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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
6
A survey of scattered items covers labor wage hints, aviation jargon, canal rumors, royal melancholy, military drills, infant population growth, school crowding, food purity prosecutions, salmon fishing hopes, and a stern view of train wreckers with calls for strict punishment.
King Edward appears in public in frock coat and plouch hat as kingship endures. Hamburg Belle, a New York bred mare, lowers Crescens eight year old mark by two seconds and sells for $60,000 in the same race.
Article highlights three leading hat styles for winter fashion. It praises the picture hat with wide brim, the back roll brim, and the turban in Cossack and drum major shapes, noting fit, trimming, and color options. Describes No 1 velvet brim, No 2 beaver felt with ribbon trim, and Paris turban with Dresden silk crown and velvet coronet, plus feather and grass trims and practical, flattering wear.
The Concord grape harvest begins around September with women doing most picking. Prices range from one to one and a half cents per eight pound basket, six cents per 40-pound crate. Growers pool sales, pay one half cent per basket and one dollar per ton for loadings, and maintain field-based packing and tally systems. Grapes are stored 24 to 48 hours, iced if warm, then loaded into railroad cars. A North East plant worth 500000 dollars will boost home market and shipments. Housing for workers is provided but strict hours are enforced to keep the crew efficient.
The piece notes autumn shapes in black silk with velvet lining and net crowns, highlighting three popular blue shades deep marine, Prussian, and a lapis lazuli tone. It observes early preparations for the summer exodus as milliners sell travel headgear for the migrating birds in these restless days.
The article describes lavish garnitures in two forms featuring weed pearls pearl beads and tiny clear beads on chiffon priced at 10 per yard with pearl collars at least 16. Valenciennes lace trims satin skirts often gathered and loops, softening the silhouette. Lace pieces on the corsage emphasize the cuirass bodice in the season’s finest dresses.
Notes from Paris report a simple leather belt may return into fashion as soon as a visible waistline emerges. The piece suggests the belt will reappear when style emphasizes defining the waist, reflecting Parisian notes on evolving silhouette trends.
The article offers handmade gift suggestions for Christmas including finished lace inserts, jabots, lunch cloths with double bem stitching and feather stitching, French embroidery corners, and lace braid. It describes making a dolly, embroidered towels with initials, and a Dutch collar via imitation crochet lace, with machine stitching for durability.
A recipe instructs slicing hard cooked eggs into eighths and layering in a buttered dish with cooked macaroni one and three quarters cups white sauce half cup grated cheese salt pepper and anchovy essence for seasoning. Top with buttered crumbs and bake in a hot oven until brown.
A historical note lists a ginger snaps recipe with sugar shortening molasses egg soda ginger vinegar and flour for a quick oven bake. It adds a gendered quip about family roles contrasting head and heart, reflecting era language.
Details on cow pea varieties and cultivation for hay and pasture. Notes on growth forms, pod colors, shapes, and maturity from 60 days to several months. Guidance on drilling, harvesting after yellowing, wilting, and proper stacking ventilation. Yields 1.5 to 2 tons per acre. drought resistance noted. green peas more nutritious than red clover. suited for green manuring with hog rotation.
Instructions describe trimming a flank, rolling, boiling with salt and peppercorns and bay leaf, adding bones if available. Simmer until meat shreds, strain liquor, press the meat under weight in a deep pan, and chill. Slice thinly and serve cold.
A guide stressing careful bed making as a sanitary, essential task. It discusses metal beds for hygiene, cost considerations, proper springs, and mattress sections for easy handling. Emphasizes long sheets to prevent wrinkling, correct top sheet folding, and correct bed covering technique to keep bedding clean and comfortable. It notes a DIM proposal to require ax foot sheets in hotels.
A garbled transcription presents jagged phrases about a wing behind and accusations of lying. The fragmentary text references "What's become of the AN" and sounds like a heated public exchange. Entities and context remain unclear due to corrupted OCR.
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