The Kirghiz of the Steppes a Nomadic Turko Mongol People
A detailed portrait of the Kirghiz or Kirghiz Kazaks, their split into Kara Kirghiz and Kirghiz Riders, and their Turkic language, nomadic lifestyle, and patriarchal self government. It describes daily life in a tent camp, hospitality customs, and the harsh winter which lasts seven months with wind and extreme cold. It notes breeding, dress, horse riding, and arts like spindle weaving by women.
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Yenise River
Volga
E. Nelson
Asia
Bal
Caingla Hale
Roccoe Aries
Gay
Efti
Samarkand
Reading as Rest and Thrift in Wartime Advice
An editorial urges readers to value reading as productive rest while promoting thrift during the war. It questions high spending on movies, gum, candy, tobacco, and liquor, and advocates national sacrifice, including food rationing and cost-saving habits. Practical tips cover egg storage, water-glass packing, and frugal meal practices.
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Mickle
Inviting Foods for the Invalid
Guidance on appealing, easily digested meals for ill patients. Emphasizes attractive presentation of fruits such as orange slices, baked fruits, cantaloupe, and light desserts. suggests creamy milk and egg rich options, soups, broths, tender meats, chicken, sponge cakes, gelatin, tapioca, rice and cornstarch desserts, and the need for freshest ingredients and careful cooking.
Cutting, Shocking and Stacking Oats for Best Harvest
Instructions from the USDA on timing and methods for cutting oats, including when to cut, how to shock in two styles, and best practices for long shocks and caps. Guidance on stacking to shed rain, thrashing from shocks, dew and humidity considerations, and maintaining clean separators for efficient harvest.
Tanlac praised by Des Moines official in ad feature
Ww. 3. Day treasurer of Red Men Lodge No. 28 Des Moines extols Tanlac a tonic from barks and berries. He says indigestion nervousness and insomnia vanished after use and urges friends and brothers to try it. If unavailable he can obtain it through any Iowa wholesaler.
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Red Men
Towa
Day
Red
5Th’ Street
Des Moines
Ant
Julia A. Thomas
Missouri Ave
East St. Louis
Dean
Frank W. Clover
Notary Public
Doan
Opals' Heat Expansion Loosens Settings
Opals tend to expand with heat more than other gems, forcing open the gold settings that hold them and causing them to fall out.
Liked a Change Satirical Line in London Answers
A London Answers quip notes a shift in tastes with a witty exchange about marriage. It jokes that a brilliant woman married a less clever man for reasons tied to a previous husband’s genius.
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London
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