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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
6
The article explains the rise of the three piece knicker suit for daily wear in children's fashion. It notes the practical mix of coat and separate skirt, flexible styling, and simple decorative options like tucks and smocking. Strong colors and gingham checks are popular.
A description of a practical child’s wardrobe for long vacations. It emphasizes a sturdy frock and knickers in cotton wash fabric with black yarn outlines, fluttering butterflies and Japanese motifs. Pockets feature cutout fruits animals and birds applied with cotton yarn, appealing to young girls.
Dennis McCarthy reflects on Western Newspaper Union scenes urging room for schools halls art teas and balls while stressing the need for spaces for boys to play in the city’s busy cultural life.
Practical advice covers odor control with charcoal in ice chests and expanding tight leather by heat, mending broken china with alum in the oven, bird box heights for wren bluebird martins swallows, fish prep to avoid flavor loss, ant deterrents, drawer lining with newspaper, citronella and pennyroyal for pests, perfumed cake serving with geranium leaves, and using a safety pin to adjust ribbons.
Poem fragment evokes scent of orange blossoms and a summer night. The speaker pleads for acceptance of the fragrant influence and the stars and blooms it brings.
Practical kitchen ideas for using leftovers in small households. Recipes include Lamb Pot Pie, Duchess Potatoes, a ham sandwich filling, Raisin Date Sandwiches, Melon and Peach Cocktail, and Date Fruit Tarts with step by step preparation and baking tips.
The USDA notes oats production rose since 1866 with peaks in 1917 and 1921 and declines in 1922. It warns acreage may fall in the decade as motor vehicles and tractors cut demand, but oats will stay vital for horses and young stock due to its unmatched feeding value and farm labor economy.
The guide outlines key factors for top strawberry quality including firmness for market transport and avoiding green berries in crates. It notes careful daily or every other day picking, uniform ripeness, and proper variety labeling or mixed variety warnings, along with efforts to standardize grades across regions.
Illinois entomologist W F Flint reports potato yields can rise about one third if vines are protected from the potato leaf hopper. He cites 30 to 60 bushels per acre gains from spraying with homemade Bordeaux mixture starting when vines are six to eight inches tall, with four or five follow up sprays at seven to ten day intervals. The spray should cover both leaf surfaces using angle nozzles. a sprayer not a brush or simple can. If striped Colorado beetle is present, add two pounds of arsenate or lead to the mix.
An agricultural bulletin highlights the high feed costs for low producing cows and argues dairy farmers should cull these “boarders.” It details cost comparisons for 1 605 Holstein cows and notes milk production efficiency rises with higher yields. The report, from the University of Illinois station, suggests start of culling to improve profitability.
Farmers note advantages of manure spreaders including unloaded by horses and uniform spread. Early winter top dressing with manure boosts grain and grass stands, aiding rotation. But spreaders must be used, not left idle, to be profitable per F L Daley.
Extension specialists at Ohio State summarize forty Ohio farms achieving 100 plus bushels on ten acres over six years. Data show methods include clover follow, manure, mixed fertilizer, and phosphate use. planting in checks or drills. yellow versus white varieties. W. H. Gilmore set a record with 134 bushels on ten acres, earning about 50 cents per bushel.
Max Liva of West Terre Haute Indiana and his wife report Tanlac cured their stomach trouble headaches nervousness and sleep loss after two years of illness Also their four children benefited and the family now uses Tanlac as their medicine Tanlac is sold by druggists with over 37 million bottles sold and Tanlac Vegetable Pills are for constipation sold everywhere.
A woman in a Chicago Tribune note recalls mistaking a stranger’s arm for her husband in a 10 cent store. She aimed for a wash boiler at a different counter and, upon hearing a stranger respond, fled with her husband’s party laughing at the mix up.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products including Ointment and Soap for improving skin conditions. It claims quick facial cleansing in five minutes and relief for dandruff itching and rough hands, urging readers to use the regimen.
A bright interviewee answers the boss with witty resolve when asked how she would handle a wife's visit. She says she would wear an old dress and appear old fashioned and frumpish to maintain professionalism, and would address him as sir. The boss is engaged.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for keeping baby clothes fresh and white. The copy promises no streaks or damage and notes it is sold by all good grocers.
A reader recalls a playful misdirection at a theatre where a doorman asked for a ticket and the speaker claimed the man behind had it, only for the behind person to say not me, revealing a mistaken entrance as the husband paused to chat.
A reflection notes that most things obtained at another's expense primarily benefit the giver, not the recipient, suggesting generosity yields greater profit to the giver than to the one who receives.
The rhubarb plant must be treated like a regular vegetable with manure and cultivation. It requires a large amount of fertilizer to prevent skinny stalks and ensure juicy stalks each year.
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