Tunic Fashion Through History and Modern Trends
A 1918 McClure piece traces the tunic from ancient attire to modern fashion, noting its masculine origin, Paris and American influences, and its shift alongside dress suiting casual and formal wear. It discusses practical home sewing and cautions against over-elaborate tunics while predicting future stylistic swings.
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America
Min
Wiliam I
Dagobert
France
Paris
Fashion
McClure
Fur Stoles Dominate Styles With Alsatian Flair
Paris hints at exploiting Alsatian todes as spring fashion begins. Women everywhere embrace fur stoles and scarves, Fisher fur bows, and long single skins worn with tailored dresses. Gray squirrel scarves eight inches wide cross the body, with leather fringe reaching the waist. Leather blouses trend, pink buckskin ensembles feature short tunics with black and white braid embroidery.
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Paris
Fisher
Princess Pat Lampshades Inspire War Efforts at Home
War era craft item describes easy to make lampshades using heavy white paper wire frames and gay chintzes. Designs cut from chintz pasted onto shade yield varied geometric and floral patterns. Aimed to charm convalescent Canadian soldiers with simple, imaginative decorations finished with color coordinated bands.
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Hone
Uniform Foundation Herd for Uniform Hog Breeding
United Bets Department of Agriculture stresses a uniform breeding herd to achieve uniform hogs for market. Choose sows carefully, aim for same color, type and conformation, and buy bred sows from one herd when possible. Maintain records, cull poorly performing animals, and pursue steady improvement through consistent selection.
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United Bets Department of Agriculture
Starting New Asparagus After Frost Injury
After frost kills asparagus foliage, young plants may be burned. Start new plants by saving and planting ripe seeds.
Dry Duck Shelter Option Opens at Low Cost
A simple dry place for ducks is favored, suggesting any shed with straw or leaves can serve as a resting area. Cost isn’t a concern as long as the space keeps them dry during rest periods.
Shredded Silage Beat Drop In Air Inclusion
Shredded silage packs better and excludes air more completely than chopped feed. It argues that overproduction of essential food is possible to avoid, urging beginning with sheep. Fall rains are noted as injurious to sheep.
Feeding Cattle In Winter
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this guidance advises farmers to estimate total feed on hand before winter, avoid exhausting silage, and plan to begin feeding by January to April. It recommends mixing silage with dry roughage, feeding some dry roughage with silage, and adding cottonseed meal if legume hays are not used.
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United States
Keep Good Producing Cows Dairy Advice
Farmers urged to retain productive dairy cows after corn crop failures. With ample clover and pasture, cows can remain profitable rather than disposed of, stressing long term dairy productivity and husbandry.
Best Mares for Breeding
Successful breeders inavailably select young vigorous mares for breeding purposes. That is those five or six years of age.
Inspect Storage Cellar for Deteriorating Produce
Inspect the storage cellar contents focusing on apples and cabbage to identify any that may be starting to spoil or rot and sort out the affected items.
Immense Damage by Rats Claims Massive Destruction
A sweeping claim states rats destroy 200 million dollars in food and property annually, urging eradication of the rodent menace. The former figure underscores a broad call for rat control and preventative measures.
Distribute the Fertilizer For Immediate Field Use
The note urges timely handling of manure to fields or garden plots as it accumulates rather than storing in a large overheated pile. Immediate distribution preserves fertilizing value and reduces nuisance, encouraging proactive disposal.
Birds As Allies In Farm Pest Control
Farmers often view birds as pests but they help farms by eating insects and rodents that threaten crops, saving produce for the army overseas. The piece argues birds support agricultural yields and national food supply.
Accumulating Manure Sparks Barn Health Reminder
A rural notice warns that manure should not accumulate in barns even after fly-breeding season ends. Proper manure management is essential to reduce odors and pests and ensure barn hygiene.
Calf Club Plans Use of Purebred Calves in Georgia
Purebred Calves and Boys' calf club members in Georgia outline plans to use purebred calves for work next year. The group aims to showcase quality stock and enhance youth farming skills through selective breeding and training efforts.
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Georgia
Soil for Sweet Clover Boll and Alfalfa Crops
The note states that soil fit for sweet clover and boll will grow four good crops of alfalfa and also yield a good crop of sweet clover. It emphasizes soil suitability for alfalfa and sweet clover growth.
Market Mirth and Misreads in a Nonsensical Verse
A playful jumble riffs on market life and buying, mixing phrases about markets and meals with odd wording. It reads like a whimsical, nonsensical lyric about commerce and daily needs without a clear narrative or consistent facts.
Honey substitutes for sugar in old time recipes
A curious 1910s style guide urges using honey as a sugar substitute for health and economy. It lists recipes including Brown Bread With Honey Fruit Pudding and Honey Sauce, outlining ingredients like honey, flour, cornmeal, and spices, plus notes on preparation and serving. The text ends with a poetic flourish about a world in mine crater.
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Bes
Molda
Dishes Sweet and Otherwise Holiday Confections
A historic home kitchen guide shares simple sweet treats including coconut sweets with Eagle condensed milk, honeyed orange peel using orange rind and honey, hermits batter formed into cookies, and peanut brittle flavored with corn syrup vinegar nut and vanilla.
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New York
Lis
Monment
Esay
William of
England
Hilstory
Julius Caesar
Beau Brummel
George IV
Poland
China
Hoover
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