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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
6
Mrs Homeworter argues against applying scientific methods to housework noting that each housewife has a personal best method. She says a single best system would annoy many, as women perform diverse tasks and rely on experience rather than uniform routines. The idea, she says, may fail to improve daily duties.
A Pall Mall Gazette note recalls where notable English writers were born or educated. It mentions Harriet Beecher Stowe in London, John Rankin, Michael Faraday, Andrea Coventry, Ruskin at Denmark Hill, Browning near Camberwell Green, Jowett at Camberwell, and Byron’s circle near Dulwich Woods.
Ford Madox Ford recalls how Londoners embrace hurry and timing in transit. He describes cabbies, porters, and guards bending to the rush of travel, even influencing rail connections with practiced immediacy. The piece captures a spirit of brisk efficiency and urban pace.
Instructions pasted inside the fd advise cleaning the icebox and tee box weekly. Scrub the tee bar with boiling soap suds and washing soda. Warning about drain pipe into sewer without a safety valve to prevent sewer gas from entering the chest.
Napoleon was born here August 16 1769 in Ajac a house with green shutters and a marble birth slab. The local museum aims to honor the site but the town sees little visitor turnout.
The coronation coiffure styles hair into a crownlike arrangement with puffed high back sections. Fine ribbon, silk, or pearls and coral bands accent the crown fashion, signaling an up-to-date trend among fashionably minded women.
A fragment outlines velvet bands with gold buckles and jeweled adornments for formal wear, plus variations for coiffures. It notes styles for girls and women, placement of headpieces, age suitability, and trends toward yellow hair shades and new gold or straw dyes without fuster.
A period notice describes refined stationery in white gray and stone blue with matching envelopes. Linen lawn papers feature aeroplane dawn battle blue willow green orchid cream and other pale tints. Chandeler sheets and Lunette cards accompany monogrammed initials and decorative luncheon place cards with hand painted motifs.
A dainty dress features Nile green poplinette with a plain bodice and a deep hem. The design includes a deep yoke trimmed with net in the same color, embroidered points, and matching wristband sleeves. Materials list: four and a half yards poplinette 42 inches wide, one yard net, half yard nine, 42 inches wide.
The piece notes that waists appear tighter and more form fitting, making silhouettes dramatic yet impractical for street wear. Evening gowns suffer similar critique as they favor walkability less, with busts confined and draperies swathed, shaping a stylish but impractical look for dinners, concerts, or theaters.
The fireplace should have well set or beveled sides to reflect artistic decor. The top tack should lean forward for air flow and the grate should not be cheaply made. A projecting chimney creates distance while a receding one invites guests closer to enjoy hospitality.
An agricultural column argues that silos are essential for stock farms in most of the corn belt, improving beef gains and providing summer pasture. It notes droughts in July August, advocates cooperation with neighbors to share equipment, and advises planning for silage purposes and planting strategies.
The article details a French method for making milk powder by cold desiccation. Milk is cooled near freezing, water is prevented from freezing solid, then snow crystals are separated by a centrifugal device. The remaining paste dries in a controlled room to yield milk powder preserving most milk constituents.
Early grass dangers threaten work horses as overeating or rich forage can harm their flesh and lead to run down condition. The warning notes risk to health and reduced strength when horses graze too soon or too heavily in the season.
Oats, wheat, bran and middlings are fed to farrowing sows, with a quiet corner and a warm place provided for comfort and easy nursing. The note emphasizes proper nourishment and shelter during and after birth to support sow and litter health.
In an interview, Mr. W. J. White, head of Canadian government immigration offices, reports uniformly good crops across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Acreage to grow 50 percent, potential wheat yields of 20 to 26 bushels per acre and oats from 40 to 70. Land prices edge up to 20 25 per acre next spring. emigration surges with buyers near railway lines and park lands in central districts.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Dr. Holmes meeting four women at a Boston dinner with a witty quip. The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table legacy surfaces in a social vignette about forewarned company and humorous repartee.
A brief reflection quotes George Eliot on courage and conflict, noting that a brave man fights when he believes victory is possible and gives up when defeat seems certain. The line frames moral resolve in the face of danger.
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