Practical guidance on planned home furnishings and wardrobe
The article advises careful planning before buying for a home, prioritizing essential needs, assessing existing belongings, and avoiding impulse purchases. It covers furniture layout, built in cupboards, and gradual furnishing to fit special conditions, plus tips on kitchen ware and avoiding bargain temptations. It also has sections on outfits for tennis, summer wear, and small home repairs like wobbling furniture legs and practical cleaning tips.
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Rox
How to Keep Kitchen Paint Bright and Clean
A home tip advises boiling one pound of bran in a gallon of water for an hour then washing painted surfaces with bran water. The method aims to remove grime and maintain brightness, especially on varnished surfaces, reducing dullness from frequent cleaning.
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Verve Ag
Care for Delicate Eyes Advice from a Health Column
The article urges careful eye care noting eyes are fragile. It cautions avoiding sudden light changes and reading while in motion. It recommends tinted room lighting and proper posture when reading or sewing to reduce strain.
Live Stock Prices and Market Update from Venton Yards
Report on cattle hog and sheep prices at Venton South Omaha Oct 20 with receipts around 9 500 head. Beef cattle and feeders show broad demand. prime heeves fob prices around 56 to 56 50 with grass cattle at 7 20 to 7 80. Hogs receipts about 5 490 head and prices decline to around 8 10 to 8 28. Fat lambs and yearlings show steady to firm values, with top lams near 8 60 and feeder alders around 8 40 to 8 50. Also a brief note on exclusive decoration about Russian St George Grand Cross lineage.
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Omaha
Huiere
Ls Atage ci
Hieh
Sorree
Pulk
Goda
A Chance at Laat and Style Critique Shifts
A groom asks about his mother’s reaction to their engagement while she delivers a sharp critique of his dress speech and manners. The Richmond Times Dispatch quotes the mother saying she had always wanted to share her thoughts and now felt free to do so.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Charge of the Light Brigade Recalled Amid Debate
Historians debate the numbers and actions of the Charge of the Light Brigade. Reports differ on how many British and Russian forces were involved and the outcome of the three assaults. The first charge broke Russian cavalry who fled to artillery support, while the second failed as artillery fire repelled advancing riders.
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Wien
Light Brigade
Lights in European Cities and a Farce on the Street
The article surveys Genoa and Rome as brightly lit European cities with narrow streets and minimal lampposts while Venice glitters with excess. It shifts to a comic anecdote of a banana slip causing a man to fall, captured as moving picture humor and spliced with notices of a ship’s sinking and a Chicago fire, all from a 19th century tone.
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Genoa
Rome
Europe
Venice
Ruskin
London Globe
America
Moody
Chicago
Christian Herald
Human Frailty Two Kinds
A quip on human frailty notes two common failings marriage and motorcars. The piece reflects on social expectations and choices, citing Gladys and a partner pondering vows or a purchase, with a literary quote from Emerson Hough.
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Gladys
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Emerson Hough
Saturday Evening Post
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