Captain Gibbons Leads Naval Academy Reform Drive
A tribute to Captain John H. Gibbons as superintendent at Annapolis and his five reforms to ease admissions, simplify the curriculum, replace civilian teachers with naval officers, remove hazing, and dignify the first class. The piece notes his sea service, courtly manner, and commitment to shaping future fleet leadership while addressing coaching schools and curriculum challenges.
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Meyer
John H. Gibbons
Naval Academy
Gibbons
Aailatic Station
Charleston
General Board
Captain Bowyer
Captain Gibbons
Jamestown
England
Marquis de Gibbons
Academy
Tyre
Annapolis
Naval academy reform aims to place officers as teachers
Captain Gibbons advocates pairing midshipmen with naval officers to instill discipline and naval spirit, replacing civilian instructors where possible. He rejects hazing, supports stronger first class responsibilities, and emphasizes officer-led governance to prepare cadets for command.
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Congress
Naval Academy
Gibbons
Navy
Ewift
Absentminded Rescue Foils Suicide Attempt
Harry Such planned to end his life with a clothesline but was interrupted by John Korem who found a saw and freed him. Such recovered and vowed revenge on the absentminded neighbor. The incident echoes headlines of unreliable actions and fatal bravado.
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John Korem
Corpse Revival Snares Chancery Over Inheritance
In Paris the late Duc de D- reportedly revived by artificial life to avert chancery for his infant son’s inheritance. Doctors used hypodermics to restart the heart and breathing after death last June, keeping the body alive until a quarter past midnight as a magistrate observed the ward’s interests.
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Paris
Duc de D
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish Offers Witty Advice To Young Matron
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, America's leading hostess, is quoted in New York for a sharp epigram. She told a young matron who is both exclusive and sharp tongued to "pick your company but don't pick them to pieces."
Packing Hints From a Stowage Guide
The article offers space saving packing techniques for travel. it suggests tightly closing powder cans and taking only necessary bottles wrapped in soiled clothes. wrap shoes separately, place framed items between pillows, use skirts if needed, and lay books flat in the trunk bottom.
New Blue and Exotic Color Names Appear in Shop Display
A shop saleswoman presents new color shades with coined names including New blue between gens d armee and electric blue, dove gray with brownish tones, deep petunia red, almost orange miosa, shrimp pink matching a product, verdigris green like old copper, chalk white with no creamy tint, plus two unique shades amaranthe and rouge Venetian never seen before.
Tailored salts show silk braidings in two colors
The article notes new salted fabrics featuring blue and scarlet silk braidings. It highlights two color options as examples of contemporary saltwork design and quality.
Gray Bags Return To Favor In Spring Fashion Trends
The season brings grays back into style as popular leather handbags in pin seal and gray tones appear with nickel clasps and mirrors. Envelopes in Niel rose, brass clasps, and various shapes including triangular rims, tassels, and cords are shown.
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London
Lawn
Houston
Types of Separate Skirts in Spring Fashion
The piece details spring skirt styles from draped to pleated designs with practical lengths below the knee. It notes Oriental draperies, cluster pleats, gored skirts, simulated buttonholes, and trims like loops, using serges, whip cords, mixes, checks, ratina, silks such as charmeuse and crepe, plus wash fabrics like corded piques and ramie-based pongees.
Simple Shelf From Soapbox Wood
Build a bookshelf from a soapbox with two boards 7 inches by 23 inches. Plane and sand, mark lines at 7 and 6 inches, cut and plane edges. Shelves measure 14 inches long with upper shelf 6 inches wide and lower shelf 7 inches wide. Attach ends to shelves, then enamel or paint as desired.
Small Porch Recliner Split into Two Chairs
A wicker chaise lounge converts into two chairs for flexible porch seating. When not used for lounging it can host guests, as the piece separates nearly midway to form two distinct seats. Built as a porch reclining chair, its modular design suits varied social occasions.
Possibilities of Ribbon for Spring Novelties
The piece discusses ribbon as a rising feature in spring fashion. It traces its evolution from simple bows to versatile uses including dresses with lace insertion scarves with ruching and tulle and ribbons fashioned into flowers of various sizes and shapes.
Jeweled Mercury Wings Ornament Described
A decorative jewel ornament features a string of pearls or jewels across the forehead and ending above the ears, or a mercury wing of filigree silver. The original used real pearls and emeralds making it rare. many affordable versions now exist using quality costume jewelry.
Prerequisites for Successful Lamb Production
Prof W Co Corp ey argues lamb markets favor well bred, vigorous ewes and uniform, early births. Selecting robust ewes with strong dentition and good milk, plus rams with short, hard service, key to consistent lambing and higher quality lambs for market.
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Prof. W. Co. Corpey
University of Wheols
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Neas
Seasonal Work in the Potato Garden
A. J. Legg compares poultry manure to superphosphate in two adjacent potato plots. Twenty four hills with phosphate yielded 20.5 pounds while the same number with poultry manure produced 36.76 pounds, a 15.25 pound advantage, with minimal scab noted in the poultry manure group.
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A. J. Legg
Poultry Profits Rise with Maturity Yields
A poultry raiser explains that profits depend on the number raised to maturity rather than the hatch count, stressing that final marketable birds determine income.
Interest in Educational Trains Rushes Westward
During a special railroad educational tour last fall hundreds of women from various ages visited stations in the west to hear talks by warden experts on domestic science dairying and related subjects of interest to them.
Good Nurse Crop for Grass Stands
The text notes wheat as a satisfactory nurse crop for grass since it uses less moisture than oats and would therefore yield a better stand for grass.
Little Songsters Are Early Risers
A student of bird life reports which small birds sing first in summer mornings. The greenfinch starts around 1 30, blackcap at 2 30, quail 30 minutes later, and by nearly four o clock the first true songsters appear with the blackbird thrush robin wren and finally sparrow and tomtit. The lark is not an early riser.
Choosing Fruit Varieties for Local Markets
The article advises selecting fruit types by their intended use and local performance. It recommends a deliberate approach, limiting choices to fewer than six varieties that suit the neighborhood market and conditions.
Labor on Orchards and the Work Behind Large Crops
The article notes the substantial labor and money required to develop and maintain a 100 to 150 acre orchard. It emphasizes the need for patience, careful planning, and executive ability to manage such substantial crops.
Pure-Bred Stock and the Value of Thorough Birds
The author argues that poultry keepers should invest in pure bred birds admitted to the Standard. Cross breeds cannot compete with thorough bred stock, which have been perfected over years in shape color and other standards. If it takes years to perfect form it also takes years to perfect laying qualities of a variety.
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