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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
2
The illustration demonstrates broad satin girdles used on coats creating a loose waist effect. Girdles, often unmade or simply finished ribbons, are knotted and fastened with hooks and eyes. Ends vary in length and tassels appear on house gowns and streetwear.
Vogue notes grand ostrich and marabou plumes dominate hats with sweeping crowns and soft flow. Manchon muff effects encircle wide crowns, resembling muffs in shape, finished with swagger aigrettes or feather panache for a chic effect.
Advice from an old column on personal care includes warnings about high heeled boots causing spinal pain and dangers of bathing with hot face water. It recommends tepid water for skin, a wormwood tincture mix for massages, and using alcohol for eye bags. Dust-free brushes and cold cream aid facial care. Hot water and cold water practices are noted for weight and digestion.
A short proverb passage notes that ten pounds of common sense are needed to carry one pound of learning, attributed to a Persian saying.
A school friend sent a dainty wedding gift consisting of five delicate china flower pots with pink rosebuds and green foliage. Each pot has a Dresden flower wreath, a removable lid with gilt knobs, and a brown earthlike base. The largest pot centers the arrangement, the others cluster around it, lids remove to hold small blossoms.
A charming toddler coat in dark gray wool sports brown otter collar and cuffs with a matching velvet muff. Her otter hat, grass beaver style, carries a crown band, blue satin rosettes frame golden curls, and a pink rose heart adds a Frenchy touch.
The Week End Bag known as the Week End Bug has appeared. It is a small traveling bag just large enough for a night dress and a few toilet articles.
A description of a new table trifle, a cut crystal napkin ring, noted as pretty and decorative. The item highlights refined craftsmanship and ornamental appeal for table setting.
Practical tips for securing and using fuel in garden tasks. Advice covers choosing fuel types, storage, and efficient methods to keep gardening chores running smoothly. Includes simple steps to reduce effort and improve reliability during busy seasons.
A writer in Orange Judd Farmer outlines a method to harvest fuel: fell small sapling under the log, set a logging bob, pull to topple the log, haul to an sheltered woodhouse, and saw into stove lengths. Limbs trimmed, hauled to shop, powered by boiler and engine, using a buzz saw to cut about 1 1/2 cords per hour.
A field tool using two hardwood planks joined at ends with holes and iron pins forms a lever system to raise fallen trees. A white ash lever with notches and a chain links with a crotched limb allows lifting the trunk enough to saw without strain.
The article describes a simple two limb device shaped as a crotch and a 2 inch auger to aid in cutting large limbs. It notes how the improvised tool uses natural wood to form a frame and auger for leverage and drilling tasks.
Practical advice on quickly and correctly installing woven wire fencing. Steps include unrolling direction, end post anchoring with two No. 7 wires, staking and gate hanging, rolling the fence around end posts, and methods to manage slack wires. Emphasizes keeping posts straight and finishing 100 to 200 rods daily on level ground.
English experiments find twenty tons of barnyard manure per acre slightly more profitable than ten tons when price stays at 96 cents per ton. A light manure dressing plus commercial fertilizer outperforms manure alone, and a complete fertilizer mix yields large potato crops. Recommended per acre: ten tons barnyard manure, 150 lb ammonium sulfate, 400 lb superphosphate, 150 lb muriate of potash.
A cheap roofing paper serves as an interior lining for cow stables. It can be attached with plastering lath or thin boards to the outside to seal out cold winds and retain heat.
A terse aphorism suggests that striking back fuels a counter desire. The line warns that pursuing vengeance invites reciprocal retaliation and prolongs conflict.
The text states that per acre of 250 pounds of sulphate of ammonium 600 pounds of super phosphate and 250 pounds of muriate of potash are considered adequate for satisfactory crops.
The column notes corn following a poor alfalfa stand yields 11 bushels per acre more than the test in Alabama experiments. It advises making a good winter work bench and keeping saws rust free. It urges removing useless fences and doing brain work this winter to save leg work next summer. It compares diseased cows with diseased trees kept in orchards.
Medical discussion rises over Toris compound as a rheumatism remedy. A traditional formula mixes Toris with whiskey and syrups for multiple daily doses before meals and at night. Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago markets Toris and similar ingredients are available from druggists.
Professor Munyon announces a new full almanac offering moon phase data for all latitudes and illustrated pieces on phrenology palmistry birth stones and dream interpretation. It guides beauty culture weights measures and poison antidotes and aims to entertain families and rural readers. Free mail offer from Munyon Remedy Company Philadelphia.
In a tense exchange, Mr Tytes snaps at a boy asking for spending money. He recalls his own father’s discipline and says he was lucky to get a nickel. Bobby retorts that Mr Tytes should tell his troubles to grandpa.
An early 20th century trade page touts Spohns Distemper Cure for horse distemper and related diseases with 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles and agents wanted. It also promotes Garfield Tea as a mild herb laxative and PAZO Ointment for piles with a 6 to 14 day cure guarantee. It ends with promotional lines for Lewis’ Single Binder cigars and generic social observations.
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