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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
6
A fragmented essay argues that outward appearance should not define worth and urges women to pursue neatness and grooming. It promotes regular Turkish baths and facial baths at home to keep pores clear and enhance complexion, stating routines can aid in personal dignity and health.
The piece describes high girdles, soft straw hats trimmed with ribbons, kid waistcoats, painted waistline cards, and decorative stockings as fashionable items for women. It also offers color-combination tips, and suggests using a styled hamper for space saving and dust protection.
Describes school coats in dark blue serge favored for durability and appearance. Notes that blue pairs well with other shades, suits youthful faces, and supports various adornments. Many coats feature black and white checks, large gilt-button accents, silk collars, cuffs, and satin neckties with tassel ends.
The description notes advance fall styles showing Empire and directoire effects as prominent, with braid and buttons as preferred trimmings. Sotituche appears widely in large, handsome form as decoration, while the robes resemble last year’s with plaiting and coats about three-quarters length.
In Mee of jong skirted gowne ant coats in the prevailing directoire type many women adopt short skirted one piece traveling frocks. They suit morning garb for weekend parties tennis golf and similar outings. A rubberized coat in black and white plaid or silk serves as the best substitute amid salt air.
A garbled Vogue excerpt notes mousseline shawls worn fringed and hemmed, with tassels and borders, often unlined. It mentions color preferences such as khaki dark amethyst or navy, describing scarves worn with various light freckles and styles.
The article describes a large ten story summer house with attic and frost proof cellar. It notes three hidden corners in its 30 by 39 foot plan and argues an attic helps cooling and saleability. A back veranda with climbing vines offers extra living space in warm weather and can be screened or glazed seasonally.
Radford editor discusses a method where men start with a sizable frame and finish rooms as funds allow. The approach suits those needing quick shelter and staggered completion, with rent income later applied to finishing details. It avoids blanket advice due to varying circumstances and cites examples of houses begun years earlier, later completed with accumulated savings.
MedicoChirurgical students built a veranda with careful framing and proper sash fitting to protect the kitchen. In Philadelphia they hunted rattlesnakes near Emmitsburg, earning about 1500 dollars in venom for shipment to the Paris Pathological Institute. Venom was collected with knives, gloves, and a platinum spoon, then bottled for export.
A Prairie Farmer item explains an easy bogey jack made from two cake tin pieces and a third. assemble with nails and bolts, set a lever with a notched arm, add a 19 inch strap and a weight, and drive two walls to adjust height for a light, budget friendly lifting jack. The design emphasizes compact parts and straightforward construction.
The article advises horsemen to prefer old oats over new due to moisture and weight differences that affect value. New oats are often damp, laxative, and cause horses to sweat, especially when oats mature slowly this year. When both old and new oats are bad, mixing is better than feeding old oats first then new.
Phosphorus or phosphate is vital for seed formation in grain. Rock phosphate, from ancient fish remains, must be rebuilt into soil fertility as yields decline. Raw floats in manure release phosphorus with heat and ferment. Sulphuric acid treatment frees phosphoric acid but raises costs.
Farm Notes discuss cowpea straw as valuable roughage, the effort needed for scientific beef production, farm boundaries misaligned with roads, soil study as profitable, valuing hogs and cattle as machinery, and fall land preparation to ensure spring planting readiness.
A charwoman Mary appears with a black eye and her mistress comments with sympathy. Mary quips that it could be worse and that she might have had both eyes damaged or not been married at all, in a light humor tone from Every body's Magazine.
A harsh critique urges truckers and gardeners nationwide to curb risks in marketing their products. It complains the entire population suffers from poor goods on the market and urges California growers to adopt Western standards to build a viable fruit state reputation.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin warns that rat activity on earth roads signals poor material choices. Fill holes with properly consolidated earth, avoid surface dumping, and use shoulder trimming to smooth the road. Reversible machines misplace material, while a center-out approach prevents washout.
Farmers learn simple methods to build sturdy corn shocks. Basic framework uses four tied tops, with a slight center slope, built evenly around the plantings. Use twine to secure and tighten bands as shocks rise, ensuring stability and proper drying.
A handy contrivance to keep corn from tolling against a door uses a three foot board with beveled ends fitted against studding and floor. It stands about 18 inches from the foot of the studding, with 18 inches height from the floor. Prairie Palmer explains marking the bevels by measuring 16 inches from the top and 64% from the bottom, then using a plane to mark the angle.
A farmer explains steamed bone meal offers faster action and lower nitrogen costs than raw bone meal, due to nitrogen loss during steaming and phosphorus content driving value. He notes nitrogen from atmosphere is cheap for legumes, and stresses buying by phosphorus content, as advised by Prof. Cyril G. Hopkins. Heifers require gentle handling with scratching to soothe joints and reduce anxiety, a practical tip for calm in herd management.
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