Elaborate period gowns with trimmed jackets and plaited skirts
The left costume features a soft gray green cloth bolero over a white waistcoat, with braid soutache embroidery and undercuffs. A striped brown loth gown follows with a brown velvet shawl collar, cream waistcoat, and a multi gores skirt with bias trimmings.
Fashionable gowns grow freer with age in modern style notes
The writer notes the goddess of fashion shows greater freedom of gowning each year, with varied hats, coiffures, and fabrics. She cites lightweight broadcloths over velvets, gray brown tones, and selective use of mauve, cerise pinks, and warm yellows. A detailed walking skirt with an Eton coat in checked cloth, a pelerine, muff, and castor brown hat is described, along with a purple velvet reception gown featuring Venetian lace, ermine trim, and brilliants set in gold.
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Eton
Colt
Cash checks promptly to avoid losses say Utica Press
The Utica Press urges cashing checks within 24 hours to safeguard funds and ensure value. It notes that a check can lose value or become risky if delayed, and emphasizes depositing or cashing immediately regardless of who the issuer is.
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Utica Press
E. H. Harriman
John D. Rockefeller
Ne'er‑do‑well Tam exploits minister with jail tip
The Scottish village tale follows Tammie Tonson, a frequent offender who tries to extort money from townspeople. He offers the minister a tip for a shilling, claiming a jail second cell on the left is the most comfortable, and the minister refuses to listen.
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Tammie Tonson
Mr. B
Tam
Frenchmen Balk at Checks in Parliament Plan
A London bank check confounds a French journalist who asks how to use it. Officials plan a special law to teach checks via the post office with checkboards for at least 20 dollars. Also French ministers weigh a piano tax on non professional instruments. about 500,000 pianos exist and the levy could raise £250,000.
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London
Post Office
N. Y. Times
France
Progressing Finely
Lovett and Marryat spar over money before marriage with Marryat boasting he paid the engagement ring in full after a year of marriage and keeping house. The exchange hints at financial planning and marital expectations.
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Lovett
The Candid Ghost at Seance With Spirit and Family
A square jawed man asks if the specter is his father while a medium’s séance unfolds. The spirit confirms relation to a wife and daughter Ariadne and complains about the audience, adding a humorous note on the claque present.
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Ariadne
Advertisement Party Idea For Entertaining Guests
A house party concept uses guests representing magazine advertisements. Guests pin numbers, guess who is who, and prizes feature advertised items. Decor includes ad imagery, dining features ads as menu, and place cards show a guest’s favorite product. Low cost entertainment with magazine era flair.
Noahs Ark Party for Children Idea and Activities
A suggested children party theme featuring a Noahs Ark motif. Invites shaped as ark cards, guests wear costumes representing ark animals, games renamed with animal parts, animal name wordplay at flowers, animal cracker place cards, a Noahs Ark centerpiece, and animal shaped cookies as treats.
A Paper Party Costume Ideas From Paper Crepe Decor
Guests are asked to wear costumes made from crepe tissue paper attached to cloth foundations. Men may create waistcoats and ties while women fashion trousers and coats with help from others. Rooms are decorated with paper chains fans lanterns and screens. Partners are chosen by hidden quotations and hats aprons and caps are made from crepe paper. Prizes include a blotter book or magazine subscription.
Don’t Worry Clubs seem largely composed of debtors
A reader notes that the club members described as Don’t Worry Clubs appear to be mainly people in debt, prompting questions about membership and financial strain within the group.
Tailor Styles For The Small Girl This Season
The article outlines fashion for 12 year old girls emphasizing tailored suits with rich buttons and plaid fabrics. It notes gores over circular skirts, loose jackets or blouse coats, velvet trims on collars and cuffs, and popular pony and Norfolk style jackets. Box and three quarter length coats in rougher materials round out the wardrobe.
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Melton
Black Lace Waist Trimmed with Velvet and Blue Accents
Evening waist described in black lace over white, with bands of black velvet and a blue velvet collar. Sleeves feature black and white lace with pale blue velvet knots at the elbows. bodice closes with a black velvet girdle.
Heavy Suits and Rich Browns Lead Winter Fashion
The article describes winter attire featuring heavy suits in old rose broadcloth, ly coat suits in smoke brown, and tints in bronze green and a wide array of blues. Gray options favor pale silver or deep gun metal, with two-tone palettes prevailing, excluding London smoke.
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London
Plan of cow stall praised by Farm Journal correspondent
A Farm Journal correspondent lauds a cow stall design shown in a cut. The stall uses matched waterproof planks, a two inch rear projection, and an 18 inch gutter formed by cement, with a smooth gutter surface allowing a shovel to slide easily.
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Farm Journal
Care in Milking and Milk Cleanliness
Dr A G Young of the Board of Health warns that milk from dirty cows and dirty milking practices is often heavily contaminated. Hair, dust, manure, and other debris introduce millions of bacteria per gram, forming the dark sediment at the bottom of milk glasses.
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A. G. Young
Sec
Me. Board of Health
Dairymen urged to adopt cooperative creameries for pure milk
Dairy notes argue milk purity affects demand, condemning adulteration and recommending cooperative creameries. It notes Cuba’s informal milk sales, praises small farms near cities, and urges farmers to supply towns with fresh milk. Emphasizes superior community intelligence in cooperative dairy ventures.
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Cuba
Mud Fever Prevention For Livestock
Mud fever in cattle arises from poorly drained lots. Orange Judd Farmer advises dry lots, daily mud removal, and thorough drying. Clip pastern hair, wash with cold water, keep in a warm shed, and rub heels with a liniment of acetate of lead olive oil and water to prevent cracking.
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Orange Judd
Hereford Calf Wins Grand Championship at Chicago Show
An Indiana man exhibited a Hereford calf steer that captured the grand championship for fat cattle at the Chicago International. This marks the first time a calf has won the exposition’s top prize.
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Indiana
Silo for Corn Fodder Boosts Dairy Profits and Efficiency
The silo is presented as the most economical method to store corn fodder, saving space and preserving quality to improve dairy profitability and farm earnings.
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