Knitted bathing suits set trends in 1938 fashions
A 1938 Western News fashion feature extols knitted bathing suits for women, praising straight line silhouettes, long lines, and color variety. It highlights black, beige, and navy themes, evening capes, collars, fur trims, and practical yet stylish one piece bikinis. Accessories like ornate caps and bold color contrasts complete seaside wardrobes.
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Uherty
Weips
World of Fashion
Copenhagen
Ape Celal
Paved Yards Save Feed and Labor in Barnyard Pavement
Article explains concrete feeding yard pavements reduce feed loss and mud, outlines step by step construction. It covers site preparation, drainage, sub-base, mix proportions, thickness, slope, and curing time, with a reading table for material quantities across areas.
Sweet Corn For Summer Dairy Feeding Plans
In summer feed plans the value of sugar corn should not be overlooked. Some dairies plant four moderate patches to cover mid summer when pasture is scarce, favoring later maturing varieties like Country Gentleman and Flyergreen. Early varieties mature too soon and lack stalk and leaf compared with larger late ports.
Fowls in Orchard Boost Crops by Controlling Insects
Orchard fowls reduce injurious insects and improve yields. A Cornell University test years ago showed chickens in an orchard did more good for pest control than any spray. High fruit remains safe from hens, boosting growth and crop quality.
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Cornell University
Seed Quality Boost Could Raise Crops Nationwide
It is estimated that over 14,000,000 pounds of peads and various planting stocks are sown annually in the country. A small improvement in seed quality could yield larger crops with no extra cost or require less acreage for the same output.
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Sitle
Farmers First in Establishing Good Roads Routes
When establishing routes for good roads the farmers interest must come first. The nation needs transportation for clothing and food to reach the hungry world, so adopt roads with a guiding principle Farmers First.
Cucumber Beetle Threat to Garden Crops
Prepared by the USDA this notice explains how striped cucumber beetles injure seedling cucumbers melons and related crops and damage stems leaves and fruits. It notes larvae tunnel roots and underground parts and urges prevention repellents nicotine dust arsenate of lead and Bordeaux mix with careful covering of young plants and coordinated community action to reduce losses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Yellowing Threatens Alfalfa Yields Across Regions
The article details alfalfa yellowing as a major, persistent problem in the East and increasingly observed in the West. It notes no definite cause, with theories ranging from soil lime and drainage to other unfavorable conditions. Treatment focuses on cutting fields regardless of growth stage, allowing new growth to emerge.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fall Calving Desirable on Many Dairy Farms
Fall calving is desirable on dairy farms under most conditions, says the Department of Agriculture. Calves gain milk substitutes early, then forage, and adapt to grain in winter. It aligns with pasture, supports a strong milk flow when prices peak, and allows fall calving to match calf breeding. Local feed costs and milk prices should influence profits considerations.
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Department of Agriculture
Without Good Pasture Hogs Are Unprofitable
The article argues hogs thrive on pasture and profits hinge on access to pasture from birth onward. It quotes St. W. Clark of Colorado Agricultural College, noting grazing fulfills natural needs and cannot be matched by confined diets.
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St. W. Clark
Colorado Agricultural College
Horses Shoulders Bathing in Salt Water
The article stresses correct collar fit on horses as key to power transfer and warns that poor fit causes sores. It prescribes daily bathing of shoulders with colt water to harden them and prevent huskiness.
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Norges
Fresh Eggs Question From a Five Year Old
A five year old girl named Alice visits a grocer to check eggs. She argues the eggs are not fresh claiming no cores and that many are smooth. The grocer insists the eggs are fresh and answers her questions about quantity.
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Alice
Erocer’s
Grocer
You Need a Medicine The Best Swamp Root Claim
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims wide success from testimonials and offers a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY and urges readers to enclose ten cents with a paper mention.
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Saye
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Feline, Amenities and a Room of Taste
A brief dialogue exchange features a courteous caller and a conversational friend. The caller apologizes for the wait while the other imagines making the room more tasteful, reflecting a light social moment on charming city etiquette.
Individuality and the mob in social thought
Richard Cabot argues that true social progress relies on recognizing individual richness within crowds. He warns against treating people as a faceless mob and stresses honoring unique interests and values in each person.
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Richard Cabot
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