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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
3
A feature on Parisian influence on children's fashion, praising Lanvin and Paquin designs for schoolgirls from kindergarten through boarding school. It notes short, full skirts, velvet and taffeta fabrics, and new hat styles, with advice for economical wardrobe planning and age-appropriate, season-spanning outfits.
A USDA bulletin outlines economical dairy cow feeding stressing liberal rations above maintenance for maximum milk output. It covers pasture costs, land value, and alternative summer feeds, with grain on pasture advised for heavy producers and silage as drought protection.
A fruit grower earns higher profits by offering attractive, well flavored fruit with good keeping quality, rather than packing inferior, tasteless, spotted produce.
The common red mite thrives in warm weather around roosts nesting sites and brooders. Kerosene quickly kills but evaporates. coal oil tar mixtures, especially Carbolenium, are recommended for long lasting control. One annual application is usually enough if applied carefully to dry areas and cracks. avoid excess to protect hens. If necessary, a second treatment may be required in badly infested houses.
A brief notes cautions that even careful use of a hoe can lead to accidents as gardens near readiness, while weeds continually push forward. The editor warns gardeners to stay alert though the work seems nearly done.
If a team is hot and tired coming in at noon, give a half hour rest. Then offer a little water with judgment before the noon feeding.
A reflective quotation emphasizes ongoing forgiveness and debt cancellation as essential when human frailty persists, urging humility and reconciliation in personal and communal relations.
The article lists practical rice dishes including Rice Stuffing for Fowls with onions butter rice bread crumbs sausage and herbs. Rice Griddle Cakes combine rice milk eggs soda and cream of tartar served with marmalade. Rice Croquettes use milk rice eggs vanilla and bay leaf for flavor. Rice With Eggs cooks rice in stock with onions salt and paprika for an economical meal.
A brief aphorism on health by Sir John Lubbock notes that while one cannot always become well, personal daily actions play a significant role in keeping oneself healthy.
Peach based desserts described with steps for baking peaches with sugar lemon and nutmeg then serving with whipped cream. Variations include Glorified Peaches and Cream with marschino and sugar, Peach Salad on lettuce nests with dressing, and Peach Sauce recipes using milk farina cornstarch eggs lemon juice and spices.
An advertisement claims using La Creole Hair Dressing will make users appear ten years younger by darkening gray hairs, appealing to those seeking a youthful change.
A humorous fragment frames a protest about pricing with a quip from a cow claiming innocence and claiming it always lowers prices, highlighting playful satire and personified reaction.
A 50 cent bottle claims to restore dark color to prematurely gray or faded hair by treating roots and color glands with Q-Ban. The ad states gradual, even dark shading with no gray showing and notes availability by parcel post or through druggists, Q-Ban Memphis Tenn.
A loyal servant defends a mistress against class criticism and wealth disparity. He notes she orders him as she does her husband, and the judge comments on the same perceived double standard in behavior between social classes and the powerful. The dialogue highlights attitudes toward class discrimination and servant treatment.
A humorous scene shows a soldier and officer misunderstanding gas safety as a private insists he has no mask while the gas has already passed. The exchange reveals comic miscommunication and a light wartime moment.
Great Britain has steadily increased its land area, with about 6,640 acres lost to coast erosion over 35 years while 48,000 acres have been reclaimed from the sea. The balance shows net growth in the nation’s coastline and shorelines through reclamation efforts.
A dialogue on contentment explores whether being satisfied is a blessing. The speaker questions if true contentment exists only when all desires are met or if it can arise from other circumstances. The piece probes happiness and value framed in a skeptical tone.
Two soldiers on four days leave amused on a golf course as one man repeatedly swung at the ball and failed to move it while his companion urged him to hit, highlighting their constrained break.
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