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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1919
Page
7
The article advises women to manage common hair problems at home with ten minutes daily care and inexpensive treatments. It covers dandruff control with borax solution, egg shampoos for oily hair and dry scalp, regular brushing, and a glycerin-based lotion for stiff hair, emphasizing simple, low-cost routines.
The passage describes cosmetic hair dressings using a rose water tincture with benzoin to prevent rancidity, and a benzoin gum solution with castor oil and essential oils. Both mixtures are applied gently into the scalp after detangling, not daily, and not as tonics, but as dressings to feed the scalp by rubbing into the pores.
Fashion notes predict loose coats to appear over tailored suits with raglan or kimono sleeves heralding a new season. Designers emphasize versatile silhouettes aimed at women seeking refined yet easy outerwear.
A fashion note praises sturdy, simple fall school dresses for younger misses. It describes tricotine outfits in blue with silk braids, white batiste frills, and neat trims, stressing restraint, practicality, and proper youth education in dress. It lists fabrics like serge and gabardine, with dark red accents and small buttons.
The navy signs a contract with Earl C. Ranson to test a cable guided navigation system using a radio compass to steer ships through fog from New London to Ambrose Channel. A center cable emits a low frequency tone picked up by ship receivers guiding vessels to their pier.
The article notes the 1917 call by President Wilson for "able bodied boys" to aid farms, forming the Boys' Working Reserve. By 1918 the army of young workers reached over 250000 nationwide, including 21000 from Illinois high schools. Illinois crops valued at 28000000 dollars produced by these youths earned them 1200000 dollars, with very few found unworthy.
The Buck Private society, born from soldiers craving amusement, quickly grew with overseas privates as members. Private Paul I. Collins leads as president while First Sergeant Edward M. McGuire operates Chicago headquarters as national field representative. The group aims to 50 000 members and allies with the American Legion through cooperation. Its platform calls for broader education, cleaner politics, compulsory schooling for under sixteen, and study of industry, commerce, and labor.
The article notes consideration of appointing women as special agents in the justice department to enforce the food control act. Former wartime female agents are cited as experienced, with belief they could curb clothing overcharges and food profiteering, aiding housewives in seeking action against retailers. The plan awaits a recommendation to Frank Burke, chief of the bureau of investigations.
United States Department of Agriculture explains poultry club programs for boys and girls, emphasizing all around value from daily farm life. A girl shares methods for rearing Barred Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds, feeding schedules, and results including 185 Red chicks hatched, 110 Rocks, sales of 59 egg settings, and 1 076 Rhode Island Reds eggs laid.
Instructions for fattening market ducks outline a two week fattening period. A feeding ration combines cornmeal mid dling bran beef scrap and grit with green feed, oyster shell, and a three times daily mash. Green feed may be omitted in the last seven days to avoid coloring the meat.
Growing chicks will not eat too much if they have plenty of range to exercise. A good growing mash should be accessible at all times and contain bone meal ground very fine and barley. Ensure the mash is ground very fine.
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