Maple sugar and syrup prospects despite shortages
United States Department of Agriculture researchers highlight abundant sugarmaple resources across eastern and midwestern states, noting many groves idle or misused. With simple equipment and proper tapping, households and farms can produce syrup and sugar, while commercial opportunities grow from extensive plantings of sugar maples.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New England
New York
United States
North Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Washington
Oregon
Department
Canada
Cheap Seed Costs More Through Inferior Quality
Seed prices are high and careless use of inferior seed is costly. Experts urge testing all seed types, with clover seed highlighted for low germination despite low price. Government department offers free guidance and testing information on request.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Advice on Hired Help and Crops
A good hired man is worth all he n evr Tvewlan thistles, if cut green, make excellent fodder. Most farm machinery is more worn by rust than by use. Kohirabl is related to the cabbage and should be grown about like that vegetable.
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Milady
David N. Mosessohn
Associated Dress Industries of America
Mr. Mosessohn
Cardinal Annette
Premature Hat Displays Signal Early Spring Millinery
The article notes early spring millinery displays as shops showcase summer hat styles for buying by travelers and locals. It describes diverse designs including turbans, tall crowns, broad brims, and hats with front and back turns, with henna and brown shades, satin crowns, and decorative flowers and feathers.
Stub toed or pointed shoes spark fashion debate
A fashion writer notes a divide over stubby versus pointed toes. French makers tout round toed designs for comfort youthfulness and a smaller look while critics scoff at short vamp styles. The piece suggests round toed high heels flatter the foot and suit short skirts, though many cling to Victorian preference for longer vamps.
Fashions In Brief Bright Fabrics And Sport Coats
Bright copper chiffon negligees appear with patent leather applique on navy serge. Satin skirts feature Chantilly flounces and Chantilly inspired trims. Flounced dance frocks suit young girls. Silk spats in black or brown offer a lighter alternative to heavier tan or gray. New season sport suits welcome middy blouses or slip over jackets. Wide ribbons girdle and sash bolero suits use self color vivid shades or plaid ribbons.
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Chantilly
Pretty Rustic Flower Vase From a Log
A rustic vase can be made from a log with the bark intact and the end hollowed to hold a glass bowl for flowers. The stand may be varnished or gold painted, with a pale green velvet mat. A separate note discusses American dress modesty amid European influences, quoting David N. Mosessohn.
Young Giglets Faces Firing Threat at Local Office
A terse exchange marks a brewing personnel action as another worker, known as Young Giglets, is warned he may be dismissed. The confrontation signals escalating tensions in the workplace.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
A historic advertisement claims 100 reward for curing catarrh. It states the medicine works internally through the blood to mucous surfaces, improving health and aiding nature. Offers testimonials and urges readers to buy from Druggists.
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Hall
Nature
Wall
PF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Mummy at Mansion House Stirs London Curiosity
Londoners debate what to do with a mummy stored behind the Mansion House and an ancient church. The preserved figure, dubbed Old Jimmy the Lord Mayor, lacks a clear origin after being moved during the 1666 fire to escape damage. The rector seeks public ideas on disposal while a Cicero quote closes the note.
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London
Mansion House
Jimmy
Wealth and dreams in a curious midnight exchange
A dialogue fragment contrasts wealth fantasies with a surreal dream about having riches and using sugar to hinder a man. The brief exchange hints at desire, humor, and social bravado in a surreal still frame.
Recipe for Gray Hair Dye from Bay Rum Mixture
A home hair darkening method combines Bay Rum with Barbo Compound and glycerine in water. Apply twice weekly to gradually darken gray hair, leaving it soft and glossy without cooling the scalp or being sticky. Available from druggists or mixed at home cheaply.
Barnum’s English Hall Prank Ends With a Harsh Jest
The tale recounts P. T. Barnum’s London visit during his English tour with the circus. An usher directs a sequence of letters leading Barnum to the punchline You go to Hell, sir pointing to a row and prompting astonished amusement.
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P. T. Barnum
England
Humbugger
Barnum
Hay
Hee
Heff
Private and loaded gun sparks inspection clash
A wartime camp incident described by the Philadelphia Ledger tells of an officer confronting a big round-eyed private with red hair who pointed a gun at him. The private insists the weapon is loaded, not empty, prompting a corrective rebuke.
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Philadelsphia Ledger
Move of 3 Story Building in Detroit Sees 450 Foot Relocation
A three story reinforced concrete and brick structure, 60 by 95 feet and weighing 3000 tons, was moved 450 feet in Detroit at a rate of 50 feet per day. The building remained in use during the move with uninterrupted telephone, light and power services.
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Detroit
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