Young Girls of Corea Show Female Life and Limits
The article portrays Corean women as confined to domestic roles, with daughters secluded from men and denied education beyond household skills. It notes that a girl has little status, changes name after marriage, and is valued mainly as mother. Missionary efforts in Fu san reveal girls learning reading, writing, sewing, and cooking, challenging norms and showing their potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giris
Far East
Coréa
Yen
Corea
Fusan
NY Tribune
China Closet Makeover Tips From a Home Expert
The article outlines storage optimization for built in china closets with multiple shelf configurations. It advises installing adjustable shelves and hooks for cups mugs and glassware arranging by color and size. It recommends padded linen shelf covers to protect fine glassware and notes testing for balance before placing heavy items.
Cow Death Reveals Snake Within Stomach
John Moore of Philomath near Dublin Indiana found a six foot black snake in his cow after the animal sickened and died from drinking. He opened the carcass and killed the snake with a club, believing it had crawled into the stomach years earlier and grown to full size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moore
Philomath
Dublin
Ind
Moore
Anilie
Patchwork of kindness and fear in Wellspring
Aunt Betty reflects on how people shape each other through quiet give and take. She notes a mix of patience learned, selfishness shed, bravery sparked by unseen observers, and distrust tempered by others' faith. The speaker asks what personal bits she herself contributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Betty
Homemade Soil Roller Described With Detailed Construction
R M Gale explains a homemade soil roller built from 11 rims salvaged from old binders with a central 2x14 crosspiece and three sections bolted together. The design uses rock elm or oak spacers, heavy center rod, brace irons, and a pole attachment to create a sturdy rolling implement suitable for farm use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Gale
Preparing Wheat Land for a Profitable Crop
Discussion on choosing soil types and soil preparation to maximize wheat yields. Emphasizes early plowing, fine firm seed beds, deep enough root access, nitrogen-rich soil, and frequent cultivation after each shower when possible. Notes cloddy surface hinders germination. clay soils can work with proper tillage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colman
Stop Weevil Infestation With Gasoline Sacks Method
A Farm Journal item prescribes sealing grain bins with clean sacks and gasoline to kill weevils. For every 50 bushels of wheat, pour a pint over sacks, seal lids, and cover to trap fumes for 24 hours, then ventilate. It notes alternatives like bi sulfide or carbon and mentions the angleworm grain moth.
Keeping Up Fertility Through Manure and Rotation
A St Louis Journal of Agriculture correspondent urges saving and applying farm manure, warning against reliance on commercial fertilizers. Advice covers spreading on higher ground, plowing under clover and rye, sowing corn stubble to rye, keeping ground from lying bare, winter manure handling, and adopting a four year crop rotation with three years preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Journal of Agriculture
Sterility of Eggs and Feed Influence
An examination of why eggs fail to fertilize notes that fertility hinges on both sexes and, more so, on the hen’s feed. Phosphorus distribution in the bird’s body, feed quality, and fat levels influence fertility, with hereditary traits and careful selection potentially reducing nonfertile eggs over time.
Young hedge fences and protection for growing shrubs
Frederick O. Sibley advises in the NY Tribune that a vigorous hedge needs protection during growth. He recommends a simple barrier of three light rails with picket stakes to guard against trampling and leave space for continued growth. He also warns against dry, hard road feet and suggests water as the safest remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick O. Sibley
NY Tribune
Peruna Catarrh Remedy Endorsed By Judge's Wife
A Minneapolis woman Mrs Judge McAllister writes that after years of back pain she found cure through Peruna, praising its effects after seven weeks. The notice warns against cheap imitations sold in drug stores and urges insisting on Peruna and contacting Dr Hartman for advice if no results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge McAllister
West 33Rd St
Minneapolis
Minn
Peruna
Minnie E. ‘McAllister
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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