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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
3
An odd proposal suggests crushing or rough grinding wheat then softening with super heated steam. The material would be compressed into hard blocks and stored until needed, after which a simple crushing could prepare it for flour manufacture. Indianapolis News.
Advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing an itching scalp and dandruff. Recommends rubbing with Cuticura Ointment, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Encourages daily use for clear skin and soft white hands.
A brief item notes Mrs. Benham’s disappointment in love and questions the duration of her marriage while observers comment on the readiness of everyone to act when a scandal emerges.
Oral guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture outlines finishing options for unfinished pine or softwood floors. It covers leveling the surface, cleaning, stain recipes, and choosing varnish or paint with neutral tones to suit walls and furnishings.
A Twin Falls Idaho pageant featured 180 clothing club girls organized by the county club agent of the United States Department of Agriculture and the state agricultural college. Each member completed all work assigned, demonstrating thrift and skill in dressmaking and basic garment construction.
The event celebrated a 100 percent completion record as girls showcased garment making done on a business basis. Each member began with a wardrobe inventory, planned additions and costs, then pursued yearly aims, proving to families and county peers that affordable, quality dress is attainable.
A home economics kitchen from the United States Department of Agriculture recommends mutton steak as a recipe that serves more people when cooked. It uses WM pounds mutton 1 cin tomatoes or steak, 1 quart fresh to ll cup bread crumbs, a small onion, poultry seasoning, and salt. Spread a layer of seasoned bread crumbs and onion on the meat, roll and tie, place in a covered dish, pour the tomatoes over, and cook slowly for three to four hours, adding boiling water if needed.
Practical kitchen tips and simple dishes for housewives. Includes tips on boiling rice until swollen, keeping dish cloths clean, avoiding dry custards, hollowing and filing beets with carrot macedoine, minting apple sauce, reheating spaghetti in cream gravy, and making delicate bread sticks from half inch bread halves baked to a light brown.
Paris fashion notes trumpet fall beaded tunics and spangled robes in new tones and shapes. Designers showcase dull metals, cabuchons, and iridescent effects woven into tapestry like gowns with various cuts, tunics, and capes, while Lanvin and Callot unveil bold velvet trims and long evening capes echoing 1830s styles. Including Joins of brocade capes and metallic cords, the trend leans toward intricate, one color embroidery and lavish textures.
The article extols many uses of common salt, noting its power to thaw a stuck drain with boiling water, remove tea stains from china, and improve coffee flavor when a salt spoonful is added. It also claims salt cleans earthenware by rubbing it to remove brown baked-on stains.
Mrs E H Haydock of Chicago writes that after four doctors could not help her, Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female trouble without an operation. She praises the old fashioned root and herb medicine and notes her sisters have started the same treatment.
In a brief streetcar vignette Mr Crosslets proclaims he would rise to give a lady his seat and be grateful for any portion of the journey spent seated. The exchange captures manners and civic chivalry in a compact social moment.
Advertisements describe Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney trouble. A Life Insurance physician notes many declines stem from undetected kidney issues. Swamp Root sold in two bottle sizes. sample offer requires ten cents with paper mention. Juvenile stories and Patti the opera star are noted.
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