Songs of war and marching tunes across Americas wars
The piece traces how soldiers in various conflicts adopted camp songs from Yankee Doodle to The Star-Spangled Banner and The Battle Hymn of the Republic. It notes how bands and troops used music to boost morale, with examples from the Spanish American War Civil War and earlier campaigns and reflects on the evolving canon of American war songs.
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Rio Grande
John Brown
Twelfth
Massachusetts
Julia Ward Howe
America
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
Amereon
Heaven
London
St. McHenry
Mindeen
Ft. McHenry
Boys In Blue
Johnny
Babylon
Georgia
Dixie
Maryland
Masons
Dixonne
Lorena
James R. Randall
New Orleans
Richmond
Confederacy
Worth a King's Ransom and a New Motion Picture Camera
The article notes the phrase king's ransom origin tied to medieval ransom practices where captors paid ransoms to kings for noble prisoners and discusses a spring motor with a flexible shaft powering a new motion picture camera for dynamic following of subjects.
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Richard Coeur de Lion
Uberty
Futurism and originality in work and life
A reflective piece by Wallace Herbert Blake argues against rote routine and promotes authentic self direction. It contrasts perpetual motion with real progress and uses poetic and philosophical examples to urge forward movement without losing true self identity.
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Arl
Wallace Herbert Blake
Mid season dress hints for summer frocks and fabrics
Washington Star outlines affordable wardrobe ideas as summer fabrics flood the market. Home dressmakers are encouraged by varied cuts and colors, with a double tunic, long tunics, and shorter skirts noted for fall influence. Plain white voile and printed voiles feature in a back bodice, with ribbons as trim.
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Washington Star
Ribbon Wrapping and Bow Tying Tips for Fashion
A compact guide to making bows with ribbon uses, wire ties, and rosettes for children's frocks. It notes hatband ribbons, bow styles, and popular fabrics like brocaded and velvet ribbons with vivid color patterns.
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Eadh
Rbsbon
Buttons Parade Across Fashion in Dark Suits and White Hats
The article surveys button styles from heavy coats to light waistcoats, noting dark suiting, white hats, and white accessories trend. It highlights shapes from mushrooms to acorns, pearl centers, ringed rims, and varied colors including a French gray with black rings.
Charming Picture Hat Described with Fruit Motif and Velvet
A decorative hat features yellow crepon patterned with fruit in bright green and dull purple, lined with black velvet. Clusters of apples serve as trimming and a bright green ribbon is loosely tied under the chin.
Coiffure Masters Explain Artful Hair Styles for Evening and Day
A renowned hairdresser discusses how coiffure should suit head shape features and posture. He notes that evening styles differ from day looks and that steady use of a personal style can preserve youth. He urges practice and professional guidance to achieve the right look.
Growing and Marketing the Wool Crop
An in depth guide for farmers on producing uniform high quality wool. It covers breeding consistency feeding health care and minimizing foreign matter from burrs dirt or tar. It emphasizes purebred rams uniform fleeces clean handling during shearing and careful packing for market.
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W. C. Corray
Middle West
Shropshire
Oxford
Whampshire
Lnbor
Cost to Raise a Pig to Six Weeks Old
Ontario experiment station estimates cost near four dollars to raise a pig to six weeks, including sire and dam expenses and feed costs.
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Ontario Experiment Station
Separator Proves Useful for Dairy Work
The piece argues a cream separator is essential for dairymen. It states the separator removes nearly all fat from milk while the ordinary skimming method leaves 10 to 25 percent butterfat.
Keep Ducklings Separated From Trouble Fowls
The piece advises keeping ducklings away from dangerous hens and poor living quarters to prevent trouble, noting ducklings are less troubled than chicks but still need protection from bad fowls and environments.
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Gkronteleman
Theo
Merino Rams
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