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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
7
A new blouse concept features separate sleeves and chemisette, often using different materials from the body. Shown model uses heavy linen with buff tones, brown soutache trim, and linen covered buttons, paired with matching coat and skirt.
A new corn scoring tool makes eating corn faster and neater by scoring four rows at once while leaving kernels on the cob. The nickel plated device costs a quarter and is sold in department stores, designed for table use.
A new summer hat called the violet uses straw formed into a heart shaped plateau. The wide back curves create two semi circles, a top point and a front peak, leaving space for a pompadour. Trimming is a wreath of plumes or flowers with ruching under the brim for effect.
The article describes bordered parasols as a fashionable trend endorsed by Dame Fashion. It notes two material combinations such as pongee with rajah or pongee with linen and explains borders built up from vivid colors between a heavy center and lighter outer bands.
A clever method for finishing rough lingerie seams by buttonholing instead of traditional French seams. Stitches are spaced to be efficient and durable, preventing rough edges on the wrong side. Also applicable to lingerie hats and sheer muslin garments.
A suggested evening dress in pale green satin with white lace panels on the skirt and bodice. It features a princess cut, front silk panels, bloused bodice with fine tucks, and sleeves joined to the bodice with a two deep turtle hem finish.
Describes fabrics and patterns replacing chintz and cretonne in linen and lawn frocks with pongees and rajahs used on parasols, reflecting a fashion trend.
The piece outlines fans sourced from around the world. It mentions grasses from the South seas, lace and bamboo from India, and bush fans for perches, plus a Hawaii grass fan studded with sea shells. It reads like a travel inspired craft note on decorative fans.
Thomas A. May of Lari mer e N D reports a six acre rutabaga trial in 1905 yielding about 8000 bushels. He follows a soil prep routine with millet, heavy manure, raised drills, and careful cultivation. May notes strong wheat after root crops and praises turnips as cattle fodder in winter.
A Prair ie Farmer note describes a cow tether using a 40 to 50 foot wire attached to two ground stakes. The wire passes through the ring on the cow’s chain, allowing the animal to roam a wide area within a narrow strip.
A Wisconsin institute speaker explains milk should be moved outside the barn immediately after milking and strained to reduce contamination. He warns warm milk can absorb odors quickly and discusses aeration to improve keeping qualities when done in a clean airspace away from barns and hog sties.
Soiling keeps cattle away from pasture by bringing green fodder to them. It suits thickly settled lands where land is expensive and labor cheap, and helps avoid soil compaction while enabling higher yields. It also concentrates manure, allows diverse crops like Indian corn, and may support larger herds near cities.
The Missouri board of agriculture offers corn cultivation guidance. Use light harrows or weeders before corn is large, plow deeply first and shallow later, avoid root cutting if weeds can be removed, and cultivate to keep soil loose and crust broken after rain to reduce moisture loss. Break crusts when ears form with shallow passes to protect roots.
The article notes screening stables and night pasturing as effective methods to reduce feeding flies. It adds that spraying with standard remedies also helps, reflecting common agricultural practices for livestock protection.
Red raspberry plants can be trans planted when a few inches high and are often better than yearling plants if done in early spring.
A Philadelphia Ledger item recounts Allan, a child of blue-blooded line, racing to his mother and grandmother with a bloodied finger. The grandmother’s pride in noble ancestry clashes with the boy’s remark that his pain stems from his “red blood” being “blue” now, revealing a class‑coded fear.
A Kokomo Indiana mother recounts her five day treatment with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for her son whose hands and body broke out in itching sores. She says the boy was completely cured after four nights of nightly applications.
Maude asks how she looks in the water and Mabelle answers with playful praise about a figure totally immersed, capturing a lighthearted, flirty tone.
A would be worker visits civil service rooms and answers questions well. When asked about naturalization, he hesitates then proclaims he became naturalized "last a week" after misunderstanding the query. The remark reflects a miscommunication and a humorous moment reported by the Ledger.
Ad touts Lewis' Single Binder straight five cent cigars from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois. The copy emphasizes "full value" and positions the product as an affordable smoke backed by the brand name.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain claiming gums soften and inflammation reduces. Also touts Allen's Foot-Ease with 30,000 testimonials and other sayings about time and effort with a closing note from A S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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