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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
3
The guide explains shortening from the bottom with tucks or trimming excess length. To lengthen, evenly remove from the floor, add a fabric panel twice the needed width, sew on the right side, press, and create a double-stitched hem for a neat added length.
Plain design suited for cloth serge or linen. Features a yoke and under-sleeve with tucked wet, two rows of Russian braid outlining the yoke and scalloped braid down the front with a button in each scallop. Edge trim matches upper sleeve. materials listed include 1½ yards 44 in fabric, braid, and buttons.
A Victorian style notice urges young girls to save pennies and buy a Dutch silver belt buckle. Buckles range six to eight inches long and three to four inches wide, are handsomely carved and fashionable. Most have prongs for belting, with advice to punch eyelets and overcast to protect the fabric.
Revived tiny knife plaitings in dresses echo 1880s fashion. Fringed hems use silk selvedge or perforated lace insertions for a smooth edge. Matching white canvas shoes can be dyed with water color paints, shoes mounted on trees, and chamois gloves regain popularity in white or yellow tones with careful washing and air drying.
A Vogue description details a novel parasol design merging a flat toy with a lam brequin gore, forming a single unit that folds to seven or eight inches. When opened it resembles an awning, offering eye and complexion protection with an inch wide fringe, highlighting its latest oddities.
When washing Iriah lace collars press the item while lying right side down on a Turkish towel four times folded to create a soft surface. This helps the lace regain a shiny appearance as it dries. Before washing, mend all holes with No 110 cotton.
The column offers free advice from William A Radford on home building. It highlights a broad 47 by 20 foot wide plan suited to suburban lots, noting cost savings from rectangular main framing, square corners, stock trim options, and readily available cabinet parts.
Expert advice on arranging a house for family and guests. two second floor bedrooms with a new bath, a first floor bedroom and bath, a center hall layout, and a large living room with a fireplace. Focus on convenient sleeping quarters, welcoming entry, and practical kitchen modernization for ease of service.
Pastures closely ally with sheep, yielding cheap, nutritious feed and soil fertility. Rotational grazing reduces worm issues and boosts profits. fence 5 acre fields yearly at low cost, enabling sustainable sheep raising alongside hogs or cattle. Continuous pasture use invites worm risk. seasonal change essential.
A concise Philadelphia Record item notes a careful caretaker who governs the delicate balance of tasks and routines, keeping order as a calm supervisor who handles the day’s small but essential duties with restraint.
An Nebraska agriculture note explains a two month weaning method for pigs. Keep sows on a dry diet while pigs gain on a nourishing trough then a sudden dry corn diet for sows. After a week or ten days the sow dries up and the pigs are weaned without distress.
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