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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
7
A decorative cream satin case with white Japanese silk lining and pale pink cord offers a compact way to hold cabinet portraits. Sized 8 1 2 by 5 1 2 inches, it stiffens with cardboard, features a maple daisy design, furrow ribbon edging, and pink ribbons to secure. it protects photos from dust while keeping them accessible.
Instructions describe creating dainty handkerchief linen scarves to wear with lingerie frocks. Details cover fabric size about two yards by a half to three quarters yard, scalloped edges, sparing padding, buttonhole stitch with fine white twist, and optional embroidery or eyelet work. End edges with whip Valenciennes lace and color flowers in white or natural hues.
For the artistic woman with blonde hair or auburn tints a hope chest kimono in aquamarine green is suggested. Made of silk crepe or trepedo chine, it should be long with flowing folds and trailing edges. Embroider water lilies in white floss silk with yellow French knots for centers and dark green foliage along the fronts and hem.
A fashion note describes a simple cross over model in crepe de chine. A swathed sash features white and Egyptian blue satin, with blue edging along the neckline.
A ward's dislike of polishing silver drives a new fashion that favors glass on the dining table with cruet-stands salt-cellars fruit stands and bonbon dishes now made of glass. Glass spoons appear in homes while real cutlery remains essential and steel knives and silver forks persist in use.
Two men's handkerchiefs form a dainty apron with two pockets and a border. Lay diagonally then square the second, turn up top corners, sew, cut under flap to create pockets, use remaining fabric for band and strings. Practical for work, tea service, bazaars, and keeping garments clean.
Tango rose emerges as a brilliant shirtwaist color between cerise and coral. One shawl owner drapes it into an evening gown using a corner on a white satin foundation skirt. A 100-year-old shawl has been repurposed into an evening wrap with a burnoose hood.
A white chiffon blouse features dragon file embroidery on both sides of the front closing. Beads in silver pale blue mauve and iridescent green create graceful dragon poses as a decorative touch.
The passage notes a shift toward elegant artistic tableware with glass handles, while still emphasizing labor-saving practicality. It describes a preference for beauty on the dining table alongside functional, easy-to-use items.
The item list describes cheery send offs for travelers including a small powder box with scented panafieu powder and a lid mirror, a flat nail brush with a leather case and nail powder sheets, a straw covered flat perfumed flask, and a bath sachet usable like a wash cloth in hotel basins.
Description of long white gloves featuring elbow to near elbow cuffs of black velvet mounted on kid. Cuffs flare outward and are embroidered with gold and silver beads in straight lines. Bead stitching on backs matches cuff decoration for a coordinated look.
The article explains trap nesting to identify high performers among hens and cull drones. Albert Angell Jr outlines a two-compartment house with trap nests, two doors, and per-hen aluminum bands for tracking eggs and laying patterns to improve flock quality and egg fertility.
Poultry guidance stresses busier hens, demand for guineas, and avoiding exposure to blustery weather. It promotes sun in the ration, chopped roots, and the importance of grit and shells. Lime on drop boards should be light, poultry houses must curb lice, and wood ashes reduce ammonia in manure.
The article urges Americans facing rising farmland costs to seek 160 acre free homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan or Alberta. It explains filing and a ten dollar entrance fee, six months residence yearly for three years, with lands praised for grain mixed farming cattle dairying timber and water. It notes park district locations and accessible tree planting, plus additional lands for purchase at low prices.
An old advice column promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for pimples blackheads and skin irritation. Apply ointment gently wash off after five minutes and bathe. use soap to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Free samples offered with a 22p Skin Book from Cuticura Boston.
A witty remark contrasts baldness timing by gender. The joke implies men lose hair earlier due to not wearing it long, playing on vanity and genetics with a light punchline.
A report notes the vast investment in submarine cables lying on the ocean floor totaling 250.9 million dollars. It also cites horsehair as a possible substitute for rubber in tire manufacturing, signaling potential shifts in industrial materials.
A terse exchange reveals a caller insisting on a call for the husband while noting his hoarseness. The twist states the caller is seeking the wife, not the husband, in what reads as a brief domestic or wartime era communication vignette.
The item notes a tall feather in a hat drawing nearly universal amusement and mentions Water in bluing as adulteration, claiming Buv Red Cross Ball Blue makes clothes whiter. It also references mounted Searchlights on western railroad observation platforms, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething, and a general exhortation not to let lofty ideals be limited to high living.
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