Practical farm hints and methods for summer care
An extensive harvest of agricultural advice covers poultry and pig housing cleanliness, stable sanitation, pest control, crop rotation, and manure value. It also discusses soil planning, weather-friendly milking routines, and energy through small-farm intensification plus a European example of high-yield gardening with multiple crops per year using bell glasses and careful soil management.
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H. T D. Jones
Technical World Magazine
Berkshire
England
France
Europe
Sacket
Home Made Summer Drinks From Five Cent to Five Cent
A mid 19th century advice piece promotes inexpensive cooling beverages for hot weather. It outlines recipes including Pineapple Lemonade Currant Water Oatmeal Water and Lemon Ginger Beer with step by step prep, sugar syrup, chilling, and serving suggestions. It notes home remedies over costly imports and mentions Jamaica ginger as an alternative.
Luncheon as American Institution in Women’s Routines
The piece extols the family luncheon as an American institution shaping daily life for women. It highlights its comfort, social function, and frugal creativity, noting women transform leftovers into nourishing entrees while managing costs and household needs.
Dresden collars bloom with embroidered floral touches
Collars in Dresden colors gain summer fashion with embroidered nosegays at collar corners. Two-tone jabots with handkerchief embroidery match the collar, paired with white linen tailored suits. Butterfly bows in white linen complete the delicate accessory ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Beaded Belts Sale Showcases Beaded Leather Styles
Beaded leather belts in abundant supply offer varied designs with soft suede and multicolored glass beads. Some belts use beads to mimic a buckle in the front, while others feature an imitation buckle at both front and back.
Parisian Jewels Spark Lon don Inward Fad With Diamond Drapery
In Paris fashion, a new corsage of diamond mesh drapery for shoulders is highlighted by fine gold netting and handwork. Mrs Cavendish Bentinck and Mrs Edward Ward wear it with blue and black gowns, while Lady Camden wears a pink robe version. Inverted diadems appear with Waldorf Astor and Rutland duchess, and Queen Alexandra dons a diamond crown motif with wheat ear or thistle accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cavendish-Bentinck
Ogden Mills
Edward Ward
Lady Camden
Satin wraps and empire gowns drive evening fashion
The article notes crepe de chine coats remain popular while satin overlays gain favor. Unattached chiffon pendants drift about gowns, with an empire Grecian silhouette shaping slim evening dresses. Tailor-made suits show white skirts paired with colored coats and a new red golf jacket reappears.
Land of Grain Prospect Shifts to Western Canada
James Oliver Curwood describes Western Canada as a rising breadbasket with Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta yielding 25 to 50 bushels per acre for wheat, and strong oats production. He quotes settlers' earnings, notes favorable climate aided by the Japan current and chinook winds, and argues that Western Canada offers a new, prosperous life for American farmers who relocate, turning settlers into independent landholders.
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Natso
United States
Canada
Dominion West
Winnipeg
Alberta
Canadian
Western Prairies
Calgary
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Montana
Edmonton
Denver
Wyoming
California
New England
Japan
Wheat
Wietern
Canadian West
A. Kaltendrunner
Regina
Rouleau and
Drinkwater
Mooseyaaw
Western Canada
Union
Western
West
Rockies
Lfe
Great
Whistling in English Streets Common Across Classes
English street life shows widespread whistling, from shop boys to hotel guests. Londoners frequently hear the comic song of the hour as whistling becomes a daily habit across social classes.
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England
London
Cliba
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Mick
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Hngary
Singerland
Cornell
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
C. Minkler
Whim O
London Women of Fashion
James Oliver Curwood
North
Land of Greater Hope
Dominion Provinces
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