Hog cholera eradication drive expands from Iowa and Indiana
The agriculture department launches a campaign to eradicate hog cholera nationwide. Using serum methods, the plan starts in Iowa with Iowa State College cooperation, then spreads to neighboring counties. Benefits include reduced losses, higher profits, and lower meat prices as the country stages a long term cleanup similar to the successful cattle tick eradication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Iowa State College
Doctor Dorsett
Rewinding of Barbed Wire Sketch for a Simple Winding Device
Carl Achilles explains a home built wire winding tool using an old buggy axle two by fours and a crank. A front crank rod and two nails secure the spool allowing one man to push while another turns the crank. The setup winds wire as fast and evenly as new.
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Carl Achilles
Manure Management and Barnyard Dangers for Farmers
Prompt handling of barnyard manure can save hundreds yearly. Bacterial action converts nitrogen to ammonia and nitrates, causing losses as they escape to air or wash away. Do not pin doors tight as horses may be injured by swinging open doors.
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Wesley Griffin
Absordine, JR
WAR Young
P.D
Fensle
Springhald
Mare
Quince farming claimed more profitable than apples says Ohio professor
J C Whitten of the Ohio College of Agriculture urged pomology students that quinces can yield higher profits than apples when properly cared for. He noted quinces ship well, store long, and are ideal for preserves and jellies, while stressing the need for site selection and expert cultivation.
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J. C. Whitten
Ohio College of Agriculture
Professor Whitten
Self boiled lime sulfur as a winter wash for San Jose scale
Dr. W. B. Hinds of the Alabama experiment station cautions that self boiled lime sulfur cannot be relied on for winter San Jose scale control. He warns the method may mimic summer brown rot washes and urges using 18 to 20 pounds lime and 15 pounds sulfur per 50 gallons, diluted and boiled 30 to 45 minutes for best effectiveness.
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San Jose
W. B. Hinds
Alabama Experiment Station
Rape as Fall Feed for Sheep Swine and Cattle
Rape sown at two pounds per acre after list plowing or later provides substantial fall feed for sheep swine and cattle beyond milch cows. Hogging off corn helps. lambs eat rape and waste no corn, producing meat cheaply. Snap or husk corn before other animals enter the field.
Embroidered Summer Frock Uses Coral Border Veiling
A Washington Star sketch shows a white voile dress with a coral and white border design. The frock features a scalloped lower edge, a blouse with elbow sleeves, a small collar, coral button trim, and a tunic skirt with gathers. A plaited underskirt sits atop a net foundation with a satin sash in black or coral tied in loops.
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Benson
Washington Star
Traveling cape becomes stylish military wrap
A new military cape for travel blends comfort and smart style. Worn over an ax.gown or suit, it appears cadet blue with scarlet accents and brass buttons, promising a dashing look for any occasion.
Design for Little Sister Dress Described in Blue Silk
A dainty pale blue silk and cotton dress for a small girl features trim sleeves with narrow plaited frills, a black velvet belt and yoke, a round embroidered collar, pale blue silk stockings, and white kid strap shippers.
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Kid
Tub materials in plenty for summer frocks and comfort
The article extols washable voile and crepe frocks for summer wear. It favors simple handkerchief type frocks in cambric or batiste with colored edges, adaptable with hats and sashes for day wear or more formal occasions.
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London
Petticoat Fashion Dilemmas and Ribbon Innovations
A 1900s style note discusses lace petticoats and how to hide colored stockings with wide ribbon bands at the knees. It suggests ribbon hints around the bust and boning options to mimic a brassier look, reflecting era fashion without a corset.
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Alec
Regio
Tan Eponge Coat Suit For A Young Girl
A coat suit in tan eponge with white collar and turned back cuffs is presented for a young girl. It features a black velvet belt that binds the blouse fullness, a surplice style blouse above the belt, and a cutaway coat section. Black velvet buttons and the belt enhance the design. the skirt has three deep tucks from knee to hem.
Hands Care Routine For Softer Skin And Nails
The article details a nightly hand care regimen to keep hands soft and white. Wash with mild soap in warm water, use a soft nail brush if not injured, rinse, dry, and rub with cocoa butter. Massage, apply olive oil, and wear old leather gloves overnight. Remove stains with cotton on an orange stick and hydrogen peroxide.
Neckline fashions with square bodice and lace accents
A fashion note describes a peasant bodice with square cutout at the bust, filled by chiffon or net folds, edging the neck with ruched lace or net. Some gowns feature a lace middle back jabot and a high lifted raffa jabot behind, reflecting period design.
Bird’s Trouble Ends Aboard Home Farm
A country fancier’s prize bird falls ill with suspected roup while the keeper is away on holiday. The new girl wrongly delays isolation, and a boy named Jim reportedly solves the problem with a broomstock, ending the bird’s trouble.
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Fanctar
Eczema on Entire Scalp Reported Cured by Treatment
A Sunfield Michigan woman describes a six month struggle with eczema starting on the scalp and spreading across the body. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment along with other applications, she reports a complete cure within a month.
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Sunfield, Mich
Underwood
Cuthurn
Dept. L. Hoston
Castoria Remedy for Infants Endorsed Over 30 Years
Advert appears to promote Castoria as a trusted infant remedy used for decades. Mentions care and safe use for infants and children and notes years of use. Emphasizes that children cry for Motcher's Castoria and urges ensuring proper dosing.
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Motcher
Trouble Easily Got Over Zeuxis Painted Cherries
Puck reports the ancient Greek artist Zeuxis painted cherries so lifelike that birds pecked at them. A rich pork packer who paid $600000 for the canvas demanded, Paint in a Boraccrow, with an air of frequent emergencies.
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Zeuxis
Greece
Puck
Superfluous tale notes colored maid and breakfast inquiry
In a New York Evening Post snippet Mra Ellsworth's colored maid recalls overhearing a question about knocking at Miss Flora's door. The maid answers she did not knock, asserting she knew Flora was inside. The dialogue mixes dialect and race era tension with domestic scene.
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Mra Ellsworth
Imma
Flora
Dar
New York Evening Post
Just Like All the Rest Modern Childcare Quote
A spoken exchange reveals a conflict over parenting choices as a woman wants to raise her baby with modern improvements while a practical elder dismisses any modern methods. The dialogue highlights generational attitudes toward childrearing in a concise vignette.
Pretty Brassiere Described For Evening Wear
A description notes a pretty brassiere made from netted strips of lace and beading with a wide ribbon threaded through. Adjustable straps are used for evening wear.
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