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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
2
A sprawling column of quirky items from The Beaver Herald covers jokes about meat boycotts in Cleveland, hat trends, odd foods like alligator meat, and playful observations on politics and language. It mentions Chinese population estimates, airship etiquette in France, and humorous notes on U S customs, as well as later items on Indian agriculture demonstration farms and Niagara whirlpool attempts.
The New Veils of spring offer elegant but not universally flattering face coverings. Black chantilly veils with borders hang straight from hats, kept in place by hair nets, while dotted nets and heavy fibers with large motifs rise in popularity. Experts note veils enhance color and style, and women continually refine their selections to suit fashion trends.
A paper by Enid Professor Hogenson at the dry farm congress in Billings argues for a simple home made implement to destroy summer weeds. He cites a Utah farmer whose self made harrow and disk pulverized and leveled soil, prevented weed growth, and conserved moisture for the next crop.
Instructions describe serge and linen materials for children's sailor dresses. Notes note well pointed skirts with a center front box plait and a wrapped seam joining blouse parts. Collars and cuffs use butcher linen. Material lists five yards serge 48 inches wide.
A description of bound with ribbon pongee decorations on new hat shapes. Persian-patterned pongee used for soft seartike accents with black and dark blue tones. Edges are bound with Shineh black taffeta ribbon stitched by machine, wire used in bows via casing.
A printed chameleon foulard in green blue and white showcases the season’s changeable silk. The shaded background blends the colors with white dot prints, giving an impression of equal division among the three color notes.
A reader details how to transform a fing old India shawl into a stylish evening cloak without cutting it. A yoke of dull mahogany toned chiffon velvet creates a back point to shoulder blades and narrows to the waist, with fullness shirted in length. Two large bronze gold ornaments hide the gathers at the back while simulated copper frogs and bronze ornaments finish the front.
A fresh bow style appears at the bodice yoke using six colors on satin ribbons. Bows are long, trim, and placed across the rib bon width. They enhance dresses for theater, dining, and formal wear with vivid hues and rhinestone centers.
A Plain Tunic is detailed as a simple oblong square garment from band to hem felt to be easy for amateurs. It features a gathered girdle, a decorative insertion or velvet ribbon at lower corners, and hand-sewn finishing to prevent pulling. For stout figures the tunic halves are connected by bowed ribbon bands and a supporting strap.
A writer argues the best path for modest poultry keepers is buying two batches of ten hens from a reliable breeder and hiring a breeder’s helper, rather than trying to hatch 500 eggs. This approach yields better reliability and allows selling eggs from the hens or using the birds for other purposes.
The article argues that deep soil work is essential for dry farming to absorb moisture. It notes soil holds about three inches of water per foot, releases only two inches to crops, and that twelve inches of precipitation needs about six feet of soil. Depth, not soil type, drives production. Five bushels of wheat per foot of moisture depth are implied.
Advice on housing ewes to feed fodder during storms. Keep ewes in barn feeding roots and grain, then move to a wind shielded lot with corn fodder or clover hay. Clover hay favored for breeders but corn fodder with corn may be more economical for large flocks. Fodder should not be the sole feed.
Longyeat outlines hardy tree species suited to eastern Colorado irrigation land. Recommends white ash, green locust, black locust, honey locust, elderberry, Russian olive, walnut, American and Scotch elm, hackberry, mulberry, basswood, English oak. Advises spring planting, proper pruning, topsoil mulch, stock exclusion, choosing young stock, deep planting, and fall mulching.
Milo resists drought by shallow, dense roots that keep the plant green while corn withers. When soil dries Milo dormants then resumes growth when moisture returns, making it a favorable dry farm crop.
The article discusses choosing breeding ewes of similar size and form, the value of wool and flesh, and avoiding muddy fat. It warns against lazy breeders, endorses proper fencing, and stresses early hay and balanced grain. It also notes grading selling sheep and humane calf care including a tonic for a newborn lamb.
A Kirkwood florist explains he mixes radish seeds with onion plantings to mark rows early. The fast growing radishes reveal weed growth, allowing cultivation without harming the onions.
Pruning peach trees in late winter is faster with pruning shears than with a knife. Peach growers should use them for speed and efficiency. When buying, ensure a rivet keeper to prevent the nut from working loose.
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