Wireless telegraphy on moving trains advances railroad safety
The article describes wireless telegraphy trials on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line, noting how moving trains could create a self contained safety zone communicating with towers at Scranton and Binghamton. It details antenna setup, ground wave behavior, energy needs, and early test outcomes including a Buffalo Limited relief conductor call and extra coach provisioning.
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Ireless
Buffalo Limited
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Lackawanna
Binghamton
Lackawanna Railroad
Scranton
Marconi
Buffalo Mmited
Limited
Dancing Frocks in Sable Taffeta and Silk
Mary Dean surveys popular dance frocks for afternoon and evening wear. Frocks use taffeta or delicate silk with bouffant skirts, low necklines, and light sleeves. Designs favour narrow skirts suitable for dancing with refined bodices and subtle embroidery.
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Mary Dean
Defies Time Madame Patti Pursues Eternal Youth
The article portrays Madame Patti claiming perpetual youth by daily routines. She opens her window to breathe deeply, spends hours daily outdoors, and embraces regular exercise despite aging. Patti admires Jewish culture, wears a mezuzah, and keeps a large collection of stuffed songbirds at her home.
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Madame Patti
Naval hero Perry honored at New York reception
About a century ago a public reception and dinner in New York honored Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of Lake Erie. The events reflected national gratitude for his victory at Put in Bay on September 15, 1815 and his role at the Thames. He toured Newport and other Eastern cities, receiving praise and gifts. Citizens of Philadelphia greeted him, Boston sent a chest of silver, and Washington presented thanks of Congress, a sword and a gold medal.
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New York City
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Commodore Perry
Putin Bay
Newport
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Congress
Power of Indians in the Horseshoe Bend Campaign
One hundred years ago General Andrew Jackson gathered 900 raw recruits and several hundred friendly Indians at Fort Strother for a second year against the Creeks. By March he had 5,000 men ready, but supplies delayed a decisive fight. The ensuing Battle of Horseshoe Bend broke the Creek power.
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Andrew Jackson
Fort Strother
Jackson
Horseshoe Bend
Parrots Delight Readers in Global Wildlife Scene
A description highlights the appeal of live parrots among readers, noting their popularity as favored pets and showpieces across households and exhibitions worldwide.
Massive Western Australian Salt Deposits Exploited
Enormous salt deposits in the Esperance district of western Australia are being worked by a strong company. Salt is scraped from lakes, milled, bagged, and exported, with about 15,000 bags processed monthly.
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Western Australia
Esperance
Shell of the Crab
Dr Selig Hecht of City College demonstrates that soft shell crabs lack calcium during shedding and absorb it from seawater as they harden. Hard-shell specimens show calcium levels about twenty times higher than shedder crabs.
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Selig Hecht
Biological Laboratories
City College
Selecting the right veil for hats and hair
Advice on choosing veils with emphasis on silk over cotton, fit and placement for different hat sizes, care and washing tips, and cost comparisons. Recommends buying silk veils for durability and notes patterns affect on appearance for various face types.
Embroidery Touches on Paris Models
A Paris fashion note praises embroidery as a stylish accent on nearly every chic frock this season. It highlights embroidery on tunics gowns bodices waistcoats and sashes as the right touch to elevate outfits from plain to refined, inviting skilled home sewers to replicate the look.
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Paris
Spit Curls Return Highlight 1914 Fashion Debate
A newspaper amuse bouche notes the return of spit curls in 1914 fashion, claiming the style resurfaces despite evolving femininity and potential political emancipation. Parisiennes and New York theatergoers are observed with the plastered down curls clinging to foreheads.
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New York
Grape fruit seeds create enduring dining room greenery
Plant grape fruit seeds thickly to grow glossy green shoots that resist heat. The mass of young growth forms a pretty, inexpensive greenery that outlasts many ferns, making an attractive dining room display.
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Pete
Girl's Party Frock With St Gall Embroidery
A child's party dress features sheer batiste or organdie with eyeletted St Gall embroidery. The French organdie frock includes a narrow Jace accent to highlight the embroidery, a blue ribbon sash, and a blue silk slip underneath.
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Jace
St. Gall
Dictates of Fashion Velvet collars fur trims and tartan accents
Fashion notes describe velvet suits with fur edged collars and tartan trims. Winter ruffs remain popular while fur hats favor animal pelts or band trim. Short bolero coats sit with long three quarter coats and artificial flower hats. New ring hinge enables snug fit and multi stone settings replace single stones. Wheat head trim may replace aigrettes in spring hats.
Silk Gloves and Accessories for Dances
The airy dancing frocks in tulle pair with silk gloves embroidered on long wrists. Sashes of chiffon or fur-edged tulle and bead edged fans replace heavy feathers to enhance the delicate overall look.
Pearl Earrings Describe Smart Style Trend
The article highlights pearl earrings as a fashionable choice with a large pearl pendant suspended by a one inch chain from a smaller pearl at the ear lobe. It notes the style is widely worn and emphasizes its elegant simplicity.
When Lambs Begin to Come In Spring
Farmers receive guidance on lambing ahead with record keeping to time drops of lambs, proper feeding, and tick control. The article stresses careful ewe management from six weeks before lambing, separation of breeding ewes, use of hurdles, warm lambing quarters, and vigilant supervision during active lambing to ensure healthy offspring. It covers udder checks, milk handling, alternatives for weak or surplus lambs, and gradual introduction of solid feed with water, salt, and exercise for lambs.
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Nature
Coursa
Fertility Means Valuable Asset
The American Cultivator argues soil fertility is a valuable asset like an investment. It stresses plant food, moisture, and soil condition drive costs and yields, and that charging crop production for lost fertility is essential to long term farming profitability.
Happiness Makes Profit in Hen Welfare
The article notes hens are happiest when nestled in straw and chaff, digging for grains. It argues happiness drives productivity, claiming content hens lay more eggs and contribute to business success through constant activity and wellness.
Value of Alfalfa to Milk Producers
A liberal supply of silage and alfalfa hay helps dairy farmers defy winter cold and summer drought by ensuring ample feed.
Feeding test at Kansas station shows oats unnecessary
A nine month trial at the Kansas station finds colts fed without oats in better condition and with slightly greater gains. Cost savings reach about 20 percent using a mixed ration of 70 percent corn 25 percent bran and 5 percent meal, compared to oats. Energy value is reported equal per pound.
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Kansas Station
Rules for Estimating Hay Weight
This article explains how hay weight is estimated from volume. A ton equals 400 cubic feet. multiply length breadth and height in feet, then divide by 400 to get tons. Actual weight varies with hay quantity, cut time, and storage density.
Good Ration for Cows
A farmer notes a cow’s strong liking for ensilage and warns that she will seek out the silo if not watched. The reader sees ensilage as a suitable feed option despite the risk of the cow entering the silo.
Remove the Roosters After the Hatching Season
The instruction orders all male birds to be removed from the flock once the hatching season ends. This policy applies to the Roosters and any other male birds in the group.
Give Milk More Readily
Farmers are advised that cows produce milk more easily when kept in a good mood. The guidance emphasizes humane care and steady routines to boost daily dairy output.
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