Pattern Based Training Claims Attract Readers
A fragmented ad pitches a do it yourself pattern project with no tools or experience. It requests 25 cents for Pat. No. 73 from East Bird Pattern Company in Pleasantville New York and promises on the job studies comparing American and British factory methods.
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Pat
East-Bird Pattern Company
Dept. W
Pleasantville
New York
United States
Time to Turn Luscious Berries Into Tender Jellies
Home canning guide lists berry jellies and preserves with step by step juice extraction, sugar ratios, and pectin use. It details currant and red raspberry jellies, two berry rhubarb blends, and watermelon rind preserves with processing tips and sterilization.
Lynn Says Pointers for Making Jams and Jellies
Advice on using under ripe fruit for pectin in jams and jellies. Cooks should avoid fully ripe or overripe berries as they lack pectin and may hinder gelling. The guide recommends slight pre cooking of fruits and berries before adding sugar and heat.
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Lynn
Jam Making Precautions for Sweet Preservation
The guide warns jam burns easily and should be stirred from bottom to prevent scorching. Cook briskly with close watch and avoid long simmering to protect flavor and color. Use sugar sparingly and avoid excess. When not using commercial pectin, a rule of three quarters of ees is noted.
First Aid to the Ailing House
Advice on painting and leakage checks. Examine walls for water intrusion around frames and window seals before repainting with aluminum then good house paint.
Marauding Wild Elephants Rampage in India
New Delhi reports reveal wild elephants terrorizing agricultural areas in the United Provinces. Elephants damage crops and fences and even attack villages. authorities issue special arms licenses and plan expert hunts to curb the herd. Local anteaters, valued by farmers for controlling white ants, are also mentioned as declining.
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New Delhi
Free India
United Provinces
Cowcatcher Coupel: traveler jokes on rail safety
Good Precaution ATEMUS WARD travels by slow southern train after the Civil War. He asks the conductor if passengers may offer advice and, in mock earnestness, suggests detaching the cowcatcher and hitching it to the rear to prevent a cow from biting a passenger in the car.
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Atemus Ward
Artemus
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