War kills off the best types in Europe says Major Darwin
Major Leonard Darwin discusses racial damage from the war at the Royal Statistical Society meeting. He warns British casualties may be 6 percent of fighting men while Germans reach 20 to 30 percent, and that the war harms birth rates of higher types for twenty years. He urges restraint only for comfort, noting the worst damage may come after peace.
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Europe
Leonard Darwin
Charles Darwin
Royal Statistical Society
Major Darwin
Darwin
Arthur Keith
Museum
Hunterian
Royal College of Surgeons
Pall Mall Gazette
Germany
The Great Spring Clean Contradiction
A narrator bemoans housework becoming extreme. He contrasts his wife’s spotless work with his own failing memory as he seeks missing items like his book, shoes, hat, mirror, razor strap, and shirt, while reflecting on culture and happiness.
Neckwear Update Adds a Fresh Look to Spring Outfits
Women can refresh old outfits with new collar and cuff sets in colors like old blue green rose champagne tan and white. Leather sets offer affordability while lace embroidery and handmade details enhance the neckwear. Separate vests in hem stitching French knots and colored bindings tie neckwear to the frock.
Latest in Styles Brims with Petticoats and Evening Gowns
Fashion notes describe petticoats with whale bone hoops and silk linings, embroidered blouses with trims, pep lums over skirts, satin buttons, and chiffon blouses with satin cords. Details include large ribbon bows, tulle capes, square and V necklines, and pastel chiffon and crepe underwear tones.
Soya Beans At Heart Of War Era Trade In Manchuria
The article notes soya beans from Manchuria dominate a global market and are versatile for food, oil, and industrial uses. It cites German leadership in bean trade, warehouse hubs at Vladivostok and Darren, and the plant's value for cattle feed and fertilizers, with Manchurian crops described as yellow green and black varieties grown along extensive rail corridors.
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China
Manchuria
Changchun
Russia
Europe
Vladivostok
Darren
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Columbia River
Japan
Denmark
Copenhagen
Candy tastes spark interest amid dry South
A candy manufacturer notes a 386 percent sales rise to the South after Prohibition while observing racial flavor antipathies. He says vanilla is avoided in South America, wintergreen in England, licorice in Germany, peppermint not favored in France, and chocolate avoided in the Orient.
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South America
England
Germany
Lcorlee
France
Orient
Cleaning the Sponge Spange Method
A woman proves sponges can be cleaned by dissolving a dusting of demon in a quart of warm water and soaking the sponge, then rinsing well. This old method emphasizes saving a sponge through a simple solution and soaking period.
Brush Use Keeps House Clean and Fresh
A household note stresses brushes play a key role in daily chores. An ordinary Nat palat brush helps remove dust and dirt from corners while a small brush should hang by the kitchen sink for scrubbing fruit, potatoes, apples, or other vegetables.
Rest robe fashion notes in feminine calendar
A century of advice praises daily rest for social women and introduces a new rest gown or negligee. The piece hints at affordable to luxury options, noting silk fabrics and brocaded chiffon with ruffles in various colors.
Fashion description of a gold cloth dress with flowers
A vivid description outlines a dress in gold cloth and chiffon with pointed sleeves and crossed surplice bodice. It features a loose mauve and pink girdle and a corsage of taffeta flowers, paired with absinthe green and gold accents.
What a spare figure that man has
I don't see that he has much to spare. Josh Wink remarks on a man's physique with sharp mockery in a brief quote.
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Josh
Big Public Sale of Horses Cattle and Farming Implements
Public sale scheduled for Tuesday March 21, 1916 at the stock yards in Lawn Lebanon County Pa. Featuring five three-year-old horses, one five-year-old lady-broke horse, fifteen Holstein cows with springing and two dozen high grade cows due to calve, registered bulls and eight high grade Holstein bulls, five breeding sows with pigs, Poland China entries, plus about a thousand chestnut rails. Sale starts at 12 noon with terms announced by B Gingrich and Bro.
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Stevens Bros
Poland
China
B. Gingrich
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Walt Mason
April
Mother’s Magazine
Lawn
Lebanon County
Havana
J. W. Brenneman
Millersville,. Pa
the Equitable Life Assurance. Society
Ralph M. Maulfair
Agt
Hershey, PA
Hershey Products
Hershey
America
Blue Mountains
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