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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1904
Page
6
A fashion note describes a simple yet smart suspender dress for girls. It features a blue and white checked linen dress with white batiste waist, hand embroidered collar and cuffs, and a belt attached suspenders. Materials for a medium size are listed with fabric yardages and trim.
The incubator and brooder revolutionize poultry farming by increasing hatch numbers, uniformity, and timing. They help farms with hundred or more fowls produce marketable birds, ensure chicks in winter, and reduce hen incubation reliance, while easing care duties and boosting sale prices.
Fashionable bathing outfits move beyond heavy blue flannel. Mohair, silk, satin, and fine serge dressings replace old designs. Silky bathing dresses shed water, dry quickly, with trimmings in braid or color bands. Accessories include matching stockings and off silk caps with red silk, or cotton bands.
The article describes a white dotted Swiss frock trimmed with Valenciennes lace for a young girl. It notes white suits youth, outlines a deep flounce finishing the skirt, and details matching blouse waist ruffles with shoulder shaping. A 5 or 6 year old gown in figured lawn and Wem stitched linen collar cuffs and belt completes the ensemble.
The article notes a Dutch custom where housewives wash china and silver after meals in the presence of family and guests. It says the practice has recently revived in some American homes for homely charm and to safeguard delicate porcelain and glass.
The feature notes pique and linen turnover collars for summer wear. Deep collars open in front with intervals and eyelets around the edges, finished in buttonhole stitching. A Windsor tie to match completes the ensemble for stylish girls.
The big circular shirtwaist hat remains popular, with a sailorlike flat brim and round crown. White chip braid hats with a pleated ruche of the gown’s fabric around the crown are distinctly stylish for shirtwaist suits, especially in taffeta.
The July issue notes the latest dainty feminine trend with accordion-plaited white mull collars edged by butter-color lace. Matching cuffs finished the sleeves, with frills turning back over the sleeve for a soft, refined look.
A coffee cream recipe that scalds one cup of coffee with one and a half cups of sugar, then thickens beaten egg yolks, cools, adds one pint of cream and vanilla, and freezes. Serve with orange syrup and candied orange peel. The syrup can be bought at a soda fountain.
Peel cucumbers, slice thick, soak in cold salted water an hour, dry. Heat lard in a pan, fry cucumber slices quickly until crisp and browned, dust with pepper. Serve hot, delicious with toast.
An old objection to electric lights in living rooms due to eye strain is removed by a new opaque shade that directs light downward. The electroliers designed for reading come in various shapes and are aesthetically enhanced with bead or glass fringe finishes.
At a recent luncheon some place cards carried conundrums with small pen and ink sketches. One card showed a cake and asked why the letter K is like flour, answered by You cannot make cake without it. The article suggests riddle books for questions and using sketches as clues.
The article describes two popular sleeve styles for shirt waists this season the bishop with full puffs at the wrists and a plain shirt style. Both feature straight cuffs and back openings with one piece sleeves gathered at the edges. Yardage figures are given for medium sizes and various widths.
An elderly housekeeper recalls a remedy for scorched jam or preserves. She advises dropping the scorched jar into a pan of cold water immediately to restore flavor and salvage the batch.
The text explains a Danish egg packing operation where women grade eggs by weight into six classes from 615 to 9 kilograms per 120 eggs. Graders place eggs in ten dozen frames, weigh them, correct by substituting sizes, and test with a hopper box lit by electric lights to inspect unsound eggs. Then eggs are packed in four layers with rye straw between layers, boxed for shipment, marked with trade marks and grade, and sold by the pound. The cooperative bears expenses from leaving the circles to boarding ship, averaging about one cent per dozen.
The text explains that collecting eggs from farms to circle centers is done by a collector chosen by the circle board. The collector is paid per pound of eggs, with low collection costs. Overall farmer cost from nest to steamer is about one and a half cents per dozen, according to a United States Consular Report.
A long time poultry expert from Iroquois County Illinois explains steps to secure winter eggs. Maintain a warm coop above 40 degrees, feed varied grain sparingly, keep houses clean, prevent foul scraps, give exercise, and refresh nest litter. Green cut bone noted as top stimulator.
A contemplation on sheep on farms argues that every farm should maintain a small flock to weed pasture, reduce weed seeds, and improve arable land. It notes night-time dog damage, fencing challenges, and a nationwide decline in sheep farming, urging practical, low-cost solutions.
The article argues against confining pigs to birth to maturity in small pens and urges larger yards for exercise. It notes thumps and health issues from cramped housing, insisting every pig pen should have access to a sizable yard, ideally divisible for growing green feed, to improve welfare and profitability.
Vermont reports describe a trick at a creamery where two patrons swapped test bottles with rich cream samples to obtain excess payments. Officials set a trap and the pair were caught, leading to repayment of more than a thousand dollars unjustly gained.
The Union Stock Yards and Transit Company of Chicago will present two new trophies to replace the Spoor trophy. One honors judging cattle hogs and sheep, the other judges horses. Prizes will go to students from agricultural colleges in the United States and Canada at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago the first week of December, with additional cash awards expected.
The article warns that un tended orchards fail when overrun by grass caterpillars and scales and notes city officials planted by proxy aimed to profit but faced ruin.
The article notes gradual southward movement of live stock farming from northern states into southern Illinois and nearby Indiana. It cites a few south Illinois stock farms, including Treveford cattle, and emphasizes that capital is needed to establish livestock operations. It argues livestock builds land value and that climate suits southern Illinois and Indiana.
A Chicago butcher suffers a hand puncture from a meat hook while cleaning cattle viscera. He develops tendon vaginitis and lymphangitis, later axillary abscess with tubercle bacilli, and seven months after the accident contracts pulmonary tuberculosis.
The article argues regular, uniform feeding schedules are essential for all farm animals. Irregular meals harm digestion and vigor, whether animals are raised for meat milk or labor. Consistent meal timing benefits cows pigs and sheep more than total daily quantity.
Local residents accuse officials of spreading falsehoods about district history. The claim alleges fabricated statements tied to recent meetings in Iles. No corroborating evidence is provided and the dispute centers on credibility and public trust.
The Lancet notes moisture in tobacco affects health by hindering combustion and increasing water generation, which in turn raises the likelihood of the poisonous principle reaching the mouth.
The text presents a famous syllogism stating that Themisto cleg’s infant son rules the world. It traces a chain where the infant rules his mother, the mother rules me, I rule the Athenians, the Athenians rule the Greeks, and the Greeks rule the world.
The National Geographic Magazine records show the United States and Alaska total food fish catch at 1,783,314,324 pounds valued at 45,531,165. It notes 214,056 men employed and capital invested reaching 72,261,646 dollars.
For publication in wide interest Charles Y Peterson justice of the peace for Oconto County delivers a judgment endorsing Dodd's Kidney Pills as the best kidney medicine. He recounts relief from back pain after using one box, warning that untreated kidney issues can lead to Bright's Disease diabetes rheumatism or other deadly diseases.
The German Supreme Court rules that the title doctor conferred by American dental colleges cannot be recognized in Germany. The decision targets unfair competition and prohibits the use of the title by 320 dentists in Germany who previously held American doctorates.
Reflection on true youth not tied to years but to accepting life and learning. A few carry an unfading dawnlike hope into old age, becoming the salt of the earth whether they write dig or sweep crossings.
In Smyrna the city hosts thread yard calico print mills flour mills machine shops carriage factories and a cigarette factory. Most products stay local with carpets as the only major export.
Erie Railroad Company offers free booklets with information on summer tours to the Chautauqua Lake region and Cambridge Springs. Learn about travel options and discounted rates for business or pleasure trips.
German experimenter Herr Pernhard studied aluminum structure and found it could sharpen fine cutting instruments. He reported it behaves like a razor bone, giving edges similar to the finest quality razors and surgical knives.
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch as more flexible and durable than competing brands, claiming it resists shaking out or blowing out and offers about one-third more value for the same money.
Madrid reports Maria Nieto, born in 178, claiming status as the oldest woman in the world. She has lived through three centuries, was married twice, and had nineteen children, all of whom survive her.
A humorous remark notes that some men wed thinking a future breach of promise suit would be avoided or cheaper than a divorce. The line reflects Victorian social notions and legal anxieties around marriage contracts.
In Paris an influential committee is formed to create a bronze silver bronze and silver medal honoring the memory of Prof Cornu. The Institute of France affiliates and other scientific leaders join this effort as prices of the medals are set at 15, 20 and 50 francs respectively.
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