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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
3
William A Radford argues that homes should combine attractive exteriors with practical interiors. He warns against fad architecture and stresses employing a skilled architect to create plans, noting that modern dwellings result from centuries of evolving building craft and must suit family needs and neighborhood harmony.
An advice column outlines a 25 by 44 foot house plan with 2 000 dollars cost, heating by stoves, gas plumbing, and the importance of specifications in contracts. It notes the need for grounds, shrubs, and finished aesthetics, plus practical notes on piping and future furnace installation.
A forty year veteran offers concise piano care notes. Keep pianos out of damp areas and away from heat sources. Expose ivory keys to sun, avoid closing when idle, tune regularly, and move only by professionals to prevent faulty action and warping. Place camphor to deter moths and prevent felt damage.
The piece surveys Leghorn hats trimmed with wings and blue hues, fancy hose with butterfly embroidery, and evolving hosiery colors. It notes stiff stocks and satin ribbon fixes, waistline shirring, bell silhouettes, and voile gowns gathered at the front. Prairie grass and cocoa fiber rugs are praised for durability and long wear.
A historical tip explains cleaning tarnished silver by dissolving an ounce to a quart of soap ends, washing with a brush, and drying. It notes alum washes, hot ammonium, and careful brushing avoid powders that lodge in decorative areas, restoring luster to ornamented pieces.
A fragmentary verse about a sheepman feeding and shipping sheep to Omaha, followed by an extended midwestern agricultural article. The poem part threads through markets and packers, while the prose urges intelligent feeding, efficiency, and economics in stock farming. It emphasizes named entities like Omaha and middle west stations, and discusses costs, practices, and the link between feeding and profits.
The maintenance of salt fertility is key to successful farming. Ohio livestock declined 30 years ago, followed by lower yields per acre. State buys $2,000,000 in fertilisers yearly. Rotation with hay and legume crops like alfalfa clover and cow peas, and feeding these with grain, offers the surest soil improvement.
Orchard owners should spray for canker worms with Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead before bloom to protect trees from leaf-eating larvae. A second spray after petals fall, and a third about ten days later, target worms and related pests. Banding trunks with rope helps prevent female moths from ascending.
The ad proclaims a 95,000 acre Texas land purchase south of San Antonio near Plessanton in Atascosa County, with optional farms from 10 to 640 acres and two town lots for 210 dollars, payable 10 per month without interest. It highlights rich soil, abundant water, livestock and crop potential, and a plan to donate 250,000 dollars to railroad development once buyers are secured.
A $1,000 reward is offered to anyone proving any statement in the advertisement is not free. Write for literature and name of nearest agent C F Simmons 215 Alamo Plaza San Aimis. The passage then shifts to Goethe and remarks on Mexico, prosperity, and U S fiscal data for the year ended June 2 1906, noting a rise from $25 14 0 00 to $50 298 000 and attributing growth to prosperity rather than increased commerce.
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