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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
3
Special features for readers in High Point and Guilford County cover home and farm topics. Advice on farming practices, garden ideas, and homemaking tips are presented with local context and practical guidance.
A sermon discusses Luke 11 on prayer and teaching methods. It emphasizes the Lord’s Prayer as a model, teaching by example and by formula, and uses the parable to illustrate seeking persistence, God’s will, and sincere fellowship.
An Illinois stock raiser urges young men to take up farming on small plots. He argues small farms outwork large ones, praises self sufficiency, warns against combines, and promotes producing personal needs before selling surplus. He decries long meetings and magazines as ineffective.
The article argues that theoretical poultry guidance is often unsuitable for farmers and promotes the colony system and simple cleanliness. It outlines three main ailment causes heredity poor conditions and germs with remedies including better stock, feeding, exercise and lime for shells, and strict disinfection to stamp out contagious diseases like chicken cholera.
Julia Bottomley describes a Paquin gown featuring a black charmeuse skirt, black velvet coatee, and plaited chiffon bodice. The coat uses fine skunk fur, with a fur trimmed velvet turban and floral nosegay. The design emphasizes picturesque novelty over warmth and practicality.
Practical notes on livestock care and farming practices include using concrete barn floors to save manure, weaning pigs at eight to ten weeks, shelling lime to kill pests, raspberries trellised eight feet apart, cover crops like cowpeas and winter rye, watering dusty hay, registering thoroughbred ram heads, protecting young trees from rabbits, fertilizer use, ewe breeding, whitewash in henhouses, composting leaves for fertilizer, and molasses in livestock feed despite its drawbacks.
A Maryland hog grower reports a scratching post made by anchoring a four inch diameter hickory or oak post in the hog run and wrapping a Manila rope around it. The rope is saturated with crude petroleum to provide comfort to hogs and kill vermin. Kerosene is less effective due to rapid evaporation.
The article argues that while promoting rural work among youth is good, managing a farm sustainably does not come quickly. It stresses careful study and steady effort year after year, noting that diligence and common sense lead to eventual success.
Reports from entomology experiments show late planting does not reliably control boll weevil in cotton. Separately, outbreaks of roup in fowl flocks are linked to tightly closed, damp cold houses that trap moisture and create storage-like conditions.
The greatest dairy farming benefit lies in soil fertility. Dairy use preserves and increases soil quality, allowing long term productivity without fertility loss, making dairy operations nearly indefinitely sustainable on a farm.
All American fowl varieties such as Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes and Reds have yellow legs and skin. English varieties including Orpingtons have white legs and skin.
The article notes a shift toward white and black crepe in mourning millinery with white crepe used in facings and veils. It describes draping styles, box plait backs, and variations for first mourning, with all models available in white or black and improvements in crepe durability thanks to English manufacturing.
A dated tip explains making a slip using white cheesecloth and silkeline to cover a comforter. Sew edges to form a slip, place over the comforter, tie to secure, and launder when soiled. Beat lightly with a carpet beater to keep the cotton soft and fluffy longer.
The listing describes shoulder bags made of figured chiffon in green and silver options. One bag includes a mount, clasp, chain, and cords, with details on sizes and materials. Prices begin at $1.50, highlighting handbag styles and construction.
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