Reading and Libraries Feature For Central South Dakota Women
Central South Dakota extension clubs plan a 1931 program emphasizing books, reading, music and library studies. Miss Sara L. Dewing notes special features add cultural depth, with reevaluated home furnishing as major project. Reorganization begins August, with focus on guiding children's reading and expanding horizons through biographies, novels and civic libraries.
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South Dakota
Sara L. Dewing
Beadle, Spink
Hand
Aiss Dewing
Julis Peterkin
du Bose Heyward
Lucy Furman
Ellen Glasgow
John Gasworthy
Horace Walpole
Ralvagg
Earth
Bess Street
Er Aldrich
Middle West
Dewing
Mothe
The Man of God by Keyserling Gains Popularity
A report notes rising interest in Count Edouard von Keyserling's The Man of God. The tale follows three young clergymen as they clash with desire and duty while a suspected affair tests loyalties and reveals competing moral codes.
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Keyserling
Count Edouard von Keyserling
Return To Home Says Mrs Edison
Mrs Thomas A Edison urged women in a WJZ radio talk to return to home making and curb professional career ambitions. She warned that neglecting homemaking risks weakening the family as the nation’s core institution. She praised a college education for homemakers and said home making is a full time business.
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Thomas A. Edison
WJZ
America
Edison
Miss Connole
Vietnam
South Dakota
Mrs. Edison
New Fumigant Promises Safer Moth Control
Miss Anita Andrew of the State college extension service cites a U.S. Bureau of Soils and Chemistry finding a new eradicating fumigant. It combines three parts ethylene bichloride with one part carbon tetrachloride, is non inflammable and non explosive, safe for metals fabrics and humans, and can be produced at low cost. The vapor is heavier than air and sinks through materials to reach moth-infested items.
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U.S. Bureau of Soils and Chemistry
Anita Andrew
State College Extension Service
Sid Clapee
South Dakota farm women rest camps grow in favor
South Dakota farm women travel to Watertown Camp Hisega and Carp Madison for rest camps promoted by extension service. Camps report rising attendance, self funded participation, and emphasis on culture, crafts, and informal discussion with library book boxes provided.
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South Dakota
Womery
Watertown
Hisega
Rapid Canyon
Rapid City
Madison
Edward Stitt
Huron
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Kampeski
Bradford
National Playground Association
State Library Commission
Books Listed For Family Reading
A long catalog of books deemed suitable for family reading and aloud discussion by Central South Dakota women’s extension club members this fall. The list spans Exploration and Travel, Human Portraits, Animals, Poets, Drama, and Fiction with numerous authors and titles including Giants in the Earth, The Father, The Scarlet Cockerel, and A Lantern in Her Hand, among others. A brief New Drink recipe follows, describing a tea and rhubarb juice mix with lemon juice and sugar syrup.
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Central South Dakota
Women's Extension
Albins
Jan
Cora
Gorman
New Orleans
Lyle Sexe
New Russia
Dorothy
Mary Hastings Bradley
Arabia
Anthony Wayne
Thomas Alexander Boyd
Disraeli
Andre Maurois
Mary Lawton
Roosevelt
Hermann
Hagedorn
John Hair
Lytton Strachey
Grandmother Brown
Hariet Conner Brown
Edward Bok
Animal Life
Savers
Martin Johnson
Stephen
Vincent Bend
John Galsworthy
Abraham Lincoln
John Drinkwater
Lewis Beach
Robert Cerdric Sherritt
Ruth Suckow
Ole Edwart Rolyng
Barly
Mayd Har Lovelace
James Boyd
Cornelia James Cannon
Bess Streetor Aldrich
Maristan Chapman
Clare M. Sublette
Katharine Holland Brown
Johan Bojer
Chmarron
Edna
Ferber
Honore
Wilsie
Mer
Lucy Furman
Hints for the SS En fowder Puff Doll bath method and jokes
A quirky set of housework tips describes cleaning a porcelain doll with warm water and soap, brushing dust from hard-to-reach areas, and drying upright in a warm place. It then shifts to Miss Louise Dixon’s cooking methods for year cutlets and lace wafers, plus a cabbage salad recipe, ending with news that New York issued a $1,000 stock tax stamp due to heavy market activity.
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Louise Dixon
F. Petia
New York
Candy Stripe Dominates Light Wash Dress Trends
The article praises candy stripe dresses and wash frocks as essential summer wardrobe pieces. It highlights one piece frocks with yoked skirts, tiny pockets, versatile tub silk dresses, and polka dot options from delicate to bold, including silk lace lingerie and cotton net, all while noting budget considerations.
Vital Diet Affects Teeth Health Says State Expert
Miss Mary A. Dolve from South Dakota State College notes tooth vitality depends on diet and chewing. Emphasizes raw fruits and vegetables, whole grains, thorough mastication, twice daily brushing, and annual dental checks. Extension circular 200 explains “Tooth Building Foods” available free via county agents.
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Mary A. Dolve
State College
South Dakota State College
Brookings
Promptness Secret Removal Of Stains
Light summer clothing stains are common. State college extension service suggests methods for grease stains using lard then warm washing, soda stains with a washing soda solution, and fruit stains with boiling water over a bowl. Grass stains respond to cold water if fresh, with alcohol mentioned as another option.
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Extension Service of State College
View on liquor laws and women’s roles prompt reader opinions
In De Smet, Amerlla Bowes argues the eighteenth amendment and Volstead Act need clearer guidance for youth and temperance education. The page invites readers to share their opinions on whether liquor policies protect society, then shifts to a debate on women entering the workforce and a call for readers to submit frank, unnamed opinions for publication.
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Amerlla J. Bowes
Ot de Smet
South Dakota
United State
Basin
Thomas A. Edison
Cleaning Stain Remedies From an Old Guide
A historical care guide lists stain removal methods for rust ink and general spots. It recommends ammonia water, warm soap, and careful rinsing for general stains, with lemon juice salt and cream of tartar for rust. Ink stains respond to cold water and repeated rinses, or soaking in sour milk.
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Tiany
Ethel Davis Seal
Montana
Tennessee
West Virginia
Siste College
Kampeska
Miss Dulve
Miss Dolve
South
Dakota
Dixon
Bass
Is Radio
General Motors
General Motors Radio
RADIO
Filey
Sergica
Rither
Conmplete
Anse Extmneras
Kodak Firs
Perriton’s
Eron
Lnsizll & Clark
Northwestern ‘Public Service Co
WNAX
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