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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
7
The feature surveys French Directoire style gowns with vivid colors. It highlights fabrics, draping, and accessories, noting bold color contrasts and metallic embellishments while naming several dress styles and designers in a period-tinged voice.
A lengthy article outlines pest control in construction, detailing concrete basements and foundations to starve rats. It describes elevating foundations, using concrete walks, porches, and proper drainage, plus material ratios for Portland cement, sand, and gravel.
Bulletin 1222 from the U S Department of Agriculture outlines honey bee opportunities in the United States, noting bees range from Vermont to Michigan and Arkansas to Louisiana, with colonies best in the south central regions. It emphasizes profitable honey production with modern equipment, cautions against careless beekeeping, and urges farmers to adopt commercial-scale practice while requesting copies of the bulletin by writing Washington, D C.
A fragment notes poultry specialists examining farm flocks and recommended hen counts for efficient laying. The text references flocks ranging from about ten to several hundred birds, mentioning Rhode Island and Maree for introductory context.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss selecting fertilizer by plant food percentage and cost per ton. It mentions efficiency and usage varying by site, but details are unclear and several words are garbled. The item appears as an agriculture guidance snippet with incomplete figures.
Secure a four foot stake for each plant when ground is soft. Drive stakes down firmly to support growth. Prepare by driving posts and two wires for the frame to keep vines upright and prevent damage.
Seattle section discusses fashion and social trends with mentions of Mrs Hundy and Mrs Uno as examples. It describes dressmaking and ribbon work, including wide brim hats and plumed garments. The piece reflects local styles and creative sewing practices in a narrative on women’s fashion.
On Ocracoke Island Charles William grew up as Vera, a popular girl, until a year ago when he began dressing as a man. He wrote to a New York former fiancé who found it not manly, then left to see the world as a male. Friends report restlessness and a wish to return home, but he has vanished again.
A farmer vanished about three weeks ago with a large fortune, leaving a maze of forged forms and secreted gold. Relatives discover he hid sixty thousand dollars in a house under the floorboards, triggering a countywide search and a tale of theft and mystery.
In Poughkeepsie New York a strange tale spreads about a teen flapper known as Ghost who furtively peeps from a second story window at Theron Lustéroy’s home in the Belsh neighborhood of Mitlerton. Residents alarmed by the audacious spying claim.
An elderly testimonial from Mrs Sibbert of Everett speaks of back pain and fatigue eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges others with similar issues to try the remedy, claiming improved strength and ability to work.
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