Winifred Sackville Stoner Jr Sets Public Speech Record
Winifred Sackville Stoner Jr, praised as the best developed child in the United States, spoke in a New York theater on Natural Education drawing 1500 women. Her mother, Winifred Sackville Stoner, advocates maternal influence, noting the destiny of nations rests in mothers and highlighting the child prodigy’s multilingual achievements and studies.
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Winifred Sackville Stoner
Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr
United States
New York
Winifred Stoner
Patrino Anselmo
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Withal
Mrs. Stoner
Child Training and Imagination in Early Education
A mother's health and play methods shape Winifred Stoner’s robust growth and lifelong curiosity. She cites Prof. William James on mental training, stresses outdoor activity, daily baths, and cheerful home atmosphere. The piece links early nurturing to later achievement, citing Thomson and Lord Kelvin as exemplars.
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Winifred
Mrs. Stoner
la Farge
Devel
Prof
James Thomson
University of Glasgow
Thomson
Glasgow University
Lord Kelvin of
Largs
Newton
Faraday
Sailor hats favored by youths and fashion for girls’ coats
Sailor hats dominate young girls styles with wide Reboux hats tilted and trimmed with striped ribbon. Baretta satin headgear and woven silk cap tassels follow. Cricket blazers rise with sweaters remaining popular, offering varied knitting patterns from simple to elaborate in Jersey silk and wool. One-piece linen gowns and French designs suit jeunes filles, with Joannes Lauvin shaping many outfits.
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Warner
Joanne Lauvin
Longchamp fashion slows fade in wartime racing display
New York designers plan a domestic Longchamp and Auteuil style parade at Hewlett Bay as the racing season opens with the Rockaway Hunting Club meet. A model by Hickson of Fifth Avenue wears a crash linen riding habit with black and white linen trim, black satin stock tie, and a black straw hat.
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Paria
New York
New York State
Rockaway
Preparing Baby Beef For Market
Article outlines profitable methods for rearing twelve to eighteen month old calves into baby beef. Emphasizes suitable feeds, early fat development, and dangers of coarse foods. Details costs, grain and roughage rates, and experiments from Kansas on skim milk calves.
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L. Miluer
Uruguay Water Works to Double Reservoir Capacity
Montevideo plans spending 300000 to expand three reservoirs after repeated Santa Lucia floods endangered the water supply. Floods damaged the boiler room and water treatment barriers, causing a three day cutoff. The system currently holds 60000 cubic meters, enough for four days, and improvements will double capacity.
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Uruguay
Montevideo Water Works Company
Santa Lucia
Santa Lucila
Scientific American
Model Kitchen at Panama Exposition Teaches Efficiency
The exhibit shows a complete model kitchen sent by the department of agriculture to San Francisco. It argues men redesigned most home tools and urges small compact layouts to minimize movement. Key lessons include placing table stove and sink close together with short distances to supply closets and dining room to save effort.
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San Francisco
Department of Agriculture
Quip on wit and longevity from a social exchange
A playful exchange notes that clever men live longer, prompting a sardonic reply about the speaker’s mood. The banter hints at wit and health, with no further context or names provided.
Kathleen Hills on Styles for Women’s Height
Kathleen Hills discusses fashion tips in Leslie’s magazine, focusing on garments suited to the average woman's height and how silhouettes influence fit and appearance. The article offers practical advice for selecting skirts, bodices, and outerwear to flatter varied figures.
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Kathleen Hills
Leslie's
Quite a Contrast in Dubkins Drag and Gear
The passage notes Dubkins with an absurdly small automobile and oversized gear. It humorously contrasts the tiny vehicle with his massive goggles gloves coat and broad cap, highlighting the incongruity between the car and outfit.
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Dubkins
New Broad Collars and Cuffs Shine This Season
The latest fashion features broad collars and cuffs making a bold statement. Designers showcase oversized necklines and extended sleeve finishes in varied fabrics to highlight dramatic silhouettes.
Palest peach pink organdie blouse dazzles in fashion showcase
A palest peach pink organdie blouse captivates attendees with its delicate texture and vintage charm. The airy fabric, light color, and structured bodice create a refined, romantic silhouette perfect for warm-weather ensembles.
Spring stockings take spotlight with bold new patterns
The piece notes spring stockings are unusually visible this year with black and white designs, wide and narrow stripes, checks, plaids, and embroidery. It highlights boot outlines in embroidery, clocking, lace insets, and a bride’s pair of legwear crafted from fine thread lace, all worn with low shoes.
Renewing the Straw Hat With Dyes and Bleaching Methods
Dyes diluted in gasoline or water can recolor straw hats and even blacken faded pieces. Methods describe lemon juice and sulphur cleaning for natural straw, oxalic acid for white straw, and Sun bleaching with sulphur paste to restore color. A panama hat is treated with sulphur paste and sun drying, while black straw can be revived with alcohol. Crown correction and decorative trimming suggestions are given as well.
Fashions and Fads shift with sailor hats and trims
Sailor hats appear in many varieties with fur trim still slight. A green sash adds dash to white gowns. Skirts and jackets show scallops. Charming frocks include checked taffeta styles.
Proper Harness Fit Prevents Sore Shoulders in Plowing
A Baltimore American writer urges careful collar fitting for horses during plowing and cultivation. Pad collars to shape, keep surfaces clean, bathe shoulders after work, and rest teams on hot humid days to prevent galling.
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Baltimore
Silo Food Preservation Advantage Emphasized
The piece argues the silo is the sole effective method to prevent loss of corn field fodder while noting it adds no feeding nutrients. It acknowledges slight nutrient loss from fermentation but highlights a notable rise in palatability for livestock.
Sunshine in a Modern Dairy Barn
A dairy industry note argues that sunlight is essential to barn sanitation and now seen as the principal factor in cleaning and health. The piece contrasts current barns with those from twenty years ago, highlighting sun exposure as a key change.
Luxury for Some People and Bee Farms
The text notes honey as a luxury for most, while farmers may access it year round at little cost. It argues that farms are natural homes for bees and suggests bees fit agricultural settings.
Poultry Fanciers Divide Over Industry Growth
By M Kk Boyer. The piece argues against market speculators driving out true fanciers. It urges beginners to join utility poultry, breeding for market eggs and carcasses before moving into higher quality fancy strains, warning against hucksters and culls. It notes rising investment in poultry farms and the need for patient, focused breeding.
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M. Kk. Boyer
Matching environment to cattle breeding ensures profit
The passage argues that breeding and feeding cattle must align with environmental conditions. It stresses that without appropriate surroundings, even well bred animals and good feeding fail to achieve gains and profits. It notes the impracticality of improving herds from scrubs and the need for well bred stock.
System Means Success On The Farm
A farmer who keeps his place neat and tools in order wins attention. Tidiness in farm work creates system which helps retain boys on the farm rather than seeking city life.
Heifer Calf Urgently Needs Tender Care
The calf will not thrive on corn fodder and chaff alone. Protect her from hard winds and cold rains and keep her thrifty and growing through attentive feeding and shelter.
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McClure
OF American Design
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Boot Feader
Montevideo
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