Fashion Clash of Tailleur and Ensemble in Paris Spring
A Paris fashion view contrasts the mannish tailleur with the ensemble as the spring 1928-24 season shifts away from tubular silhouettes. It notes coats, dresses, and fabrics linking jacket and skirt, the rise of opaque simplicity, and debates how to balance tailoring with feminine flair in hats, hosiery, and accessories.
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Paris
New York Herald-Tribune
Milady
Paris Couture
Chanel
Directoire
Haute Monde
Haute Couture
Kasha
Sasha
Lanvin
Results of Pure Bred Livestock Study by USDA
A USDA summary reports pure bred stock earn 20 to 50 percent more than scrub stock based on large farmer experiences. Pure breds show uniformity, better sale value, and earlier maturity, with improved feed conversion. Progeny of pure bred sires fetch higher prices, runty livestock reduced, and meat yield rises 5 to 10 percent over same weight.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Good Varieties of Trees to Plant in an Orchard
A guidance on selecting first grade nursery stock for an acre orchard. Cautions against inferior stock and misrepresentation by sellers. Recommended varieties include Apple Livland Oldenburg Jonathan Grimes Golden Delicious Winesap Champion of York Imperial Stayman Winesap Peach Belle of Georgia Champion Eleberta Cherry Early Richmond Montmbrency Plum Wild Goose Abundance Burbank Grape Moore Early Concord Warden Niagara Catawba Delaware Brighton with specific counts for each.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Root Crops for Poultry Reduce Feed Expenses
Farmers can lower feed costs by including more roots and vegetables in poultry rations. While carrots turnips and potatoes lack rich egg producing elements they boost overall diet quality and egg yield when hens are kept healthy. Roots support better utilization of grains and allow feeding more hens at little or no extra cost.
Forestry Lessons on Home Woodlands Aims to Boost Farm Profit
The bulletin revised by the U S Department of Agriculture promotes farm forestry as a means to increase profits and community development. It outlines tree types, woodland placement, economic value, timber products, measurement and marketing, and woodland protection. Free from the USDA while supplies last, then 15 cents from the Government Printing Office.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Government Printing Office
Powdery Mildew Disease Troubles Strawberry Plants
Powdery mildew is a troublesome strawberry disease causing white powder on leaves. Bordeaux mixture, used for leaf blight, can control it. Other diseases affect strawberries locally, with county agents or state stations providing information as needed.
Pollination Study Warns Against Solid Bing Lambert Napoleon Plantings
Research in the Northwest shows main cherry varieties Bing Lambert and Napoleon are self and inter sterile. Long Stem Waterhouse and Black Tartarian cited as effective pollen sources. Demonstrations by C L Long of Oregon and Mr Armstrong of Washington support mixed pollination. HH Tukey of New York's Hudson Valley notes similar findings. Growers advised against maintaining uniform Bing Lambert Napoleon blocks.
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Northwest
Bing
Lambert
Napoleon
C. L. Long
Oregon
Mr. D. Armstrong
Washington
HH. B. Tukey
Hudson Valley
New York
Mineral Supplements Is Subject of a Bulletin
Mineral elements are foods to be supplied daily not medicines. Five elements often lacking in farm rations are sodium chlorine iodine phosphorus and calcium. Salt supplies the first two. iodine via iodides or sea salt. phosphorus and calcium via bone meal spent bone black or raw rock phosphate floats. Spent bone black varies. fertilizer bonemeal not recommended.
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Saya L. S. Palmer
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Farm Facts: Soil Fertility, Planting Safety and Crops
Maintenance of soil fertility is an obligation not a prerogative. Rearing a colt benefits both boy and animal, while tomato planting should wait until all frost danger passes. A cabbage dust mix uses air stacked lime with dry lead arsenate. Onion remains the bulb crop staple. Chinese cabbage should be sown in July to avoid bolting in heat.
Lydia E Pinkham Herbal Remedy Testimonial Clips
Mrs Henry Hollister of Wyandotte Michigan recounts six months of postnatal illness relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and notes her doctor approved its safety. Mrs Pricer of St Paul Minnesota reports relief from back pain bearing down and dizziness after using the Liver Pills and Vegetable Compound and offers to answer other women.
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Henry Hollister
Wyandotte
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Box 7
Wyandotte, Michigan
St. Paul
Minnesota
Advertising Wasted in Santa Barbara Plow Letter
The Santa Barbara city council weighed a Cleveland manufacturer’s promise that a rotary plow would save time by clearing snow quickly after storms. The council sent the letter to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History for study.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Cleveland
Ohio
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Drugstore promotion extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It claims decades of tested effectiveness and urges readers to start treatment or obtain a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Elmer Co. in Binghamton New York while mentioning this paper.
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Kilmer
Persece
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dutch Royal Silvery Wedding Gift Planned Portrait
Plans across the country aim to present Queen Wilhelmina with a painted portrait of the queen, the prince consort, and Princess Juliana. The frame will be sculptured and bear the royal arms and all Dutch provinces.
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Wilhelmina
Prince Consort
Juliana
Cuticura Soap Ad Promises Skin Health For Shaving
An advertisement claims Cuticura Soap doubles razor efficiency and promotes skin purity and health. It asserts no mug residue, no slimy soap, no germs, no waste, and no irritation even with twice daily shaving. One soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Tap Big Electrical Supply Florence lake tunnel long
A proposed Florence lake tunnel in the California Sierras extends thirteen and a half miles to supply electricity for 200,000 homes. It will pump water to 620 000 acres and operate 5 000 factories.
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Florence Lake
California Sierras
Seeing More of Her Rich
A brief fragment notes a woman’s appearance and home ties, referencing wealth and attire and contrasting settings with opera gowns. The text remains minimal and oblique about any event or outcome.
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Rich
Richer
Playing Safe Gertrude Are You Married
A Q and A style exchange from Le Gion Weekly features Gertrude asking Theodore about marriage. Theodore replies he is not married and expresses relief. The piece presents light social banter in a humorous tone.
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Gertrude
Theodore
American
Legion Weekly
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