The Labor Front and Trusts Debate in 19th Century Press
A reader-compiled sample contrasts labor critique with corporate power, citing the rise of trusts, tariff policies, and industrial consolidation. It links labor inequality to wealth concentration, notes mining and steel sectors, and presents varied editorials urging tariff reform and tougher regulations to curb monopoly profits.
Fall Street Attire Trends Favor Simple Tailoring and Velvets
The article notes a shift toward simpler tailoring in fall street wear with long coats, three quarter capes, and layered colors. Velvet fabrics, especially black and peach pink, appear in trimmed coats and gowns, while tweeds and frieze remain popular. Suede accents, belts, and lace or chiffon trim decorate outfits, with pleated skirts and empire styles highlighted for evening and house wear.
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Euler
Blair
Nile
Ely
Taal
Howe
Frame your grindstone to a true round crank
Instructions detail making a stable crank with a drilled square hole, centering with dividers, threading a mandrel, and using wool, pasteboard, washers, and a tight nut. It describes a homemade milk cooler built from a strong box with cans, water, and racks to keep contents cool, plus a design to prevent tipping.
Treatment and care for Celery and Berry Plants in Gardens
The text describes preventing rust with Bordeaux mixtures applied when celery plants are small and again at six inches high. It then covers hand weeding, blanching with boards placed along rows, and postharvest care of raspberry and blackberry plantations to influence next season's crop.
Mounting a Grindstone and Farm Notes fragment
A farm and home note outlines grindstone frame dimensions 18 by 30 by 36 inches and materials. It criticizes a common crank design and suggests repairs, plus notes on broom corn production across several states in 1890 and the value and yield, ending with a brief mention of a low farm wagon design to ease loading.
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Benjamin Franklin
Timots
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Arkansas
Indiana Territory
California
Iowa
Nebraska
Tennessee
Derst
Wide-ranging 19th century rural notes and tips
A miscellany of rural advice and quotations covers whitewash for buildings and poultry houses, a method for making paint including quicklime and whitewash, a detailed “stop a sucking cow” harness instruction, and garden hints urging fresh soil, mildew prevention, and geraniums to brighten summer.
Household Handy Tool and Vintage Recipes Featured
A column offers a handy utile tool a sturdy pair of pliers for housework plus assorted kitchen recipes and tips. It includes fruit salad prepare steps ribs of beef in jelly mold toasted sandwiches and sweet puddings alongside cleaning hacks and home hints.
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