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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1899
Page
6
A Mary R Bald win essay in the Woman's Home Companion examines the plain girl who finds meaning through service. It follows Margaret, an unremarkable sister who shifts focus from self to helping others, discovering fulfillment, influence, and a "princess" glow through giving.
Decree from Paris condemns eel skirt and corset use as fashion fades. Report notes Jersey silk gowns gain favor, with rumors of princess styles returning and a fashionable wearer ordering one. Describes clinging Jersey fabric and shifting silhouettes pleasing to willowy figures.
Cleaning tips cover chiffon and mousseline de soie washing with mild soap and gum arabic for crispness. Hair brushes require careful handling, avoiding wet contact with the back, and weekly soaking in hot water with soda or ammonia, then thorough rinsing and drying.
A pasted mix of home cleaning tips and personal grooming scenes references window washing with ammonia and soft paste polishing, plus a vivid London fashion description. The text blends practical cleaning steps with a spirited diary style, ending with a Queen's fashion notes on gowns and trims.
Instructions describe pickling tomatoes onions peppers and spices with vinegar sugar salt cayenne for canning. It covers tying spices in bags to simmer, then packing vegetables with vinegar and spices, boiling gently then sealing bottles after cooling.
The piece describes Satine embroidered spreads as rivals to the Marseilles quilt with raised satin embroidery and floral sprays. Prices range from 2.50 to 25 dollars, with hand embroidery becoming exquisite beyond ten dollars. Imported from England, the embroidery is done by country women near manufacturing towns, offered in white pink blue yellow and other light shades.
A historical recipe lists ingredients for pickling vegetables: one quart large chambers one quart small cucumbers two quarts onions four heads cauliflower six green peppers one bushel green tomatoes one salmon vinegar one pound mustard two cups agar two cups flour one ounce turmeric. Mix with salt and water overnight. Cook vegetables in brine until tender except cucumbers. Then pour over vinegar and spices.
A recipe instructs to salt and steep sliced cucumbers for eight to nine hours then drain and heat vinegar to pour over them. They are packed on a dish with vine leaves placed near the fire and repeated with fresh leaves until the cucumbers reach the desired green color.
A woman reports dry salt baths as a tonic for fatigue and summer weariness. She followed a physician’s advice to avoid tonics and try dry watt baths, noting renewed energy after using a large earthen jar with coarse salt.
The notice advises using glass bottles and wooden utensils for pickling. Fill bottles with peaches and articles, then add vinegar boiled in a stoneware vessel. Add cloves to peaches and prepare a syrup of two pounds brown sugar per gallon of vinegar. Pour hot over peaches, seal, and after a week or two scald vinegar again to extend shelf life.
Agricultural note discusses cultivation methods for Bollwait and related crops, forest planting in western states, and the value of trees for windbreaks and soil protection. It cites Gifford Pinchot on restoring worn farms via reforestation, notes thrifty black cherry and Russian mulberry, and describes island-like moist soils and irrigation benefits for melons. It advises managing plantations by removing select trees and tolerating temporary wheat tradeoffs to protect crops from pests.
The Division of Forestry at the Agricultural Department offers practical help to farmers to create forest plantations, wood lots, shelter belts, and windbreaks. Applications are reviewed by receipt, with priority to plans likely to yield the greatest benefit. Officials will visit land, study conditions, and tailor plans for tree selection, planting, and management, with free services to farmers.
The Hessian fly favors permanent wheat fields and suffers where rotations are used. Iowa reports near absence of the pest due to brief wheat planting periods. Farmers who rotate crops reduce egg deposition sites and mitigate infestations, while continuous wheat cultivation worsens damage.
Know on the Mountain describes Mo annual plant two to four feet high and its ornamental use native from Montana to Mexico, now spreading westward including Missouri and Indiana. It warns of honey poisoning, skin irritation, and cautions on cultivation practices for moisture retention and weed control. It also discusses sheep husbandry, grain and dairy fertilizer loss, diversified farming, and a village tale about a pig, all reflecting agricultural topics and early 20th century farming concerns.
Local column blends oddities from St Marys Square with a mix of probate lore and curious items. Mentions Mrs Augiat Bal Ward, a court scene around a churchyard, and a 1555 marriage antique. Also features product pitches for Starch, Heartier goods, and medical bitters, plus speculative notes on a meteor and Count Zeppelins airship claims.
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