Make Farm Homes Tastful Practical Suggestions for Beautifying Country Residences
The piece argues farms should be welcoming homes, not mere business sites. Prioritize simple design, a good lawn, and dignified trees with native shrubs. Keep front and back yards separate, place flower beds by the garden, and create open outdoor living space for meals and gatherings. Maintain cleanliness as essential to tasteful balance.
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F. A. Waugh
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Orange Judd
Value of Manure Hauling and Application Guide
Advice urges continuous manure hauling and timely spreading on plowed ground or surface, noting manure provides plant nutrients and helps retain soil moisture. It can be scattered on corn ground during the growing season as wagons pass along rows. Cultivation aids moisture retention and rains help move nutrients to corn roots.
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Jong Aus
Rural Telephone a Success for Farm Life
A rural telephone system proves a success, paying for itself many times over. It brings faster communication and improved daily life, with households and neighbors sharing the utility to overcome isolation and speed up business in the county.
How to make a wagon jack for farmers use
Instructional note outlines a wagon jack design with a 12 foot base plank and 22 inch standards attached to a 3 by 4 timber. A four foot handle engages notches to secure the load, with a curved tool inserted to loop over lever notches. Strong six inch board recommended for the handle.
Handy berry picking crate from oil can
Instructions describe making two berry picking baskets from a single five gallon coal oil can. Cut the can lengthwise, insert side holes with a wire handle, place four quart berry boxes at the corners, leaving a center space for small berries. Lifted boxes allow quick transfer of the minor fruit for jam or resale as seconds.
Sweep for Hauling in Hay With Wooden Rake
A method uses one 4x4 lumber 12 feet long and six 2x4s seven feet long to build a hay sweep. Sharpen five 2x4s so they slide through hay, fitting into 4x4 with three fourths inch deep mortises eighteen inches apart and bolted. Fasten 2x4s about six feet from the pointed ends, nail the last behind as shown, and round the 4x4 ends to hold a rope. A large load can be moved to the stack, saving time and labor.
Cultivation Tips To Ward Off Cabbage Maggot Attack
Advice on planting cabbage and related crops away from previously infested ground. Notes that maggot flies cluster near hatching sites, with greater risk near woods. stresses soil pressing and seedling protection, plus avoiding infested plots and using appropriate crucifers to follow upon harvests.
Make permanent improvements with concrete like pyramids
The speaker urges permanent improvements using concrete for its plasticity beauty and durability. Concrete is described as inexpensive given its lasting qualities and versatile applications. The note encourages collecting sand and gravel and, when possible, buying cement to build enduring structures that will stand the test of time.
Blouse and Bodice Pattern Details for Light Fabrics
Describes an over bodice with matching skirt fabric, suitable for Yuen sik or wool. Notes three side tucks at back and front, with back tucks stitched to the waist and front to the bust, neck edged with galloon, shoulder strap and sleeve trim, and an underslip of tucked spotted net. Lists materials: for over bodice trimming bands, yoke lace options, and yoke dimensions. for yoke and decorative elements, outlines yardage and widths for spotted lawn and Valenciennes lace trims.
Rag carpets and gems: fashions from history to modern wear
A column notes washable rag carpet rugs patterned with village scenes and nursery motifs, referencing Martha Washington and evolving weave styles. It also highlights summer jewelry trends with amethysts and lapis laguli in hats pins, brooches, and long chains, plus tips to manage sweaty hands with borax and powders.
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Martha Washington
Parisian hats brighten summer fashion in black and gold
The piece notes Parisian millinery with outstretched winged chita motifs in colored and black hats. It calls summer hats handsome, affordable, and perishable, with black lovers returning and buttercup yellow centers on large net hats, predicting appealing contrasts for wearers.
Simple dress and summer millinery trends in 1900s style
A guide to a useful cream serge dress with a center front panel trimmed by buttons, crepe de chine yoke and cuffs, a golden brown satin sash, and a white hat lined with brown chiffon and brown roses. It notes summer hats with white wings, black flowers, and yellow buttercups, plus a trend of black satin hems on light frocks and sheer white dresses.
They Were Good Mothers And The Artless Boy
A mosaic of vignettes from a past era recounts mothers praised by admirers and a Polish joke style anecdote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton quotes frame maternal powers while Julia Ward Howe attests to virtue. A comic exchange captures a boy and a grocer over pay and virtue.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Rogers
Faint Hum of Wits in a Corny Parade of Jests
Witty exchanges from a quirky local page reveal quips about a barber, hunting trip gossip, an obituary note, and a cartoonish military chat. The dialogue jumbles anecdotes with playful wordplay amid a period newspaper flavor.
Cycle Dealer Suggestion Prompts Practical Ride
A cycle dealer recommends a positive, curated bicycle suitable for regular riders. Miss de Byke questions whether the option matches her need for a comfortable, zero friction ride rather than a harsher two mile per hour model.
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de Byke
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