Fashions for Mademoiselle in Summer White and Linen
Ellen Osmond e notes summer styles for young girls. The first outfit features pale green Irish linen coat and hat with white lace and pale green buttons. A second dress shows white muslin and blue satin, with trellis ribbon details and forget me not blue sash. A third photo frock emphasizes floral muslin or delaine with leaf green ribbon trellis and pink rosebud accents. Picture hats in mushroom shapes with simple trims round out the look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulys
Mademoiselle
Madame
Ellen Osmonde
Paris Fashion Notes Favor Softer Fabrics This Season
Paris fashion notes highlight satin messaline crepe de chine and taffetas in soft fabrics. White embroidered sinon de soie, cambric and Valenciennes lace mix with muslin and lace for light frocks. Henri II sleeves and delicate ruching persist as plain tailor outfits trend in Vienna forecasts.
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Vienna
Mislin
Valenciennes
How to Conquer Mustard on the Farm
Farm and Home report recounts a mustard infestation and a spraying method. Rud Mc Waters recommends seeding to clover, plowing in a year's growth, then spraying with eighty gallons of water plus a 2 percent copper sulfate solution. A hose and downward spray nozzles on a pipe enable effective second spraying if needed.
Why the Farm Boy Wins
A reflection from the Agricultural Epitomist praising country life and farm upbringing. It argues farm boys gain practical skills, hardiness, and independence, shaping diligent, energetic workers who value time and nature, contrasting them with city upbringing.
Drainage of a Wet Field by Simple Ditching and Tile
W.R. Cary notes that small, practical steps transformed a soggy field into fertile ground. Ditches laid at hill heads and two inch tile eased water flow, enabling better plowing and growing corn. Crossing road drains with stone created dry, workable routes, encouraging future work on similar fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heac
W.R. Cary
N. Y
How to Hang Grindstones A Practical Guide
Instructions from Prairie Farmer explain hanging a grindstone to run true. With no axle flanges, use a hole larger than the axle, square hole and axle, and four equal thin wedges driven from each side to tighten. If the hole is true the wedges hold. if not, adjust taper or reshape wedges to correct angling.
Handy carrier for wood in the kitchen
Instructions from Orange Judd Farmer describe simple wood carriers for children. A long foundation with open sides, solid end uprights, and a handle keeps wood stacked crosswise. A lighter slat version or a branch handle model is offered, reducing the need for an old woodbox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Removing Stray Swarms Protects Pure Bee Stock
A. I. Root of Ohio sends a rider to gather stray swarms within a mile to keep apiaries pure. The man carries pruning shears, smoker, veil, gloves, and a burlap sack to capture and relocate bees into a hive.
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A. I. Root
Ohio
Orange Judd
What Modern Farming Means
A Farm Journal quote urges radical change in farming methods. It argues that rising land prices will force adoption of the best land handling system to achieve high yields at low cost while preserving soil fertility. It warns that any other farming style leads to failure.
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Farm Journal
Avice M. Surin
Third Ave
South
Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Study Club
Prevention Cheaper Than Cure
Quote emphasizes prevention over cure for all diseases across livestock. It links neglect to disease across horses cows sheep or pigs and argues prevention remains cheaper and more effective.
Plaster of Paris Used to Absorb Odors in Chicken House
Plaster of Paris spread on the floor of the chicken house to purify the space and absorb foul odors. The measure aims to improve sanitation and reduce unpleasant scents in the coop.
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Minneapolis, Minn
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
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Cleveland
Southwest Development and Replobation CO
Albuquerque, N. M
ANAKESIS sant =lief
New York
Young Man GO West
Government Land
Colorado
Wang
Tern Mealty CO
Cincinnati
Rece Pook
Fitzgerald & CO
Box BK
Washington, D. C
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