18 Jun 1904
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1904
Page
1
Lyure advises gardeners on protecting plants from cutworms common in garden work. Wrap paper around seedlings at setting time to form a shield reaching below ground and above, or use tin protectors eight inches by three. Detach and store cylinders after danger passes.
A description of Mugerie baskets used for delicate undergarments with lace trims and perfume sachet pockets, plus advice on laundry with alum rinsing water and salt to set blue color. It notes wicker baskets as pretty gifts for brides and friends and outlines practical storage and presentation details.
The item discusses a comfortable and pretty morning wear ensemble in light colors, suitable for delicate fashion. It then abruptly shifts to a culinary note about breaking delicate globules with minimal disruption, sprinkling with sugar, chilling glasses on ice for ten minutes, and optional pineapple syrup to add zest.
A fashion column outlines practical trims such as lace medallions for stockings and calfskin belts, plus morning wear garb. It discusses lace appliqué techniques, new belt styles, and the appeal of loose, comfortable house coats. The piece then surveys the Summer Girl’s taste for delicate, translucent fabrics in soft tints and mohair or Siciliene materials.
Fashion note describes a gown in undyed velvet and lace with brown chiffon velvet trims. Details include a silk plaited waist and skirt, a belted design, and a blouse with shoulder extensions. Material yardage and widths are listed for various sizes and fabric types.
A Paris model gown shown at the spring Salon de Style by the International Society of Dressmakers features lavish limerick lace backed by chiffon. The lace sits between rose red pink taffeta bouillonies, framing a shirred yoke and tucks on the inner sleeve seam. A cool drink for invalids uses orange pulp served in a glass, prepared by halving the fruit and scooping the pulp.
The text offers kitchen advice on celery roots for seasoning soups and sauces, balancing tomato juice and milk in cream soups by matching temperatures and adding tomato gradually, and using flour to prevent molasses from sticking when weighing. It also states a general rule for gelatine: soften in cold water then dissolve in boiling water to avoid jellies failing.
The piece notes velvet ribbon tabs and varied tucks on new dresses, conspicuous wheat lace, coarse laces on canvas fabrics, wrinkled ribbon festoons, velvet edged fobs, double skirt effects, and light weight shirrings. Waterproof parasols and marabout scarves are highlighted, with tips on fashion displays and a college girl’s wall hanging method for photos. Summer shoes in champagne tones feature tongueless designs with intricate lacing and bow accents.
Dampen and crush chiffon melody with gin then iron while damp. Wash kitchen towels daily after dinner items are boiled at least weekly. An egg whisk with wire and wooden handle is essential for clearing soup beating egg whites creams and chocolate froth. Clean bamboo furniture with warm water and salt to prevent yellowing. Clean wicker chairs and mats in the same way. When the saucepan is empty rinse with cold water and add a place when time allows.
Instructions describe washing tarnished brass or iron bedstead with sal soda then lemon juice or vinegar, rinsing with clean water, applying pulverized rotten stone and wax, rubbing when wet, drying, and polishing with whiting and a chametz skin, detailing step by step care.
Preparations for alfalfa focus on selecting porous, well-drained fields with slopes to prevent standing water. Early fall plowing to nine inches, spring disking, and a long series of cultivations precede sowing. Wisconsin trials favor nurse crops with barley or oats alongside 20 pounds of alfalfa seed.
The article advises introducing grain to calves soon after birth to foster interest and thrift. It favors dry grain like oats over corn for muscle, notes calves digest concentrates better early, and urges grain adjustments by age, pasture quality, and growth, with two months old calves able to ingest about a pint daily.
A writer notes the creamery workers keeping churns and butter utensils clean and sweet after a year of use. The buttermaker laughs at the idea of problems and says some factories never maintain satisfactory conditions.
A New Hampshire press bulletin warns that brown tail moth caterpillar hairs can cause a skin disease. Barbed hairs shed during molts irritate skin, and winds spread them across environments. In Portsmouth, a family suffered sustained irritation from hairs on a clothes reel, and a man removing a caterpillar sustained a more severe eruption.
Strawberry beds can be prepared most of the year with spring to fall plantings. Begin ground work early, kill weeds ahead of planting, and use a deep spade to fan roots before firm soil packing. Cultivation should continue through the season and avoid surface neglect. Some seeds have hard husks requiring seed-case bursting aids.
Farmers resist selling skim milk for cottage cheese, valuing it at 20 cents per 100 pounds for animal feed. Some haul whole milk to creameries to retain skim milk for farm use. Historical behavior shows skim milk boosts corn fed to hogs, with its true value tied to its synergistic effect with corn beyond chemical content.
The Ringwood Illinois creamery makes about 30 000 pounds of butter monthly most of which goes to a Chicago dairy firm. Unsalted sweet cream butter now accounts for about two thirds of output roughly 20 000 pounds monthly with growing demand from both native Americans and foreigners and rising interest abroad especially in England. This shift signals a new phase in creamery development beyond traditional salted imports.
A dairy operator explains a scheme with doctors in several towns to report contagious diseases on farms producing milk or not. The system would allow immediate action to halt milk from affected farms, preventing spread. The idea aims to reform practices to curb milkborne disease and protect public health.
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