Cottage Type Prettiest on Wooded Sites or Natural Surroundings
William A. Radford outlines cottage style as ideal for wooded sites with natural surroundings. He describes a two story seven room residence 24 by 26 feet with steep roof lines, wide dormers, and an open inviting interior. The design emphasizes economical frame construction, ample interior space, and attractive exterior.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Wiliam A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Pick Papers for Wall With Care
The text extols refurbishing rooms with wallpaper to transform dull spaces into fashionable, durable rooms. It advises creative use of color and patterns, varnishing for easy cleaning, and applying designs beyond traditional rooms to express imagination throughout the house.
Casements of Steel Add Distinctive Air
A close look at a wealthy sounding yet frugal family reveals how a young banker and friends manage a life of charm with modest yearly income. They own a stylish home, acquire a new car annually, and take a month of summer travel, all without extravagance.
What Windows Say About Wealth And Taxation
The piece considers how possessions reveal income and status, noting bankers and tax assessors judge wealth by visible goods like pianos sewing machines and windows. It compares wartime spending and domestic pride in ample light with a critique of how window counts affect tax, ending with a call for better window designs.
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France
Do Not Remove Shutters Without Absolute Need
If your house includes shutters they should not be removed unless absolutely required. Only then consider replacement with plans to reinstall them later when finances allow.
Legume hays displacing timothy for dairy feeding
The U S Department of Agriculture reports rising demand for alfalfa and other legume hays in dairy rations, with a seven year shift from timothy. Acreage data show alfalfa cutting expanding from 1.33 million to 2.75 million acres in the Great Lakes states, while timothy fell from 7 million to 4.25 million acres. Experimental feeding confirms legume hays’ milk production advantage. advisories urge legume inclusion alongside protein concentrates and note lime and phosphates can improve soil for alfalfa or clover. Farmers could boost incomes by growing high quality legume hay for market.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Great Lakes
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Department
Careful Planning for Two Vegetable Crops
Careful planning allows two good vegetable crops from the same ground in one season. Succession cropping helps gardeners with limited space provide continuous, palatable produce with little extra work. Early crops can be followed by a second crop or by beans and corn.
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A. M. Binkley
Colorado Agricultural College
Careful Capping of Silage Prevents Loss
Silo preservation tips advise capping silage to curb fermentation and decay. Roofing paper or tar paper, weighted by silage or dirt, reduces moisture loss and mold formation. Some suggest smoothing and packing the top, sprinkling salt to seal the surface and deter decay. Old newspapers offer a similar protective layer.
Castoria Promise for Still Nights and Stitching Upsets
An old advertisement touts Castoria as safe for infants and children. It claims quick relief for fretful babies, colic, and diarrhea, urging parents to keep a bottle in the house and look for the genuine signature of Chas. H. Fletcher on the wrapper. It also includes a closing gag line about a lost boy found under the Saturday Transcript.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Agricultural Hints for Corn and Chicks in the North Central
Agricultural hints advise corn as the main feed grain for the north central United States. Buy baby chicks as near home as possible. Soy bean pasture can supplement late summer and early fall when other pastures are short. Chicks may be fattened in confinement in storage brooders or fattening crates and graded higher than range-fed birds when dresser.
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North Central
United States
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Address Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
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