Navajo blankets rise in vogue as gifted luxury decor
The article notes Vice President Malcom M'Dowell gave a Navajo blanket to Mrs. Woodrow Witton, sparking a fad. It details Navajo weaving from wool to vegetable dyes, prize-winning examples, and a 700000 dollar annual Navajo blanket industry supported by Commissioner Cato Sells. It highlights Hogans, looms, and the artistry believed to reflect sacred rites, with Lipps from Carlisle explaining weaving methods.
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Vice Pi Tshall
Woodrow Witton
Aje
Cato Sells
Yabbing Begay
Susie Bainbridge
Crozier
Nonobak Gorman
Fort Defiance
N. M
Annie Kiade
Shiprock
San Francisco
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Indiana
America
Oscar H. Lipps
Carlisle
The
Red Man
Indian Students of
Lipps
East Arm
Amamerce
Diverse world facts and tech notes from ancient exchanges
Jerusalem hosts olive trees about eight centuries old. Bananas total over 176 varieties grown globally. A car seat bed attachment folds into a bag carrier. Spain’s 21 percent of 19,509,000 population work in farming. Italian state railways to receive 10,000,000 Chilean pears at 2,000,000 annually. An automobile mule features a turbine wheel claimed to cool and move exhaust.
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Jerusalem
Spain
Advice Not Needed
A backwoods man visiting New York for the first Christmas enters a restaurant. The waiter presents a serriette and the man, angered, pulls a sip shooter from his pocket and demands the item be removed, declaring he knows when to use a handkerchief and avoid unwarranted fuss.
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New York
Tire chains aid safety when properly fitted
Careful use of tire chains reduces skidding and accidents on slick roads. Experts warn chains harm tires only when too tight or improperly placed, and emphasize loose chains allow safe rolling. Instructors and automakers urge chains in wet or slippery conditions, noting they improve control for drivers including learners and women.
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Hutton
Technical Department
Automobile Club of America
Indead
Protects Driver Eyes With Amber Shade Device
A new amber glass shade on a bracket attaches to the dash hood or windshield to reduce glare. In daylight it folds down below the driver's sight, and when raised locks into place. The shade allows the driver to look through it with minimal head movement. The text then discusses lighter care costs and automobile weight trends, noting some makers report reductions over a thousand pounds in new models. It also mentions Army motor ambulances and a surgeon general board to select a preferred ambulance type for medical use.
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Surgeon General of
Army
Keeps Glass Clear Electric Windshield Frost Melt Device
A device described by Popular Mechanics Magazine uses an oval coil of wire clamped to a car windshield frame. When powered by a storage battery, the coil heats and melts frost or snow, keeping the glass clear for better winter visibility.
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Popular Mechanics
Jester Advises How to Handle Car Trouble Safely
Practical roadside tips urge staying calm after a crash, avoiding panic when a dropped gasoline supply, and getting help by nudging the car across traffic while a passerby stops. It stresses oiling auto springs, using graphite grease to reduce wear, and demonstrating lubrication with a card analogy.
Caring for the car finish and improvised sleeping berth
The article notes that a planelike car finish lasts longer with proper cleaning and polishing, comparing it to furniture care. It then discusses ideas for sleeping in a touring car, suggesting hinging the back of the front seat to create a level bed and adding cushioned boards if needed.
Rag Trick Helps Cold Starters For Motor Cars
motorists facing hard cold starts are advised to wrap a rag dipped in hot water around the carburetor to prompt engine ignition. the method relies on warming condensate inside the carburetor walls to vaporize fuel, speeding ignition per scientific american.
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Scientific American
Milking Three Times Daily Debate in Dairying
A historical discussion questions dairy management aims and methods. It weighs whether cows should be milked daily, thrice daily, or via door-to-door milking like in some countries. The piece compares ancient and modern practices and asks for best approaches to balance milk supply with animal care.
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Denmark
Milk production and milking frequency in Holstein cows
The article argues for more frequent milking as food costs rise and milk becomes highly valuable. It predicts dairymen may milk cows three times daily early in lactation to avoid udder congestion and meet rising demand, citing the high milking qualities of certain cows.
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Onger
Value of Cream Separator In Dairy Herds
A Missouri College of Agriculture expert notes a cream separator yields 25 percent more cream than gravity methods, equaling four cows worth of milk from five. It can pay for itself in a year in dairies with ten or more cows, while easing housework and improving butter quality. Proper care suggests a separator lasts four to six years with routine use.
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C. H. Eckles
Missouri College of Agriculture
COWS NEED MORE WATER FOR MILK PRODUCTION
Cows should drink multiple times daily. In milk, a mile cow uses about 10 gallons daily, roughly 54 pounds when dry. About two thirds of intake comes from drinking while milk, and about one third from food. the dry cow drinks slightly less than two thirds with a little over one third from food.
Home Remedy for Warts on Cow Teats
Wart removal guidance for cow teats advises daily rubbing with fresh goose grease castor oil mixture. Large warts with narrow bases may be snipped. feedings stopped with powder or solution. if regrowth occurs, cauterize with toma cagette pencil.
Thick Glossy Hair From Danderine Claim
An advertisement extols Danderine promising dandruff removal and hair regrowth. It describes immediate shine, softness, and fullness, claiming dull, brittle hair becomes light and wavy after use with a 25 cent bottle available at stores.
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Knowlton
Envy and color schemata clash in court quip
In a courtroom exchange the judge quips about envy not matching a defendant’s color scheme. The remark crowns a light moment amid proceedings, reflecting a tongue in cheek tone. No further facts beyond the witty exchange are stated.
Papes Diapepsin Promises Fast Relief for Stomach Trouble
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless remedy for indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and other stomach ailments. It claims quick relief within contact with stomach contents and promotes a fifty cent case for home use. Also includes a comic exchange about an automobile weight with a mortgage joke.
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Pape
Take a Glass of Salts for Bladder Troubles Ad
An old remedy suggests Jad Salts neutralizes uric acid in urine to ease bladder irritation. The ad claims four ounces dissolved in water before breakfast for two to three days, noting Jad Salts are inexpensive, harmless, and widely used. It ends with a light joke about keys and a piano.
Ferry Star Prince Edward Island Opens Passenger Service
The feebreaking ferryboat Prince Edward Island began Straits of Northumberland service in Canada with improved passenger accommodations. It is described as the first of its kind to be equipped for such travel.
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Prince Edward Island
Straits of Northumberland
Canada
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