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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR describes a luncheon set in white and green silk muslin with an ice and twelve doilies, featuring a conventional antheanum design. It mentions replicas and embroidery details, but text is garbled and incomplete.
A DIY guide for practical Christmas gifts describing wall pockets for closets made from denim or cretonne bound with tape. Pockets hold slippers, hosiery, and small laundry items. extended pockets fit closet doors. Centerpieces feature dry silk stamens with painted petals and leaves. doilies mirror the design on smaller scale.
A description of a dresser set in heavy white linen or cotton with scalloped buttonhole edges. The set includes a scarf and a pincushion cover. matching glove and handkerchief cases may be added. Scarf features scroll and flower embroidery and center motif. pincushion uses two linen pieces joined by satin ribbon bows.
The article notes Maurer of Paris as a designer whose costumes are bought by leading American houses. A gown embodies moyen age effect with green velvet bodice and striped silk trimming. Leather jackets, fur trim, biscuit colored fabrics, and Worth style muff are described as novel fashion items echoing early 20th century design.
A sewing technique describes making a silkalene bag by felled seams, turning right side out, and folding edges over a small embroidery hoop. A corner is cut, stuffed with cotton or sawdust, taped to form a cushion for darning needles, and a tape attaches the bag to the opening to hold hosiery for repair.
A small wooden rack or cel luloid holder for toothbrushlike pipes, four yards of red ribbon, and clay pipes form a merry gift. Bubble blowing is enjoyed by young and old, with racks designed to hold a fresh pipe or share with a friend.
The article extols small linen and lace projects for quick results. It details joining embroidered linen squares with lace to make bureau scarfs and table runners, plus larger bedspreads from linen strips bound with lace. It suggests color matching and tea-dyed lace as options, noting monograms as alternatives.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture an instruction on building a wooden icehouse insulated with sawdust or mill shavings. It covers framing boards insulation paper ginders foundations and carpentry details plus drainage ventilation and roof options for a solid farm structure.
A description notes the all-velvet bodice remains a very hot affair, despite a face-faced rolling collar. The passage highlights tactile luxury and daring styling choices in period fashion commentary.
A survey of velvet fashions describes three piece ensembles with short or hip length coats and numerous one piece frocks. Many designs emphasize simple lines with fur or embroidery, featuring high velvet collars that can be unbuttoned for comfort in overheated interiors.
A description of a novel shoe with a single lace and metal hooks from top to bottom. Designers note adjusting ease while warning that longer skirts could snag hooks, though a high flowing hem keeps the risk minimal. The piece discusses practicality and safety as skirts rise above boot tops.
The article describes new cretonne chair cushions featuring an eight inch to one foot apron that hangs over the chair front. Made of stenciled linen or cretonne, the flap is edged with a linen fringe about an inch wide, noted as a novelty and very attractive.
The stomach worm is the worst sheep pest with lambs most at risk. After lambing, old sheep should receive one to two ounces of gasoline followed by epsom salts, then be moved to worm free pasture. In July treat all animals with gasoline and rotate pasture, repeating in November. pasture rotation plus worm injurious drugs is a practical control.
A compact note links dairying to the farm’s balance wheel in a discussion of agricultural steadiness and outputs. The piece highlights dairy activity as central to farm economy and sustainability.
Seed corn should be harvested and hung on corn hangers by double or single string methods, or placed in racks that prevent ear contact and allow ventilation. Cure in a dry building with good airflow, a woodshed or attic is suitable to circulate air through the ears.
Scientists have learned much about soils plants and animals. They classified soils and know crop adaptation. Effects of manures fertilizers lime drainage and cultivation have been studied. Varieties of grains grasses legumes fruit and vegetables compared. Fruit and vegetable production demands great skill. Science helps orchardists and market gardeners combat serious funguses and insect foes. In dairying and poultry husbandry research yields immense practical value.
The article stresses hygiene as essential in dairy work. It urges thorough washing of utensils and separators after each separation to ensure safe dairy products.
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