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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
2
A recipe fragment describes bouillon using beef from the leg, bones, water, salt, herbs, and vegetables with a slow boil to four hours, then clarified. It also outlines clam mousse with clam juice and whipped cream, plus an omelet with bacon and mushroom tomato mix. A Spanish beans method with soaked beans, tomatoes, onions, olive oil, and chilies is included.
The recipe describes simmering beans with peppers and salt, then adding vinegars before finishing. It also instructs cooking young beet tops, trimming thinned beets, washing thoroughly, boiling until tender, and serving with hard boiled egg yolk garnish. Optional salt pork adds flavor.
London reports 35 100 placards reading Eat less bread given to churches nationwide for the food economy campaign. Ten thousand cards issued to London restaurants urge don t waste bread and cut a half slice to save bread as a national duty.
A fragment of verse by Richard Hovey ponders fate and national purpose as it leads into an insertion for a flower and vegetable seeds catalog by John Reck and Son. The literary piece evokes destiny, liberty, and divine guidance amid hardship.
Detailed sewing guide for a single breasted gabardine jacket with inverted box plaits and belt, to be worn with a two piece circular skirt. Includes cutting notes, material yardage for size medium, fabric folding instructions, and design guidance from fashion articles.
This column discusses emotional resilience in love and domestic life. It contrasts two women a wealthy wife with a loveless marriage and a widow supporting three children, showing how hardship can yield renewed hope and even love. It ends with tender guidance on relationships and personal conduct.
A child diary recounts Benny and Artie practicing self control to rise at half past seven. They repeat morning affirmations, fail to shower, and prove they can wake without alarm if they focus on waking at a set time. Their father comments on their efforts.
Historians debate Joan of Arc fate with conflicting records show she may have lived past 1431 with documents in Mentz registry proving her alive in 1436. The article also notes repairs on the German steamer Ockfels in Boston with engines restarted after three years.
Mrs Nliute Fisapact of Louisville Kentucky says four years of female troubles and head pains vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with avoiding surgery and restoring health and strength. The ad invites readers to write for free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A reader asks if two women in their early twenties should attend a dancing school with a chaperon. The note notes concern that the school may be frightful and asks for guidance on proper conduct when a young man accompanies one girl.
For July days a simple model in green and white platted voiles with a fine black stripe. Cuffs and surplice front are white embroidered organdie.
A reflection on wartime liberty cites the submarine threat to sea freedom and America's stand for liberty. It recalls Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address of November 19, 1863 and emphasizes dedication to the unfinished work of liberty and a government of the people.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department plans to enlist a volunteer work army of women and girls for light harvest labor and surplus food processing. The program will feed and care for harvest hands and may recruit retired farmers. organizers are named for each state county and community.
An advertisement touts phelactine as a hair remover that paralyzes and shrinks hairs to roots, causing hairs to come out easily. It claims the product is odorless nonirritating nonpoisonous and safe enough for a child to taste. Satisfaction is guaranteed with a money back promise.
The article stresses a Chicago waste problem with 1,250,000 pounds of food discarded daily. It urges thrift, proposes a hand mill for grain and whole wheat flour, and shares dietary tips and a garlic remedy for whooping cough. It includes reader questions on diet and health with physician guidance.
A Westport market gardener shares peak canning times for Fairfield county produce. Asparagus May 25 to June 9 Spinach June 1 to June 30 Beets June 20 to July 20 Rhubarb June 1 to July 1 Peas June 20 to July 10 Beans June 20 to July 10 Lima beans September through harvest Cauliflower September to October Corn August 15 to September 25 Strawberries June 15 to July 1 Peaches September. Connecticut College of Agriculture offers home canning bulletins via Fairfield County Farm Bureau Norwalk Conn.
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