Passover with the Samaritan festival under the full moon
A vivid account of the Samaritan Passover in Nablus on Gerizim. The rite proceeds at midnight above the valley with the high priest and six first-year male sheep, roasted in a sand pit as crowds watch and Muslims jeer. The scroll and priestly lineage are noted as the rite unfolds.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Moses
Nablous
Yakob
Aaron
Israel
Christ
Nableus
Ebal
Gerizim
Jacob
Joseph
Samaria
Sychar
Children of Israel
France
Germany
Abraham
Isaac
Mediterranean Sea
Softer lines in home dressmaking imported frocks guide
The article outlines practical ideas from imported models for home dressmakers, noting softer lines and changes in colorings. It highlights the appeal of lace and fine fabrics, with examples like a blue broadcloth frock featuring white cloth reverses and red silk trims, and mentions favored lace types such as Chantilly Point d Angleterre Mechlin Alencon Venetian and Irish lace trends.
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Chantilly
Point d
Angleterre
Mechlin
Thrift of Glasgow Sets Example for Britain
Thrift of Glasgow shows enterprise by not only collecting waste paper and selling scrap iron but also widening its exchequer. Its cleansing department serves many Scottish counties, owning nearly a thousand railroad cars and diversifying from bog reclaiming to market gardening and butchers' work.
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Thrift
Glasgow
Great Britain
Scotland
Boston Bigamist's Graveyard Proposals Draw Judge’s Attention
A Boston bigamist testified before the court that with every new sweetheart he would take her to a cemetery show her the grave of his first wife and propose marriage. He was generally accepted.
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Boston
Father Seeks Credit Beyond Himself
A columnist notes that a father who hopes his son grows up to be a credit to him often bears the burden of providing all the credit himself. The piece laments waning communal praise and urges recognizing others’ roles in character formation.
Nails Protect Piling Aged Amsterdam Structures
Piling in Amsterdam often uses large headed nails to shield exposed wood from worm attack. The process, which coats the timber with iron and forms rust to deter decay, must be renewed about every fifteen years.
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Amsterdam
Appetite in Love Prompts Dinner Request
A tender exchange between a man and Miss Clara over a restaurant bill of fare. He asks if love affects appetite and she agrees, ordering roast beef with fat mashed potatoes parsnips and boiled onions.
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Clara
The House Fly as Infants Paralysis Carrier
The house fly is identified as the principal source of infantile paralysis infection, highlighting its role in spreading the disease and prompting public health concern.
Village crafts and trades in the Belgian Kongo
The text notes no native industries in the Belgian Kongo. It describes village life with a blacksmith producing knives and spears and village experts, always women, skilled in weaving and pottery and related crafts.
Witty consolation over engagement with one-legged fiancé
In a humorous scene Miss Mumford comforts a friend who reluctantly accepted an engagement to a man with one leg. She suggests a bright side by joking that soon the pair can make him run up some flippers.
Tallest Soldier in France Named Among Conscripts
Antoine Cros stands over six feet six inches among France's new conscripts, highlighted as the tallest recruit in the draft.
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France
Antoine Cros
Fairy Palaces of Thought
Quotation by John Ruskin on building inner fortresses of beauty and resilience. He says bright fancies, satisfied memories, noble histories, and faithful sayings form treasure houses for the soul that adversity cannot disturb.
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John Ruskin
Fogge and Dobson Misunderstood Marriage Claim
The dialogue suggests Fogge and Fenderson discuss a misinterpretation: Dobson supposedly married a wealthy widow, but the remark reveals a mistaken understanding rather than a confirmed fact.
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Fogge
Dobson
Both Dainty and Practical Crepe de Chine Underwear
The article notes crepe de chine underwear is practical and pretty with growing use. It lists pink blue and white varieties trimmed in lace, with petticoats featuring plaited lace flounces and wide inserted lace. Elaborate versions add ribbon chiffon rosettes and artificial flowers. The fabrics resist wrinkling when hung damp, reducing ironing needs.
Ottomans Revived For Hidden Storage Use
The revival of the high ottoman inspires upholsterers to adapt space for flat dwellers. Tops covered with chintz or tapestries open on hinges to reveal shoe bags and compartments for magazines and odds and ends sought by women.
Sleeves of Varying Length Highlight Fashion Exhibits
The article surveys blouse and coat sleeves of many lengths from long to three-quarter. It notes turned-back cuffs with buttons on dressy styles and silk button hole effects, plus diverse armhole shapes from raglan to high neck profiles. Chinese sleeves appear in some sensational models.
New London Tourists Hats Feature Convertible Brim
From London comes a water proofed tourist hat with a rounded crown and a two inch brim. A mid side slit and buttonhole rows allow half the brim to lift up for sun and wind protection. Color contrast on brim faces enhances style for tourists and country wear.
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London
Tan Shoe Care to Prevent Darkening When Damp
Tan shoe wearers can delay discoloration by thorough initial polishing. A preparatory coating blocks moisture and fading. Expert cleaners apply a cacrub to extend shine, an operation that takes time but keeps shoes looking good for months with limited treatment.
Beauty Hints for Curbing a Double Chin
The remedy is best used early before aging skin loses elasticity. Rub under the chin with fingers from one side to the other, first with one hand then the other, making many strokes to stimulate the skin.
Stockings In Paris Colors Match Gowns With New Shades
New shades including Chinese yellow gilt Moutard silver Hussar blue fraise Nell rose burn orange artichoke join 385 color options for stockings. Women can easily follow the Paris dictatee of coordinating gown and stockings.
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Paris
Brood Sow Management Principles from the Iowa Station
A practical guide on gestation feeding and handling for sows to improve litter health. It covers protein and ash supplements to corn, exercise, pasture use, housing conditions, warming and dryness, lice and worm control, and safe laxative practices while noting risks near farrowing and the value of routine care.
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John M. Edward
Town
Iowa
Farrow
Farm Life Best for Family Man
A carpenter recounts leaving city wages for farm life noting lower living costs and healthful, simple pleasures. He describes chickens, milk, butter, and eggs from a small farm, and argues city dwellers would prefer rural life if they knew its advantages.
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J. Cc. Cummings
Wditer
Up to the Farmers Call for Higher Yields per Acre
J H Pettit of Illinois Agricultural College warns population growth outpaces arable land and urges farmers to raise yields. He credits experiment stations and the department of agriculture for proven methods and insists farmers must act now.
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United States
J. H. Pettit
Illinois Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture
Answers to Poultry Questions In incuba tor tips and breeding notes
A compiled guide by M Boyer listing practical poultry incubation and breeding guidance. It covers air humidity effects on evaporation, heat output of small eggs, hatch temp risks, handling infertile eggs, turkey breeding notes, mortality causes, and market price factors for dry picked birds. It also notes rapid growth requires proper feeding and near maturity from nutrition.
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M. Boyer
W.D. R
BH. R. T
R.T. Y
Maryland
Philadelphia
B. N
Cockerels urged to replace deformed birds with fitter stock
The notice advises selling off deformed cockerels and keeping one or two strong birds. It states one cock can tend fifteen to twenty pullets and argues for blood stock over weaker stock.
Way to Dress Capons for Market
Capons are dressed with neck feathers left from head to two-thirds down the shoulders and on the first two wing joints, tail, back halfway, and legs up to two-thirds the hip. All remaining feathers are removed.
Feeding TimothY and Bran for Winter Ewes
Farmers advised that ewes in winter require a steady ration of timothy hay bran and oats to maintain good condition. Proper feed ensures health and productivity during cold months.
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Timothy
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