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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1902
Page
7
A guide to spraying fruit trees with copper sulfate or Bordeaux mixture to prevent fungous diseases. Advises on pumps, rigs, costs from 10 to 200 dollars, and timing of sprays before flowering and after blooms fall, with step by step mixing instructions and caution to use Paris green for moth risk.
A communication from Oklahoma lists elm mit marie talpa black locust and other species suitable for shade and timber. Elm is slow growing and borers attack, but provides best shade. soft maple grows fast but wind and drought injure it. catalpa limbs break easily but grow rapidly and provide timber. black locust grows fastest but sprouts from roots. box elder, ash, and sycamore have varying soil adaptability.
A report notes Mr Baxter leads the greenhouses and serves as Agriculture Instructor at Insas Agricultural College. About 400 girls study domestic science, with weekly visits to the greenhouses for flower care and cultivation. The piece urges greenhouses as teaching aids and discusses fruit packing and packaging quality in the farming trade.
Berlin leaders discuss urban plans amid concerns over population density and air quality. Officials weigh new housing initiatives and potential hillside developments to address growth while balancing environmental impact. Community groups urge careful planning and public input.
The article contrasts old trenching practices with modern shallow planting for asparagus. It notes 6 inch to foot depths, wider spacing on large fields, and warns against early close planting. It also mentions weed control and a cautionary note on poisonous Jaoson weed injuring children and cattle, with recommended mowing and reseeding.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson predicts a fall in beef prices once grass cattle reach market. He notes potential trader collusion risks in western markets and observes high corn prices, limited fattening corn, and ample grass cattle. Fat cattle may appear in June, depending on locality.
A fashion column outlines prevailing styles with light silk coats in pale gray and biscuit, lace collars, and fishy and sash revivals from Louis periods. It notes one tone color preferences, piping revivals, and new full gathered skirts with small headings. taffeta remains key for materials and trims.
The season's millinery features odd and costly styles. Bats and elaborate decorative touches dominate, with lace veils, rich borders, and extravagant novelties. Veils drape the face as Espagnol lace veils hang in curtains with square ends forming scarf-like extensions.
Descriptions of daily glace models from Paris highlight taffeta gowns in a new green shade trimmed with velvet applique for solidity. A large collar of Irish crochet complements simple Russian blouse fashion and a wide belt completes the look.
The article reviews black velvet trimmed coats with velvet ribbons, black taffeta jackets, and silk grenadine dresses with lace in alternating bands to lengthen the figure. A short walking jacket in black taffeta features a Gibson plait at the back, forming coat-tails, with tiny knotted groups meeting at the belt. Some taffetas use silk cords and pompous tassels to finish the bodice and front lace.
A blouse described as pinkish white louisine trimmed with bands of the same material features open-work embroidery fagoting and lozenge of embroidered ecra batiste. The front is finished with silk embroidered fagoting and small elk leather strap ornaments and recovo buttons.
The text describes elegant real Venice lace patterns with shaded embroidery among tiny meshes, celebrating the lace as a summer fashion highlight. It notes the lace as a rare product from the archipelago, very expensive, and offers a warning that the imitator is ordinary.
The article observes rising fashion caprice and luxury demand, urging prudent spending. It highlights the 1902 style of saving by purchasing multiple overdresses for a single drop skirt, with white etamine or canvas shirt-waist suits and a point d esprit over silk lining. White silk skirts range from $10 to $16, and the fashionable louisine is favored.
Fiats skirts dominate the fashion scene with tags tassels and fandanetes as deciding features but plain skirts remain best in material. La Mode attempted plaits and folds yet failed to outshine the simple, graceful plain skirt though evening frocks show jeweled embroidery accents.
A Paris import features a white crepe de chine and chiffon gown with a long skirt in seven ruffles edged with chiffon quilling. The bodice has tucked panels with narrow piping, a full chiffon vest beneath, lace and chiffon collar, and a Liberty satin sash tied on the left.
The spring use of cloth costumes features narrow satin folds in place of wide overtrim to mimic braid. Satin against cloth creates a more attractive look, aligning with current fashion without excessive decoration.
National capital society scene unfolds in the home of Harvey Johnston as Richard Stacy recalls a war era romance with Miss Clarke of Tennessee. The pair discuss past loyalties, a social furlough, and a long-ago Gray family hospitality amid a stylish Washington gathering.
In Ames, Col Stacy confronts past ties with Jean Prentiss as he pursues a lead from the Grays. Miss Prentiss denies familiarity at first but soon reminds him of old times. Stacy declares he has found her and presents a talisman, a yellow paper with a kneeling girl, rekindling a long-ago romance and mystery.
The fragment describes Soheeets Se EAS expressing longing to return home to share happiness and form a new era with Lucy Claire. It notes Isabel Clarke as a potential guest, and includes a stray line about Col Stacy. It also discusses Senator Hanna of Ohio as a remarkable, busy man who often eats alone and shows a peculiar habit of engaging waiters.
Ambuinmons reports that ambulance trains have operated at seventy five German railway stations and that local telephonic communication has been established. The wording reflects wartime dispatch language with emphasis on military logistics and coordination.
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