Electricity on Atlantic liner and other marvels illustrated
The article details on the Mauretania show extensive electrical systems including cranes, heating, lighting, air conditioning, and a bread bakery capable of serving thousands. It notes over 200 miles of wiring, 1200 bell pushes, 100 telephones, three electric roasters, and Marconi wireless links. It also mentions a coin counting machine prototype in England and other diverse innovations.
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Mauretania
Elemiety
Marconi
Liverpool
New York
Bank of England
Hasland
Hank
England
Budding Fruit Trees A Practical Late Season Method
The article explains budding as an alternative to grafting for trees like apple, plum, and rose. It notes timing in late August to early October and describes using a sharp knife and yarn. It emphasizes choosing smooth bark and healthy wood and mentions drill down details about bark in a ½ to ¼ inch size range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kone
Jon
Underwood
Grafting Techniques and Household Farming Notes
Instructional notes cover budding grafts on fruit trees, care of buds, wrapping, and spring growth checks. Also included are poultry care tips, quail protection, and observations on black raspberries, tip propagation, and widespread farm yields. Additional pieces discuss wheat sowing, weathering frost, and rural science topics.
Grape Nuts Helps Woman Rebuild Health and Strength
A New York state woman writes of ten years with stomach and liver trouble eased by abandoning coffee, using Grape Nuts and Postum. She gained twenty pounds, feels like a new person, can work longer, and plans to continue the routine with breakfast of Grape Nuts and Postum. The letter, from Postum Co, notes such testimonials are genuine and periodically published.
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York State
Gosh
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Curtain Front Houses and Sheep Farming Tips
The article describes curtain front house designs adaptable to enclosure with lumber and removable fixtures for cleaning. It advises sheep introduction in hog and cattle country, suggesting twenty five ewes and a good buck as a safe start and stresses slow, cautious expansion for novices.
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Wallace
Domestic Recipe And Household Hints From A Ready Aid
A collection of kitchen recipes and home tips includes Maubarb Marmalade with rhubarb oranges lemon and raisins, Apple Pudding and Fried Chicken methods, Cream and Spinach Soup, and a cake recipe. It also offers drink ideas, cherry sauce, glass polishing tips, and household cautions such as canning storage and nickel plating cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berton
Retired Matador A Sailor From Spain Visited Pacific Coast
A Spanish matador turned sailor, Senor Caviar, left Spain after loss of reputation as a bullfighter. He has witnessed gore in the bull ring and has now come aboard the South Doris near the coast. The man, past his prime but still strong, is described as quick and agile, rambling daily about dangers and a lingering love passion. The Seattle Post reports his exploits.
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Spain
Pacific
Coarts
Senor Caviar
Sandera
Giavina
Seattle Post
Five Months in Hospital Patient Credits Kidney Pills
A man from Anoka reports extended illness with paralysis and failing kidneys. He credits Dean’s Kidney Pills for relief, noting six months to live turned to improved health. He urges purchase from Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo N.Y. Also includes a science-fiction passage about Martian life ending and planetary death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi P. Brockway
Anoka
Tom
Tven
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Cuticura Remedies Relieve Severe Eczema After Persistent Suffering
A Lexington Ark woman recounts months of sleepless itching and unbearable sores. After two doctors failed to help, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills brought rapid relief and no recurrence over a year. Included is a strange notice about a trap for Jones cat and assorted 19th century notes from the Manchester Courier.
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David Brown
Locke, Ark
Jones
Dwight
Mel
Delmester
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Manchester Courier
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America
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Milwaukee
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