Dress Trends for Summer Evening Wear and Footwear
A lively survey of summer gowns and evening wear features metallic silks silver cloth with jade green tulle and white silk gowns with stark lines. It notes wraps in rainbow hues, large fur collars for wraps, lace accents, open necklines, and practical black hats and satin slippers. It highlights French adoption of Colonial inspired slippers and the return of the casaque blouse as a chic sport option.
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Squires
Cullet
Paris
Cparisientes
Frock styles: home made chiffon dress with rose trim
A white chiffon frock with pink rose pattern offers a home made charm. Descriptions cover front and back apron over an overskirt bound with rose ribbons, lace trim at neckline and sleeves, plus a coral and white Paris sent lingerie dress with hemstitched panels and long-shouldered effect.
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Paris
Velle Add Daintiness in Outdoor Costumes
A fashion item notes women trim from top to toe use vell meshes in outdoor wear. This year big-meshed vella dominates with whimsical tiny mesh patterns sprinkled over yellow to create contrast.
Grain growers organize cooperative thrashing rings
Farmers form cooperative thrashing rings to cut costs and improve efficiency. The Up-to-Date Thrashing Company of Livingston County Illinois runs a 27-man operation with multiple machines, while a smaller Mayette County Ohio ring shows 400 acres and 2,800 bushels of oats and 100 bushels of clover seed threshed. Demand grows for smaller, tractor powered outfits, collective purchasing, and centralized labor to finish thrashing in a single season.
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Sie
Corn Belt
United States Department of Agriculture
Livingston County
Tinois
Ecapital
Cours
Mayette County
Ohio
Washington, D.C
Dehorning Not Painful Says U.S. Department of Agriculture
The USDA states dehorning is not very painful and not cruel. It notes milk and butterfat losses after dehorning are minor and temporary while animal safety improves as horned inmates prevent injuries. A neighbor who dehorned his herd afterward saw fewer fatal injuries among cows and improved safety overall.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Horna
Few Well-Chosen Crops For A Family Garden
A concise note favoring a small, carefully selected set of crops over a large mixed assortment. Proper cultivation yields reliable vegetables for the whole family. a focused plan avoids shortages.
Use of Back Yard For Fresh Vegetables Through Season
Make Use of Back Yard. What 8 a back yard good for It may be made to suply the average fam ily with fresh vegetables through the growing season.
Ward Off Damages of Grubs with Clover Crop Rotation
A short crop rotation with clover wards off white grubs and wire worms. The garden provides work suited to every family member, making it a practical and inclusive hobby.
Doctor urged an operation for chronic illness
Nellie of Baltimore Maryland credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of organic trouble and monthly bed rest. She reports her doctor urged surgery but the remedy helped before any operation.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E
Nellie
Calverton Rd
Baltimore
Eli Pinkham
Unsophisticated. Bess-She seems to like everybody.
June-Yes, she has no husband. Baltimore American.
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Bess
June
Baltimore
Farmers Work Harder Feet Used More With Allen's Foot Ease
Agricultural workers rely on Allen's Tooth Base antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and add to foot baths. It claims to reduce friction, refresh feet, and prevent tired, aching or blistered feet. Advertises Allen's Foot Ease through dealers. A spinster quip about a stolen kiss closes the snippet.
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Allen
Adv
Thin People Should Take Phosphate
An advertisement style piece urges using Bitro-Phosphate to combat thinness and nervousness. It touts weight gain of 15 pounds for Georgia Hamilton and claims relief from sleeplessness and fatigue. The endorsement warns against use by those not seeking weight gain.
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Georgia Hamilton
Georgia Jamiten
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