Impure air and lighting notes in Challis Idaho
The Challis Silver Messenger discusses ventilation and air quality in living rooms and sleeping areas. It explains how dust and other particulates evade filtration, the role of sunlight in revealing particles, and the limits of filters. It also touches on business wisdom about adapting to changing conditions and the rarity of perfect foresight.
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Elty House
New York Weekly
Forms of address in Parliament and a German escape tale
The piece discusses proper forms of address in the House of Commons and recounts Appleton's foreword about Mawthae Low and Gilberts Ruler of the Queen's Navy. It then condemns social inequality and advocates opportunity for the less fortunate. It also reports on Voigt the convict cobbler sentenced to four years for a counterfeiting capture in Koepenich with a courtroom full of officials.
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House of Commons
A. Mawthee Low
Appleton
Gilbert
W. H. Smith
Riley
New York Globe
Voigt
Koepenich
Hnd
Germany
Consumer warns against mail order houses for honest prices
A reader letter urges shoppers to buy locally to ensure quality and accurate weight, arguing mail order firms cheat with short weighs and inferior goods. It cites Parma News and Sioux Falls Leader examples, urging residents to keep money at home and support local merchants.
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Mall Order
Quack Doctor of Commerce
A. G. Enderton
Walter
Okla
Shawnee
Union Signal
Mall Order House
Parma
Mich
Newa
Chicago
Sioux Falls
Stookston
Pitta
Consumer
Proper Care of the Eyes Warns Daily Washing
Dr George Houston Bell urges daily eye washing to prevent eye irritation and injury from cold wind and dust. He recommends avoiding dust exposure, using boric acid or salt water washes, and using an eyeglass for thorough cleansing. Regular morning and nightly boric acid baths strengthen and soothe the eyeballs.
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George Houston Bell
Bib Blouses and Gloves Fashion Notes for Eveningwear
Clever blouses with princess skirts feature stole ends of interlaced warm lace bands. Evening gowns vary in sleeve length though elbow length and tie half size dominate. Lace, spangled net, velvet, fur trims appear with elegant white gloves, or long pale pink and pale blue kid gloves to match gowns.
Smoker's Bracket Described For Wall Hanging Use
An ordinary hanging bracket is adapted into a novel smoker's wall bracket. It holds a glass securely, stores pipes, matches, ash tray, tobacco, and wax matches on a shelf with holes for tools. The design is simple: two upper holes for nails, a circular glass holder, smaller pipe holes, sand-paper top, and options to paint or stain.
Letters Ready for the Mail Tile Ornament Craft
A simple wall hanging project for a 12 by 9 inch tile crafted from wood or cardboard. Describes materials, assembly with nails, fabric coverings, and decorative letters for the mail. Includes fashion notes on copper colored canvas outfits and tips for care and vitality.
Cretonne Frames Highlight Bedroom Furnishings
Cretonne is used in new ways in bedroom furnishing. Beveled mirrors for the dressing table are framed in the flowered cretonne fabric. A cretonne covered talcum box is bound in gilt braids atop the dressing table.
Dipping Hog Bath Tub Suggested by Prairie Farmer
A handy device to ease hog dipping is a constructed bath tub. Build a five by ten foot tub, 11 inches deep, with a galvanized iron bottom, set in the ground under a shed, fill with water then crude oil to ten inches. The tub reduces mud, improves cleanliness, and aids health, offering a cleaner, more economical alternative to pouring oil into mudholes.
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Hign
Give the Sheep a Chance to Thrive
An article urging humane, simple care to protect lambs from parasites and disease. It emphasizes early protection, clean quarters, and attentive management by responsible owners as key to flock thrift and resilience.
Separator milk for pigs proves best feed when warm
Prof William Dettrieb from the Unaola experimental station says warm skim milk is natural pig feed and not harmful. Sudden feed changes may cause flesh loss, and overfeeding remains a risk. Skim milk carries more protein than whole milk, which can upset digestion if not moderated.
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William Dettrieb
Uinola
Boar Housing Should Include Large Exercise Yard
Breeders err by confining the herd boar to a small dirty pen with no outdoor space. Give the boar a sturdy pen and an adjacent yard about an acre in size away from the rest of the herd to allow adequate exercise.
Wool and meat for every table urged by farmers
Farmers advocate expanding wool production and export of wool and mutton so that wool, meat, and table provisions are available to all. The country should grow its own wool and bring wool, export, meat, and mutton within reach of every household.
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