07 May 1917
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1917
Page
1
Mx one can of salmon free from skin and bones and a quarter of a cup bread crumbs with a cup thick sauce and beaten egg for chops. Creamed beets bake sliced beets in cream with salt and pepper and optional flour if top milk used. Mackeral in cream soaks overnight then simmer in milk. Fried potatoes dice boiled potatoes and fry until brown.
A patchwork page from Park Ave News mixes weather snippets with school life and humor. Homework on front steps, a Saturday soda run gone awry, a comic tale about Cossacks and Germans, plus a light verse and stray military notes.
Gather between T perforations and sew to lower edge of waist with center fronts and center backs even, side seam at underarm seam. Adjust a sash about 2 inches wide and 3% yards long around waist. Trim the dress with buttons bone or crochet. Prices and details from These Home Dressmaking articles prepared for this newspaper from the latest styles by The.
A vintage column urges working girls to manage scarce wages wisely. It argues most funds go to family needs, preventing savings, and cites a saver who bought a crimson sweater only to see it go out of style. It stresses the value of savings for independence and future ventures. It also shares reader letters on marriage and romance, advising separation if life is unhappy and cautioning about clumsy attentions.
A European concern explores how women, having shouldered many roles during conflict, will fit as men return. Leaders fear unemployment and social disruption, with women unlikely to resume quiet lives. Resolution hinges on peace and adjustments, including potential wartime power shifts.
A dated verse extols frontier virtues and the spirit of the West. It imagines brighter suns and bluer skies, stronger handshakes, truer friendship, and more giving than buying. The piece closes with a claim that true bonds form with less effort, marking where the West begins.
The narrative recounts Sacajawea guiding the expedition through mountain passes and to the Shoshones, the meeting with Nez Perces, and the approach to the Pacific. Lewis and Clark reflect on loyalty, cost, and the journey’s completion as the party reaches the lower Columbia and contemplates winter before returning home.
Specialists in fruit handling provide accurate strawberry preserving steps for home use to produce a balanced syrup with no leftovers. Instructions cover jar prep, cap sterilizing, syrup making, berry preparation, and proper sealing with precise boiling times to ensure a tight seal.
A historical recipe notes two pound washed strawberries with 28 ounces sugar, overnight standing, then cooking to a heavy consistency at 222 F. It stresses using a Fahrenheit thermometer for precise heating, explains when to remove water, and provides a tested preserve method with syrup and berries cooking to 265 F then 219 F, cooling, sealing, sterilizing, and storing jars for future use.
Connecticut asks farmers and land owners to volunteer to raise production beyond the 1918 record. County agents and the Connecticut Committee of Food Supply offer seeds, fertilizers, and advice. Pledge blanks are distributed by the Bridgeport Farmer and sent to the Fairfield County Farm Bureau.
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