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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
14
Fashion notes revival of dot prints in fabrics for afternoon wear. Dots range from pea to quarter size in batiste swiss lawn organdie and cotton voiles. Large dots create bordered effects on skirts and yokes while boxed plaits and lace trim finish simple princess frocks.
A new fall fabric Latin majestic enters the market with good drape and finish, while mirage silks prepare new lines. Satins push for early fall delivery as well known silk brands rise. summer lines improve and tussahs pon gees and shantung silks gain demand. raw silk prices fall versus last year.
The season’s odd pairing combines cloth and linen in outfits. A green cloth skirt with a long green linen skeleton coat features a cretenne collar and cuffs in pink green and yellow. Linen offers cooler wear and pairs well with satin broadcloth, highlighting the season’s contrasts.
A brown linen suit features an over skirt effect created by deep tuck points and a bodice framed with sou tache braid. Sleeves and bodice are tucked, a braided high stock matches the yoke, and a white palmetto straw hat trimmed with brown ribbon and green grape accents completes the ensemble.
The article describes lace stocks with high frilly tops and new collars that connect the costume to the stock. It details a lattice ribbon design using one half inch ribbon, three rows, and four uprights, two in back and one on each side, with bone supports wrapped in ribbon and a tasselled gold fringe on the lower bow. Rev. Carl Stolz is mentioned in an afternoon context.
A rural mail delivery method uses a trolley setup to move the mailbox between house and highway. An ape post stands by the road with a bent arm and a suspended wire to guide the box. A pulley and cord pull the box along, meeting the carrier for mail transfer and returning to the house.
A simple hay stacking system uses two telegraph poles two guy ropes and an iron rod cable with a carrier. The Prairie Farmer notes the setup is quick versatile and can build stacks as large as desired with faster and better results.
A resident describes treating seven black ash trees infested with the oyster shell bark louse. Using a kerosene emulsion of one to seven strength, plus scrubbing and pruning, the trees recovered and began new growth. Owners paid for the treatment and saw a positive result.
The writer states internal parasites cause the greatest losses in a sheep flock. Losses average about 42 percent from birth to maturity, with the four to six month period being the peak. About half of these losses on the writer's farm are attributed to internal parasites.
A farmer describes a low cost hog feed using greens such as sour duck and wild mustard cooked with meal scraps in a large iron kettle. He reports feeding about six gallons daily plus one gallon each of corn meal and wheat bran and notes a sow with a large litter thrives on this regimen.
The Orange Judd Farmer advises on building a hay stack with a strong bottom frame and progressively wider layers. Start small at the base, pack the middle, and widen outward while keeping the center the fullest. Leave edge space, cap with marsh hay, add hangers, and ensure the hay is fully cured before hauling.
Crimson clover also called Italian and German clover thrives south of the Ohio river, but winters in the north. It forms a striking mass in gardens and fields, grows as far north as Delaware on the Atlantic seaboard, and serves well as a green crop for plowing under.
Practical notes advise lining corn cribs with half inch mesh wire to deter rats and note the evolution of farmers from field hands to auto driving, hoe in hand. Sweet clover offers pasture value and soil improvement, growing on waste lands and helping prevent hillside erosion.
The article argues there are over 500 soil varieties each needing distinct treatment and fertilizer mixes. It asserts that understanding soil differences is key to successful land cultivation and that many avoid studying soil because it is difficult.
A testimonial from a resident of ake City Minnesota describes severe kidney pain backache dizziness nervousness and vision problems. The speaker claims full recovery after using Dean's Kidney Pills and notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A collage of vintage ad lines and aphorisms features a druggist pitch for Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer claiming cures for nervous issues and eye remedies priced at 50 cents, alongside quips about pessimists and a two faced woman.
A historical letter advertisements claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female ailments and avoids surgery. It cites testimonials from Mrs Barbara Base and Mrs Arthur R House and promotes the remedy as a long standing standard for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and backaches with an invitation to write for advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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