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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1904
Page
3
A visitor describes making a simple and cheap corset cover from six handkerchief pieces cut diagonally into a decorative arrangement. Narrow lace is sewn between the pieces, corners are turned, and the back piece centers at the top. the construction continues with inserting edging along the front edges.
The piece argues love tests patience over engagement, noting men may fear delaying marriage. It weighs waiting periods from one to twenty years, asserting a genuinely loving woman will endure long waits for the right match, while a lack of love means waiting becomes intolerable.
Step by step instructions describe making a fitted waist cover with armhole beading and lace edging. It covers measurement, cutting, hemming, gathering to fit the waist, and attaching a decorative belt using lace, insertion, beading, ribbons, and gathers. Also includes lemon health tips and beauty notes.
Inquiries on poultry houses for about 100 fowls lead to a compact design merging several conveniences in one building. The plan allocates 20 fowls per pen with attached yards, each pen needing a long, narrow yard of about 150 feet to keep soil clean. An alleyway measures around three and one half .
A southerly facing poultry house with rear access, solid lumber build, earth floor raised 6 to 8 inches, stone or brick foundation, or piers. Each pen has six light 8x10 inch glass windows set 18 inches from the sill for winter sun, with shutters for warmth. Roosts over a 2.5 foot wide platform, nests along partition alley for easy gathering, cost $2 to $3 per running foot depending on materials and labor.
The article highlights the mission lamp as a new popular furniture accessory, noting its appeal for den and apartment use alongside mission style chairs tables and cabinets. It also mentions other health related fruit notes and a century old coinage statistic.
The article warns poultry raisers to avoid harmful medicines and promotes lime as a cheap effective aid for disinfecting nests and counters. It notes lime can stop odors, treat gelled feathers, and deter cholera with regular use. It also explains confining chickens for three weeks to fatten them, feeding scraps, milk, and barley for prime table quality and cost efficiency.
Farm and Fireside recommends early prevention of gapeworms in chicks. Scatter air slaked lime on brood ground and in drinking water, feed stiff cornmeal dough with a teaspoon of turpentine, and use lime to purify soil. Avoid ground filth and distinguish lice from gapeworms.
A government bulletin describes an outdoor pigeon exercise fly built with hemlock posts and boards. It details a wire wall eight feet high, three parallel rows of posts, and a 32 foot gap from the building, outlining sectioned divisions matching house layout.
Incubators should start now for early broilers and regular feeding hours keep fowls ready. Store droppings for truck fertilization and inspect hennery after roosting to remove sick birds. Ventilation tactics for cold weather and a note on foul brood microbes in honey. Buy fowls in fall and winter. purchase eggs in spring for best hatching.
The electrothermic fan by M. de Mare uses a mica blade coil heated by electricity within a sealed case. Air compression keeps the coil from melting while the current produces intense heat. Guarini notes uniform pressure on coils and a mouth of the casing vents strong heat during operation. Also mentions 97,671 dry goods merchants in the United States.
A British observer notes tobacco blindness arises from stomach disturbances rather than eye changes. He cites cases where treating indigestion and stopping nicotine-toxin production in the stomach reversed vision loss. The article ties varying susceptibility to stomach health and urges smokers to consider digestion alongside eye care.
The article notes that low cost ARMHOUSES with basic conveniences like water, bath, and wood storage are exceptions for those who have recently settled in the city for any length of time.
A New farmhouse design outlines a two story brick or wood home for farms under 100 acres with modern plumbing and ample storage. Details include first and second floor layouts, a front balcony, and finish options. material estimates cover timber, joists, roofing, flooring, and doors.
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