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Pashions and Sweets Highlight Early 20th Century Trends
A fashion note from the National Hair and Cosmetologists Association outlines three coiffure variations for milady, including an after-dark swept style and daytime “sophisticated symmetry.” A Department of Agriculture survey reports average U S family sweet spending at five cents per food dollar, with sweets dominating low income budgets and Birmingham households using more sweets than San Francisco, Buffalo, or Minneapolis–St Paul. A syrup infused recipe for six is provided using corn meal, flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, peanut butter, egg, and milk.
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