Safe Location of Wells and Farm Water Safety Advice
A detailed discussion on locating wells to avoid contamination from surface and underground drainage. It covers the benefits of planning utilities, risks from barnyards and privies, how contamination travels through groundwater, and the need for clean ground and distance from filth sources. It also notes diseases linked to bad water and practical safeguards for safe well placement.
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Welle
Utah
Hanida
Water quality is not proof of safety says health board
Water for domestic use should be clear odorless and colorless yet such traits do not prove purity. A glass may show ideal characteristics while containing disease producing germs. Suspect water should be rejected until assessed by competent sanitation authority and the state board of health.
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State Board of Health
Winter Coats Make Impressive Exit From The Stage
The article reviews late season coats and upcoming spring coats with two featured garments. It highlights a taupe panne velvet coat with fox fur trim and a heavy wool velour coat with sealskin accents, both shoe-top length. It notes postwar fashion revival favoring evening wraps and plum tones.
Bags Parade Practical and Elegant Purse Trends
The piece surveys shopping bags and day to evening bags, noting their global sources from France Japan and China. It highlights four Fifth Avenue displays featuring heavy brocaded ribbon bags with satin linings, a navy blue looped bag, a round ribbon or velvet model with wood bead handles, and a dotted ribbon bag with embroidered center and looped strap.
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France
Japan
Aly le
China
Fifth Avenue
Odd Gash and Velvet Panels Roam Through Dip Line
An odd fragment describes deer brown chiffon velvet and derarm panels ending in beaver pocketa. It mentions a loping motion across a dip line and an extension from panels.
Sun Cart of the Sun In a Fable Tone
A fragmentary quote speaks of stealing from neighbors and a reckoning that care and honesty endure. It references Pelas transforming a market cart into a vehicle of light and notes that great deeds endure as the sun and moon renew their robes.
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Pelas
Emergency shelf ideas and child feeding guidance
The article advises stockpiling an emergency shelf with two jars of each item and replenishing cans after use for ready meals. It provides a salmon and rice potato dish, cautions about feeding practices, and stresses nutritious beverages, dairy, and plain foods for children, ending with a note on thinking and change.
Warm soups and fruit confections from a vintage kitchen
A dated cooking column previews hot soups as nourishing winter fare and offers quick canning tips. It then details quick hashed potatoes and beef with raisins, a California salad with apples and olives, and fish fillings for sandwiches. It closes with festive confections like fruit sausage and maple candy.
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Samson
Wen
California
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Special Information Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Galen Borimt
David Copperfield
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