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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
2
A simple handmade lunch carrier uses a tin held with a cloth covered card case. The design features an oval tin, a fitted lid cover, a cord edge, and a two-loop carry strap to prevent loss on trains or streetcars.
Hats of enormous size persist but fur turbans grow in popularity easing crowded car travel. Dodging brim maneuvers are now welcome to many as turban wearers enjoy the new comfort. Black lynx hats sell for two dollars and trims like feathers sprays or flowers cost a dollar.
The article describes desk and library ornaments combining ivory and bronze. Ivory forms the head and arms on figures while bronze shapes the rest. A notable piece features a bronze woman with ivory arms and face rising from a tray, with a bronze inkstand on the opposite side.
Guidance on choosing single or double silk threads for different fabrics and designs. For delicate materials or fine centers, use a single thread. for large figures or heavy fabrics, two strands improve richness and speed. Avoid eye-twisting by threading both strands together. Also includes a crystallizing method for flowers using gelatine, water, caster sugar, and syrup.
Cameos set in clasps and metal frames for handbags appear as a new novelty. The stones are genuine in the imported pieces now reaching the market, with imitations likely soon. Rich brown or green leather bags feature green leather trim and silver gilt frames.
Rockford authorities investigate a graveyard mystery after toes and a finger are found near the cemetery and a threatening letter is sent to Coroner McAllister. The incident prompts panic among families with buried relatives amid fears of grave robbing.
Judge J Otis Humphrey of Sangamon county praises alfalfa after years of failure, crediting Dr Cyril Hopkins and soil inoculation. He outlines sowing May to August, notes yields of four tons per acre, and argues alfalfa fixes nitrogen, feeds all farm animals, and pays better than corn. Engagement ends with a moral about virtues like Experience and Hope.
The combined gate hinge and brace made from an old wagon tire is simple and durable. Holes are bored at suitable distances and the one piece of iron helps prevent gate sagging, justifying the extra cost with added longevity.
The article describes building a farm sled from light wood with 3 inch thick runners 8 inches wide and ten feet long. It covers bolsters 3 by 4 inches, placement on runners, bolting details, and adding uprights, floor boards, and side walls for storage.
The piece argues winter is the farm household’s social window yet roads are bad then, isolating rural families. It cites social benefits from mingling town and farm residents, increased citizenship and morals, and a state aid plan to fund main highways in Illinois at ten to fifteen cents per acre.
Sow clover with oats to boost next year’s corn. Scatter clover straw after threshing. Alfalfa and barley mix can aid feeding. A road dust trick absorbs stall ammonia quickly. A mule once kicked loose near the top of a hill and dragged the load back down. Many mules exist. ponder wisely.
The ground for corn should be plowed in the fall and worked in the spring with a disk. A disk plow pulls easier than a moldboard plow. Planting occurs after soil warms and should not be too deep. The corn crop should be cultivated three times.
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