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Feeding the Flock

Mining the Archives Posted on January 21, 2016 by LibraryStaffJanuary 21, 2016

Winter is here with everything it brings. Bird lovers unite. Here in detail is an article to help you feed your feathered friends. Published in 1914 the author talks of the different birds he observes when he watches and listens.… Continue Reading Feeding the Flock

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Posted in Light the Lamp | Tagged Bird Feeders, Birds, Hutchinson Public Library, Nature Almanac, Winter

Skate Sailing

Mining the Archives Posted on January 7, 2016 by LibraryStaffApril 15, 2016

Strap on your skates and grab a sail. In December 1914 a new sport was reported by the magazine Country Life In America . Ice skating was advancing to Skate Sailing. It was reported that you did not have to… Continue Reading Skate Sailing

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Posted in Light the Lamp | Tagged Hutchinson Public Library, Sail Plans, Skate Sailing, Skating, Winter Sports

Cook’s Choice

Mining the Archives Posted on December 7, 2015 by LibraryStaffDecember 7, 2015

Just a sample of what you would eat in 1913. Good Housekeeping November 1913 Vol. LVII No. 5

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Posted in Light the Lamp | Tagged 1913, Good Housekeeping, Hutchinson Public Library, Menu, November, nutrition

Going Green

Mining the Archives Posted on November 18, 2015 by LibraryStaffNovember 19, 2015

Obviously the idea of conserving gasoline has been around for a long time. We can solve the excessive use of fuel, carpool, and get exercise with an invention that has been around since 1940. Popular Mechanics Vol. 73 January 1940… Continue Reading Going Green

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Posted in Light the Lamp | Tagged Car, Conservation, Exercise, Hutchinson Public Library, Italy

Victory Garden

Mining the Archives Posted on November 4, 2015 by LibraryStaffJanuary 7, 2016

In 1917, The Independent Harper’s Weekly printed a chart to help direct citizens on when and how to plant a war garden. These gardens were planted to help with the food shortages brought on by the war. Most of the men… Continue Reading Victory Garden

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Posted in Light the Lamp | Tagged Gardening, Hutchinson Public Library, Planting Schedules, Victory Garden, War Garden

September

Mining the Archives Posted on September 11, 2015 by LibraryStaffOctober 27, 2015

Sweet is the voice that calls From babbling waterfalls In meadows where the downy seeds are flying; And soft the breezes blow And eddying come and go In faded gardens where the rose is dying. Among the stubbled corn The… Continue Reading September

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Posted in Light the Lamp | Tagged Archives, autumn, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Hutchinson Public Library, poem, September

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