Combination Horse and Cow Barn Desirable Unit in Farm Equipment
William A. Radford offers expert free advice on building a gambrel style combination horse and cow barn. The brick structure integrates dairy and horse stables with a silo, feed room, overhead carrier, and suction ventilation. Floor plans, cross sections, and timber sizes are provided for construction details.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Ill
Comfort Comes First in Planning New Home
Husband and wife debate personal touches to craft a home that is comfortable and enduring. Prioritize good materials, sound structure, heating and insulation to ensure year round comfort and fuel efficiency, while balancing original ideas with broad appeal to future buyers. Comfort, not mere beauty, guides ideal home design.
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Comfort
Weather Strip Lets Home Save Fuel and Stop Drafts
Weather stripping installed in a home will pay for itself in one or two seasons by reducing coal consumption and coal bills. Varieties include felt window inserts, felt wood strips, and metal weather strips. The metal type lasts longer and both drafts and overheating are cited as health and comfort concerns. It helps avoid extra storm sash windows in exposed areas.
Nana Sahib’s true fate and life complicate history
An examination of Nana Sahib, leader of the 1857 mutiny, traces his unclear birth, adoption by Poona’s ex-peshwa, and pension dispute with Britain. It notes his dual image as terrorist to Britain and liberator to East Indians, his strategic deceit, and ultimate disappearance beyond the frontier, possibly to Nepal or an oriental realm.
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Nana Sahib
Dhunodu Pant
Kaji Roa
Poona
London
Bithoor
Cawnpore
England
India
Nana
Havelock
Allahabad
Nepal
Wheeler Syndicate
Germany Eyes North Sea Drainage for Land and Resources
German engineers propose draining the North Sea to gain land and coal deposits. The plan, while technically possible, would require approval of all involved nations and a vast expenditure. Dams would span Dover Strait and the Denmark Scotland line, with rivers redirected to the new basin.
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North Sea
Germany
Straits of ‘Dover
Denmark
Scotland
Modern Minstrel Shows and Their Origins
A historical note describes the term minstrel as a broad troupe of singers, instrumentalists, jugglers, and dancers introduced to England by the Normans. It traces blackface minstrels to the United States South and credits B P Christy with popularizing troupe entertainment of imitation negro musicians.
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England
South
United States
B. P. Christy
Velvet Wraps Highlight Evening Sleeveless Jackets
Fashion notes describe velvet wraps and a sleeveless jacket made from a brown and white jasper woven fabric. The piece showcases a versatile two piece suit with a high price illusion, yet affordable for home dressmakers. Odder highlights include white furred black velvet opera wraps and ermine trimmed coats. The pieces pair with brown felt hats and tweed accents, reflecting Paris couture trends.
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Bemberg
New York
Chicago
Paris
California Fig Syrup Used For Child’s Health Boost
A Omaha mother credits California Fig Syrup with boosting her child's appetite energy and digestion after a doctor recommended it for constipation and ill health. She emphasizes asking for the genuine California Fig Syrup by name.
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Ms. Seilenbach
Emlie Street
Omaha
Neb
California
Californie
California Fig Syrup Tak at Our Children
Readable excerpts describe a Los Angeles by products firm turning wornout shoes into chemicals and perfume. vast imports of shoes and other discarded items into new goods. The piece muses on reusing old items from shoes to car wrecks and other scraps, with a satirical tone about social types.
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Los Angeles
New Orleans
Europe
Los Angeles Times
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Offers Fast Digestive Relief
Stomach upset and sour digestion are tackled with a spoonful of Phillips Milk of Magnesia in a glass of water. It neutralizes excess acid and may stop distress in minutes. Endorsed by doctors and hospitals, available in 25¢ and 50¢ sizes at drugstores.
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Phillips
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