Cheap Duplex House Plan With Complete Plumbing and Furnace
An illustrated cost estimate outlines a two story house build priced around 2900 dollars using Chicago price baselines. It notes that plumbing and furnace heat push the total and that local costs could cut the lumber and carpenter work by 200 to 250 dollars, bringing the total near 2700 dollars.
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Frederick J. Drake & Co
Chicago
Eeeeesereerses Pererel
Setetvr
B. Moleh
Cornice
W. P
Et TN
Bilding Coors
Aense
HAM Akana
Aetsamet Wa Ferc
Eas Aeti
Mothers in Law and Daughters in Law Duties for Marriage
Kate Upson Clark urges women to plan for independence in sons and practice long view when marrying. She advises daughters in law to honor relatives, avoid criticism, and foster harmony with mother in law to strengthen marriage and family welfare.
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Kate Upson Clark
Joseph B. Bowles
Tom
Amy V
Ransacking the World for Goatskins
Reports say England faces unprecedented demand for goat kid skins as Wilnerant collectors scour distant regions from Europe to India and South America for supplies. New tanning methods make goatskin superior to calf in shoe leather and dresswear, with dyeing enhancing desirability.
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England
Europe
India
South America
Mosquito lore and textile uses cited in Colombo notes
The Times Correspondent at Colombo reports that Sinhalese medical texts from the sixth century describe 67 varieties of mosquitoes and 424 kinds for malarial fever. The passage notes dress fabrics used by makers for vests, piping, revers, blouses, underskirts, and millinery, with Sir H A Blake, governor of Ceylon, cited at a recent Asiatic society meeting.
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Times
Colombo
H. A. Blake
Ceylon
Asiatic Society
HANDKERCHIEF KIMONO TUTORIAL FOR SUMMER WEAR
The article explains making decorative summer kimonos from Japanese handkerchiefs. Use five or six handkerchiefs to form front back sleeves and neck edging. fold two diagonally for front and back, join others to sides, cut or fold front to shape neck, and sew borders.
Materials Of The Season For Evening Wear And Fabrics
The new materials resemble garden flowers arranged on a common ground. A pale lemon printed silk features roses forget me nots and white flowers with white lilies in the background, intended for an evening dance dress with lemon piping. Notes praise evening silks, chiffon broadcloth, pongee taffeta, pompadeur crepe de chine, and tor the summer a sturdy heavy bobbinet suitable for durable, stylish gowns.
Baby Clothes-Back Gift Fixture for Baby Keepsakes
A wooden strip crafts a decorative cradle for baby clothes with forget-me-nots, painted white and enameled, featuring small hooks and satin bows for hanging frocks caps and sacques. The article shifts to hair care, recommending a scalp tonic and frequent shampooing with green soap for oily scalps, detailing a quinine bay rum tincture mix.
Defying Gravity Rope Climb Trick Explained
A Cincinnati Tribune note explains a rope and tree limb illusion to lift oneself. By looping the rope and using leg swing, the climber appears to rise while actually relying on momentum and positioning. The method mimics lifting over a fence but requires the rope to be fixed above.
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The
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Talking Canary Birds Speak English In Charming Fashion
A Baltimore Hartz mountain canary owned in Baltimore speaks five words clearly and in varied order without training. A Hartford canary repeats similar phrases as its mistress chats nearby, both birds praised for their gentle care and curious vocal abilities.
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Battimore
Orange Judd Farmer
Baltimore
Hartford
Conn
Dry land crab race explained with playful cautions
An essay describes a dry land crab race for readers to try at soft turf with a starter and an umpire. Ten yards is ample, crabs crawl on all fours, and chaos with bumps and missteps brings laughter as competitors collide and attract each other en route to the finish.
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People’s Home Journal
Costly Blunder Sparks Sheep Telegraph Mixup
A station agent recalls a humorous misfire at Milwaukee when sheep-raiser F. T. Seabold wired for his dog Shep to meet him. The foreman sent on "sheep" instead, delivering about 18 carloads of bleating sheep. Seabold sued the telegraph company, claiming damages that exceeded the sheep deal profits.
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Shep
Smarty
Milwaukee
F. T. Seabold
Biggest English Poultry Farm at Hadleigh
Gen Booth praises his Hadleigh colonizing farm as England's largest poultry operation housing over 2000 birds. In the past year 18340 eggs and 1185 birds were sold while 2286 chickens were reared. Of 104 birds exhibited, three won prizes, and sales reported around £80.
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Booth
Hadleigh
England
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