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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1910
Page
6
In bright velvet poppies giant roses clematis and poinsettias adorn hats. Silk and metal tissue Itile Toeses with satin foliage create vivid crowns and brims, especially on fur hats. A sealskin turban with silver tissue crown showcases the trend and Jane Bottomley praises home milliners for bold color and artistry.
A black and white costume uses black taffeta material. The skirt is narrow, not more than two yards around the hem. The pygrel front features black taffetan with a cheap band at the foot and a neatly finished edge.
The note lists sewing materials for a costume including 44 inch checked fabric, 2 yards double width taffetas, 4 yards efth 22 inch wide for jacket lining, and 2 buttons. It focuses on fabric types, widths, and required quantities for the outfit.
Cut material three times the finished width. Fold back a third on the wrong side and fold down the remaining part over the raw edge. Turn in the raw edge before stitching. Slipstitch edge to underneath, keep stitches from showing. For a double fold cut three times the finished width, form a nine width plain fold, center thin through the edge, and blind stitch upper fold to create a cord through the center.
A new fall display features a white French felt baby hat with a droopy mushroom shape. It has a soft white ribbon trim secured by small rosettes, a holly wreath, and crimson berries, with ties of white ribbon. The overall effect is an attractive child accessory.
Dancing frocks for the smart girl come in chiffon plain or embroidered net marquisette or other lightweight fabrics. They are lined with satin messaline or alike. Most silk frocks are treated to soften the effect.
Readings recount Mary’s act of anointing Jesus with costly ointment at Bethany. The lesson contrasts Martha’s busy service and Mary’s humble devotion, notes Judas’s disapproval, and highlights the fragrance as symbol of love and sacrifice before Jesus’s crucifixion.
A compact guide lists preparations for potatoes peas string beans Hubbard squash beets carrots cabbage cucumbers tomatoes sweet peppers and mushrooms. It describes boiling steaming frying and sauces for each, plus notes on wormy mushrooms in midsummer and safer eating after cooler nights.
A fragmented antique passage describes using honey for sweets and offers recipes. It includes Honey Popcorn Balls with strained honey poured over popped corn and Honey Nougat made from sugar, honey, egg whites, and almonds, baked into squares. It blends poetic lines about love and hardship with culinary instructions.
A collection of practical tips covers preserving soap, preventing salt from hardening with rice, cleaning with bran and hot water, storing fresh fish with salt in a cold place, making a silence cloth from a discarded bedspread, cleaning dull hardwood with kerosene, grease prevention on cookware, and easy cereal cooker cleaning by steaming with boiling water to loosen sticky residue.
In Pana Rev Harmon Etter of the Baptist Church challenged Rev Bauer of the Mormon faith to a religious debate using poison and a live serpent. Etter produced a jar with a snake and a vial of poison and urged Bauer to drink and handle the serpent to prove his faith.
An 18M trial advertisement urges rheumatic sufferers to discard all medicines and try Munyon's Rheuma Remedy. It promises refund if unsatisfied, claims no salicylates opiates or harmful drugs, and notes production under Pure Food and Drug standards with a price of 20 cents.
New York charity expert Albert W. Hebbard warned that aid can pauperize recipients. He cited a case where a church pastor and visitors enabled idlers like Jack Hanch by weekly food and clothing gifts, prompting questions about motives and dependence.
In a clipped exchange from Harper's Bazar, Ida asks how she liked the parade while Ass Rogers proclaims it glorious. He marvels at the sight of countless men, saying he has never seen so many soldiers before.
A quirky exchange as a Scottish American narrator asks about a gentle score at Ninks. A respondent notes goats nearby attempt quick strokes but commonly require a bit more effort.
A terse exchange unfolds as a man asks the reason for his father’s disapproval and a woman replies that the grounds lie within a mile of their home, signaling tension over an intimate relationship.
A Portland physician states that physicians must teach health, endorses Grape-Nuts as nourishing for all, including breakfast for healthy routines and indigestion cases. He claims no medical condition forbids its use and cites over 20 years of experience. He notes the book The Road Wellville and a promotional booklet There’s a Reason.
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