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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
2
An article outlines how a prospective builder and his family shape a home design to fit diverse desires. It describes a large kitchen, front living room with French windows, beamed dining area, and beamed ceilings with a wide fireplace, plus terraces and a rear porch connected to the garden.
A Kingston gardener digging flower beds uncovered a cache worth about 87 00 containing gold watches expanding whetivt watches earrings shirt studs links and chains plus precious stones. He and another worker then retrieved hundreds of jewelry items from the soil later identified as stolen from a local jeweler whose shop had been broken into.
Ancient Huguenot refugees in England, seeking help to rebuild ruined churches, gain a unique privilege. Under a royal charter they may hold services in Canterbury Cathedral crypt, then later generations attend secret underground chapel services in the war region.
A brief transcript fragment shows a mother and daughter discussing a man’s quickness. The daughter expresses doubt about his ability to escape, while affirming confidence in his speed. The line captures a cautious, intimate exchange emphasized by informal dialogue.
Fragmentary snippet from the Louisville Courier Journal noting unclear dialogue about dough and inner tulag with a grandmother figure. Context and full meaning are unreadable due to missing text and garbled phrasing.
A historical note extols silos as key farm conservators of feed and soil fertility. It argues silos increase herd numbers, reduce waste, and enable year round production, especially for dairying, with drought resilience and higher winter prices. It urges farmers to adopt large silo capacities and linkages to broader improvements like shelter and better cattle breeding.
Millers prefer hard floury wheat over soft white starchy kernels which crush easily and fetch lower prices. Dr W P Headden reports in Bulletin 205 that yellow berry causes high soil potash relative to available nitrogen. Remedy: raise alkalinity via nitrates, crop rotation with alfalfa or other legumes, and proper feeding.
Dr. W. McCampbell, associate professor of animal husbandry at Kansas State Agricultural College, says the elimination of lower feeders will follow from avoiding trashy cattle as farmers realize high quality beef cannot be produced from such stock.
Doctor McCampbell reports experiments comparing good beef type cattle with undesirable cattle. The good type gained 2.22 pounds daily vs 1.76 for the other, with feed costs of 8.15 and 10.25 dollars per 100 pounds respectively. A high quality feeder is described as close to the ground with a broad head and strong muzzle.
Instructions advise preparing planting holes in winter to resist frost. Test soil looseness before digging. allow moisture and air to improve tree growth. If soil is packed firm, dig holes the old way to ensure proper root growth.
A fashion report describes Worth gowns and wrap coats in taupe gray and vivid colors for winter. It highlights a Jersey suit with a high mole skin collar, a silver gray chiffon velvet skirt in three tiers, and a tight corsage. Also noted are Worth Paquin and Doucet draperies and a high velvet feathered toque with gold tipped feathers.
A fashion note suggests using a long luncheon runner on different table shapes to cover edges neatly. Pair with matching dollies and optional beading to finish ends, offering symmetry for square tables with cross runners and a neat, edged look for oval or round tables.
A plain hematiished tanner describes a method to make plate dolies and napking adaptors in matching sizes. The idea ensures one breaks, the other remains ready, reducing teacup drily delays. A large dolly for the plate eliminates lengthy tea service pauses.
The piece warns embroiderers to match design scale to fabric, align patterns with the grain, and avoid skewing round motifs by placing designs parallel to weave. It stresses laundering and ironing practices to maintain shape and avoid distortion.
The piece reviews a new flexible jewelry concept featuring bracelets with progressively shorter links and multiple sapphires and rubies. It suggests married life, wedding rings, and fashionable display, arguing the design could make jewelry more popular and challenge perceptions of propriety.
The article notes a vogue toward warm Oriental and antique tones for spring outfits. It lists colors such as Paji yama a rich gold Mongol was lonique mikedo ben hur pyramid gos Tala and gos Tala reflecting a trend toward terra cotta gold and Egyptian inspired hues.
The piece notes a shift toward lighter airy fashions with handwork in 4 tones, including crepe or solid embroidery and drawn-work. It mentions a revival of jabots and frill collars, with delicate fabrics and light decorative elements favored for next summer.
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