Igorrotes of the Philippines Poised Between Tradition and Change
National Geographic reports on the Igorrotes and Bontoc groups in northern Luzon, noting peaceful farming under American rule, terrace rice and orange yams, gold mining, and growing schooling. It details dress, ornaments, house types, musical culture, head hunting history, and evolving social practices including marriage norms.
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Benguet
United States
Baguio
Sule
Kabayan
Cervantes
Lepanto
Philippines
Luzon
Pandects of Justinian Defined as All-Containing Law
The Pandects or Panderts derive from Greek and mean all containing. They form Justinian’s sixth century compilation of Roman civil law. The fifty book collection gathers regal decisions and judgments and was endowed by the emperor with the force of law for imperial authority.
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Justinian
Grit on merit over ancestry in achieving success
The piece argues that relying on family lineage limits progress while self made effort proves real worth. It praises the unheralded self starter as the most admirable, noting the advantage of good stock only when fully used.
Different Then. Men Watch for Eyes Not Clock
A cryptic line suggests men watch not for time but for a girl’s stocking, implying a hidden motive or superstition. The phrase hints at gossip or social norms around appearance and vigilance, reflecting dated attitudes in a fragmentary quote.
Invite Needlewoman's Art to Fashion This Season
Afternoon and evening gowns favor simple styles paired with fine sheer fabrics in lovely colors. The needlewoman’s craft adds distinction to simplicity through reading, drawn work, embroidery and other stitches, all playing important parts this season.
Bouffant Silhouettes Dominate Summer Afternoon Frocks
The article surveys chic summer gowns featuring bouffant skirts paired with cuirass bodices and elaborate drapery. It highlights amber georgette crepe, organdy and taffeta finishes, embroidered beads, and clever skirt attachments. It notes tucks, ruffles, picot edges, and minimal hoops to achieve the full silhouette. Exemplar gowns include black taffeta and sheer voile with decorative seams and fruit-berry accents.
Household Work Made Easier With Proper Laundry Setup
A USDA guide explains moving laundry from kitchens to a separate space or adjacent area improves odor control and efficiency. It highlights optimal equipment heights, portable benches, and tub choices like galvanized iron or fiber, stressing balance and water access for easier washing and ironing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dusty Walls and Travel Attire Tips From A Vintage Guide
An old guide describes cleaning dusty walls with cotton batting and using a stick pad. It weighs fashion notes on travel wear comparing frock and coat styles, noting versatile outfits with blouses and refreshed collars for a sharper look.
Washing Pink Goods With Turkey Red Solution
The article explains fixing pink cotton colors by using red Turkey red in water as a liquid blue. Boil a pint of water with Turkey red, mix, and test small amounts until the desired tint is achieved.
Types of laundry tubs and materials for home use
The piece compares portable and stationary tubs made of wood soapstone porcelain and enameled iron. It notes that wood has similar qualities for portable and fixed tubs while soapstone is cheaper but dark color hides dirt. Porcelain resists rust and grease. white and yellow porcelain tubs exist. color can affect judging whiteness.
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Ja Nowittle
Darkening Effects of Different Floor Oils
A six month USDA study tested three floor oil mixtures on old pine floors. One part boiled linseed oil to three parts turpentine retained high gloss and darkening least. commercial oil darkened floors more. motor oil and kerosene darkened most.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Gas Saving Device for Cooktop Burners
A DIY gas saving device for two or four burners is described with sheet metal reinforcement to support cooking pans. If metal is light, riveted center reinforcements are advised to prevent snagging, with drawings noted as self explanatory by L. C. in Popular Science Monthly.
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L. C
Popular Science Monthly
Home Cookery Tips From An Old Household Note
Handy kitchen hints on using beef drippings as shortening prune and apple sauce for pies and flavoring, saving cheese for grating, greasing pot rims to prevent boiling over, lime chloride for disinfection, vase ine to polish stoves, wet chopping bowls to prevent greasing meat, adjusting jelly and ham prep, avoiding vinegar in stone jars, and wallpaper removal with alum water and fuel.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Bensuet
Amburayan
Bentoc
Bontoc
Walinwa
Vili
Toola
Uelii
Lio Ynd
James Baby Oyer Famitus
D Manufacturing Company
Ae Ages Wet Ga
Menominee
Michigan
King Pl
Ford
Bilt-Rite Manufacturing CO
Indianapolis
Indiana
Boston Transcript
Bellans
Allen
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