Princess Frock For Town Wear Pattern No. 8576
Sewing pattern details for a princess style dress in dark or bright colors with double collar and cuffs. Includes materials list for sizes 12 through 40, sewing steps, and a 15 cent pattern request to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago Illinois.
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Midwinter Marmalades and Bread Recipes Feature
A feature offers midwinter marmalade ideas and bread recipes including English Muffins and Raisin Buns. It presents Cranberry Conserve and Scotch Marmalade, with steps for making Conserve, Marmalade Rolls, and a note on frozen foods to be covered next week by Eleanor Howe.
Krakatoa Eruption of 1883 Tops World Explosions
The Krakatoa volcanic eruption of August 1883 produced the largest blast in history. Two thirds of the island collapsed westward, generating massive tsunamis that circled the globe and sea levels rose as much as 50 feet, wiping out 300 villages and drowning over 30,000.
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Better Baking booklet promises biscuits buns melt in mouth
A practical Eleanor Howe booklet titled Better Baking offers recipes for cookies cakes pies and puddings. Send 10 cents to Better Baking care of Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois to receive a copy.
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Household Hints on Cooking and Food Safety
A collection of kitchen tips covers meringue improvements from salt and lemon zest to avoid overmixing fudge with an electric heater. It advises not to crowd meats, suggests garlic for salad flavor, and explains custard readiness with a knife test. It also notes air circulation in mechanical refrigerators to preserve food quality.
Garner Declares Presidential Bid Signals Hard Bargain at Convention
The 1940 campaign note shows John Nance Garner, 71, announcing his run without pledging to step aside for FDR and signaling possible hard bargaining at the Democratic convention. Italy and Germany weave a complex axis tactic as Ciano hints at peace moves while Britain and France press a mine defenses and air battles over the Rhine. The Graf Spee incident narrows German capital ships and India faces political upheaval as convents resign in protest amid Gandhi's passive resistance.
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Lovely Crocheted Medallion Pattern 1959
Instructions for a crochet medallion with illustrations and stitches. Includes materials, a photograph of the medallion, and pattern number 1959. Send 15 cents and write name address to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York NY.
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Strange Facts From Collier's Overview
A capsule of curious notes covers Allied blackout innovations in England, Geneva’s restaurant streetcars, and marriage trends where widowed/divorced men wed spinsters more than women wed bachelors, plus a note on giant redwoods in California and Oregon never dying of natural causes.
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Ask Me Another A General Quiz Questions
The questions include converting 600 to Roman numerals and whether presidential income is taxable. It asks who cut the Gordian Knot and which war is Mr Madison's war, plus the Bible’s middle verse and which woman has the most statues. It also explores the fastest growing race, plant growth timing, correct quotation, and global monarchies share.
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Answers Quiz Items From Historical List
A compact set of quiz prompts covering topics from political figures to literature and demographics. Includes questions on DC and presidential income, Alexander the Great, the War of 1812, Psalm verse, Joan of Arc, racial population trends, plant growth at night, Gray's Elegy, and monarchic governance post World War I.
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