Freshening Silks and Stain Remedies in Old Manuals
Instructions cover freshening Chinese Indian and pongee silks with soapsuds rinses shade drying and ironing on the wrong side. It warns white silks yellow if overstressed and suggests gin solution for black silk, chalk and methyl spirits for grease, and chloroform for stains. Parasol grease removal uses French chalk and gasoline cleaning steps. It also notes fall fashion demand balancing suits and dresses, aiding dressmakers.
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China
India
What the Children Wear in Fine Cotton Frocks
The piece describes girlish attire using fine cottons, organdie, voile, and batiste with embroidery. It notes styles from simple daily wear to dressy outfits, including knicker suits for boys and coordinated accessories with organdie collars, cuffs, and sashes.
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Arizona
New York
Chihdren
Crepe Deshine
Remarkable tale of Leah and Grover's three year quiet vow
Leah Wellington and Grover Gary keep faith for three years while apart in different cities without exchanging letters. He returns from Chicago with a plan to marry after discovering Leah at the Union station counter. Grover reveals he created the Magnet Magazine article years earlier as a ploy that led to their reunion.
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Leah Wellington
Grover Gary
Leah
Grover
Union Station
Teo
George
Minke
Life
Magnet
Chicago
Few Crops Properly Cultivated Supersede Mixed Variety
A short notice argues that selecting a few well chosen crops and cultivating them properly provides enough vegetables for a family, while a miscellaneous assortment cannot supply a full serving for all members.
Treatment of Grasses and Garden Work Made Easy
The article urges proper care for grasses and clovers in pastures and praises wheel hoe cultivators for simplifying garden tasks. It emphasizes good treatment to keep pasture forage healthy and productive.
Westminster Wages: MPs Pay debated and historical contrasts
The piece outlines current campaigns to raise or cut the £400 annual MP salary, notes it is funded from public funds, and recalls older practices where pay came from local organizations. It cites Henry VII era wages and a Harwich member who successfully sued constituents, plus references to common law on fixed salaries.
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Westminster
London
Henry VII
Harwich
M. P
Peru's Drug Habit Described In Historical View
A historic account notes widespread coca leaf use among Peruvians, detailing cultivation, chewing for altitude endurance, and claimed stamina effects. It estimates millions in central South America as regular leaf chewers, with long chewing bouts and minimal immediate harm observed.
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Peru
South America
Good Intentions Amid Quarrel Over Authors and League Talk
A fragment reflects on the Baconian controversy about Shakespeare authorship and jokes about debating something beyond the League of Nations. The brief line hints at a playful disagreement and misattribution in a historical newspaper snippet.
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Bacon
Shakes Speare
League of Nations
Ward Off Damages of Grubs in Lawns
A short tip advocates top rotation with clover as the best means to ward off damages from white grubs and wireworms. The method emphasizes crop variety to disrupt pest life cycles and protect turf health.
Pasture Land Use and Crop Loss Highlight
Land suitable for pasture can be seeded with a permanent mixture for long term benefit. Insect damage costs the United States about a billion dollars annually.
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United States
Door County farmers join drive to replace scrub bulls
A countywide campaign led by a farm bureau style committee urges Door County to abandon scrub sires and favor pure bred bulls. Data from 124 purebred farms show profits of 1102 on average versus 734 with grade sires and a 284 loss with scrub sires. Multiple local groups back the effort to boost dairying and livestock, with one island township already pledging purebred use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Door County
Wis
Peninsular
Grange
Society of Equity
Association of Juernsey Men
Holstein Cattle Club
Wisconsin
Door Peninsula
Lake Michigan
Montmorency
Richmond
Breed Dairy Heifer Early
Early breeding gives heifers a head start on milk production. Well developed calves should be bred at 15 to 18 months. if not well developed, breed at 18 to 30 months. Proper feeding and care from birth supports early milking potential.
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R. W. Clark
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Dr Peery's Dead Shot Seeks Worms and Digestion Aid
An advertisement claims Dr Peery's Dead Shot expels worms and tapeworms and cleans mucus where they breed, toning digestion with a single dose. The ad quotes a reader asking about metempsychosis and a supposed mind cure, noting skepticism.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted for Kidney Health
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for rheumatism and kidney, bladder, and liver ailments. It claims the capsules expel poisons, restore kidney function, and heal inflamed tissues, urging readers to insist the box bears the Gold Medal name and to purchase three sizes at druggists.
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Eatonic
Haarlem
Cuticura Care Ad Hypes Ointment Soap and Talcum
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness or itching followed by Cuticura Soap with hot water and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. It claims 25 cents per item and includes a light joke about borrowing money.
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Wotren
McClure News- Paper Syndicate
Wisconsin County Farmers
S. W. Bishop
Doan’s
Doan
Kensington Ave
St. Louis
Dean
Bishop Ney Pilla
John W. Bruns
Cara
Dept. F
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