Growing Tomatoes for the Market From a West Virginia bulletin
The article notes tomatoes as a major commercial crop next to potatoes in Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, and rising in West Virginia. It covers field and greenhouse culture, transplanting, soil and manure practices, spacing, frost safety, trimming for earlier fruit, and Maine and Cornell findings on yields, with emphasis on earliness and profitable fertilizer use.
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A Good Type of Fattening Crate
A Pennsylvania State College bulletin recommends a six by eighteen by eighteen inch fattening crate with three internal compartments for four to six birds each. Crate slats are 1 by 1 half inch, front gaps two inches, bottom slats three quarters inch apart, with a V trough for feeding. After placement, birds are dusted with sulphur, starved for 20 hours, then fed sparingly to adapt to new feed.
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Pennsylvania State College and Experiment Station
Childrens 10 to 12 Years Dress Designs in Navy and Velvet
Fashion notes describe multiple girls outfits for ages 10 to 12. Navy serge dress with yoke plastron and silk trim. dark red coat with black cord and plaid silk, red felt collar and cuffs. blue cashmere dress with lace yoke and velvet edging. striped tweed costume with braid trimmed bodice and lace yoke. Materials listed include yards of serge cashmere tweed and quantities of buttons and braids.
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Saxeblue
Walking Costume Description and Materials List
Cedar green Venetian cloth suit with a high waisted plaited skirt and slim coat. Includes a waistcoat fastening to one side and cedar green silk trim with brown silk and quills. Materials listed: ¾ yard 48 inch fabric, ½ yard Chene silk, 1 dozen buttons, 1½ yards cord, 4 yards coat lining.
Shirred Hats and Turbans Highlight Velvet Headwear
Shirred mats and Rebouxle show shirred hats of black velvet, medium size worn low over the head with long plimes. Turbans are fronted and trimmed with fine gold or silver ornament, blue beaver hats and a bluebird accent appear. French hair arrangements harmonize with hat shapes and turbans worn over the eyes are parted in the middle.
Ornament trends for silver hair and accessories
The silver haired woman should avoid black as it dulls luster and may give a greenish tint. Favor turquoise blue tones and silver accessories such as gauze bows, large silver flowers, wreaths, and narrow bands for daytime and evening wear. Side combs in silver enhance silver tops while gold often clashes. rhinestones or diamonds suit silver hair best when set in silver or platinum.
Dining Table Pads and Asbestos Protection Options
The notice describes asbestos dining table pads available in various sizes from 48 to 66 inches. Costs range from 5.00 to 6.00 dollars depending on size, with 12 inch wide leaves priced at 1.20 for larger counts. Pads protect the table surface and allow placing hot dishes anywhere on the pad.
Evening Footwear Flaunts Quiet Regency Glamour
The latent fad for evening footwear features slippers in gold or silver paired with flesh-colored silk stockings. Slippers match the gown color and are worn with selftone stockings, elaborately embroidered, some studded with tiny pearls or beads.
Chiffon Veil Promises Soft Clear Skin Effect
A vintage cosmetic note touts chiffon or maline veils as highly effective for a smooth appearance. It claims the sheer fabric, worn with a trial face veil, helps those wary of wrinkles achieve a clearer look.
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Weil
Old cookery rooks reveal changing meals and manners
The piece surveys antique living standards and food values, comparing era shifts in meals, ingredients, and table manners. It notes cheaper staples like butter and rennet, scarce tea and coffee, and humble recipes such as brown wheat sold as coffee, with reflections on hygiene and wealth.
A Pious Cook Devotes Time to Elaborate Festival Cake
A pious Oriental cook living in Chicago, recently turned Christian, prepared an elaborate cake for a city festival where preachers spoke. The narrator notes the lengthy effort given to the project and its ceremonial aim.
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Chicago
Journey Cake Recipe From Pioneer Days
A fragment explains frosting technique for cakes and describes an old fashion Journey Cake. It cites a recipe using two thirds teaspoon soda, cream of tartar, sugar, milk, cornmeal, flour and salt, with a thin batter baked about twenty minutes. It references a quarts measure and notes variations for wetting or moistening the cake.
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Becaus
Quaker Proverb and Domestic Arts Items
A fragment from a periodical notes a Quaker proverb about batter and love folklore, then shifts to items from abroad describing a book guiding women on money management. It highlights a kitchen utensil named the dollarette with a spring valve and a boiling watertower, plus a Marie pan for keeping dinner vessels hot in warm water.
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London
Bannocks and Brose Cooking Tips From An Old Guide
A fragment from a historic cooking note explains bannocks and brose. It differentiates brose as oatmeal boiled in water and bannocks as baked oat cakes with salt. Cautions include avoiding violent boiling to keep meat tender and using gentle heat.
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