Taft Accepts Nomination as Republican Victory Cements Policy
President Taft formally accepts the Chicago nomination after a-notice committee visit to the White House. He hails Republican gains, defends antitrust and rail regulation, and warns Democrats and socialists against recalls and court curbs while urging continued constitutional government and prosperous policy.
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Taft
Chicago
Senator Root
White House
Root
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Lfe
Union
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Baltimore
Mr. Taft
Best Breeds of Cattle for Profitable Beef
W G Chrisman discusses beef cattle types around three main breeds Shorthorn Hereford and Aberdeen Angus noting others like Red Poll and Devon can be dual purpose. He warns against crossbreeding two distinct breeds and urges buying pure breed foundation stock to maximize profit from home fed crops and minimize costs.
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Aberdeen
W. G. Chrisman
Red Poll
Devon
Syracuse
South Bend
Mount Joy
Old World ritual marks Lord Mayor's day in London courts
A London lord mayor's day rite endures in modern times with the lord mayor visiting the high court, saluting the lord chief justice with a cocked hat, and judges maintaining their robes and wigs. The ceremony preserves the crown’s supremacy while guild hall banquets follow.
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Westminster
High Court
Mansion House
Mother's Compromise During Baltimore Deadlock
During the Baltimore deadlock Champ Clark recited a compromise fable. He quoted a Ozarks boy who wanted a watch at fifteen and a father who refused, until a mother offered a clock at home to keep him. The anecdote illustrated a practical settlement.
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Champ Clark
Baltimore
Ozarks
Peach crop losses prompt new lime-sulphur remedy
The United States Department of Agriculture reports brown rot losses on peaches will run to thousands of dollars yearly. A self boiled lime sulphur wash offers a cheap simple remedy for peach scab, with little foliage risk, usable during growing season. Adding arsenate of lead enhances curculio control. The bulletin describes preparation and use for growers nationwide.
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Rocky Mountains
United States Department of Agriculture
Sure dandelion killer proposed as creosote pour method
A suggested dandelion remedy involves pouring creosote through a can onto the plant top. The intent is the liquid will travel to the root, burn it at the base, and prevent any future growth.
Farmer Prefers Skim Milk For Calves And Pigs
A farmer praises skim milk straight from the separator as best for feeding calves and pigs. He says the animals respond well to the fresh product and that waste is minimized by using skim milk.
How to Tell a Good Dairy Cow
Prof. Dean of the Ontario Agricultural College outlines criteria for a top dairy cow, aiming 600 gallons of milk yearly or 250 pounds of butter. He endorses cow-tenting, backbone notches, tail length, and especially the Babcock test to measure monthly milk output and butter yield, warning against neglecting tests.
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Dean
Ontario Agricultural College
Market gardeners should fix consistent acreage for steadier profits
Market gardeners who plant about the same acreage each year fare better than those who vary the acreage from year to year. Fluctuating plantings due to price swings reduce profits. steady, well managed production of vegetables like tomatoes and cabbage yields satisfactory profits over five to ten years.
Cream Temperature Affects Butter Firmness In Churning
The cream’s fat does not harden uniformly with temperature. Proper churning requires cream at a temperature that yields firm butter within 16 to 85 minutes of agitation.
Vacation wrapper fashion notes by Mary Dean
The article details affordable fabrics and designs for a bedroom gown and travel wardrobe. It highlights Japanese crepe and other fabrics, a blue and white wrapper, white silk collar and cuffs, belt of blue silk, and essential underfixings like a dark petticoat, a wool shawl, a shawl or spencer, and a three quarter length black taft coat for travel and dress.
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Cache
Mire de Sole
Foulard
Crepe de Chine
Smaller Hatpins Return With Modern Shapes and Gems
The article notes a shift from long narrow and broad flat hatpins to moderate sized pins with round heads and varied shapes. Designers showcase heavy gold pins with green tourmalines, pink coral in openwork gold, and silver pieces featuring turquoise matrix and lapis lazuli.
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Loth
Fashion Notes On Fanciful Copper and Silk Styles
Fashion discourse highlights copper color paired with dark blue and jeweled hair ornaments. Medici collars challenge apache collars while Oriental motifs dominate evening wear. Ribbon hats parade in smart shops as white linen parasols surge in popularity including square shapes. New handbags favor fabrics over leather and front skirt panels feature translucent square aprons. Young frocks showcase flowered foulards and figured chiffons with crystal bead accents. High transparent collars rise amid low Dutch necks and a navy silk serge suit gains primrose trim and brass buttons for a military chic.
Diaphanous Fabrics Featured In Summer Girl Frocks
Malines Chantilly and diaphanous chiffons and tulle are used with lace backed petticoats for dainty draped effects. Dainty tunics in broderie Anglaise and silk muslin will adorn muslin and lawn frocks, praised as cool and delightful for young girls. Tunics over satin charmeuse provide additional elegance.
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Malines
Chantilly
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