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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
7
The article promotes home and small scale food drying as a fix for conservation. It describes a compact eight-tray drier built from galvanized iron and wood, designed for use on common ranges. It notes the method requires no sugar and outlines construction details plus free USDA bulletins on drying methods.
A description explains a drying system where heated air flows over and through the product, carrying away moisture. The air current speeds drying and creates uniform results, with upper and lower trays swappable to maintain evenness as moisture dissipates.
Cleanliness is vital in bread making because dough can harbor bacteria that spoil flavor. Yeast releases carbon dioxide and alcohol which are eliminated by baking, but bacteria may produce sour or rancid substances that survive the oven heat.
Advice on organizing a cleaning closet with hooks racks and shelves. It lists inexpensive utensils like a mop bucket platform, a wall mop, broom with hook, long-handled dustpan, brushes, cheesecloth dusters, and improvised dusters. It notes flammability of kerosene solutions and outlines a carpet sweeper or vacuum for daily carpet cleaning.
A 1918 McClure Syndicate piece urges U S A made gowns over Paris imports, arguing honesty and national pride in fashion. It notes government passport limits for women workers, plans for American materials, and a shift to durable, climate suitable fabrics and styles.
An old home care tip explains cleaning fabric coverings like chints Gretonne or tapestry that cannot be removed. Use dry bran rubbed lightly into the surface to absorb dirt and freshen the fabric safely.
An advertisement extols Freezone as a painless corn remover costing a few cents, claiming instant relief for hard and soft corns and between the toes with no soreness. A Cincinnati inventor is credited with the discovery. A separate human-interest note describes a Indianapolis girl wishing her physician father were a policeman to avoid loneliness.
A concise critique compares gossip to smoke from dirty pipes spreading from bad taste and notes Shylock would struggle with today’s sensationalism over a perceived fresh allotment.
A hot weather remedy claims to neutralize stomach acids and gases, preventing sour stomach and indigestion. The ad touts EATONIC tablets as tastier than candy, guarantees satisfaction, and offers a fifty cent refund if ineffective with a Chicago mail order option.
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