Trim Visiting Dress of Panne Velvet III
A taupe panne velvet gown with fur cloth trims updates fashion with a one piece bodice and tunic styled skirt. The long fitted sleeves taper to the wrist and a wide crushed girdle matches the dress. lace frills finish the neckline and sleeves.ullia Bottomley describes the plush velvet material and simple lines for the modern modiste.
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Julia Bottomley
Motoring in Crisp Weather Fashion Notes
The article describes a stylish cold weather motor outfit for women, featuring a tibeline coat with straight lines, large sleeves, turnback cuffs, a large bone button, and a versatile collar. It covers heavy cloths like boucle, Ural lamb, chinchilla, and mixes. Motor bonnets use satin crowns, velvet trim, plaited satin frills, chiffon veils, and braided ornaments.
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Trousséaus
Julia
Bottomley
Training Colts for Exhibition at County Fairs
The article argues for simple daily training of colts before shows to curb unruly behavior. It advises starting during weaning with bridle training, teaching walking and trotting, and keeping the animal alert in the ring with attentive handling to reveal true quality to judges.
Young Women and Poultry Elevate Farm Roles
Many ambitious young women nationwide debate leaving home to seek money and fame. The piece argues bright, capable girls can build successful poultry ventures from home with study and effort, avoiding low pay and hard farm labor while finding a ready market.
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Farma
Portable Farrowing Pen How-To Illustrates Easy DIY Construction
An illustration demonstrates making a portable farrowing pen using 2 by 6 runners of any length and sound planking for the body. A small window in the design provides light and ventilation.
Practical notes on farm pen use for wine breeding
The rear end is always advisable as light is necessary. The pen can be moved between parts of the farm and proves to be one of the most useful tools used in wine breeding.
Plowing Under Clover Builds Crop Longevity
Farmers learn to plow under grass sod and clover to build soil humus and sustain crops through rotation. It takes nerve to bury a hay crop, but the practice keeps fields in step with modern farming.
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Human
Humus
Retain Moleture Surface After Rain Mention
A directive to work the surface after each rain to retain all molaturg, preserving moisture and texture as the primary goal. The note emphasizes constant maintenance to prevent loss of surface quality through evaporation or drying.
The Bagdad Bazaar Through a Visitor’s Eye
Frederick Simpich describes Bagdad’s grand bazaar as a living link to ancient times with Jews Armenians and Arabs trading under vaulted brick streets. He notes the crowding cries barlak and the scent of spices oil and animals while detailing crafts from red shoes to beaded trappings and fishnet repairers along narrow stalls.
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Tokyo
Teheran
Bagdad
Frederick Simpich
Los ‘Angeles
Abbas
Persia
Abraham
America
Austria
Preventive measures against potato winter rot
An article by W. R. Gilbert explains that the best defense against potato black rot is thorough drying of tubers before storage. It advises dusting two pounds of sulphur per ton, ventilating storage pits, crop rotation away from diseased land, and using kainit or lime as fungicidal soil amendments with careful application limits to protect future yields.
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Bazdar
Arabia
Pigs Thrive On Rape Pasture With Grain Welfare Note
Historical livestock guidance notes that pigs fed on rape for eight weeks gained 57 pounds more than pigs on clover, though rape alone is not sufficient without grain. Movable fences help prevent field trampling, and clover requires pasturing to avoid drying out and loss of nutrition. Rape offers constant forage with ordinary rainfall.
Keep Plows from Rusting in Spring Plowing Advice
Advice on preserving farm tools with a tallow and white lead coating. Melt three pounds of tallow mix with one pound of white lead in a black iron pot. Heat and apply with a brush to moldboards and tools, then plant plows in the ground in spring to renew brightness.
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