Farm by the Moon Fends Off Modern Farming Talk
Farmer Ben rejects agricultural school methods and moon phase farming. He trusts old ways, claiming crops and hogs respond to the moon, while warning that much of modern advice is half true. He vows to keep his moon-based routine amid debates at farmers meetings.
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Leveson Death Shatters Castle Park Respite Amid Family Tragedy
Col Leveson dies after a long illness at Woodmount as Mrs Leveson endures grief and fear for her children. Dr Ormond consoles, Gripston frets over secrets, and rumors abound of debt and ruined fortune as the countess and Lucy await news from Castle Park.
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Household Garden and Farm Advice From a 19th Century Journal
Field notes on soil mixes for house plants using leaf mold and loam, and an extended discussion on soil proportions with manure and sand. It covers carp pond culture, dry garden walks, and affordable durable farm walks, plus commentary on farm machinery, wheat and potato rotations, nitrogen and phosphorus use for crops, and ornamental craft ideas for home decor.
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A New Method for Permanent Wells with Drain Pipe
The Massachusetts Ploughman explains a dry season drill for wells using a two foot diameter cement pipe sunk to near the bottom, capped with a stone and drain pipe rising to align with the surface. The system keeps water cool and pure, resists insects, reduces air danger, and halves cost versus stoned open wells.
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Would It Look Pretty in a Picture A Room Test
The American Agriculturist suggests a simple room test by placing a mirror to view various parts. This helps judge aesthetics and rearrange elements to improve appearance and balance in the space.
Teach the Toddlers: Mothers Teach Self Support Duty
A quotation from John McGovern in the Current urges mothers to teach their toddlers the first syllables they lisp. It frames self support as the first and noblest duty society today imposes on both men and women.
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Paul Flager
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Washing Bedding the Old-Fashioned Way
An aged Housekeeper column from Country Gentleman prescribes washing bedding with a barrel and pounder. Use warm salty first suds for colored quilts, then rinse in clear water, wring, dry, and hang. Woolen blankets require gentler pounding, soft clear water, hot suds, and boiling water finish for thorough cleansing.
Receptacles for Clothes in Home Made Ottomans
A guide to crafting box ottomans for clothing storage in bedrooms. Instructions cover using a packing case, hinges, casters, lining, a top cushion, and decorative kilting to create a functional lid. Proposes two ottomans of different sizes for skirts and hats, with seating use at the dressing table.
Rules for cleaner air through better carpet beating
The piece argues for improved cleaning practices during purification, noting households cannot hire agencies. It urges minimizing dust from carpet beating, prohibits street dust spread near homes, and suggests public spaces where residents can bring carpets to be beaten at set times to avoid nuisance and health risks.
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Pune
Kitchen Economy Recipes From A Practical Cookery Column
A compact set of kitchen hints and recipes on drying currants before baking, Correr Cake with coffee and spices, cooking onions in salt water and baking, Maple Sugar Pie method, and Cream of Potatoes Soup with milk cream or butter finishing options. Includes practical tips and cautions from a Free Press style column.
Useful Suggestions on Home Repairs and Crafts
The text offers varied household tips including ventilation by opening windows, securing loose carpet corners, and cosmetic remedies for freckles using a copper plate ointment prepared with oleopalmitic acid. It also describes making a paper fan catchail from forty catches with rivets removed, forming a cone shape and decorating with a cornucopia of paper and ribbons.
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J. W. Shoemaker
Simple Olive Oil and Beeswax Lip Salve Method
A practical note describes melting half a gill of olive oil with two ounces of beeswax, dissolving the strips in a gallipot, stirring, and cooling. If too hard, add more oil. Suitable for hands feet or lips, with a personal endorsement that it is agreeable when applied to the lips.
Pennyworth of oil and castor oil remedy for whooping cough
A historical remedy prescribes taking oil of ember rubbed into the palms and soles and along the backbone twice daily until cured. It also suggests a weekly dose of castor oil in milk for a child five or six, plus daily teaspoonfuls for a week, claiming personal family proof.
The Sun as a Soporific and Health Notes
The article extols sunshine as a remedy for sleeplessness and warns that shade harms plants and health. It advocates ample pure air and free ventilation in sleeping rooms to prevent oxygen depletion and buildup of carbonic acid gas, linking impure air to fever, diphtheria, and catarrh.
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America
Sleep Well to Restore Body and Mind, Says Old Advice
A Victorian style admonition extols the value of plentiful sleep for nervous system and brain recovery. It warns against overworking before bed and urges turning over daily cares to rest, claiming insufficient sleep leads to ill nourishment of brain and even insanity without proper rest.
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Iggleston
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