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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1911
Page
7
Fashion notes how modistes shape wedding gowns with lace and sheer fabrics, featuring diaphanous textures, orange blossom garlands, and chalk white altar fabrics. It describes unique trains, traveling frocks, and a wool blue and black design with red velvet accents, plus adaptable house gowns for late October brides.
The article surveys elegant slippers of satin with Cuban heels and rhinestone buckles, finished with chiffon or maline. White satin bridal slippers feature orange blossom accents, while trends favor lower heels and pointed toes. Velvet and suede pumps remain popular for fall. mules for the boudoir rise in appeal.
The German textile industry favors female labor over male workers. The shift reflects industry trends toward lower wages and adaptable workforce, with factory managers citing efficiency, lower costs, and suitable skill sets among women for loom and spinning work.
A crochet sequence describes chaining five then a treble in the fifth from the hook followed by two more trebles in the same stitch as the last. Each treble is drawn out slightly longer than the previous, then five chains, three trebles in the last treble of the previous group, five chains and one treble in the last made treble, then three chains and one treble in the same stitch as the last, then three chains and one treble in the same stitch as the last, ending with five chains.
Work a treble under each loop with a chain between trebles. Create a row of linked trebles by placing 1 double crochet in the same stitch as the trebles, followed by 7 chain and additional trebles as described. Begin with 9 chain, then catch to the middle of the last 7 chain and form groups of trebles, chains, and catches to repeat for desired trimming length.
The article explains that accurate cow milk yield records weed out unprofitable animals and guide dairy economy. Records reveal poor milking, motivate owners and staff, and help select heifers to replace culled cows.
A writer in the Homestead describes a method to stop cow kicking during milking. A strap through ends of a strong stick is buckled around the cow's leg just before milking to calm the animal.
The article describes a labor saving truck or cart for barns, noting its simple build from good lumber, minimal iron with only handles and axle straps, and emphasizes its usefulness to dairymen despite their busy duties. The device is shown in a cut supplied by an exchange.
The silo season calls for silage as a near June pasture in January. Silage stimulates milk flow and keeps cows healthy after calving. Proper feeding and care sustain milk production. silage is a cheap, farm grown feed amid high-priced mill feeds.
Emphasizes that good milk requires clean stable care and milking plus sterile utensils. Utensils reach bacteriological cleanliness only after boiling or steaming with live steam.
Three year old Jersey cow Pedro Estella 197245 bred by Wisconsin Agricultural College posted a 12 month record of 11068 pounds milk with 6476 pounds fat yielding 7121 pounds of butter at 85 percent. Beginning weight 480 pounds rising to 960 pounds. prior best fat was 518 pounds. Daily grain intake averaged fourteen pounds totaling 5110 pounds for the year.
A milk producer and head of a company with 800 cows asserts dairymen can obtain clean milk in any barn if proper care is taken. He suggests barn equipment changes are less crucial than focus on daily practices and sanitation.
Green food should be fed to cows and pigs to keep digestive tracts in good condition. Provide plenty of pure cold water and ample shade and sanitary wallowing space.
Dairy farmers report most pastures are cowed down with reduced forage. The note highlights widespread grazing shortages affecting milk production and farm economics in the region.
This note highlights best practices for dairy farming including milk handling, cooling in clean spaces, and the roles of cream separators, silos, and manure spreaders. It stresses proper feeding with clover or alfalfa, limiting timothy hay, and keeping cows and calves in good condition to boost winter profitability.
A stock bought below production cost offers safe profit as it will not stay at a loss. with reduced feeder activity and low prices now, a coming crop of fat sheep and lambs should fetch higher prices in fall. Early buyers of feeder stock at low prices may profit when finished stock sells.
A man named Jim returns exhausted to his Tennessee hometown declaring he came home to die. His uncle reframes the moment with blunt practicality, insisting he has come home to eat rather than die.
Residents discuss the name Smiley-Littleton for an ice dealer on the street. Some find it humorous while others fear customers may be deterred by the unusual moniker.
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