Household Tips From An Early 20th Century Page
Household suggestions cover whitening clothes removing spots and stains and lamp care. Advice includes adding a teaspoon of powder to whiten whites, rubbing camphorated chalk on grease marks, washing with strong vinegar on wicks, rust treatment with mutton and rotten stone, lining winter garments, protecting the spine from cold, choosing a warm winter and cool summer location near water, and removing bathtub stains with pumice stone and soap suds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pbridar
Fish Information for Lenten Days
Lent brings fish into focus as a meat substitute and digestible protein. It classifies fish by fat content, notes digestibility, preservation methods, and offers simple recipes like fish hash scalloped fish and baked mackerel for practical family meals.
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State College
U.S. Department of Agricure
Department of Health
Economy in Family Meals Plan From Fedwells
Eleanor and Florence discuss thrifty menu habits guided by Mother Fedwell. Seven rules of menu making emphasize milk, fruit, greens, beef or affordable substitutes, brown bread, and family-wide meals to avoid costly special dishes while planning daily menus.
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Eleanor
Florence
Mother Batums
Evelyn
Mother Fedwell
Granny
Mother Hatuins
Nutrition Nuggets for Children and Family Diets
Guidance on feeding children with simple staples, avoiding rich treats, and using economical substitutions. Emphasizes bread, milk, cereal soups, vegetables, and fruits, plus tips on fat allowance, water intake, and meal planning. Includes notes on cabbage cooking, fresh vegetables, nuts, olive oil, and safe handling during illnesses.
Special Menus for Growing Children by Gibbs
Food specialist Winifred Stuart Gibbs outlines a plan for families with many children to feed well on modest salaries. The article covers starting with children's needs, standardizing meals, and adjusting adult portions, plus rules like daily milk, fresh fruit and vegetables, juice essentials, and adequate roughage. Future installments will propose specific menus and “home breakfasts” for varied activity levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Stuart Gibbs
BE. E
Soga
Bose
Banana Nut Tapioca and Meat Industry Trends Note
The passage describes banana nut tapioca and a custardlike pudding method with milk eggs sugar and flavoring, plus a citrus and banana variation folded with whites. It also reports USDA exhibit findings at Chicago on meat consumption trends, noting US decline and potential future meat supply challenges, with comparisons to Argentina Australia and New Zealand. It ends with baking tip: substitute orange marmalade for candied peel and adding fresh apple to cake to keep it moist.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Argentina
Austral ‘Sia
New Zealand
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Meno
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Mohican
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Alaska
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New York Association For Improving the
Don University
Rochester City Hospital
War Labor Board
American Food Journal
Poort
Teachers’ College
Columbia Ut
Ladies’ Home
Priscilla
Tripoli
Ine
Sinclair
East Mat St. Writ
Arts
East Main St. We Ea Deliver
Liedles
Main St. Mulligans
Harral. Ave
Quinby Company
BOSAK
RKE Vinoork
Bosak Manufacturing CO
Adventure OF
Fedwells
Bouillon
Frances
Horace Fletcher
Salada
Oryt
Pecs Saltepoen Sugeapeon
Pape
Wirthmore
Isthmore
Abo
St. ‘Albans
A Albans
Vermont
C. M. Cox CO
D'stritatersion
Standard Feed Co., Inc
Park & Pollard’s Poultry Feed
Main Street
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