Family automobile offers rest for weary farm women
A USDA survey of 8,700 farm women in northern and western states shows seven eighths report no vacation. It notes that family car trips provide simple leisure, with easy picnic lunches, use of a freezer for ice cream or frozen desserts, quick biscuit buns, and a no‑wash approach to utensils. Mothers gain a break when all help prepare and clean.
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United States Department of Agriculture
States Relations Service
Thames
England
Dairy Division
Rubber rings key to preventing canning spoilage
Canning demonstrators from the U S Department of Agriculture show color has no bearing on rubber ring quality. Tests reveal a ring must hold at least 18 pounds, be elastic to seal uneven jars, and not tear when folded or pinched during heated processing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Home Confections Big Aid For School Lunches
The article suggests dipping a stiff jelly in chocolate to redeem it as a confection and recommends dipping figs dates raisins nuts and marshmallows for wholesome treats. It also notes firm berries and pineapple pieces dipped in white icing or fondant make quick snacks for children and a small mint for club meetings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Proper Temperature for Deep Frying
The article explains achieving correct frying fat heat. A thin blue smoke appears when ready and a bread test confirms temperature by immediate hardening without color change.
Howehold Tips On Simple Food Prep And Leftovers
Howehold questions on creampuffs fine details of makeup lemon water to prevent burning. A rotary flour sieve strains cranberries and lettuce stays fresh when wrapped in a wet cloth on ice. An old mackintosh becomes a washing day apron. Fish omedet uses small leftovers with hot diced beets border for serving.
Fall Fashion: Long Skirts and Coats Dominate Wardrobes
Designers show longer coats and skirts with varied sleeve and collar shapes for fall. Suits remain staples with elaborated trimmings, fur accents, and contrasting embroidery. Pictured ensembles feature suede-like suiting, taupe nutria fur collars, and moleskin fur pockets and trims.
Knitted Clothes Popular for School and Play
The piece describes the rise of knitted garments for children from infancy through childhood to adulthood. It highlights coats, mittens, scarves, and accessories in wool velour and various fabrics, noting colors Browns tans and blues and the popularity of fur trims on dressier coats for winter wear.
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Bolivia
Bowser and the Witchhazel Scheme Sparks Birthday Wish
A practical chemist, Mr Gordon, persuades Mr Bowser to start Bowser's Witchhazel with hopes of big profits. Mrs Bowser secretly plans a flying machine as a birthday surprise, clashing with Bowser who dismisses the plan and bans both witchhazel and flying devices. She schemes to justify the gift, while Bowser contemplates his business future.
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Mrs. Bowser
Mr. Bowser
Mr.Gordon
Witch Hazel
Gordon
E Pluribus Unum Motto Adoption Timeline
The motto E Pluribus Unum means one from many. It was proposed August 10, 1776 by Franklin Adams and Jefferson as a seal device, rejected, then adopted June 20, 1782 in a second design by Charles Thomson, and by 1796 Congress decreed it appear on certain coins.
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United States
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Thompson
Congress
Not Distant Enough in London Punch Quip
A compact exchange features a joke about an escort and a lady with a distant relation. The line suggests a humorous bit about who the escort knows and a remark on removing a man who seems eager to interfere.
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London
Enormous Brazilian crab spider noted for size
A Brazilian crab spider is described as nearly two inches long with feet that extend across a broad surface when measured. The fragment hints at striking proportions of this large arachnid observed in Brazil.
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Brazil
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Howehold
Witchhazel
M. Quad
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Harry
Ping
Ballyhack
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