Money matters steer a practical life and business
A long discussion on balancing money with life success urges practical business training. It cites business colleges as vital, recalls a Sheridan anecdote, and notes Congress’s lengthy debates. It suggests California as a wiser summer focus for wealthier Americans and previews nutrition and science notes from various experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marien
America
Europe
Weata
Wall Street Journal
California
Uncle Bertram Seeks a Curate in Comical Interviews
A country rector advertises for a curate drawing twenty replies. Five candidates interview, each tale of misfits and mishaps unfolds. Nebuchadnezzar the pony, Constance, and a bustling household frame a lighthearted pursuit of the right man for the parish. The search ends still curateless with London interviews pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gupatighe
Joseph
Bertram
Mother
Generance
George
Cerainly
Constance
USA
Anne Bertram
Attle
Anie
Lovelace
Nebuchadnezzar
Mr. Lovelace
Uncle Bertram
Nottingham
Nasmuch
Nebuchadneazar
Ancle
Tra
Robin
Mr. Robin
Mr. Merton
Merton
London
Quaint Modes and Other Modes of the Day
A fashion column surveys revived old styles such as bertha and fichu to finish summer outfits. It contrasts lingerie hats with wash hats for practicality and praises light gowns in simple linen and silk-cotton blends. The piece notes modest elegance of fichus, Empire influences, and city-dwellers favoring clean, practical summer dress with pale shades and delicate fabrics.
Domesticated Ostriches in Central America
A domesticated ostrich is kept in Central America much like fowls. The hen lays many eggs, forming a commodity for commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
Summer Blouses and Lingerie Styles of the Day
Ellen Osmonde notes a trend toward low necklines in lingerie blouses worn in public, with bead and chain adornments. She describes necklines from Dutch to deep cuts, lace under mull, removable chemisettes, and short sleeves. The piece highlights dressy blouses paired with accordion-pleated suits and various sleeve treatments for young women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Osmonde
Octagonal silo debate cited by Prof Fraser on dairy odor
Prof Fraser of the Illinois experiment station argues against the octagonal silo as the best type. A cut shows a corner barn placement. He notes the octagonal design invites air entry at corners, tainting milk with silo odor despite efforts to improve aeration. For beef cattle corner location may work. for dairy cows odor persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Experiment Station
Fraser
Large Farms Harm Social Life in Settled States
A Farmers Review argues that large 10 000 acre farms deter community life in thickly settled states. Transient tenants and distant owners reduce local investment in schools and neighborhoods, favoring small to medium farms and stable, long term residency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
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Silver Messenger
MLM
Fwet
Challis
Pather Sher- Man
Ajanta
Aun
Phil Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Lymee
Washington
Afty-firet Congress
Fifty-Ninth
Afty-firet
Congressional Record
Joseph John Thomson
Cambridge
England
Roosevelt
Ethel
Miss Roosevelt
Prof
Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Mexico
Imoacte
Nebuchadnexaur
Fitzgerald
Mr. Fitzgerald
Yles
Eck
Pavor
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