin ribbon with black lace. Bags include a silver filigree mounted black maire rib bon bag with rose satin lining and a black and silver brocade bag with tortoise shell mounting.
A printed cotton bag 25 by 17 inches features a scalloped edge turned up over a straight bottom edge. Each scallop has a buttonhole for a glass button, with a coat hanger support and knotted zephyr embellishments. Hung in a closet it stores soiled collars and handkerchiefs, tugged in at the top and released at the bottom when opened.
A heavy cardboard Dutch cradle model with perforated side tabs fits through slats in the bottom, head, and foot boards. Wood pegs secure the joints. figures show dimensions for parts and a 6 1/2 inch rocker. Painted decorations may finish the cradle.
A graceful lantern decorates the home for Christmas using a wire frame covered with crepe paper and pasted cut-out figures. A long tassel of tinsel or crepe paper finishes the piece with festoons of flower petals strung on cords.
Very handsome scarfs for the library table are made of black velvet with an applique of wide brocaded ribbon down the center. They are a little shorter than the table and have fish-tail ends with a silk tassel pendant from each polot.
The article extols honey bees as affordable to maintain requiring little space and no special equipment. Bees feed themselves and need only light supervision, with easy swarming and queen management. Proper handling avoids trouble, making beekeeping practical for farms.
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt advises farmers to build a cement smokehouse for curing hams shoulders and bacons. It recommends a 3x3x3 foot cubical fire space, cement walls 4 to 6 inches thick, an iron door, a four inch pipe to a smoke chamber, and a perforated barrel cover for hogshead setups. Fuel should be hardwood, smoking lasts 36 to 48 hours, or longer for preservation.
A dairy division leaflet outlines simple rules for producing high quality milk. It emphasizes clean cows, proper utensil sanitation, small-top milking pails, and prompt cooling with illustrations and bulletins for details. The closing guideline is Keep milk clean covered cold.
To avert roup epidemics in poultry, ensure good airflow in the coop. Avoid drafts while removing dampness with muslin curtains or wind baffles. Ventilate using three airtight walls and a ventilated south side, calculating glass and muslin area per floor space.
Advice urges a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the cow barn to admit fresh air and expel foul air, plus winter feeding of leguminous hay silage and a balanced concentrate mix to boost profits for well cared for cows.
The USDA Biological Survey warns skunks in Ohio damage bee hives by nightly raids. They scratch to disturb the bees, then eat them when they emerge. The survey advises fencing hives with chicken wire at least three feet high.
The piece argues that winter egg production boosts profits. Two extra eggs per week per hen yields good profit, and even one additional winter egg can cover feed costs. Achieving this requires young hens of good laying breeds and a feeder skilled in proper feed formulation and preparation.
A plan advises hanging canvas over the feed hopper to keep sorehead out of the flock. Cut slits in the canvas and keep it greased with an antiseptic salve so birds receive the salve on their foreheads during feeding, preventing the condition.
Washington chatter centers on a revamped Republican bloc, led jointly by Capper and La Follette, shaping policy for farmers workers and small merchants. A soldiers bonus, seniority rule changes, and possible reorganization of government departments loom as decisive issues.
A Louisville Courier Journal humor note mocks topical hair fashion as a poets union jokes about bobbed hairstyles and treason in light satire. The piece reflects playful commentary on trends and words about women’s hair.
Mrs. B T Galloway of Carter's Creek Tennessee says she spent years ill with female troubles spent half her time in bed and half in work then used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports being well for two years now she urges other women with similar symptoms to try it.
In a lighthearted exchange, Jones asks about an old typewriter and Brown replies that the item was used in the wedding. The joke hinges on a playful misdirection about marriage and objects.
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