Victorian bridal fashion in a sea of Victorian lines
A New York Times fashion piece describes spring wedding attire with Victorian influence. Brides wear pearl white taffeta gowns with cap veils and duchess lace, while bridesmaids in blue and mauve taffeta carry soft chiffon fichus and lace gloves. An all organdie wedding future features white organdie gowns with inset footing, violet organdie dresses, and light lace hats.
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New York Times
New York
Sewing Screen Offers Handy Work Station For Seams
United States Department of Agriculture outlines a folding sewing screen with two 28 inch panels, burlap covering, pockets and hooks for tools. It lists materials, hinges, elastic, and stains derived from walnut hulls for wood color and a practical, portable sewing setup.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Government Recipe for Making Waffles
An old instruction lists ingredients and steps for waffles. It covers sifting flour baking powder salt and sugar, beating eggs, mixing with shortening milk or water, folding in whites if used, and heating and greasing waffle irons before cooking until browned on both sides.
Kitchen tips and household cleaning advice column
A compact card index of recipes and homemaking hints covers mildew removal with soapy starch, gilt frame cleaning with egg white, enamel stove tray cleanliness, oven brushing after baking, rust prevention for stoves, fat clove scent for washing fryer nuts, and corset care instruction including laces and stays washed on a flat board in sun or near a fire.
Shot Hole Borers Attack Weakened Trees In United States
Two similar shot hole borers in the U S attack weak or diseased trees, not healthy ones. They enter branches through holes that ooze gum in peaches and prunes. Remedies include removing or burning infested branches and improving vitality via better cultivation drainage moisture and fertilizer. On the Pacific coast a paint solution of water soap carbolic acid is applied to infested areas and repeated weekly three times.
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United States
Pacific Coast
Bridge Grafting Hints for Girdled Fruit Trees
Ohio experiment station horticulturists outline spring bridge grafting to save damaged trees. Use one year old scion wood, remove bark above and below girdle to cambium, fit clons ends to the tree cambium, secure with wires, wax all wounds, and cover the girdle with dry soil to prevent drying. Prevent injury when possible.
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Ohio Experiment Station Horticulturists
Spraying to Check Apple Aphids
As buds swell and green tips appear apple aphids hatch and cluster on new growth. Early sprays are most effective before foliage thickens. An entomologist at Geneva NY station recommends three quarters of a pint of nicotine sulphate per 100 gallons of spray for good control.
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New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva
Rotting of yellow plums and control method
The rotting of yellow plums is common and prevalent in some seasons. Use a spray schedule with lime-sulphur at one guten-to-fifty gallons of water applied before blooming, shortly after blossoms drop, and then twice more at ten day intervals.
Burn Al Trimmings From Pruning Insects And Diseases
The notice directs burning all trimmings from pruning trees and vines to promptly destroy injurious insects or diseases. It emphasizes immediate action to prevent the spread of pests and disease through debris.
Bridge grafts save trees in cold season effort
County agent outlines mouse girdling concerns and grafting method to protect trees during winter. Details cover timing, root stock selection, and orchard health to restore damaged trunks and prevent further loss.
Houses for the Birds
A light note suggests birds may favor older houses over new ones when choosing a nesting site. It highlights rustic charm and practical appeal of traditional roosts for avian residents.
Tanlac boosts Albuquerque man after long illness
Harry F Williams of 519 S Walter St Albuquerque, a Santa Fe Railroad tool supervisor for nineteen years, praises Tanlac after recovering from chronic appendicitis symptoms and a 1918 flu that left him weak. He credits one bottle for relief and four more for full recovery, noting weight gain to 154 pounds. Advertisement. An eloquent prayer doesn't get any higher than any other kind.
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Tanlac
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Harry F Williams
S. Walter St
Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Tan- Inc
Ended Puppy Love In Odd Family Scene
A reminiscence recalls a brief romance ended abruptly when a boy’s arrival left a youth alone with a dining room table scene. The narrator notes the moment as a first love ended in a startling interruption observed within a household.
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Charming
Howard
Medal of Honor Sledul of Honor Civil War Era Description
Fragmentary text describes the Medal of Honor as a Civil War era decoration with a Minerva bearing medallion and laurel wreath. It notes the inscription United States of America and the word Valor, highlighting its status as a highly prized military decoration.
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Congress
Minerva
United States of America
A Bore Who Has Nothing to Say
A quip notes a bore is a man with nothing to say and a focus on saving If, implying dullness in style and preference.
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