Making Most of the Iris in Garden Culture
The article outlines iris care across varieties. It covers planting depth and timing for bearded and Japan iris, soil needs, weed control, and mulching. It lists many iris cultivars and notes depth for crowns, late fall or early spring planting, and thorough watering and hoeing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiorentina
Innocenza
Celeste
Pallida Delmatica
Fairy
Flavescens
Honorabilis
Japan
Elizabeth
W. T. Butterfield
Bulgaria Mobilizes While Balkans Teeter on War
Dispatches report Bulgaria orders mobilization and neutrality ended as 18 to 45 year olds are summoned. Belgrade shelled by Austrians and Germans. Greece and Romania prepare for possible entry. Bulgarian premier says mobilization is defensive and not an immediate entry into war.
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Washington
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Gardening Notes on Nasturtiums and Beds
Advice on growing nasturtiums in rich soil with leaf and seedpod removal, and tips for roses and biennial buds. Guidance on pruning, bushiness, potting pits, and maintaining beds with water and mulch for moisture-loving plants.
Timely Hints for Houseplants and Garden Care
Practical advice on light fresh air and soil for ferns roses and houseplants. Emphasizes gradual acclimation to indoors shelter on veranda before bringing inside bulb turning to expose all sides. Recommends wood ash fertilizer and notes coal ashes have little value.
Bulgaria Denies War Move War Tempers Rise in Balkan Crisis
Washington reports Bulgaria denies an immediate war move while tensions flare in the Balkans. In London, Greece mobilizes reservists as the crisis looms with order from Minister of War Danglis to call out all Greek reservists.
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Washington
Bulgaria
Panaretoff
United States
Greece
London
Balkan
Serbia
Roumania
Danglis
Roumanian
Ferdinand
Madonna Model Freed In Murder Trial
Rosa Ballina, who posed as a Madonna with her child, was acquitted by a four man jury after testifying that artist James Montigna coerced her into his studio and forced relations before causing her to flee.
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New York
Mer
Rosa Ballina
James Montigna
Montigia
Urea
Oes
European War A Year Ago This Week
Allies repulsed German attacks on both wings and Germans gained in the center with French reinforcements on the Meuse. Russians checked the German advance into Poland at Suwalki and entered Przemysl. Serbs and Montenegrins reached the Romanian border. Japanese defeated Germans near Kiaochow. German aviators bombed Paris and Warsaw. Cholera outbreak in Austria.
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Meuse
Poland
Suwalki
Przemysl
Roumanian
Kiaochow
Paris
Warsaw
Allied gains on Meuse heights and Belgian recapture
Allies advanced on key Meuse heights while Belgians retook Alost and halted German assaults at Marines. Russian forces occupied Derbica and seized a fort at Przemysl as they crossed the Carpathians into Hungary. British and French actions followed as German Congo fell under their control.
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Meuse
Alost
Hindenburg
Poland
Derbica
Przemysl
Carpathians
Hungary
Tsingtau
German Congo
Cattaro
World War I Frontline Movements Across Europe and Asia
German forces occupy Moll and Marines while bombarding Lierre and Antwerp outer defenses. Serbs retake Semlin. Russians advance in northern Hungary. Japanse siege Tsingtao and Chinese destroy railroad bridges to hinder Japanese progress. British warships shell Tsingtau. Emden sinks five British steamers near the Gulf of Bengal and all tankers at Madras. Zeppelins bomb Belgian towns. U S S Tennessee deployed to the Adriatic.
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Moll
Marines
Lierre
Antwerp
Semlin
Hungary
Tsingtao
Tsingtau
Emden
Gulf of Bengal
Madras
Zeppelin
Allies Reclaim St Mihiel as German Fronts Collapse
Allied forces drive back both German wings and retake St Mihiel. Germans destroy Orchies and fail to cross the Niemen. Austrians retreat and are surrounded near Dukia. Hungarians retake Uzsok pass. Japanese reach Lao Che. Germans abandon artillery. Italian ships sunk by Austrian mines. British cruiser Cumberland captures ten German merchant steam. Cadets from Canada Royal Military College sail for England.
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St. Mihiel
Orchies
Uzsok Pass
Lao-Che
Cumberland
Allied victory near Roye and allied actions on fronts
Allies won the Roye engagement as French and Belgian forces shelled German positions around towns including Termonde where Belgians bombarded a church to remove German presence from a steeple. Antwerp forts remained under bombardment while German and Japanese ships clashed in Klapchow harbor. Indian troops landed at Marseilles.
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Roye
Klapchow Harbor
India
Marseilles
Allied advances and German setbacks across multiple fronts
Allies checked at Arras as Germans fell back across the Meuse. Two Antwerp forts silenced. Russians broke German center and set a new line from Mariampol to Ossowetz, while Ossowetz endured bombardment. Przemysl forts fell to Russians. German naval actions included shelling Papeete and losses to German ships Rhios Itola and Elsinore. Orchies abuses alleged by German foreign office. American Red Cross ship reached Pauillac, France.
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Arras
The
Meuse
Antwerp
Mariampol
Ossowetz
Przemysl
Papeete
Tahiti
Rhios
Itola
Leipzig
Union
Elsinore
Foreign Office
Orchies
War may be necessary but not for changing seats in rowboats
A wry note argues that while war might be necessary in extreme cases, it is irrational to expect people to shift seats or positions while confined to rowboats, highlighting impractical logistics and danger.
Near Publicity and the Bystander's Place in News Photographs
A reflective note on how accidents like to illustrate bystanders with a cross on a half tone. It comments on the limited chances for ordinary people to appear in print and the ironic role of bystander images in newspaper culture.
Daily Thought
A reflection on happiness highlighting unselfish people who bring joy to others. It contrasts them with dissatisfied folks chasing personal happiness and forgetting others.
Hats of Many Styles Dominate New Millinery Display
Residents face a vivid array of hats in velvet fur felt and velour with trims of metallic lace braids silk flowers and ostrich plumes. Three patterns shown feature a coronet velvet crown upturned brim and plumes. a wide velvet brim with floral trim. and a felt velvet faced model with a taller crown and slashed wide brim.
Boil the Meat for Tender Croquettes
This note advises boiling leftover meat until very tender to improve croquette texture and flavor. It emphasizes gentle simmering to ensure the meat remains moist and easy to shape into croquettes.
Two Play Frocks in Tub Materials for Little Girls
Two simple washable frocks for very young girls shown in linen and wash fabrics. One dress uses dark blue linen with tan linen trim and eyelets. the other features striped pique with a seton belt and front button plaits. Both emphasize easy laundering and unbroken lines with light needlework. By Julia Bottomley.
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Julia Bottomley
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Ebea
U. S
Belgrade
Balkan States
Sofia
Drina
Morava
Semendria
Danube
Madonna
Austria
Tilsit
Kalser
U. S. S. Tennessee
Adriatic
Niemen
Dukia
Canada
Royal Military College
England
Termonde
Red Cross
Pauiliac
France
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