How to Choose Thimbles While Shopping
A thrift guide on thimble selection explains finger size matters for sewing speed and comfort. It details sizes from 2 to 12 for adults and 2 to 5 for children, and compares materials steel brass nickel German silver aluminum celluloid silvered and sterling silver for durability, weight, and cost. It notes wear degrades performance and suggests finger shields on the left hand to prevent needle pricks.
Buying Ready-Mades for the Busy Woman
The article counsels on selecting ready to wear garments emphasizing quality fabric durability and fit. It covers material choice sewing finish trimming and fastenings while noting ease of wear and maintenance to maximize value for time-pressed women.
New apparatus aids tuberculosis test tablets for cattle
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that tablets for the ophthalmic tuberculosis test in cattle can now be mass produced year round. A closed chamber cools and dries air by brine, then heats it to temperature without changing humidity.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Inustry
Easy Matter to Underfeed Cows in Winter
The passage explains that cows require maintenance feed even without milk. for a 1000 pound cow the baseline is 20 pounds of cam silage and 8 pounds of clover hay daily. If milk production is desired, feed must exceed maintenance, with higher producing cows needing more feed.
Decrease in Milk Flow During Cold Weather
The article notes dairy cows shorten milk output as cold weather approaches due to natural causes. Lack of succulent feed and exposure to chilly winds cause sudden drying off. It stresses winter herd management with adequate rations and protection from the elements.
Dream of a Hardy Dairy Cow Goes Unmet
The speaker argues against the belief in a perfectly hardy cow that can endure neglect and poor feeding yet still yield good milk, calling it an impossible standard for farmers.
Give Bull Needed Exercise
A request to exercise a bull to improve its physical condition and temper. The note stresses ensuring the bull receives plenty of physical activity for better health and behavior.
Dairying Guidance for Dairy Cattle Focus
The advice targets dairy business operators, urging them to rear milk producing cows rather than beef cattle. It emphasizes selecting dairy stock, managing lactation, and optimizing milking routines to maximize milk yields and profitability.
Fighting Daughters head to battle over Mrs Story bid
The War era controversy returns as Mrs William Story seeks the presidency of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Indictments over her National Emergency Relief work were withdrawn but not trialed, and 135000 D A R members face a new contest with rivals Mrs Wallace Hangar Mrs George Guernsey and Mrs Anthony Cook vying for the role.
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William Cumming
National Emergency Relief Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Roosevelt Chapter
Rye
Waldorf-Astoria
Wallace G. Hangar
Washington, D. C
George Thatcher Guernsey
Kansas
Anthony Wayne Cook
Pittsburgh
Secret engagement claimed with Kaiser before royal marriage
Frau Gabriele von Ruchow states she was secretly engaged to Wilhelm Hohenzollern six months before his marriage to Princess Hermine of Reuss. She says the Kaiser professed love at Doorn on August twenty second, urged marriage, and triggered a court battle by his circle to break the engagement.
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Frau Gabriele von Ruchow
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Hermine of
Reuss
Kaiserin
Doorn
Markgraefen
Frau Gabriele
Emile Coue and the Growth of a Hypnotic Healer
The portrait describes Emile Coue of Nancy France famed for auto-suggestion cures. It notes his early career as a pharmacist in Troyes, a farm investment near Wancy, and a shift to hypnosis after taking a twenty franc correspondence course in Rochester.
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Emile Coue
Nancy
France
Coue
America
Rochester
N. Y
Boyd Fisher
Dr. Coue
Wancy
Dentist Henrik Shipstead Wins Minnesota Senate Seat
Dr. Henrik Shipstead, a farmer's son from Kandiyohi County born January 8, 1881, defies GOP traditions by winning the Minnesota United States Senate seat on a Farmer-Labor ticket after defeating Frank Kellogge. He later served as Glenwood mayor and Minnesota legislator before his 1920 gubernatorial bid ended in defeat.
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Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
United States
Frank B. Kellogge
Shipstead
Senate
Knute Nelson
Northwestern University
Chicago
Kandiyohi County
Norway
Glenwood
Minn
Lulu Anderson
Belgrade
Old Men Flee Home After Movie Inspires Escape
In Passaic New Jersey four elderly residents bolted from the Old Men's home after watching a five reel thriller I Am the Law. They seized a rusty rifle and headed toward the Arctic circle drawn by the film's call of the wild. The escape followed their first exposure to a movie and left staff stunned by the lads dramatic reaction.
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Joseph van Raalte
New York
Passaic
N. J
Am the
Law
Royal Northwest Mounted
Arctic Circle
Paramount
Onion philosophy and the center of the onion in 1900s rhetoric
The New York Times notes a high minded poet likened to speaking "from the very center of the onion." The simile signals pungent, penetrating views and hints at a new revolutionary onion philosophy influencing the literary and cultural movement.
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M. Clemenceau
George Eliot
New York Times
Making Insulator Simple Matter for Radio Fans
The article describes a low cost insulator project for amateur radio builders. It explains melting solder from fuse caps, removing fuse wire and filling, drilling two holes, inserting wires, and filling with insulating compound such as sealing wax for a simple blown cartridge fuse insulator.
Inkpen’s Pencil Joke Sparks Village Gossips
The Village Way in Inkpen stirs chatter as resident journalist Inkpen moves into the suburb. Neighbor Wimple teases him about his job, quipping a pencil should be lead, revealing playful village ribbing and local character.
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Inkpen
Wimple
Snooks
Houston Post
Alcohol from Western Larch Could Boost Wood Fuel
United States Forest Service researchers report a method to extract ethyl alcohol from sugars in western larch. A ton of dry larch yields about 33 gallons of alcohol, roughly 50 percent more than other woods tested, according to the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association Information Bureau.
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Forest Products Laboratory
The
United States Forest Service
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association Information Bureau
Tanlac praised by Portland woman for health gains
Mrs. Edith J. Patten of 660 Cumberland Ave with extensive nursing experience credits Tanlac with restoring her health after long illness. She states she felt worse before using two to three bottles and later uses it periodically, attributing broad benefits to the medicine and recommending it. Tanlac is sold by druggists. over 35 million bottles have been sold.
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Edith J. Patten
Cumberland Ave
Portland
Freedom from Laxatives
A medical advisory promoting Nujol as a safe non laxative treatment for constipation. It argues temporary relief from laxatives harms natural digestion, citing physicians and hospitals’ use, and urges readers to obtain Nujol from a druggist. The note ends with a light jab about breakfast timing.
Not Choice but Stimulating
A pithy quotation reflects on laughter as life’s wine and notes that most wine is ordinary. The Boston Transcript frames humor as a life without excess, pairing aphoristic wit with casual critique.
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Boston Transcript
Diamond Dyes Advert Says Simple Home Dye Kit
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It claims the dyes do not spot fade or run and provides guidance on fabric type before dyeing clothes and draperies.
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Frau von Ruchow
United States Senate
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Nyrin