Fragments of Civic Life and Human Courage Echo Old Debates
A collection of short items recalls everyday heroism and social commentary. Neatly notes: a Mexican railroad worker sacrifices himself to save others, scrub football teams praised for duty, Ernest Thompson-Seton’s travel remark draws laughter, bank panic and theft anecdotes, subway ties and creosote color sanitary concerns, and a Greenwich Conn. music teacher named Albert Anguish admired for his ears. The items blend humor and moral reflection from early 20th century press.
Self Feeder For Poultry Raiser Recommends Practical Plan
A detailed description outlines a self feeder design for poultry including a four-compartment divider, front and rear shelves, and a top cover. The unit features a grain hopper, removable front top with hinges, and a trough where turkeys can access feed while chickens are kept from reaching.
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Oman
Winter Poultry Advice Boosts Egg Profit and Health
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on winter husbandry. Core tips include proper ventilation with curtains, ample fresh air, and avoiding overly tight rooms. Feeding strategies emphasize variety, greens, and clean water. expert notes stress adjusting grain to breed and conditions while maintaining a steady water supply.
Valentine's Roses Spark Confusion and a Quiet Romance
A florist slips a Valentine box to Miss Harrie Arnold causing doubt about who sent it. Clayton Dukes learns a lesson in misreading signals as a mix up with a cousin, a district messenger, and a newspaper style Valentine leads to a year of playful secrecy and eventual married happiness.
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Tilarrie Arnold
Clayton Dukes
Arnold
Kensington
Noreside
Gramercy Park
Noo Imistaky
Uairy Arnold
Chen
Glayton Dukes
Harrie Arnold
Miss Arnold
St. Valentine
Harry
Dawnthorpes
Lenox
Tompkins
Tompkin
Mr. Dukes
Harry Arnold
Teddy Bowles
Teddy
Rascal
Peter
Miss O'Grady
Mary Patterson
Sarah Collings
Harrie
Clayton
Young Dukes
Dukes
Henry Arnold
Gertrude Carringford
Tilly Bowles
Mrs. Arnold
Valentine
Tilly
Rosy Dukes
A Chicago Room Decor Story of Blue and White Furnishings
A narrator describes upholstering two large back cushions, small crepe covered pillows, and a blue denim chair as parts of a blue and white room scheme. A handmade dark wood china cabinet holds Delft ware and windmill pitchers, balanced by a blue and white porcelain sardiniere and fern by the window.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Sleeves Save the Gown From Fashion Woes
The article explains remodeling gowns with new sleeves to refresh old or unfashionable dresses. It details creating a sleeve from lace and chiffon, using a lace upper portion of eight rows and a circular chiffon lower section, arranged to match trimming color.
Thrushes Sing At Dawn In Faint Refrain
A garbled nocturnal field note recalls thrush song at dawn. The fragmented text hints at birds, dreams, and a street scene with vague references to time and place, preserving a fragmentary archival feel.
Feeding for Eggs. Practical tips for poultry raisers
The article explains that eggs draw all elements from food and hens need water, grain, meat, and green foods. A protein rich mash recipe is detailed: 200 lb wheat bran, 100 lb corn meal, 100 lb wheat middlings, 100 lb linseed meal, 100 lb beef scraps, plus a quarter of clover leaves soaked in hot water.
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Northwestern Agriculturist
One Made Out of Heavy Fence Wire Wil Prove Effective
A home made roast bracket of heavy fence wire is easily bent and fastened loosely to the war with staples. Its chief advantage is that it permits light to go all around the roost end and thus leaves no dark harbor for lice. The roost should be about one and one half inches short with a screw end to prevent slipping.
Poor coops blamed for night time chicken losses
The article describes marauding predators such as cats rats and skunks attacking chicken coops at night. It notes loose laths allow entry and slaughter of chicks while owners sleep and urges tighter coop construction to prevent losses.
Avariciousness in Horace’s teaching
The line suggests in Horace that avarice always seeks more and never satisfied, highlighting a moral caution about greed and constant desire.
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Horace
Farming tips for poultry and cattle care
Practical guidance on feeding and housing fowl including turkeys ducks and geese with water and dry bedding. Advice covers storage of root crops, grazing habits, breeding stock purchases, grain scraps, grit, and cow feeding before turning out to fields.
Two New Coiffures Show Hair Puffs and Roman Braid
Two pretty coiffures featured. The upper design uses hair puffs with a coronet braid while the lower showcases a Roman braid with curls.
Black Dominates Season Styles With Subtle Gold Accents
Black remains central in fashion with occasional lightening by other colors. Evening gowns gain brightness from touches of gold, while daytime outfits use black fur coats with lighter black fabrics trimmed in color to echo embroidery on collars or waistcoats.
Suede Scarves Highlight Lining and Fringed Finishes
The piece notes navy blue suede scarves with contrasting mauve linings ideal for motor runs. It also describes an evening option in white chamois with gold thread and fringes, emphasizing luxe finishes.
Fancy Work Apron Design with Pockets and Ribbon Tie
A dainty white lawn apron is formed from an oblong piece with half inch hems. One end folds to create a pocket and three pockets are divided along the width. Finishing touches include neatly cut or feather stitched seams and a half inch ribbon threaded through the top hems to tie at the waist.
Becoming Coiffures and Facial Angles
The piece stresses hair arrangement to achieve a good facial angle. It warns that broad faces with heavy cheekbones can look frightful with certain knot styles and should choose graceful high hairdressing instead.
Pretty Sewing Basket Decorations Describe Reedwork
A description of beautifying an old sewing basket by staining reed sides and weaving suede and narrow strips through the reeds. The technique aims to harmonize color and refresh the basket’s appearance.
Craze for Feathers Tops Prices in Novelty Trade
The craze for novelty feathers drives high prices for undressed ostrich cog goura cassowary and paradise plumes. Seaweed dyed black pieces fetch 17.79 dollars and scraggy ostrich feathers rise near that level. Drooping ostrich plumes remain highly valued as buyers seek them for their fascination.
Tiny Leather Bow Neckties For Outdoors Wear
The article describes small leather bows as novelty neckwear suited for country use with a sturdy mannish look. It notes bowie and trig shapes with pointed ends and a tiny brass center buckle in tans browns red white and black contrasts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmington Enterprise
Frank Staplin
Farmington
New Mexico
Che Pacior
Abby
Nieves
Tanner
Mise Muffett
Onrese Oy Dal
Jeann Garcia
Arizona
Almiself
Indianapolis Star
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Alma Mater
Horatius
Sentinel
Dr. Wisdom
Ernest Thompson-Seton
Canadian Northwest
Mr. Seton
Thompson
Doucher
Dominion
Arctic Circle
Argentina
Brazil
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Siberia
Detroit Free Press
Pennsylvania
Paris
William
Greenwich, Conn
Albert Anguish
Anguish
Turkey
Toby
Atl
Sumer
Moment
Paneer
Dasepdy Fe Baswdes
Peter Dukes
Rosy
Otto
Owen Neral
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