Young East Orange Scientist Prepares Book on Gnats
Misa Evelyn Mitchell of East Orange a Smithsonian scientist and Cornell graduate plans a book on gnats after authoring Mosquito Life She rose from a field zoology instructor to a government researcher in Washington and holds memberships in major scientific societies.
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Misa Evelyn Mitchell
East Orange
Europe
America
Washington
Evelyn Mitchell
United States
Smithsonian Institution
Marcus Mitchell
N. J
Cornell Univerall
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Bug
National Museum
Cornell
Ithaca
Baton Rouge
George Washington University
Biological Society of ‘Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Entomological Society of America
National Health Longue
Preserve Farm Fence Posts From Rotting
Farmers face ongoing posts replacement as rotting shortens fence life. Creosote injections, rather than surface coating, extend durability, with costs around ten cents per post. The Forest Service study notes heat treatments and dipping or painting offers, but injection yields best results for pine and cottonwood posts.
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United States
Forest Service
Cutting and storing grain and feed practices described
The article explains stages for cutting wheat and barley to cure and store, noting bearded and bald wheat differences, and the white stage for barley ideal for malting or feed. It also describes winter and pasture feeding for cattle, tethering cows in fields, and typical winter hay and root-based rations for Jersey cattle.
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Jersey
Movable Farm Schools Proposed by Agriculture Dept
The U S Department of Agriculture urges movable schools of agriculture by state experiment stations. When 15 farmers enroll as students the program can run for a year or more. Instruction type will fit regional needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
State Experiment Atationa
Alfalfa Use in Sheep Farms and French Practices
The writer notes interest in using alfalfa on sheep farms for pasture and hay. While in France last summer, flocks were fed mainly rape and sainfoin, with little grain. The French prefer light grain feed, keeping concentrates minimal for sheep.
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France
Concentrat
Designs of Merit AWN DRESS From Linen to Crinoline Hat
A 19th century fashion note details a white lawn dress with a wide waist, yoke embroidery, and tucked sleeves plus an open work yoke. It lists materials: ten yards lawn, embroidery, insertion, and a linen design with pink shade, beading, ribbons, and a fancy crinoline hat with ostrich tips.
Cleaning Chiffon Without Damaging Its Delicate Texture
Chiffon should be washed in soap lather by rolling and pressing in the hands, then rinsed in clean water and stiffened with a gum water solution. Roll in a cloth to remove moisture without over drying before ironing with the wrong side up along the selvedge to avoid fiber displacement.
Chiffon Sleeves and New Parasol Fashions Highlight Wardrobe
The article notes transparent sleeves as a comfortable warm weather trend with various arm types, suggesting pairing with thin white chiffon or mousseline de soie. A Broadway novelty parasol features tanKhaki fabric embroidered with regimental emblems, and raffia belts priced at $1 each accompany tan linen or pongee frocks in the Washington Star style.
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Weaabington
Lingerie Waist Fashioned with Tucks and Embroidery
A delicate waistline description highlights a lingerie style gown with groups of tucks and decorative trim using embroidery and Cluny lace, reflecting period fashion details.
Stretch Curtains With A Quilting Frame Method
Use a quilting frame or curtain stretcher converted into a quilting frame by tacking strips of ticking on inner edges. Temporarily pin the curtains at four corners and intervals, then sew with a basting stitch. Scalloped edges can be sewn two at a time for efficiency and reduced labor.
Hat fashion description shows brim turned up at sides
The text describes hats with brim turned up sharply at each side and a narrow front and back. It mentions variations including turning the brim up on the right side with trimming on the left and notes the back rema or remains.
The Scarves Exhibit Diverse Embroidered Schemes
A newspaper note surveys scarf varieties including a pale blue piece with graduated gold spots, a green gauze scarf with blue accents bordered by dull au ver gauze, and a gray gauze design with fish-like overlapping embroidery inspired by Japanese techniques.
Buttons Trimmed with Silk and Wits Across Gown
Fashion notes describe buttons covered with gown material and silk and wit buttons used to trim a foam-mard frock recently made by a dressmaker.
Lucky Man Dieta in Good Company Tit Bite
A fragmentary Tit Bite item recalls a clergyman and Pat discussing empty bottles found by a man named Miredan. The preacher remarks that all the dead ones had the minister with them when they died, highlighting a darkly comic exchange.
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Dieta
Miredan
Celine
Sid Pat
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A testimonial from Mrs. Rund of Massachusetts credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing female ailments after doctors failed. She endorses the product as narcotic free and urges others to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Penkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn Mass
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