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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
2
A collage of curious items and social quips from the Beaver Herald listing gold storage, spring fever, meat boycotters, urban curiosities, and scientific snippets. Observations range from horse meat in Chicago to Halley’s comet tail forecasts, with pithy remarks on marriages, gold supply, and a New York banker’s price theories.
The article outlines broom corn as a forage and fiber crop related to sorghum, noting standard and dwarf types, ideal growing climates, soil preferences, and the impact of weather on harvest. It describes planting methods surface and tillage, timing, and cultivation practices to maximize yield and quality of brush for broom manufacture.
Professor H Youngblood explains farm economy applies to both humid and semiarid regions but harsh conditions in dry lands demand industrious, timely management. Key factors include arable soil, right-sized affordable farm, rainfall conservation, suitable gear, and sustaining income until crops yield. Many settlers err in soil choice land purchases and farming systems, yet semiarid areas attract thousands seeking development.
Importing millinery houses bustle as women select elaborate flower and feather trims. Muslin silk and tulle blossoms cover crowns in wreaths and bandeaus, with light tulle swathes easing heavy looks. Styles range from small turban to large picture hats, using light straws and hair braids, with grass and flower sprays for trimming.
Careful handling of eggs for hatching. Use uniform size and color eggs with smooth strong shells. Store at 60 degrees for best results. Turn eggs weekly if stored long and avoid dirty surfaces wiped with damp cloth to remove spots.
The United States government shows strong interest in wetting arid lands while developing all parts of the territory. The Department of Agriculture bureaus study soils and seek crops suited for dry regions. Dry farming faces challenges but efforts aim to make lands fertile and productive, signaling potential nationwide prosperity.
Hatpins emerge as key millinery accessories combining beauty and utility with elegant simplicity. From jeweled disks on large shapes to long cylindrical pins and orient-inspired forms, makers showcase home craft options and festive trims like straw toppers, Dresden cushions, and velvet facings.
The passage advises on calf feeding and care, noting calves must be well fed yet not overfed. It suggests four quarts of skim milk daily for a four week old calf, reduce milk if bowel trouble appears, provide ample hay and grain, and allow grazing. It contrasts natural rearing with excessive feeding and mentions the wild cow’s shorter lifespan.
Early in July markets offer strong prices for ripe tomatoes. Homegrown July tomatoes fetch about ten cents per quart. Use Barhana seeds, transplant two or three months before sale to grow sturdy plants with abundant green fruit.
A farmer must prepare early in spring by ordering new tools and repairing old ones. Local conditions show supply delays bite as spring work begins, risking several days to start crops. Stay ready and act now to avoid lost time and missed opportunities.
Market reports indicate fertilizer manure and soil products remain scarce as large greenhouse centers and home gardens alike push for steady supplies. Growers face constraints and are forced to accept lower-grade materials to meet demand.
The piece describes chic fashion with dark silk and satin spencers worn with white daytime gowns. Govms in linens pougers and wools appear as abbreviated coats or straight across back styles just above the waist. Many are painted at the front and finished with pinked ruches and platted or shirred details.
Fashion notes claim crystal bugles replace multicolor trims in latest gowns. The change suits summer and the debutante, enhancing the silk fabrics with a dreamlike, gossamer look.
The note discusses selecting top seeds for planting across twelve to one hundred acres, emphasizing using only the best quality beet seeds. It stresses avoiding inferior stock and ensuring high germination and yield.
Description details a garment opening at the top worn over the head like a sweater, with fastening along each shoulder seam using small fro-ud crochet buttons. References to blounes and burlap-like fabric suggest historical dress construction and decorative stitching.
The Parisian tinted glove arrives on American shores, prompting mixed reactions. Some may accept, others resist as Parisian style influences fashion and gowns, with Parisian women shown wearing it confidently.
A fragment notes a vivid spring color inspired by Rostand and the brilliant purple pink hue named after a New York sensation, hinting at fashion and design trends catching public attention.
The piece notes Britain and Scotland favor oatmeal and how Americans have pursued foreign trade in oats. It cites Quaker Oats shipping hundreds of thousands of cases to Britain and Europe, arguing the brand’s supremacy and regular packaging for export success. It includes proverbs on silence versus speech from Italian and German sources.
John Lerson of Atchison Kansas writes of his seven week old baby suffering from severe eczema misdiagnosed as heat. After six months and three doctors no relief, the child endured days and nights of scratching until Cuticura remedies were used and the condition cleared. A year and a half later no relapse, and the family recommends Cuticura to others.
Observances planned in more than 200000 churches across the country on April 24. Local anti tuberculosis leaders and clergy report strong enthusiasm. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis offers a free sermon outline to clergymen, distributed from New York. Prominent church leaders back the movement.
A Springfield Union squib from New Hampshire complains of a self congratulatory party after a Sunday church outing. The note mocks local figures including George Batley of the Houston Post and a paragrapher from the Kennebeck Journal while urging proper church attendance.
An advertisement recounts a person rising from meals with ringing ears and nervousness blamed on coffee. After switching to Postum the symptoms vanished, and the beverage is praised as appetizing and invigorating. A woman notes initial taste issues until boiling longer, then buys Wellville.
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