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The Delightful Vogue of House Naming
Given the Right Name Every Dwelling Can Develop Personality
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Woodland Flowers of the Prairie Region
IT may be surprising to those who are unacquainted with the prairie region to know that it contains a great amount of woodland. The greater part of these forests are adjacent to the watercourses, which give variations of drainage, elevation and exposure to suit a great variety of plants. Where farm animals have not been pastured, the original woodland flora is still abundant. The entrance of animals for any great period not only destroys all perennials but prevents any development, of the wood lot from a forestry point of view.
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If Your Home Would Be Truly Secure
An Interview With Sherwood Eddy On Parents and Their Children
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Homes of Famous Americans
Jumel Mansion, the Last Home of Aaron Burr, Profligate
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What About Dutch Bulbs This Year?
THERE seems to be some misunderstanding in regard to the regulations imposed by the Federal Horticultural Board under Quarantine No. 37 on Dutch bulbs. In response to an inquiry, Dr. Marlatt, Chairman of the Board, recently wrote:
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Planting Possibilities in Midsummer
Make the Vegetable Garden Do Double Duty This Year
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Home Brewed Ice
What Could Give Greater Comfort and Pleasure Than Your Own Ice Plant
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Things to Watch in Buying a Home
The House of Brick or Stone Veneer is Discussed Herein
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The Well-Ordered Guest Room
SUMMER is a time when the vacation spirit reigns; when all the world goes jaunting; when company comes for a day, a week or a month. Unfortunately, however, summer sometimes arrives with its almost inevitable guests before the long-projected guest room is ready to extend a welcome; with the result that various emergency measures are necessary before any sort of accommodation can be provided. Such a condition is, of course, neither complimentary to guests nor creditable to householders.
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Garden Reminders
VEGETABLES which may be planted this month for fall or winter use are carrots, turnips, winter radishes, late cucumbers, late peas, sweet corn and late cabbage. As the early crops mature, utilize the ground for other crops. Refer to the article in the February issue for suggestions on making the ground produce a succession of vegetables.
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DAD'S PRACTICAL POINTERS
FLOORS around the laundry tubs get soppy wet during the weekly wash and a light rack made from wooden strips should be made to keep one's feet dry A rack similar to the one shown costs sixty cents, including work and it is useful the year round. A planing mill or carpenter shop will usually yield just the kind of strips you want from the scrap pile.
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Assuring That Vacation
WELL, next year we will go somewhere for our vacation, but this year we will have to pass it up, we cannot afford it." The same old story is it not? All of us have either said it or heard it said, and why-- simply because we merely make the remark without any definite idea for the next year until it arrives.
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Eight Helps in Housekeeping
It isn't how much, but how good! And that applies to company as well as food, doesn't it? The children in the photograph above are delighted with a mid-morning party, the refreshments consisting of crisp homemade cookies and lots of good milk.
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Patriotic Songs of the Civil War
Music Which Inspired the Union and the Confederate Armies
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Summer Embroideries for Indoors and Out
AN attractive porch set that can be made in a few hours is shown this month. The original set was made on creamy round-thread cotton, and the edges bound with bias folds of striped gingham. For those who prefer it, unbleached muslin is suggested for the set.
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Along the Garden Path
GOSH," chuckled my neighbor, one day this spring, "look at the iris over there! They are crowding each other to beat the band. And the lilacs are getting as tall as the garage, and the vines won't stay inside the fence! A garden always slops over; first, you work to get a good one, then you work to keep it within bounds!"
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ACROSS THE EDITOR'S DESK
THE other day a subscriber sat across the desk from me. He lives in an apartment house, and reading Better Homes and Gardens has made him dissatisfied with the progress he has made. He raised the old question of whether it really pays to own your own home. I want to give you the gist of that visit, for it may help someone else who is in doubt.
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