Trouble in Making Butter
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines eight causes and remedies for failure to obtain butter after churning. Causes include low churning temperature, cream too thin or too rich, cream too sweet, churn too full, ropy fermentation, cow individuality, advanced lactation, and feeds producing hard fat with suggested fixes such as adjusting temperature, cream fat content, ripening, sanitation, pasteurization, and blending creams from different cows.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Anna Gets Her Wedding Wish as Lois Mather Attends
Anna learns Lois Mather will attend her wedding while Van Tredwell plans to be with the couple. A spinet desk, a long cherished gift, arrives as Anna revels in surprise happiness and remembers old friendships.
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Anna
Mumsie
Mrs. Leeds
van Tredwell
Lois Mather
Van
Lois
Diseases of Dairy Cattle and Prevention Measures
The article notes dairy disease impacts on milk supply from conditions like contagious abortion tuberculosis and cowpox. It urges prevention as the main defense, stressing keeping carriers away, sanitary surroundings, and boosting natural resistance, with disease prevalent mostly in diseased animals or linked objects.
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United States Department of Agriculture
President Neilson’s Train Car Joke Stirs Smiles
Smith College President Neilson recounted a humorous train car exchange with a drummer during a speech trip. As the train neared his stop the drummer asked for his line and Neilson quipped that his line was also skirts, prompting a quick exit and a light laugh among the young women.
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Neilson
Smith College
Doctor Neilson
Taffeta Coats and Silk Wraps for Summer Fashion
The article highlights taffeta coats as a staple for midsummer, in dark shades with velvet bandings, praised for practicality and elegance. It notes silk jersey and wool velours coats as new options, pongee pieces with black satin accents, and stylish black satin capes lined with colored satin and fringed finishes.
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Taffeta
Lovely Extravagances of Wedding Pageants in War Times
June weddings appear as bright as prior years with wartime restraint. Bridesmaid hats feature malines georgette crepe and lace, while matron of honor wears a sand colored marines hat and mantle. Simpler weddings use organdie gowns and veils draped with silver lace or coronets of fine lace.
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Malines
Georgette Crepe
Color and material effects in satin and velvet
The article notes how colors behave differently across fabrics. Reds and bright blues look striking in crepe or homespun, but appear dull in the same shade of satin or velvet. browns and blacks need satin or velvet to avoid a somber dullness.
The Reason and a Short Reply in a Witty Exchange
A brief exchange quotes a father and son about a letter and a joke about a fast remedy. A product pitch for Dr Peery's Dead Bhot TM claims a single dose clears worms and tapeworms, described as an important discovery. A separate joke line mentions a long marriage and differing desires.
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Dr. Peery
Man who howls at pain imagines silent suffering
A reflective line suggesting that many men who howl at pain believe they endure in silence, contrasting perceived strength with private distress.
General Tours Secluded Hedge Route During Inspection
A newly arrived general steps from a staff car and is guided to a hedge by a scout. They move close to the hedge to avoid revealing himself, with the general asking about the distance to the nearest Bocie. The guide replies four miles and jokes about his three week cold and cough while hunched to avoid sniper fire.
Notable Quips on Women’s Sharp Witted Ways
The remark observes how many women carry a pointed, stylish edge in behavior. It notes social perception of wit and firmness, suggesting humor and strength coexist in everyday demeanor.
You cannot sway her until she has him in her grasp
A terse line hints at the tension of romantic pursuit where a woman resists belief of love until the desired man is secured, implying a social dynamic of pursuit and consent within a dramatic or humorous context.
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