Illinois farm homes lag in plumbing and water systems
A College of Agriculture report shows less than 6 percent of Illinois farm homes have complete plumbing and only 2.6 percent have electric water systems while 42.8 percent have a sink and pump. Experts urge meeting basic water needs as a health priority and note growing farm demand from Bureau and LaSalle counties. It also covers cockerel selection for breeding, housing, feeding, and management to optimize vigor, fattening, and egg production.
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Illinois
Frank P. Hanson
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Bureau
LaSalle
Raising Chicks at a Profit guides summer care and ventilation
The University of Illinois circular on chick raising emphasizes continued feeding and management after six weeks. It advises ventilated brooder houses, muslin ventilators, and frequent disinfection to control mites, with separate handling for broilers and breeding pullets and cockerels.
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College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
John Vandervort
More Efficient Production Best Path to Larger Income
A University of Illinois report argues farm income rises through efficiency. C A Bonnen cites 14 Champaign and Pratt county farms showing corn costs 52 to 88 cents per bushel, oats 24 to 58 cents, wheat 68 cents to $1.28, attributing differences mainly to management. It urges using good seed and well planned field systems to maintain soil fertility and use labor and equipment efficiently.
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C. A. Bonnen
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Champaign
Pratt County
Illinois study to determine fruit orchard costs across farms
The College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois and about 100 fruit growers join in detailed cost recording to analyze growing and harvesting expenses for orchards. Departments of horticulture and farm organization oversee an enterprise cost book for uniform, block level records on similar fruit, age, and practices.
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College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
College—Horticulture and
Ilinois
Word Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Crossword Blitz
The list appears to be a dense crossword style puzzle with many clues across and down. It includes pronouns verbs colors measures and various geographic and linguistic hints. Answers span nautical terms culinary references and common wordplay elements across multiple categories.
Glove And Accessory Fashions From A Bygone Era
Glove novelties feature bright mousquetaire colors and matching accessories. Enormous silk flowers, floral trims, and embroidered cuffs create vivid ensembles with pistachio, yellow, rose and turquoise tones. Designers emphasize stitched seams, decorative cuffs, and flowered silk, velvet, or satin embellishments.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle
Instructions explain placing letters in white spaces to form words horizontally and vertically. Each word begins with a numbered letter indicating its definition. Horizontal numbers fill until the first black square, vertical numbers fill until the next black square below. No letters go in black spaces and all words are dictionary terms aside from proper names.
Find Two Other Bathers In Quiet Pool Scene
The note directs locating two other bathers with a description: upper side down along the back of the head left alde down under lifted leg.
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Alde
Embroidery Offered in Various Materials Across Garments
Embroidery appears on tunics and two piece costumes in diverse materials from coarse wool to silk and metal threads. Prints and appliques accent overblouses and skirts with borders and pockets embellished, including bayadere striped sports costumes and gold thread Chinese designs.
Fabric Flowers Shine as Decorative Novelties
The article describes silk and velvet blooms reproduced in fabric, from deep purples to pale Hlac, with water lilies in white taffeta and organdie centers. It notes green silk leaves, rubber and silk stems, rhinestone outlines on black velvet petals, and crocheted yarn sprays as novel touches.
Smart Disorder May Be to Milady's Advantage
In early Victorian days charm lay in fashionable negligence. Stray curls and loosened ribbons were stylish for both women and men. Some Paris hairdressers now advocate slightly disordered curls as a rival to the sleek soisfure, suggesting a return to charming disorder.
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Milady
Lord Byron
Paris
Contrast in Velvet and Straw Millinery Styles
The article highlights new early summer hats showing mixed fabrics and textures. Velvet and straw combinations create varied colors with full velvet crowns and straw brims, or velvet brims on straw crowns. Black hats gain color accents from pink roses or yellow water lilies.
Fashion notes on blouse necklines and trims
The article describes embroidery in small self colored silks and a peasant influence on necklines. It notes high snugly fitting collars, convertible styles, and Chanel-like arrangements. A collarless blouse gains grace when paired with a scarf finished with a long fringe.
Mauve Hosiery With White Shoes Shifts Fashion Trend
Mauve is predicted as the smart woman’s choice to pair with white shoes this season. Lavender and pale violet shades are noted as newer variations, with peach and light tans still seen but less dominant.
Flounces on Costume Slips Spotlight New Line
The article notes a fresh design on crepe costume slips featuring a circular flounce. The flounce appears on the material itself or on lace, with fullness and frontal flare aligned with contemporary frocks.
Red Frock Adorned Girl in Castilian Crepe Ensemble
A young girl of about fifteen to sixteen wears a castilian red crepe frock paired with a plain tailored blue twill coat, lined and piped in red, presenting a charming early fashion display.
Neat Combination for Silk Dress and Coatining Ensemble
A garment note describes pairing crepe de chine with kasha or jersey to form attractive ensemble costumes. Silk fabric serves as the dress and coatining as well as for collar cuffs and trimmings.
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