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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
2
An exploration of a pneumatic system for hoeing and thinning sugar beets. Describes the air driven piston mechanism, compressed air at six kilopounds, and a powered automobile platform with a dependent plow. Includes technical notes on air temperature changes and cooling, plus envisioned future uses.
A Leicester museum expert explains how bird eye colors often mimic their surroundings for protection. White-eyed birds nesting in dark holes and woodpeckers blend with shadows. ground nesters use olive or brown tones. grouse and ptarmigan eyes mirror heath. ringed plover little tern and oyster catcher eyes resemble beach sand and shingle. lapwing eggs and young chicks show similar protective coloring.
A detailed old mechanism describes a water tank float system with a buoyant float heavy enough to lift a weight outside the tank. Pulleys guide a cord to a two-plate electrical contact, triggering a bell when the tank fills or empties.
The author explains using buckwheat after oats or harvest as a catchcrop to protect young grass and clover. Buckwheat matures in about 40 days, yields 10 to 20 bushels per acre, and helps conserve soil nitrogen with phosphate fertilizer. It follows with advice on sowing rate and benefits for preventing weed growth and supporting clover.
Corn silage is described as a cheap supplement for winter rations of dairy and beef cattle horses calves and sheep. It is the most economical way to handle the corn crop and, with another rainy summer, a well stocked silo provides succulent green feed and relief to the farmer’s forage needs.
The plain coiffure, simple and versatile, uses a head band and shell coronet with white combs to shape hair into a back coil and mid part. It offers a neat Greek style alternative to curled waves, rests hair, and saves time while providing acceptable variety from elaborate modes.
Use a soft linen towel for wiping the face and let hands wash. Rough cloths harm delicate skin and spread germs. A cloth is needed for the neck using cheese cloth, cheap and reusable, washed weekly and dried in the open air. Clean and air dry the face brush, a camel hair brush costs about $1 and lasts years. Apply a skin food once or twice weekly after cleansing to prevent wrinkles.
Green remains the winter’s most popular shade with emerald and peacock tones dominating smart gowns. Elaborate embroidery in silk and stones requires careful execution to avoid extreme effects. A dresser nicknamed bright designed a chiffonier with three drawer sets and compartments for gloves neckwear handkerchiefs hosiery and brushes to organize her elaborate toilet.
A tussah silk waist features original fagoted bands of the game material with alk and lace jabot. Sleeves echo the trim with a tucked silk strap on the outside, finished in lace for a coordinated look.
A health guidance note urges massaging beyond the face to include the throat bust line and muscles tapering into the face. It highlights massaging around the ears and down to the shoulder edge as a key spot for delaying aging and preventing wrinkles through careful manipulation.
The text observes growing use of colored crystals and semi precious stones on winter apparel such as brooches turbans and fur coats with a new pale green yellow tinted crystal highlighted as a notable addition to the olivine family.
A substitute teacher warned the principal about uproar in a upstairs classroom. The principal learned the culprit was his own nephew, and a colleague revealed another student was his son, leaving the staff astonished by the family ties behind the disturbance.
A clipped remark featuring a taunting exchange about truthfulness and hidden information between individuals identified as Sambo and Dinah. The lines imply suspicion and deception, with a challenger asserting others hide facts while claiming honesty.
An advertisement touts a blood based catarrh treatment mixing one ounce compound syrup of Barsaparilla one ounce Torix compound and a half pint of spotless whiskey to be taken before meals and at night. The article also notes Dr T L Pennell’s book with a humorous Afghan frontier tale about a British officer and an Afridi.
The passage discusses taupe veils as leading in plain mesh styles and notes wiry thread textures. It describes a large hexagonal mesh as flattering, and mentions a finer weave mesh covered with flat velvet tiles arranged in a square, closely spaced over the surface.
A green rug described as in the best taste for a dining room is noted. The exact reason is not stated, but the era favors dark finished rooms. Red rugs are said to fade the quickest, making green a more durable choice in this view.
A fragment from a 19th century style panel questions the meaning of a gentleman with satirical quips. It recalls Sadie’s reply that a gentleman is “a man you don’t know very well” and weaves in humorous exchanges about politics romance and education.
A Oklahoma nurse, Mrs Minnie Turner of E B St Ana darko, credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid health improvement after backache and kidney pain. She reports five boxes revived her run-down condition and urges others to try the remedy sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York.
A humorous tale from Sir John Fisher of the British admiralty recounts an old sailor who retired with little money and an apparently useless map servant. Each morning the sailor begs for attention by telling the admiral to roll about, claiming the ship’s cat wants him to tell the admiral to go to hell.
Fragments describe a man explaining an election outcome to his wife and stray lines about laundry dye and penny prices. The text blends personal talk with jumbled phrases and unrelated notes, reflecting a damaged newspaper fragment.
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