Ask for What You Want
Lucy Whitman, a pretty, tired pattern department new girl, and Tom Rogers, a four year veteran, fall in love amid grim factory monotony. Tom seeks a road sales position after a heat of disillusionment with Devoe, while Lucy dreams of a better life. Tom quits the pattern desk to join the road, planning marriage with Lucy that same day.
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Tom Roberts
Ladies’ Fashion Realm Company
Lucy Whitman
Lucy
Pattern Department
Tom Rogers
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Abe
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Adam
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Tiny hats and redingote gowns define 1915 autumn fashion
New York women embrace the tiny hat despite its unflattering tilt, seeking indisputable style over beauty. French inspired lines reappear in redingote gowns with straight-front silhouettes, belted or curved sides, often in dark blue with scarlet touches. One-piece frocks and ribbon fastenings replace hooks and eyes for a sleek unbroken line from shoulder to heel.
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New York
France
Cherutt
McClure
Silks and Taffetas Describe Elegant Pompadour Designs
The passage highlights numerous fancy silks especially taffeta in checks stripes plaids and embroidered varieties with delicate bouquet motifs. Designs favor a pompadour pattern without bright colors with checked taffetas offered on white or black grounds in various sizes.
Pockets Hidden In Traveling Attire For Safe Accessibility
A vintage guide describes roomy concealed pockets worn under a traveling skirt or cart, using a deep band of 6 to 7 inches for money and small valuables. It covers envelope pockets with buttoned flaps, ribbon binding, and front buttons or stud fastenings, plus optional shirt attachment. The text ends with a provocative line about men lacking homes and marriages to suffragettes.
Fashionable skirts with plaits and satin trimmings
The passage describes various 19th or early 20th century skirt styles with many plaits from small to large, brocaded satins, and stripes visible on movement. Dressy outfits combine mousseline and silt voile with satin or taffeta bands. Gaberdine wool trims in silk, full skirts with godets, bell-like shapes, and hooped silk skirts to keep fullness from falling in. Trimmings include plaitings and ruchings in scalloped baselines.
Gray Fashion Note Reflects Popular Shade
Gray remains a popular color praised for its cool appeal though not all complex skin tones suit it. The guidance suggests paler grays require careful consideration before wearing to ensure flattering results.
Cozy Covers That Wash
A simple washable cozy cover design in white spotted muslin with pale blue satin lining. The model features a removable lining, decorative muslin frill, and loops for lifting.
It takes a lot of crumbs of comfort to build hope
A fragment suggests a proverb-like reflection on small reassurances needed to steady or comfort someone or a group. The tone hints at daily life resilience amid uncertainty, with an emphasis on modest supports accumulating into steadiness.
Damage or Ally The Robin as Insect Controller in Farming
The article argues robins are valued for pest control, feeding mainly on insects and aiding crop protection. It notes their wide range, wintering in milder areas, and migration patterns, and suggests planting wild fruit-bearing species to attract robins and reduce orchard losses. It cautions fruit losses arise where natural food is scarce and urges sustaining robins by providing insect-rich diets.
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By . L. Beall
United States
Canada
Alaska
Massachusetts
New England
Mississippi Valley
D. C
Sowing Clover Seed to Thickens Fields and Suppress Weeds
Farmers note that thin clover fields can be revived by sowing more clover seed in early spring and disk harrowing it in. Denser clover keeps weeds down and enriches and mellowes the soil for a healthier pasture.
Fence Line Aid by Silent Back Furrow
A compact note describes how a strong back furrow made before erecting a new fence can save a wire and sometimes save a colt or calf by revealing where the barrier belongs.
Concrete Floor Solves Barn Floor Woes
A note extols concrete floors as the best solution to a wet and soft barn floor. The writer argues that concrete will end the exasperation caused by soggy ground, providing a sturdy and durable surface.
Horses and Mules for War
A Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station report notes European Belligerents bought many Missouri horses and mules not all of top quality. Older mules were chosen for transatlantic endurance, some good cavalry horses were secured, and some dealers foresee a high future market after the war but the author doubts sharp price spikes. The U.S. could meet demand. disruption would hinge on war duration with 250,000–300,000 horses and 50,000–160,000 mules contracted domestically.
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United States
Sunlight a Germ Destroyer in Farm Buildings
A Minnesota College extension bulletin reports sunlight as a cheap and powerful disinfectant. It advises southern exposure for animal shelters to maximize warmth in winter and reduce heat in summer, noting that most disease germs are killed by direct sunlight. Farmers should design barns stables hog houses and poultry houses accordingly.
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H. Preston Hoskins
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Ming
Cheap sling for hayfork
The article describes an inexpensive hayfork sling that speeds unloading from wagon to haymow. It explains the sling setup, how it lifts hay drafts at the barn, and the process of tying and swinging to finish the load. Slings cost $2 to $2.50 each.
Old Country Buildings Prove Durable And Wise
In the old country most farm structures are stone cement or brick with tile roofs. They are fireproof and last for centuries. By contrast modern makeshifts require constant rebuilding and waste money on upkeep.
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Old Country
Wanto of Posts in Ground Defies Waste
A fragment suggests reusing worn fence posts. One end rotted in the ground, yet the writer argues to set it and claim it will outlast previous use. Noting possible humor or dialect, the piece emphasizes practical repurposing.
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Fred Pawling
W. G. Chapman
Robin
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