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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
2
A fashion note surveys a shift from practical negligees to feminine designs. Batik fabrics, printed velvets, and metal brocades dominate new tea gowns. Yellow tones, silk, crepe, and ostrich trimmings appear in elegant, tailored silhouettes with draped lines and subtle fabric patterns.
The piece details gowns built of mauve velvet with lace and gold tissue drops, a velvet and silver lame robe, and a Jenny lace gown resembling a past coat frock. Accessories include garters, ribbons, rosettes, ostrich feathers, and fur accents, with color pairings like yellow and topaz, violet and amethyst, turquoise with pale pink.
Miriam faces conflict as Jere arrives for New Year’s Eve while Jack, her current date, asserts his claim. The rival love triangle unfolds at the Dalton home and the Palace department store era in Middlesboro, with Miriam torn between old ties and new attractions.
A transcription of Jonathan Edwards 18th century exhortations on living with vigor and virtue. The piece lists resolutions to maximize time, act profitably, avoid meanness and revenge, and not fear actions even in life’s last hour. It echoes timeless self improvement themes.
Jerry Cotter's New Year's by Marion Reagan details a deadly pursuit after Cotter kills two bank clerks and wounds five officers. The piece notes rewards for capture and the public hunt as newspapers publish his description and readers assist police.
New Year's custom in parts of Great Britain involved triangular God cakes eaten on New Year's Day. The cakes were often oiled with mince meat to enhance flavor and texture as part of holiday observances.
Circular 1-C from the U S Department of Agriculture explains a six day every other month testing plan for small herds. Using Minnesota 70 cow data, the study finds average errors of 8.8 percent for two-month tests versus 29.1 percent for monthly tests, with best cases under 5 percent. The method complements but does not replace regular herd testing and aims at cost efficiency for small dairy operations.
Customs corn sheller owners mount shellers on automobile trucks using a power take-off from the truck transmission. The mobile outfit extends operation radius by ten to fifteen miles, travels eight to ten miles per hour, and reduces wait times when many farmers need shelling. It is compact, needs less space than a tractor or steam engine, and can operate before and after harvest and during silo filling.
Farmers without an implement shed can protect wooden machinery parts by removing and storing them in a barn or shelter and by painting. Paint blocks moisture and insects but must cover wood thoroughly. coal tar creosote is the most practical wood preservative as it penetrates pores. Ordinary paints cannot be applied over creosote.
Concrete should be placed in the forme soon after mixing. Septic tanks provide modern plumbing, while concrete stoves aid silo construction. Portland cement plaster on metal lath slows fire penetration in farmhouses. Farmers build small hog feeding floors and maintain machinery to prevent rust and note repairs.
Early planning for a spring garden is urged with steps from seed selection to soil readiness. Gardeners should test leftover seeds for viability, order seed catalogs, and prepare light sandy soil for early planting. Emphasis is on using well rotted manure or high grade fertilizer and timely preparation.
The article argues rats destroy about 200 million dollars in U.S. property yearly and proposes building methods to deter infestation. It recommends continuous concrete foundations two feet below ground, foundations extended one foot above ground, posts raised at least 18 inches, adjusted height for wider buildings, screened openings on three sides, two inch plank walls, concrete filling between floor joists, concrete floors on prepared soil or base, and protected openings with heavy wire mesh and automatic doors.
Capper's Farmer advises beekeepers to shield hives in winter by providing honey stores, an extra top super with leaves or straw, and ensuring bees can pass between combs. Insulate from the north with fencing and loose material, and reduce front entrance size to keep heat, facing a sheltered direction.
The article stresses orchard sanitation to curb brown rot and worm infestation in peaches. It advises removing diseased spots and cankers, pruning during winter, and destroying decayed fruit, especially near wild plum thickets and under cared-for trees.
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