Factors in Homemade Bread Costs Revealed by USDA Tests
The USDA describes how flour quality, purchase method, fuel type, oven, and batch size affect bread costs. Tests show a 1 lb loaf costing 7.33 cents with a basic formula using shortening sugar and compressed yeast, versus 4.25 cents with an economical formula using strong flour bought by the barrel, dried yeast, and a kerosene range.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iceless refrigerator plan used by Wyoming florist
A report shows the iceless refrigerator concept adapted by a Wyoming woman florist to keep cut flowers in good condition, highlighting home convenience for hot dry climates where ice is scarce.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wyoming
Shears Prove Useful Kitchen Tool in Food Prep
A medium sized pair of shears serves a definite kitchen need especially for shredding lettuce peppers or celery and for mincing parsley mint or celery inner leaves for seasoning Farmers Bulletin 927 notes their efficiency and value in cooking tasks.
Mending China Glue From Alum And Water
A simple cement for broken china uses a teaspoonful alum and one tablespoon hot water. Apply to clean dry edges, heat gently until transparent, press pieces together and let dry immediately. Also tips to economize cereal mush by thinning leftovers with hot water for reuse.
Nourishment in Simple Ice Cream From Cream and Egg Whites
A note describes homemade ice cream made entirely from cream and egg whites as a nourishing, light dessert option. It highlights the simple dairy-egg base and suggests it as a wholesome treat.
Arsenate Ant Control for Households
United States Department of Agriculture outlines a poison bait method using arsenate mixed with sugar and water. Precautions are emphasized to protect humans and animals, with extra notes on cleaning, ant-proof storage, and risks of ineffective repellents and nonlethal sweet baits.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Sugarless canning methods urged by department brief
The United States Department of Agriculture notes fruits can be canned without sugar by using hot water or hot fruit juice. Only hot syrup produces best texture and flavor. Fruits canned in their own juice suit jelly, pie fillings, salads, and similar uses, especially ripe sweet peaches.
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United States Department of Agriculture
All Around the House: Practical Tips for Kitchen and Home
Guidance on sharpening dull files with dilute sulfuric acid and baking tips. Includes a method of threading cheese straw rings with straws, using cold water under a cake to prevent bottom burning, and running water from pipes before morning kettle use.
Blouses for School Daughters Describe Fall Wardrobe Choices
The article surveys fall girl fashion from coats to blouses and dresses. It notes the influence of design houses on school wear, with crepe de chine blouses, peasant embroidery, serge outfits, and knit dresses, plus practical details like pockets and cuffs.
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Iris and Sam Moore Face Choice at Mother's Home
Iris, recovering at Jim and Kitty’s, is urged by Doctor Bowen to move to his mother’s luxurious home. Sam Moore brings a blue bowl of daffodils and hints at a future of love and belonging, while Iris weighs leaving behind her social exile for a life with Sam.
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Iris
Kitty
Jim
Doctor Bowen
Doctor Wells
Sam
Sam Moore
Miss Long
Animals of the Dim Past at Como Bluff Wyoming
Como Bluff in Wyoming is noted for fossil dinosaur remains, including some of the largest land animals. Dinosaurs varied greatly in size and form from plant eaters to carnivores, with diverse limb structures and armor. The Brontosaurus, or thunder lizard, reached about 70 feet in length, 16 feet high, with a long neck and tail and an estimated weight of 18 to 20 tons.
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Como Bluff
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Professor Marsh
Scientific Institute Up 9 840 Feet In Alps
The Col d Olen Institute near Monte Rosa at 9840 feet, founded by Prof Angelo Mosso of Turin, houses laboratories for botany bacteriology zoology physiology terrestrial physics and meteorology studying Alpine condition effects.
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Col d’Olen
Monte Rosa
Angelo Mosso
Turin
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