Four Admls at once herald a new navy rank milestone
The piece traces American flag rank from its origins under Commodore styles to the 19th century, noting Farragut Porter and Dewey as precedents. It explains the adoption of a four star blue flag for admiral, the shift of pennant placement, and the 1899 revival honoring Dewey after Manila Bay. It also lists Fletcher Howard and Cowles as fleet commanders sharing admiral rank.
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United States Navy
Farragut
Porter
George Dewey
David Glasgow Farragut
Continental Congress
Esek Hopkins
George Washington
Admiral Hopkins
Hopkins
Philadelphia
Alfred
John Paul Jones
Congress
George Henry Preble
David Porter
Essex
Thompson
Isaac Toucey
Richard H. Dana
Mizzen
Franklin
Secretary of the Navy
David Dixon Porter
Manila Bay
Farra
Gut
Dewey
Daniela
Frank Friday Fletcher
Atlantic
Thomas H. Howard
Pacific
Walter C. Cowles
Admiral Dewey
Costume for Street Fashion Elements and Embroidery
The article describes an attractive street costume using taffeta serge or linen with a pocketed blouse over a white net guimpe, embroidered borders, a belted peplum, raglan sleeves, and a short-front tunic with a decorative braid. It suggests silk underskirt panels and color harmony to suit complexions amid modern ready-to-wear trends.
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Serge
Doctors With the Armies and English Medical Students
The British medical schools are thinning as students join the front with Red Cross units. French doctors seek combat roles, while English students also serve in line. Beyond treatment, doctors safeguard camp sanitation and water to curb disease.
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England
Red Cross
Ing
The Mountain's Lesson Beholds a Timeless Peak
A valley wears its roads farms and homes while a nearby mountain keeps a steady watch. Arbutus bloom and redbud rise as huckleberries and laurels thrive, symbolizing steadfast duty amid changing life. The purple mist over the peak hints at both mystery and prophecy of enduring persistence.
Head Wounds Increase in French Army Study Finds
Dr Sendral studying head wounds in the French army reports a marked rise due to trench fighting and improved shell fire. Many men are reported struck blind by shock.
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Sendral
Comparative Values in Farm Talk on Egg Storage
Farmer Corn tossel questions finance terms and notes a paradox. He says an egg can be more valuable after cold storage than when freshly laid, and seeks an explanation to see through the idea.
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Corn Tossel
Right Colors for Every Hair and Complexion
The guide advises blues for blue shirts, bright colors for black haired or sallow complexions, warns against grays and pastels for blondes, and stresses that color choice can vastly enhance appearance, sometimes more than price.
Warlike flair in women's fashion notes
The article surveys military style influences in apparel such as boots with blue cloth toning, gilt braid, and brass buttons, and notes military collars belts and zouave jackets. It questions the abrupt fall of the cape despite its practicality and popularity.
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Cape
Returns to Modes of Old in Dress and Headgear
The article argues against long trailing skirts and crinoline as outdated, noting life has changed with motors and trains. It observes a shift to practical outdoor wear while picturesque styles linger at home, and mentions revived old world hats like the postilion style in panama with satin drapery and a quenched feather decoration.
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Panama
Braid and Fur Ornament Coats Describe Frocks
The article notes black braid frocks featuring frogs edged with soft black fur and fur collar or braid banding on coats, offering a stylish combination for cloth outerwear.
To Unscrew a Stubborn Bottle Top
Consumer tip explains using a door and jamb to grip the cap. insert the top between door and frame and pull the door to hold the cap, making unscrewing easier. It provides a practical, everyday method for stuck tops.
Reed Furniture Gains in Demand for Reed and Rattan Pieces
Demand for reed rattan and fiber furniture has risen in recent years as a practical decorative option for living rooms sun rooms and verandas. Natural colors stains and white enamel finishes are common with large cushion upholstery boosting the decorative effect. Tapestries chintzes cretonnes and linens complement darker and lighter finishes.
Cholera Costs Farmers Big In U S Hog Industry
An analysis explains hog cholera as a universal, highly infectious disease in the United States. It spreads via contaminated equipment, animals, or water and is most acute in fall. Prevention focuses on sanitation, clean water, and vaccination with serums under veterinary guidance.
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United States
Tinos
Farm Progress
Corn-Bell
Nan O
Hogs Subject to Skin Diseases Brought by Study
M H Reynolds of the Minnesota Experiment Station outlines two hog skin diseases called mange. Pitch mange is an eczema linked to poor health and filth, treatable with cleanliness and better food and surroundings. True mange is caused by a parasite. it causes itching, thickened wrinkled skin, and crusts, starting on the head or neck and spreading toward the hams.
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M. H. Reynolds
Minnesota
Time and Patience in Milking Cattle
The passage stresses slow steady milking for cows with tender teats. It notes gentle handling fosters cooperation while rough treatment causes distress. A good cow is naturally impatient and resents tough handling, and constant irrita tion reduces milk quantity.
Milker Hygiene Advisory Emphasizes Clean Hands
Milkers must stay clean to prevent contamination of milk. Contagious disease exposure and wet dirty hands during milking can introduce germs into the pail and milk, so milking should be done with careful hygiene at all times.
Good Chicken Range on Farm Supports Cleanliness
A well managed chicken range promotes hygiene on the farm. Proper fencing grazing areas and shelter help reduce waste contact and keep birds healthy.
Fattening Grains and Potatoes for Poultry Feed
Corn, barley and buckwheat are very fattening grains and buckwheat tends to whiten poultry flesh. Sweet potatoes are sugary and fattening but give a yellow tinge to the flesh.
Teach Chickens to Roost Outside Brooders
Instructions urge moving chicks to outdoor perches when ready and keeping the floor littered with clean material. Avoid using sawdust and provide perches near the floor to encourage roosting behavior.
Weaning Little Pigs At The Correct Time
Discussion on whether piglets should be weaned at six to eight weeks or allowed to stay with sows until weaning. Early weaning suits sows with one yearly litter, aiding rapid drying and fattening. Piglets can be taught to eat grain weeks before weaning, with a recommended mix including corn middlings tankage oats and oil meal, plus skim milk if available after weaning.
Succession Planting Sweet Corn Series
To maintain a steady harvest plant three varieties: an early, a medium, and a late sort. In the season a few weeks apart two varieties are planted, with a third by July 4 after strawberry harvest. Space management and occasional oversowing allow use by October. frost has rarely ended the crop early.
Pure Water for Dairy Precautions
Water that is known to be contaminated should never be used in a dairy or boiled before use. This simple precaution is essential and the deliberate use of contaminated water in a dairy should be a criminal offense.
Hen With Yellow Legs: A Yearling Layer Noted for Leg Color
A yearling hen with bright yellow legs may be culled as an ordinary layer. It is noted that as heavy layers age the leg color tends to fade to a lighter shade.
Select Breeders With Care For Vigorous Fowls
Advice on choosing poultry breeders emphasizes selecting breeders with care to ensure offspring inherit vigor. It notes variation in vigor within breeds and varieties and urges buyers to seek breeders who produce robust, healthy birds.
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Breeders’ Gazette
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Cora Harlan
Reed Furniture
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