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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
6
A maker suggests using parasols or linen panels as water vessels for horses in cities, with simple embroidery on one or all panels. They discuss English eyelet or blind work, padding, and how to apply patterns by tracing on paper, pinning taut, and transferring lines. The piece also honors a monument to a horse lover and notes charitable embroidery options for pets.
An appeal argues for simple humane water troughs for dogs and cats on homes and porches. It describes small iron troughs and galvanized cone shapes kept filled, often maintained by a watchman or a local child, to ease animal suffering during hot weather.
Suggestions for repurposing silk dresses into petticoats bloomers and shirtwaists with practical tips. Recommends plain colors for bloomers black or natural pongee. Even skirts may yield enough material for a full petticoat or a shirtwaist with minor contrivings. Advices washing silk in gasol before remaking into worn dresses.
The passage argues for keeping structured lists to manage tasks, bills, calls, and wardrobe needs. It urges starting bills at month’s start, maintaining a calling list for owed people, and compiling a clothes wish list to avoid impulse buys, noting that such lists save time and prevent forgotten chores.
A how to guide on making shadow embroidered knitting bags for summer, using mull or batiste and a muffled vent top. It describes simple construction, hoop handles, and color options with lining choices such as lawn or China silk.
The article contrasts old fashioned quilt and carpet piecing with modern machine work. It notes that many women are raised on thrift and turning scraps into useful pieces, while skilled needlewomen remain plentiful due to the growing popularity of handwork alongside machine sewing.
The article explains rags have high value for hospitals and homes due to cleaning needs. It urges readers to donate surplus rags to nearby hospitals, noting the continual demand and the gentle cleaning quality of soiled but washable rags.
An inventor improves undergarments by adding back fastening corset covers that conceal shields, followed by stronger slips. The text urges better child feeding habits, advising milk and water, no tea or coffee, and limited meat and condiments to prevent future dyspepsia.
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