Fringes and Sashes Usher New Fashion Trends
A prominent fashion authority notes that trimming and color choices reflect individual taste rather than fixed good or bad style. The piece surveys sleeves from Mandarin and fringe designs by Patou, sash tying innovations, high collars, perforated embroidery, and detachable capes, highlighting America’s growing role in costume design and its potential rivalry with Paris.
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Patou
Doeuillet
Desiners
America
Paris
Oriental design home shown with pagoda porch and bright rooms
William A. Radford describes an exotic stucco and brick bungalow with Japanese and oriental influences. The one story house features a small kitchen workshop, two bedrooms, a dining area with abundant light, a rear porch and a two car garage. The design emphasizes individuality over uniform streets, modern heating, and potential rental income from part of the garage.
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Wheno
Clean Furniture With Linseed Oil Turpentine and Vinegar
Home tip suggests mixing equal parts linseed oil turpentine and vinegar to clean furniture. The compound is said to both clean and impart a polish. It emphasizes a simple, ready mix for furniture care.
Cor set comeback teased by French dressmakers
Prominent French designers predict a corset revival though American critics push for modern uncorseted silhouettes. Paul Poiret champions a corseted line while rivals explore belt alternatives that mimic support without heavy shaping.
Colorful Fall Outfits Highlight Bright Children’s Coats
Autumn fashion shines for kids with vivid red green and blue outfits. New fall coats feature bright broadcloth fabrics with fur trimming and single bold tones, creating lively wardrobe options for the season.
Skirts With Deep Tucks From Hem to Waist
Skirts with deep tucks from hem to waist are described as smart and stylish options for structured silhouettes and tailored looks.
A Chinese Farmer Rejects Mining Identity
The narrator recalls meeting a farmer who refuses to mine coal despite nearby outcroppings. The farmer believes he is born to farming, not mining, while contrasts with Chinese coal diggers who work hard under tough conditions with no machinery. The piece notes miners’ roughness yet dedication and ends with a nod to their singing on the job.
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Ife
Peking
Ling
China
Asia
Coffee’s long rise as a global beverage
Coffee has a thousand year history as a beverage in Abyssinia and was introduced to Arabia in the fifteenth century. The plant spread through tropical Asia and to the Americas, with major producers today including Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Jamaica, British India, Java, and Arabia on the Red Sea coast producing morha.
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Abyssinia
Arabia
Asia
South
Central America
Brazil
Columbia
Venezuela
Guatemala
Jamaca
Ail
British India
Java
Red Sea
Plea for the Eagles in Alaska Relief for Remaining Birds
A nostalgic editorial argues that the bald eagle once faced eradication in Alaska but now survives in small numbers. The piece praises the bird’s symbolic American character and suggests a respite for the remaining eagles despite past conflicts.
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Alaska
Beauty Sleep Tale Headlines A Handsome Ig Dream
Wayside Tales presents a compact note on beauty hints and a playful “Beauty Sleep” motif. A witty caption links charm with restful habits, reflecting lighthearted daily humor from the column.
Ledger of the Louisville Courier Journal Opinion
A clipped, informal line references a court or editor noting dismissal of a stenographer for incompetence. The excerpt contains a historian style aside about marriage, asking if the stenographer was the spouse, reflecting a candid newsroom culture.
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Trubdule
Louisville Courier- Journal
Opinion Writers Capture the Atmosphere of Discussion
A reflection on good opinion writers whose prose mimics natural discussion. Bourne argues that effective opinion imitates the tone of dialogue, resonating with readers as if within an imagined conversation.
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Landolph Bourne
Strong appeal for healthy cattle and garden cleanup
The article urges fall plowing or spading and covering with horse manure to improve soil for spring planting. It stresses cleaning up garden debris to prevent disease and pests, recommends green crops like rye, and notes tuberculosis and tuberculin testing in cattle as key concerns.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department Etorinarhins Suny
Nice
Best medicine ad promises unkept claims Swamp Root
A newspaper advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming cures for kidney liver and bladder issues and rheumatism. It cites testimonials and an offer to mail a bottle for ten cents with the reader sending a self addressed envelope to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. Bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Silmer
Pareela Post
Addrasa
Manure Shows Great Value in Clover Growth Study
The Towa agronomic test station reports that applying barnyard manure to clover after a spring freeze boosted stand threefold compared with plots without manure. Manured plots yielded high tons per acre with stronger root development. Adding phosphorus with manure further increased vigor and height.
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Towa Aggerend Turat
Goreman
Care for Late Vegetables in Storage
Late vegetables can yield winter profits for growers with surplus stock. Use existing storage rooms basements or outbuildings or outdoor cellars of wood or masonry. If permanent facilities are unavailable, keep late root crops in outdoor pits or banks with no cash outlay beyond insulating material.
Preferred to Pay the Fine
A boy asks a librarian about the fine for a late book. The librarian notes it would be two cents if kept until Monday and urges him to return it. The boy refuses to go home and says he would rather take a bath.
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Jimmy
Rid of Faulty Fowls and Ego-Eaters Warned
A local urging condemns disruptive hens and birds known for feather pulling stating removing such birds will prevent spread of bad habits in the flock. The notice emphasizes proactive culling to protect the rest of the poultry.
Sheep As Scavengers Not Enough For Profitable Flocks
The article argues that while sheep help soil and control waste, a profitable mutton flock requires proper care and high quality nutrition rather than relying on scavenging. It urges farmers to value their sheep and invest in good feed and management to avoid troubles.
Quebec City Known As Gibraltar of America
The city of Quebec is described as the Gibraltar of America for its near impregnable position and strong defenses both natural and artificial.
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Gibraltar of
America
Quebec
Drawback in Crowding in Poultry Keeping
The article warns that crowding poultry leads to problems as many attempt to keep 50 fowls where space only suits 25. It emphasizes proper space for healthier birds and better yield.
Best and Safest Plan for Modern Dairy Herds
The piece argues the best and safest method under modern dairy conditions is to keep the bull under control and confined to himself or with other bulls.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Local and Constitutional Balance
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a tonic affecting the blood to reduce nasal and mucous inflammation. The notice asserts catarrh worsens in run down health, implies constitutional influence, and offers circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Saving a Salary Hamlet Idea Replaced Ghost with Ouija Bowed
A producer suggests trimming Hamlet to modernize the mood replacing the ghost with a Ouija bowed prop. The manager asks why audiences crave amusement and wonders about whether two make a quarrel if a man and his wife are one.
Silage-Fed Steers Show Higher Returns in Penn Tests
Silage fed steers yield about 20 percent higher returns than corn fed counterparts in Pennsylvania feed tests. The study highlights silage as a more profitable feed option for dairy and beef operations.
Putting Plow Away In Full Season Prep
Article advises applying axle grease to plow parts and covering with dry dust to preserve lubrication. Recommends using fallen leaves as hen scratch shed material after frosts to enrich poultry droppings with fertilizer elements.
Hens Need Varied Food and Clean Conditions
The article stresses that hens thrive only with a varied diet and access to clean sanitary food. It emphasizes maintaining cleanliness and proper feeding to ensure healthy poultry.
One or the Other in Rural Carriage Quip
A humorous remark notes a squeaking plow signifying either a deaf and dumb driver or a rich man who can replace the worn plow, showing satirical views on wealth and speech.
Help for Slow Malters Hens
Advice for delaying moulting in hens suggests giving two tablespoonfuls of oiliment per quart of morning mash to promote earlier laying next winter and provide extra protein for new feathers.
Small Package Is Best for Delicate Poultry Skin
The article argues that a lighter package is better for chicken skin and flesh, noting the fragile nature and pressure caused by heavier packaging and its advantages for quality and preservation.
Aunt Nora Quietly Guides Ruth to a Skin Care Trick
In a domestic scene Ruth resists a bobbing request but Aunt Nora nudges the plan. Adatte hints at persuasion as Ruth weighs the idea while a cousin adds a playful, teasing nudge. An abrupt moment follows with a light challenge swapped between relatives. Guileura Ointment and Soap advertisements promise skin improvement.
Gold Calculation and a Question of Paying Back
Warmer Corntossel speaks of returning money to reimburse losers. The dialogue reveals doubt about funds already taken and hints at possible profits and restitution, with tension over fairness and personal gain.
Tungstic carbide promises diamond rival hardness
Tungstic carbide is nearly as hard as diamond. Metallurgists seek to further harden it by rolling or forging and adding carbon to steel to surpass diamond in hardness.
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Cervn Metallurgists
Diamond Dyes promise easy home fabric dyeing
Diamond Dyes ads claim simple directions let any woman dye faded dresses, waists, coats, sweaters, stockings and draperies. It guarantees perfect home dyeing even for beginners, noting whether fabric is wool silk linen cotton or mixed. Diamond Dyes never streak, speckle, or run.
Unfair Treatment Of Ship From Tinglind Sparks Debate
The glove counter girl with red hair protests harsh handling of a recently arrived ship from Tinglind. She notes the crew worked four days across the Atlantic with no breaks yet the vessel was docked promptly upon arrival.
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Tinglind
Atlantic
Retail Ledger
Philadelphia
Observations of Venus Tilted Rotation by Dark Spots
Scientist W. WW. Vickering reports dark spots on Venus suggesting a 68 hour rotation. He notes the motion is north to south rather than west to east, implying the axis lies close to the orbital plane. The piece ends with a quip about young men and debt.
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Venus
Rot W. WW. Vickering
Les
Scientife American
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