How to Clean Silk and Silk Accessories Safely
A guide explains washing methods for Japanese Chinese and Indian silks, including use of warm soapy water, rinsing, shade drying, and ironing on the wrong side. It covers avoiding yellowing, handling black silk and satin with gin mixtures, and various grease stain removals with French chalk chloroform and heat. It also details cleaning a grease stain on a parasol with French chalk and gasoline, plus cautions about light fire exposure.
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China
India
Both Suits and Dresses Promote Equal Fall Demand
The dress trade faces balanced demand for suits and dresses this fall as consumers buy both in equal measure. Manufacturers credit quality standards for stabilizing the market, allowing dresses to share prominence with suits while maintaining buyer confidence.
Children’s Frocks Show Sparkling Cotton Fashions
The article details how little girls wear sharp frocks of fine cottons in gay colors and various weaves from organdie to lawn with embroidery and trimming. Boys dress in strong silks and batiste blouses to match the sister’s splendor, while durable prints and gingham substitutes fill daily wear. Georgette and crepe de Chine frocks with ribbons, scalloped edges, and delicate buttons highlight the season’s upscale looks.
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Hind
Batiste
Arizona
New York
Three Years apart Then Magnet Magazine Brings Lovers Together
Leah Wellington and Grover Gary stayed apart for three years without letters while both pursued separate lives in a city of about 700,000. A chance meeting at Union Station rekindled their connection after Grover returns from Chicago with a self created Magnet Magazine. The couple, once strangers, embrace fate as Grover reveals he authored the magazine’s debut article and proposes to Leah.
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Leah Wellington
Grover Gary
Leah
Grover
Lah
Union Station
Croyer
George
Tod
Jie
Avis
Aver
Fate
Magnet
Grover Nid
Chicago
Craver
Ager
Ma Mignet
Few Well-Chosen Crops for the Home Garden
A brief note argues that a few properly chosen crops provide more reliable vegetable supply for a family than a miscellaneous mix. It highlights the value of good pasture grasses and clovers and endorses a wheel hoe cultivator as a garden aid to simplify work.
Westminster's Wages and MPs Pay Controversy
The article outlines debates over MPs salaries including the current £400 payment and calls to raise or cut it. It notes historical practice of paying MPs from local funds and provides examples from Henry VII and a Narwick member who sued constituents over wages.
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Westminster
London
Henry VII
Narwick
Peru's Drug Habit Tied to Coca Leaf Traditions
Article claims widespread coca leaf use in Peru and parts of South America. It asserts natives chew leaves for altitude endurance and extended activity, enabling long periods without food. Estimated 8,000,000 users in central South America are noted.
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Peru
South Aimerica
Good Intentions and The Shakespeare Authorship Debate
A brief, fragmented exchange questions whether Bicou authored Shakespeare's works and hints at controversy. The dialogue toggles between certainty and doubt, mentioning talent and debate while alluding to a broader argument beyond the League of Nations.
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Bicou
League of Navtions
Ward Off Grubs With Clover Rotation Advice
A short crop rotation with clover is recommended to ward off damages caused by white grubs and wire worms. The method emphasizes rotating plantings to reduce pest pressure and protect soil health.
Land for Pasture Sowing Advised on Farm Land
Agricultural note urges marking pasture capable fields for permanent mix to improve use. It claims seeds reduce losses and aid farming efficiency, contrasting with broad United States agricultural losses.
Door County farmers back better bulls drive over scrub stock
Wisconsin county farmers unite in the Better-Bull Campaign prepared by the USDA to drop scrub sires. The Door County live stock committee urges owners to replace scrub bulls with purebreds, citing farm management surveys showing higher profits with purebred sires and a two-tax comparison aimed at boosting dairying and livestock prestige.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Door County
Wis
Peninsular
Grange
Society of Equity
Association of Guernsey Men
Holstein Cattle Club
Door Peninsula
Lake Michigan
Montmorency
Breed Dairy Heifer Early
Guide promotes early breeding of dairy heifers to start milking sooner. Well developed heifers should be bred at 15 to 18 months. if not, wait until 18 to 20 months. Emphasizes nutrition and care from birth to ensure productive, persistent milk production.
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R. W. Clark
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from kidney poison buildup and urges immediate treatment. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy to cleanse the kidneys and urinary tract, restore tissue health, and prevent recurrence, noting imitators and urging box labeling.
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Haarlem
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin with Cuticura Ads
The ad promotes Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum for pimples redness roughness or itching. Instructions: touch affected skin, bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water rinse dry and dust powder for fragrance. Price listed as 25 cents each.
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Dept. E
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St. Louis
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Klee Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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Fatonic
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