Agriculture in Russia: peasant land use and contrasts
An observer details village state ownership and rotating plots across Petersburg Moscow areas, noting rye dominance, beets labor disputes, sparse hedges, and extensive cereal farming from Kharkoff to the Crimea. He contrasts primitive northern practices with growing wheat belts and Crimea’s wine and fruit emphasis.
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Petersburg
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Crimean Peninsula
Yorkshire
Tamworth
Austria
England
Germany
Odessa
Crimea
Trees Ward Off Heat and Cold
An article extols shade trees for cooling and wind protection, improving air quality, and aiding crops. It warns against poor planting practices and offers cautions such as avoiding old trees, crowding, straight rows, deep bowl holes, damaged roots, and neglecting mulching and proper soil.
Insurance Fraud Case Shows Daring Sea Escape
A man insured for 5000 pounds disappeared after sailing alone from an English seaside resort. His hat and belongings were found, but no body. Relatives claimed the payout, yet the insurer proved the death improbable as a lookalike later appeared on a nearby island and fled to America. The court ruled for the company.
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America
Moving Signs Create Illusion of Motion With Lamps
Moving electric signs do not move themselves. A flasher device with a rotating set of metal fingers strikes contact plates to switch lamps on and off. Lamps light in sequence to spell words and simulate motion as the fingers rotate.
Keeping Young at the Firm
The firm head brags about a loyal, aging workforce. He jokes that any gray hairs are hidden with dye and asserts the staff is cheerful and capable, as shown by the lively atmosphere around him.
Cambric Question on Building a House from a Handkerchief
A puzzling note asks on what premise a house may be built from cambric if it were to become brick. It presents a thought experiment about transforming fabric into sturdy construction material.
Willie Defies Mother and Measles Tale
A girl teases Willie about his mother calling him to come in. He claims she has company and will not whip anyone, joking that once inside she will say he has been deaf since contracting measles.
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Willie
Tea Gowns Endure Amid Modern Style Shifts
Modern fashion introduces robe d interieur variants yet tea gowns survive with varied appealing forms. No fixed mode limits expression as Dame Fashion yields to individual taste. Transparent net coats paired with orange charmeuse and long trains showcase current tea gown styling possibilities.
Spring Coat Suit Accessories Highlight Modish Details
Dainty neckwear blouses and veste complete the modish spring coat suit. A sleeveless underblouse features a cream net foundation with Venice lace bands and a De Medici lace collar. An old blue brocaded silk collar with cream lace forms alternating silk and lace points.
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Venice
Background Colors Best For Gemstones In Jewelry
A tilleul green makes the best background for diamonds while black or silver brocades suit them better than gold. Emer alds shine with dove gray, rubies glow against pale pink embossed with silver, sapphires need pale grays honey tones or white, and opals favor rich ombre colors on white lace or pale green.
Dictates of Fashion Read in Shops This Season
Fashion notes describe demand for checks and plaid ratines and black and white china frocks. Both high and low coiffures appear. cross stitch revival in artistic needlework noted. Tango beads in bright colors gain popularity. Rice cloth described as sheer with knotted yarn. Multicolored stripes in wash fabrics. Jersey silk or jersey wool top petticoats praised for wrinkle resistance. Bolero coats reach waistline, broad taffeta or moire belts match jackets.
Shoes for the Spring Wardrobe Preview
A local fashion column highlights a modest spring footwear lineup featuring a dozen pairs of boots pumps and slippers. The piece notes versatile styles for daily wear and special occasions and signals a shift toward practical chic for the new season.
Styles for Little Folks Spring Garments for Children
The article surveys new spring styles for children ages two to five, highlighting preferred fabrics such as batiste point d esprit pique and embroidered voile. It notes varied models with wide trim options, including long skirts inspired by Greenaway, lace, and crochet detail, and small silk covered buttons matching sashes.
Fashionable collars and decorative neckwear trends
The passage describes roll over collars in varieties like cambric pique and silk used on blouses and vests, plain stitched edges, and contrasts with stiff Medici collars in lace or embroidered lawn. Velvet bands with jeweled slides, scarfs of tulle or ninon, and delicate fichus of net and lace remain in favor.
Removable Lining for Muffs to Keep Gloves Clean
A removable lining for muff coverings prevents soil transfer to light gloves. Use a white satin liner sized to fit with no frill. slip in for light gloves and pin in place. When dark gloves are worn, remove the lining to keep it fresh.
Freshening Wrinkled Bows Without Removal
Hair bows or gown bows that are wrinkled or crushed can be refreshed without removing them. Heat a tablespoon or large spoon with the concave side toward the heat, then press the hot spoon over the arched bow parts. Dampen the bows before tonging.
Wardrobe Notes For Spring And Summer Boots
Advice lists two pairs of buttoned street boots one patent leather pair with dull kid tops another with high curved heels and light colored tops. Also white buckskin buttoned boots for white flannel outfits and linen tailleurs plus tan buttoned boots with white buckskin tops for boardwalk tailleurs and frocks.
New Corduroy Weaves Spotlight Chinese Color Effects
The latest corduroy weaves feature color Chinese landscapes, vividly rendered. One model presents a loose baggy coat with a white landscape on bright Chinese yellow, a color soon favored for coats and similar garments.
Advantages of Swiss Breed of Cattle in Switzerland
The Swiss Schwyz and Simental cattle aim for strong healthy stock with varied regional practices. Alpine and plain breeders exchange cattle as weight and fattening traits vary, while the Schwyz remains favored for labor, meat quality, and robust hoofs. Modern shows exclude white forehead spots, reddened hair from weathering may fade with better care, and body form reflects health and resilience.
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Schwyz
Mittelland
Alps
Plains
Alpine
Good Pastures for the Sheep and Strong Breeding Ewes
The article urges abundant green pasture and forage to keep ewes in vigor during late summer and fall. It notes mating success hinges on prior condition, warns against discarding thin ewes at weaning, and recommends continued feeding of quality pasture plus a small amount of grain after weaning. It emphasizes careful care and management for profitable breeding.
Hauling Manure for Better Fields and Fly Control
The article urges prompt disposal of stable manure to fields, advising hauling at least weekly in summer to maximize fertilizing value and reduce fly breeding in barnyards.
Causes of Rickets in Pigs and Treatment Tips
The article links rickets in pigs to worms malnutrition and poor feeding and advises replacing corn with slop made from middlings oats flaxseed meat and milk plus lime water. It prescribes sulphate of iron for worms in the slop for five mornings and repeating if needed after a few weeks.
Weak Germs and Egg Hatchlings in Hen Health
The article explains that fertile eggs do not guarantee hatchings as weak germs cannot hatch. Chick viability depends on the hen's condition which can fluctuate. a hen healthy today may deteriorate tomorrow, risking chick death in the shell.
Treatment for Foot Rot in Sheep Journal Entry
An old sheepman notes a powder formula to treat foot rot in the Shep herd. The mix includes six ounces burnt alum three ounces verdigris two ounces blue vitriol two ounces of green vitriol and half a scruple sublimate to be powdered and dusted into crevices after decayed parts are pared away.
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Shepherd’s Journal
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