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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1912
Page
11
A long list of farm guidance covers breeding, housing, and care. Topics include brood sows, poultry hygiene, horse handling, worm control, pruning, grafting, orchard cover crops, mulching, spraying, and feeding. Emphasis on cleanliness, proper shelter, alfalfa benefits, and careful selection of animals to improve productivity and profits.
A historical hair care guide advises infrequent shampooing for dry hair and using powders like orra root with cornmeal weekly. It details massaging olive oil or cocoa butter into the scalp, dividing hair into six strands, and securing with tiny hairpins and curls. It also offers emollients with spirits of ether glycerine salicylic acid alcohol and tinctures for glossy, healthy-looking hair.
A charming informal engagement announcement idea for a card party suggests presenting heart shaped cakes on each plate. Frost two per guest, one with the man's initial in white on pink and the other's reversed, prompting guests to notice and offer congratulations.
In response to a sixteen year old asking about promising to write, staying faithful, kissing goodbye at the train, and gift ideas for a departing boyfriend, the columnist advises against the promise and kissing goodbye. Suggest a practical gift like a silver pencil or desk set and note the importance of looking ahead.
A reader asks if it is proper for a young man and a lady to have pictures taken together and if a young boy may escort a girl to a party at night. Madame Mera responds that postcard images are harmless and there is no impropriety in talking to or being escorted by boys, as long as behavior remains reasonable.
Data from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis shows the U S tuberculosis death rate fell from 196.9 to 160.8 per 100 000 from 1901 to 1910, an 18.7 percent drop, while overall deaths declined 9 7 percent from 1655.0 to 1495.8. The Tuberculosis death rate has declined steadily since 1904, and the period’s ten year decline saves about 27 000 lives.
Women witness a sham battle as a captain orders a private to surrender for being technically wounded. The private refuses, joking his torn pants from thorns prevent exit. Meanwhile a Country Gentleman writer discusses genuine maple sugar flavor and criticizes commercial adulteration. Paxton Toilet Co offers Paxtine Antiseptic free trial boxes to women.
A fragmentary selection of quotations blends a Pompeii sightseeing quip about smashed earthenware with jokes about volcanic eruptions. It mentions Premdant Jarfland Tea for constipation and biliousness, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and Garfield Tea touted for constipation, plus a note about a North Dakota man with an 11 foot beard.
Women suffer monthly weakness with backache nervousness and fatigue but find relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Dama Bethune Sikeston Missouri reports restored health able to work and entertain, while Mia Charles Murrayville New Jersey says doctors advised operation but the remedy saved her.
Patterns describe a one piece outfit for a girl four to six years with a silk bound collar and cuffs. Includes a white straw hat with silk trim and a long ostrich feather. Materials listed: fabric and trims amounts, lace, and decorative tucks noted.
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