Straight and Slim Frocks Headwear for Evening Wear
Wits fashionables show a tilt toward bouffant party frocks for youth, while straight and slim silhouettes remain popular in other styles. The tiered skirt dominates straight-line outfits, with bands featuring metallic threads, rhinestones, and glass cabochons. Mock jewels and headbands complete evening ensembles for all ages, with wide gold or silver ribbons favored for youth.
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Luma and Laboratories
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Poor Soils Cause Clover Failures
The article from the United States Department of Agriculture discusses clover failures due to soil exhaustion and improper practices. It outlines five major failure factors including soil lime, phosphorus, potash, and organic matter deficiencies, plus seeding methods, disease, and autumn management. It recommends soil amendments, manure, and substituting Alsike or Mammoth clover when red clover cannot thrive, to restore soil health and clover yields.
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United States Department Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Solla
Cows Need Minerals for Best Milk Production
Ohio experiment station tests show dairy cows lack minerals in average rations. To boost mineral intake, feed leguminous hay such as clover alfalfa or soybean hay, or add one pound ground limestone and two pounds bonemeal per 100 pounds grain, with wheat bran also contributing minerals. A high producer uses more calcium in milk than daily feed provides, so liberal mineral-rich feeds are advised during dry periods to build reserves for lactation.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Practical Experiments With Glass Nest Eggs
Iowa State college tests showed hens prefer ordinary eggs for laying while wooden and plaster eggs performed best. glass and china eggs deterred laying. Researchers used a group of 40 pullets in a pen with 16 nests and rotated four nest eggs daily to record results over an extended period.
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Iowa State College
Begin War on Chinch Bug by Burning Grass
The plan targets chinch bugs abundant last summer with 08 percent entering hibernation in bunch grass and bluestem in meadows pastures ravines and along roadsides. Burning these areas will destroy almost all the bugs and community cooperation removes the need for fighting chinch bugs next year.
Winter Harness Repair Tips From The Field
A practical guide urges inspecting and repairing harnesses in winter. It recommends removing surplus bearing wire and rope, making permanent repairs, and checking halters for wear from the past season. Store extra halters to prevent damage during use.
Laying House For Hen Colony By William A Radford
William A Radford offers free reader advice on building a 65 to 70 bird laying house. The frame structure rests on a concrete foundation with a ventilated four pen layout, nest access along a wall, a central feed box, and easy cleaning features. Suggestions include sunlit window side orientation and muslin winter frames to minimize drafts.
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William A. Radford
Facm
Bia
William A .Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
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Isinglass and Fish Bladder Origins
The article explains that stove window panes thought to be isinglass are actually mica. It notes isinglass is made from air bladders of fish like sturgeon and catfish, dried and rolled, used to clarify liquors and in various products, with Russia historically supplying much of it before the war.
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Russia
Had Part of One But Not the Whole Story
Two men lounge after saving the price of a good dinner and smoking long cigars. They debate luxury with one claiming a valet would bring comfort, while admitting they only have four bells to ring for attention.
Beautiful girls and ozone timber: a curious mix
In a local chat Bluebelle Ariadne discuss beauty standards and popularity, noting how even Helen of Troy might struggle for a streetcar seat. Separately a French scientist claims ozone seasoning speeds timber aging from years to about 20 days.
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Helene
Bluebelle
Ariadne
Helen of Troy
Bright Umbrella Saves Royal Moments
A South African six year old Kathleen receives a heat resistant umbrella as a gift during a rainy season. The next day her mother sees her prepared for school despite forecast rain, and she proudly shows the dry umbrella after a soaked day. A light tale accompanies a brides tale of tentative holiday plans and a landlady’s camping remark.
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Kathleen
Boston Transcript
Absent Minded Man Walks With One Foot In Gutter
A notoriously absent-minded man walked the street with one foot in the gutter and the other on the pavement. A friend asked how he was and the man replied that he felt fine when he left home but had been limping for the last half hour.
Tribute to Ye Editor and Professor Jones
A tribute highlights editor Hiram Jones and calls him a force for good. The piece notes many writers struggle to secure a first story, fearing they become second-story men without such breakthrough.
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Professor Jones
Hiram
Talk Too Fast Over Phone Says Telephone Experts
Telephone experts warn that many women speak too quickly over the telephone, raise pitch excessively, and neglect the essential qualities of a successful telephonist candidate.
Fragmented Personal Note Reading Like a Praise Echo
A terse, unclear fragment references Virginia and a rare exclamatory remark. The legible portion hints at a personal reflection or praise but lacks concrete names, dates, or events to establish a full report.
Demand Bayer Aspirin Wake Tablets Ad Emphasis
An advertisement urges consumers to seek Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer Cros and name on the package or tablets to ensure genuine, safe product prescribed for 23 years. It warns of danger without the Bayer mark and promotes vigilant buying practices amid scattered lines about perception and love.
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BAYER
Bayer Cros
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