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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
1
Matinee fashion notes highlight dainty tea coats and sacks as warm weather essentials. Descriptions showcase pale apricot chiffon sacks with lace borders and a Pompadour chiffon tea coat in black chiffon dotted with pink roses and green leaves.
A guide describes restoring an old rusty black straw hat by rubbing it with a cloth soaked in alcohol. Once it dries the straw regains a black glossy finish similar to new.
The article explains making a round leather table mat by tracing maple leaves around a six inch center, overlapping them slightly. Glue the leaves inward from the edge, and use a pyrography set to burn leaf veins or a stiff pen with ink if unavailable.
Chiffon weight broadcloths with high luster finishes lead the early fall material lineup along with broadcloths striped along the selvage Roman tibelines and Gabardine-Duvetyn for tailor mades. Velvets mousseline net lace and chiffons highlight late summer frocks with lace trimmed tunics net and embroidery corsages and sheer sleeves.
A Native American folk tale recounts how the Wild Boy seeks seven hunters for a young woman. The bear aids the quest by becoming the boy's brother, they locate the hunters in the Darkening Lands, and the Wild Boy ultimately declines marriage to remain in the woods with the bears.
Story advises saving empty thread spools and reels for multiple uses. Spools can become pegs in the kitchen or closet. A long large headed nail through a hole creates a wooden peg with rounded edges that protects fabric.
A delicate handkerchief box made from a chocolate box covered in pale satin features pale violet silk cord edging and tied ribbons. The lid displays four violet pansy motifs and six green leaves, with a soft silk interior and a lid pocket for a scent sachet.
Nervous women are warned against excessive talking as it wastes vitality. Tips include walking on tiptoes while dressing to exercise muscles, using sweet spirits of nitre to treat fever blisters, goose oil for rheumatic joints, and avoiding heat on the head to prevent dandruff. A teaspoon of pure cream nightly aids troubled with constipation. Emphasis on pure air, cleanliness, and proper baby clothing in hot weather.
A puzzle explains how tying a hammer to a two foot folding rule can prevent it from folding. The hammer’s placement acts as a lever, producing an upward force that keeps the rule stiff. Repetition may be needed to align the setup correctly for the effect.
The passage cautions that girls often demand constant sweetness and politeness from friends while losing their tempers themselves. It warns that expecting more from others than from oneself leads to losing friends and unhappy interactions.
A schoolboy was paid to do a task and returned with an answer the teacher deemed short by two cents. The student offered to pay the difference, saying he would rather cover the error himself, in a light hearted Boston transcript.
Experimental plots near Washington grow a Chinese odorless cabbage from Shantung Province. David Fairchild and Dr. D N Shoemaker lead the project, noting the variety lacks aroma, grows quickly, and heads up in early winter with August planting. Suitable across many regions where domestic cabbage thrives.
Acid formation in soils results from organic decay unless lime neutralizes it. Leaching removes lime in moist regions, making soils acidic, while dry climates tend to yield alkaline soils. Unusual conditions like rotten limestone under soil can prevent acidity.
Alfalfa growers face leaf spot causing brown spots on leaves that turn yellow and drop off. The disease is serious in many areas and weather has little effect. Control advised is to cut alfalfa soon after growth is checked, clipping high to leave about five inches of stem.
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