Pure certified milk for infants and invalids urged nationwide
Collier's Weekly notes medical society led efforts in Chicago to certify milk purity, with strict farm, transport, and home handling rules. Emphasizes testing cows, sanitary barns, daily cream content, and avoiding contamination from bottle handling, with guidance for households to refrigerate promptly and use bottles carefully.
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United States
Medical Society
Chicago
Cook County Medical Society
Commission
Vogue of the Blouse Boosts Belted Creations in Silk and Chiffon
Mary Dean notes a rising blouse vogue driven by belt styling. White chiffon bodices feature pink silk sashes, black chiffon bands with beads, and pale blue corset belts. Crepe chiffon blends appear with sheer sleeves, while taffeta models show embroidery and color yokes.
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Mary Dean
Modern nerves and the endurance of today
The Chicago Journal argues that modern people are more sensitive to pain yet endure a seven day assault on nerve ends better than ancestors. It notes medieval witchcraft panics and mob frenzies while praising the urban citizen who handles public debates, art, and traffic without madness.
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Turkey
Chicago Journal
Frost Mrs Knicker Is She a Grasa Widow
Mrs Bocker denies being a grasa widow or widow in hay fever context. the exchange hints at social gossip or mistaken identity in a columned amusements page with playful naming.
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Tin Frost
Mrs. Knicker
India religion debated by P C Banerjee in London
Hindoo student P C Banerjee argues in London Everyman that educated Indians retain religion, noting Christian missionary converts are rare among the educated. He asserts Hindoo and Mohammedan coexistence before British rule, cites English education numbers, and corrects language figures in a 294 million population.
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P. C. Banerjee
London School of Economics
London Everyman
India
Televised reach shows vast audience and religious diversity
The report cites 270 million followers and 8 million animists with no religion. It notes the broad audience and the share of people without religious affiliation, reflecting religious landscape shifts across the region.
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Gether
Lawyer Fined Five Thousand For Lost Goethe Hair Lock
A St. Petersburg lawyer was fined $5 000 after losing a lock of hair belonging to the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The lock, originally pawned for $100, was owned by the Boehme sisters of Weimar Germany, Goethe’s birthplace.
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Goethe
St. Petersburg
Russia
Sisters Boehme
Weimar
Germany
Simple Yet Effective Frock Weaves Embroidery and White Fabrics
The design centers on a white cotton crepe and ratine frock with heavy white mercerized cotton embroidery. A shallow Irish crochet yoke, narrow pleated frill, embroidered cuffs, and black velvet girdle finish the blouse and skirt, with black satin buttons adorning the front.
Shoes For The New Dances And Flounced Frocks
The season brings fanciful dancing boots to match draped frocks. Slashed sides reveal silk hose for a dainty look. Boots feature rhinestone button tops, slim arched lines, and options in white kid with a Louis heel or satin finishes in pink or blue.
Dictates of Fashion Hit With Pinhead Hatpins and Medici Ruffs
The piece highlights tiny hatpin heads and wired lace ruff reminiscent of Medici collars. It notes cotton fabrics with beaded borders, broad middy blouses in plain colors with striped silk hems, and wide girdles extending below the waist. Neck frills end in black velvet bows atop white serge hats.
Navy blue mohair outfit at French races described
A tailored trotter frock of heavy mohair and worsted was worn at the French races, cut closely to the feet and revealing patent leather boots with gray suede tops by an American glovemaker. The ensemble is brightened by a rash of red and purple impressionist accents, while the navy blue costume remains quiet.
Little Girls Kimono in Pink Rosebud Challis
A sweet kimono for a young girl uses pink and white rosebud challis with a smocked yoke on the shoulders and back. Pink embroidery silk decorates the smocking and neck edges while pink silk scallops trim the front and sleeves. Two small pink silk fasteners adorn the front.
Bag Conceits In Southern Resort Tailoring
Linen is a favorite material for tailored suits at southern resorts. A suit is not complete without a bag of the same material, gilt mounted. Another conceit is to carry a bag of white maille matching the belt and neckpiece.
White Crepe Dresses for Little Girls
Attractive frocks for children aged two to five now use white crepe for its dainty cool look and easy laundering. A simple kimono pattern yields a low neck and short sleeves edged with hand embroidered scallops. A tiny floral spray adds charm, ideal for vacation wear.
Sewing Room Embroidery Technique Notes
In the Sewing Room instructions advise basting muslin under the fabric when embroidering cotton crepes marquisettes and similar materials. Work through both layers and, after finishing, cut carefully around on the wrong side to complete the piece.
Embroidery Techniques for Huckaback Towels and Corset Lacing
An article describes machine embroidery for necklines waists and trims on Huckaback towels. It explains finishing with hand work cross stitch letters on towels, using taftals colored cross stitch, and applying round corset lacing for padding scallop embroidery with no extra stitching needed.
Distinctive handbag features snake skin and gold accents
A handbag described as distinctive uses snake skin with a double strap handle. It features a small gold watch and a large gold monogram as decorative elements. Silk handbags remain in fashion with metre silk praised for durability and appeal.
Preparation of Rations for Swine by RE IDDINGS Idaho Experiment Station
This summary covers hog feeding methods to maximize economy. It notes corn on the cob as most economical, soaking versus grinding for small grains, and the inefficiency of hard, coarse grinding. It discusses wetting feeds, self feeders, and the value of alfalfa, including Nebraska and Idaho findings on feeding whole versus chopped or ground forms.
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RE. J. Iddings
Idaho
Iowa Experiment Station
Idaho Experiment Station
Idaho Station
Nebraska Experiment Station
Window Garden Care Tips For Summer and Winter
Care and propagation guidance for window planters. Emphasizes shading pots in summer afternoons, pinching buds to prevent winter blooms, weekly border pot turning, making geranium and similar cuttings, keeping slips damp until rooted, and hanging oleander slips to root in water. Advises sowing pansies lantanas primroses impatients sultana and fire now for winter bloom. promote snapdragon growth for dramatic winter displays.
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L. M. Bennington
Orchardist in Quincy digs deep hole to kill pocket gophers
An orchardist at Quincy Washington reports success in destroying pocket gophers by digging a 20 foot deep by 1 foot wide hole. He says gophers fall into the hole and are easily killed, with as many as 17 in a single hole.
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Kill Pocket Gophers
Quincy
Wash
Area of Cornfields Matches France or Germany Size
The combined area of the United States cornfields is almost equal to the land area of France or Germany. This comparison highlights the vast scale of corn production in the U S and its expansive agricultural reach.
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United States
France
Germany
Mules and Horses in United States Count
The United States houses 4,386,000 mules and 20,667,000 horses according to the compiled figures, reflecting broad livestock totals across the nation.
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United States
Eggs to England import rise in first quarter
Great Britain imported 40 million dozen eggs in the first three months of this year, up from 36 million dozen in the first quarter of 1912. The increase points to stronger demand and trade activity abroad.
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England
Great Britain
Chestnut Blight Wipes Out $10 Million in Pennsylvania Timber
The chestnut blight has caused extensive damage to Pennsylvania timber, destroying ten million dollars worth of valuable trees and affecting local forests and industry.
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Pennsylvania
Docking Prohibited for Barges in Philippine Islands
Government declares ban on importing docked barges into the Philippines by law. The measure aims to curb maritime traffic and regulate vessel entries. Local authorities enforce restrictions at coastal depots and ports.
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Philippine Islands
Houdan Table Birds Prove Quality for Breeding and Crosses
Houdan males are strong breeders, producing table birds with good flesh color, grain, juiciness, and flavor. They cross well with Buff Orpingtons for table birds and with Leghorns or Minorcas for eggs. The Houdan Leghorn cross yields higher prolificacy and better fattening traits, making Houdans a valuable stock improver.
Lime for Fowls and Egg Shell Quality
When lime is scarce, eggshells become thin and soft shelled eggs may break during laying. Hens often acquire a taste from broken eggs. Gather eggs several times daily to prevent breakage from crowding on the nest or newly laid eggs striking those already laid.
Buying Pullets For Winter Laying A Cautionary Note
A farm note warns against buying large batches of pullets in fall for winter laying without considering lineage and laying performance. It argues home raising from carefully chosen stock may be cheaper in the long run if purchased pullets prove slow to lay and yield few eggs.
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Board of Health
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Collier’s Weekly
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Jerusalem
Poland
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