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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1905
Page
15
The feature highlights extravagant costumes with a restrained gray palette. A mauveish gray fancy spot chiffon velvet gown features a princess front, velvet straps, tambour lace details, and a watteau back. Hats show brown velvet with mink crowns, ostrich shading, and black accents, plus a conical tafetta bonnet with side tilt. AMY VARNUM.
A fragment reflecting on Thanksgiving as a time to be sincerely thankful while noting habitual grumbling about inconveniences. The piece contrasts daily pains with blessings like blue skies and mercies, urging genuine appreciation on one day.
Instructions describe mashing and seasoning Irish and sweet potatoes separately, then layering equal portions on a plate. Create alternating layers of Irish potato and sweet potato until the dish reaches size. When serving, cut into portions. Optional color tint with eggs.
The guide describes cleaning embossed leather with turpentine applied by a soft cloth. After removing stains, a tiny amount of oil is rubbed in to restore pliability then the text mentions removing 4 iv netil alleréene, which appears garbled.
Missouri master Kuhn criticizes long-serving lodge masters and urges term limits to boost ritual work. Nebraska reports an orphan fund of 42 288.46 invested in mortgages. Ohio Masonry grows to 61 686 members with gains since 1904. Rhode Island lists 36 lodges and over 6 000 members. Royal Order of Scotland minutes date to 1766. Spurious lodges noted in several states.
An Illinois Red Man pledge promotes making visiting brothers feel welcome. Georgia tribes report good work with Cherokee of Atlanta inviting many palefaces. Delaware plans a farm home for aged members funded by a large reservation fund. Maine Pocahontas Lodge doubles membership in six months. Minnehaha tribe hosts a speakers night during council sleeps with Great Sachem Brown as guest.
About 82,000 certificates were issued in 1904 with deputies urged to reach 100,000 by year end 1905. The order has over 700,000 members and 11,200 camps. Junior Woodmen expand across states as Woodmen day at the Lewis and Ozark exposition saw Portland camps initiate 75 candidates. Modern Woodmen of America prohibits certificates for members who engage in the liquor business.
The article notes that working deputies welcome changes to the deputy system. It states that territories failing to realize twenty five adoptions in four months are unworthy of a supervising deputy. An assistant deputy can establish camps without district or supervising deputy help, aiding away from home members. Rock Island leads Springfield in the race, with Rock Island benefiting members in good standing and Springfield at 325.
Supreme Recorder Gray reports the order has 26 526 members, up 475 in the last year. There are 16 past supreme commanders and 114 past grand commanders, with 3 854 past commanders. During the year 2 867 members received relief.
Experiments by F. Garcia indicate sowing seed in beds then transplanting yields better results than field sowing. Transplanting late February or early March with small seedlings outperforms waiting longer. Cost estimates run about 30 dollars per acre for transplanting versus 41 dollars for field-sown seed. Irrigation is essential due to light rainfall. yields in 1908 reached 82 000 pounds per acre for Red Victoria and 29 000 for Prizetaker with no fertilizer.
An Orange Judd Farmer excerpt extols elevated carriers as practical devices saving time and effort. The system transfers manure to the yard, moves feed, and transports milk within the farm. A farmer cites buying one for 26 dollars plus 150 feet of cable and paying eight dollars to install it, with ongoing satisfaction and plans for a second unit.
A Southern Cultivator correspondent describes a mixed crop rotation on a single plot. Cabbage planted in November, followed by beans, corn, and broadcast peas between rows. Cantaloupes six feet apart with two corn stalks between, vines trained to a middle, peas sown in the other middle after harvest. Peas enrich soil as a recurring practice. potatoes planted with five feet between rows and corn in the middle last.
News notes report a us apple crop shortfall with uneven yields from New York to Michigan and high prices. Hides rise with active leather buyers, raising questions about producer versus packer profits. Meat inspection shifts to independent packers by the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Mrs. E E Rockwood notes National Stockman that proper cream ripening is vital for good butter. Warm room 60 to 70 F for 24 hours before churning, avoid overlong storage, and churn twice weekly. In cold weather use starter and preserve lactic acid with buttermilk or warm milk methods.
W. H. Jordan of Geneva experiment station notes butter color depends on cow breed and individual variation. Guernseys produce the deepest natural color, Jerseys follow, while Holsteins and Ayrshires yield lighter butter. Feeding on pasture increases color, but certain cows or breeds cannot be forced to reach deep yellow color. Winter butter from Holsteins and Ayrshires remains nearly white regardless of ration.
Handsome Guernsey bull Glenwood Boy of Haddon owned by E. T. Gill of Haddondield N J. Sire Pat Haddon first bull admitted to the Guernsey advanced registry. Dam Glenwood Girl II produced 593.5 pounds of butter in one year and has related cows in the registry context.
A detailed plan for a handsome two bedroom suburban house suitable for large or small lots. It features balloon-frame yellow pine, cypress trim, cedar shingles, ash stairs, quartered oak mantels, cathedral glass, modern kitchen plumbing, nickel piping, gas fixtures, and a first class finish. Estimated total cost under favorable conditions is $2,000.
Poultry expert advises systematic use of kitchen scraps to lower yearly feed costs. Keep a dedicated scrap can, warm scraps with meal, avoid over bread, bread soaked in water, mix with oats or buckwheat, and feed fish sparingly. Avoid large pieces of bone or gristle, fish bones, and sloppy cold rice pudding.
The article warns against discarding a heifer after a poor first year. It suggests she may improve later and that expectations should not exceed those of a two year old. If she fails to meet standards, fatten her for sale or let another buyer try extending her calf prospects.
An English inventor Mr Powell claims a method to artificially age and preserve wood. Newly felled timber is placed in a large heated cylinder with pipes, sugar or saccharin circulated by hot or cold water to penetrate pores, then salted water, dried, and cooled for ready use.
John Gould of Obio blames repeat cotton cloth strainers for spoiled milk and off flavors. He warns that cold water washing too often seeds the strainer with microbes until it becomes heavily contaminated and jaundiced in appearance.
A reader ponders dairy purity noting that when cream rises to the top it carries impurities from the milk into butter. The argument suggests keeping milk clean to ensure clean butter.
A correspondent of American Agriculturist explains starting pure stock breeding. Pure bred fowls yield uniform eggs and birds, enabling higher prices and easier marketing. Breeding to a standard brings consistency, better eggs, and higher per pound returns.
Professor Wheeler of the New York state experiment station outlines a daily feeding mix for laying hens. The ration totals about 4 pounds of protein carbohydrates and fat, designed to support 25 pound hens or 33 three pound hens at 100 pounds live weight.
The note warns against feeding spotted or tainted food to poultry. It advises cleaning up all moist mash after meals to prevent disease, increases greens for constipated birds, and reduces meat byproducts if diarrhea appears. It cautions against too much animal protein as it may trigger premature laying and slow feathering chicks.
The article urges repairing roof leaks and broken window panes and doors, whitewashing the poultry house, and getting ready for winter within the next thirty days. It notes that preparing before snow falls is less unpleasant than waiting.
Turkey raisers say marketing young birds in December can raise profits as post holiday prices drop. Farmers keep the birds longer to gain weight, aiming for higher prices when sold later.
The article describes a clever fruit picker invented by A. Hedden of Tompkins County New York. The device uses a heavy copper wire frame with a spring and cloth sack to catch fruit as the operator advances, enabling faster picking when fruit is plentiful.
In a Country Gentleman note D H R G describes a sunny south window filled with orange and gold turtiums and verbena. The simple plants in rich soil create a warm scene and a charming display that anticipates spring.
By protecting annuals in a cold frame many can become perennials or bloom longer. Pansies, dianthus and chrysanthemums benefit greatly from autumn sowing and winter protection in a cold frame.
Horticultural meetings are scheduled in Minnesota Minneapolis on December 5 and Bloomington on December 6. American Wine Grower in Newport hosts December 12. Maryland Baltimore and Western Nurserymen Kansas Crew meet December 19 in Missouri Valley Kansas City.
Air slaked lime can be used on chrysanthemums as soon as the buds are well formed. Apply the lime lightly over the beds, then rake into the soil just enough to prevent a surface crust. Water the bed after liming.
Fragmentary text mentions vines and various plants such as lilac, weigela, mock orange, and honeysuckle. The passage describes planting to ground level and a notion of restoration or tying back old growth. Details are garbled and identities are uncertain.
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