The Story Of Bread Across The World Through Time
The article traces bread from wild emmer origins to wheat’s rise as staff of life. It notes 1920 U.S. wheat output near 760 million bushels and the McCormick reaper’s pivotal role. It surveys harvest months worldwide and describes diverse bread making in Bulgaria Lebanon Norway Poland Japan and others with vivid street scenes.
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Upper
Galilee
Mount Hermon
United States
New York
San Francisco
Staff of Life
Staff of
Life
Cyrus McCormick
Argentine
New Zealand
East India
Egypt
Chili
Asia Minor
Mexico
Algiers
Central Asia
China
Japan
Texas
Turkey
Spain
France
California
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Kansas
Utah
Missouri
Roumania
Austria-Hungary
Russia
England
Germany
Switzerland
Oregon
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Colorado
Washington
Central States
New England
Canada
Holland
Belgium
Great Britain
Denmark
Poland
The
Dakotas
Berkovitsa
Bulgaria
Ginseng Trade Holds Strong Despite Value Doubts
The text notes a robust export market for ginseng exceeding $2 million yearly, driven by demand in China where the root is valued despite nonmedical recognition in the United States. It recounts historical ties, 1784 Empress of China voyage, and explains cultivation timelines and recent USDA bulletins on farming the crop.
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China
New York
Celestial Empire
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Unlucky Doctor Open Court Joke
A writer in Open Court recalls a clumsy doctor who killed patients and traded his own children to compensate families. After sending away his son and daughter he and his wife live lonely, when a knock brings news of another patient’s wife. The doctor weeps at the doorway.
A Year of Housebuilding
An estimated 417,287 houses were erected in the country during the last year reflecting strong construction activity and growth across regions.
Wife's Warning Foretells Trouble Beside Guilty Gaze
A widow mutters that danger approaches and hints someone has secretly watched him. The remark signals looming scrutiny and possible betrayal within a tense domestic scene.
Care of Phone Cleaning Guide
Advises periodic thorough washing of telephones with alcohol. Remove mouthpiece and pour alcohol through small holes into a saucer. Wash the receiver with an alcohol-damp cloth. Let the alcohol evaporate and do not wipe parts dry. States alcohol as an effective antiseptic.
Oriental Influence Shapes New Spring Negligees in Big City Stores
Fashion notes emphasize soft satins and chiffons for home garments with Oriental and Russian influences. Designs include loose trousers with short Mandarin coats, low hip girdles, and flowing sleeves. Color palettes feature jade, emerald, royal blue, turquoise, and red with names like Bagdad and Pavlova highlighting specific creations.
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Mecca
Orient
Bagdad
Pavlova
Description of fabrics and garments in a fashion piece
A long scarf called chiffon is noted as the fabric around the throat. The set V uses cloth of gold with embroidered beadwork on the sleeve trimming and the long Egyptian girdle. A Chinese negligee is jade green satin with black chiffon trim and hand painted fruit motifs on black taffeta.
Gowns Fashioned at Home From Renaissance Lines
Simple home dressmaking guides a graceful hostess gown inspired by Italian Renaissance lines. A three yard cut in 40 inch material forms a long sleeve, side slit gown with a rounded neck, shoulder slit, and decorative closures. Velvet lined with georgette or chiffon, tassel ends, jet beading, and picoted side slits complete the look.
The Straight Line Dress Fashion Note
The serge dresses follow straight lines with long waists and skirts gathered to the bodice. Some models feature a side tied narrow belt. Skirt trimming shows embroidery in modern designs in silk wool or beads, often mousse embroidery. Afternoon gowns use straight bodices with scarf belts or a one piece girdle. Sleeves vary from long and wide to very short.
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Paris
Mary Tailleur Couturiere
Fads and Fashions for Spring Garments and Accessories
Spring dress trends highlight sheer fabrics and crepe de chine for blouses, brown velvet frocks with lacquer red buttons, white satin and ermine wedding gowns, and canary yellow tricot blouses with metal cuffs. Lace, fringe, embroidery, otter trims, and matelasse machine stitching feature in coats, suits, hats, and accessories.
Tanlac Restores Health of Oakland Woman After Rheumatism
Christina K. Dingman recalls dramatic recovery after three years of pain from stomach trouble and rheumatism. She credits Tanlac for restoring health, increasing weight by twenty pounds, and ending severe smothering spells, with laxative tablets aiding digestion. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists.
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Tanlac
Christina K. Dingman
Alice St. Oakland
Calif
Dingman
Acting the Part and the Playwright's Wife
Acting the Part, Smith visits his friend Jones the playwright and notes his wife is treated poorly. Jones says he must keep his mind in a proper frame while writing a tragedy and admits to rough behavior with his wife as part of his process.
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Smith
Jones
Houston Post
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Health Restore
Claims to treat catarrh by cleansing the blood and strengthening the system. Describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic and blood purifier by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Circulars offered free through druggists nationwide.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Dream Of Expectation Guides Your Course
A dream about expecting someone who arrives signals you are on a safe path. if the person does not come, it suggests your plan may be unwise and warrants change.
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Scotland
Sweden
Norway
Siberia
South Africa
Peru
Uruguay
Australia
Lebanon
Syria
Europe
San Salvador
Central America
Caracas
Venezuela
Lure Danly AY
Robert HM
Lew Yorfe
Oriental Air
Mrs. Dingman
Taniac
Bright
Doan
William H. Baird
Wilmington
Nws
Foster-Milburn CQ
Buffalo
N. Y
U.s
Absorbine, JR
W. &. Young
Mass
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