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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
3
Poem in verse describing a country romance as a woman ties her bonnet under her chin. A western wind lifts her hair and a young man grows sweetly bold, culminating in a kiss and a forming of romantic attachment. The piece blends fashion imagery with flirtatious countryside courtship.
The piece cites rules from Isabel Lady Burton about marriage duties and companionship. It urges wives to be companions, nurses, cheerful homes, educated, adaptable, affectionate, discreet, and to stay stylish. It adds a brief room scene with chenille chrysanthemums and a canary, plus cleaning tips for veils and drapes.
A young woman repurposes brown earthenware whisky jugs as mantel and sideboard ornaments. The jugs, washed labels and painted in yellow, blend with blue walls and oak woodwork. Dresden flower stoppers, chrysanthemum and morning glory motifs, white lace curtains, and ribbon-bow drapery details complete the distinctive room.
The article describes improvised ventilation when no standard system exists. Raise windows with a fitting board to create indirect drafts and connect to adjoining rooms. In warm weather use a screen to limit drafts while admitting air and change wall decor to provide a focal point for a sick person as energy flags.
Practical advice on preserving the beauty and freshness of veils through proper care after wearing. Discusses cleaning, storage, and handling to extend veil life.
A vintage cooking column presents sponge cake rounds with frosting and almond petals, a almond fig walnut filling, a coffee jelly cream from calf head jelly, stewed ox tongue with pepper and lemon pickle, plus notice of a new glass roof covering fifteen acres at London's Crystal Palace.
C F Curtis reports rising demand for good mutton and discusses sheep numbers, imports from Canada, and wool value. Agricultural trials show root pruning benefits for peach and pear trees, with variable outcomes for apples and cherries across Maryland Georgia Indiana stations. GUY E MITCHELL.
Farmers' Review discusses root pruning methods across Nebraska Missouri and Southern states. Trials show high mortality with severe pruning and variable results by climate soil and tree type including peach and pear showing more tolerance. Critics urge caution as evidence of broad success remains inconclusive and more field work is needed.
The text discusses Bromus unioloides known as rescue grass with notes on its origin, cultivation, and grazing value, including sowing months August and September and potential two hay-cut yields. It also covers nitrate of soda benefits on acid soils, contrasts with sulphate of ammonia, and cites tests from Rhode Island and New England. Wood ashes and salt are noted as beneficial for hogs.
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