Croquet Returns to Backyards and Clubs in 1920s Style
The Associated Press notes croquet’s comeback with color coded balls and a push for standardized rules. New York Croquet Club president Jack Osborn cites growing clubs from California to New Jersey while noting mixed gender play and top players Irene Osborn and Josie Finsness of Bermuda.
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Associated Press
Jack Osborn
New York
Irene
Josie Finsness
Bermuda
Palm Beach
Osborn
California
Nantucket
New Jersey
Iowa
Midwest
Santa, Barbara
Westhampton
N.Y
Central Dark
Wigs Shake Up Spring Fashion At Three Day Market
Rowland Schaefer and designer Sylvia debut new fibers and invisible hairlines in a three day wig market that brings 25 resources together for spring. Short wigs draw strong interest with various styles from Italian coifs to 1930s town and country looks, offering easy care and new looks each wear.
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Rowland Schaefer
Sylvia
Schaefer
New York
Cathy Lindsay
Spiced Streusel Prune Coffeecake Recipe
A guide to baking a Spiced Streusel Prune Coffeecake with prunes and walnuts. Includes ingredient list, method for batter and streusel, baking at 350 degrees for about 55 minutes, and cooling and storage steps.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Household Tips on Yeast Dough and Flavoring Extracts
The guide notes yeast dough readiness by smoothness springiness and bubbling. It explains pure flavoring extracts made by dissolving essential oils in alcohol, vanilla extract from vanilla beans, and sodium bicarbonate as a leavening agent in baking powders. It also gives chopping technique with a large knife, emphasizing steady motion and firm grip.
Quilt narrates family history from 1942 to 1973
Mrs. Eugene Neveux of Biddeford crafted a 66 by 76 inch quilt with 20 squares, each embroidered to record births marriages and milestones of her 11-person family and 45 grandchildren. The piece includes Pearl Harbor, JFK, Arlington wreaths, and a PT boat, all sewn with care across years of labor.
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Nile
Eugene Neveux
Harrison Ave
Biddeford
Neveux
Pearl Harbor
U.S. Fleet
Arlington National Cemetery
Kennedy
Capitol Dome
Dick Danforth
Imagination Lights The Way By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lighting expert Thomas Smith Kelley of New York discusses planning and artistry in residential lighting. He emphasizes a before-build plan with concealed general lighting and targeted fixtures, noting floors, outlets, and furniture layouts guide illumination to create charm. He highlights historical innovations and his own designs in torches, recessed down lights, and reflector lamps.
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Associated Press
Thomas Smith Kelley
New York
Kelly
France
Man Ray
Today's Woman by Peg Welch highlights Maine ERA push
American women have shaped history across fields and Maine suffrage advocates press for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Housewives, clubwomen, and legislators are lauded for their lobbying, courage, and perseverance in Augusta, Maine.
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Peg Welch
United States
Maine
Augusta
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