Latest London and Paris Fashions by Miss Ada Meller
Ladies column reviews winter wear including a corduroy velvet coat and skirt set with ornate buttons. It discusses mushroom tones and velvet embellishments, noting the season favors decorative buttons and velvets for a refined look. It also touches on fashion predictors and the desire for youthful, plump facial appearance.
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London
Paris
Ada Meller
Renovated Coat Idea Showcases Smart Sewing Details
The article describes a proposed winter coat renovation with a front feature and scalloped sleeves. It notes MR HERBERT GLADSTONE as a political figure, outlining his background from Downing Street birth in 1854, education at Eton and University College, Oxford, and a career rising from private pay to key parliamentary roles. It highlights his tenure as Home Secretary at fifty-two and remarks on his abilities and public reputation.
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Herbert Gladstone
Home Secretary
Downing-street
W. E. Gladstone
Eton
University College, Oxford
Middlesex
Leeds
Treasury
Harbert Gladstone
Uover
Home Office
Princess of Wales joins impromptu piano and orchestra concert
The Queen, then Princess of Wales, at Londonderry’s Dowager Morchioniss residence, directed a hastily assembled string ensemble for an improvised orchestral piece after dinner. Lady Lansdowne is praised as a premier hostess in London society, known for charm and reception skills.
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Princess of Wales
Morchioniss
Londonderry
No Reptiles Reported in Newfound Land
A terse note states no reptiles are found in Newfound land including toads frogs and lizards and no other wildlife is mentioned. The fragment preserves a curious medieval style asserting absence of reptiles in the region.
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Newfoundland
Ducks Profitable and Country Farm Advice
The article extols ducks as easy to raise and highly profitable with fewer vermin problems than chickens. It discusses feeding caution, water use, breeding income, and disease prevention, plus culling and egg production. It also covers fruit tree training and wall fruit culture briefly, with guidance on Palmette Verrier forms and wall placement.
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Walla
The Poultry Ward Practical Ears On Raising Hen Flocks
Practical guide debates breed choice and feeding for profitable laying stock. Discusses Wyandottes Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds as durable, with egg output figures and yearly manure value. Covers diet rotation, protein sources, and welfare like roost hygiene and water, noting moulting and broodiness impact.
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Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Wall fruits and garden spacing in north sun areas
The article discusses wall cultivation and the poor use of north side garden space. It urges better planning to convert bare areas into productive plots and improve overall garden management.
Vacant Ground and Trenching for Winter Planting
Instructions on soil preparation emphasize trenching and deep digging to improve root growth and drought resistance. The guide details a two foot trench method, subsoil breaking, and layering manure before refilling with topsoil. A quoted exchange mocks English identity and ends with a Bishop Westcott remark on ideals and continuity.
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B. d'Amantis
Marie Louise
Talmette
Errien
Wall Fruits
Telander
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Bishop Westcott