Books Make Welcome Christmas Gifts for Every Family Member
A diary of gift book ideas for Christmas emphasizing knowing the recipient. Highlights fiction includes The Deepening Stream and The King's Man ion, plus mysteries by Christie and Kyne. Biographies feature Lone Cowboy and Pepys. Juvenile selections cover The Twins Who Flew Around the World and Jungle Babies, with emphasis on thoughtful reading and parental involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Canield
Temple Bailey
Booth Tarkington
Sabatini
Charles G. Norris
Harold Bell Wright
Carl van Vechten
Joseph Lincoln
Green Isle
Alice Duer Miller
Peter B. Kyne
Martha Ostenso
Edith Wharton
Arthur Somers Roche
Jeannetta Phillips Gibbs
Forsyte
John Gaelsworthy
Manville
Fitzsimmons
Mr.Gamble
Douglas Durkin
Mr. Pottermack
Freeman
the Vicarage
Agatha Christie
Manhattan
Arthur Procter
Hulbert Footner
Miss Morrisot
Valentine Willians
Newton Ferry
Laurence Meyvell
Lone Cowboy
Will James
Lfe
Pepys
John Drinkwater
England
Lincoln
Honore W. Morrow
Emily Post
Margaret Story
Platt & Munk
Kees
Marian King
Edyth Kaighfustace
Africa
Jul Annixter
Munthless
Joseph Walker
Hermann Hagedom
Marcia MacDonald
Jeff
Jardine Hornady Fielding
Montana
Morocco
Passage from a fragmenting winter scene
A poetic fragment describes lit windows and rainbow light on white lawns with a birch tree shedding snow. A passerby contemplates a Thanksgiving moment, sensing distant memories of another town and a yearning homeward impulse amid holiday time.
Fatigue and Daily Dispositions in Homemaker Roles
Fatigue drives bad moods, especially among women who exhaust themselves daily. Advice urges energy budgeting, inventorying home routines, and optimizing tools, spaces, and rests to prevent fatigue and keep homemakers calm at night. It also suggests practical cleaning tips like brush maintenance for kitchen tasks.
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Maud
White Christmas Is Assured Indoors This Year
A fashion note from the season favors white decor and gifts for indoor spaces. White accessories like alabaster lamps and Staffordshire pieces blend with turquoise, cherry, brown, black, and gold, creating a chic, versatile indoor holiday look.
New Recipe Contest Open To Dakota Women And Girls
Central South Dakota women and girls may enter a Huronite contest for a holiday dinner meat dish with wild game, fowl, or market meats. First prize is a $1 trade slip. second and third prizes are 50 cent slips. Judges include Catherine McKay and Jessie Kaiser. An honorable mention for cranberry salad was noted, with recipe details and submission to the contest editor at the Huronite.
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Dakota
South Dakota
Huronite
Catherine McKay
Jessie Kaiser
Homo Economics
Huron High School
Wina
E. C. Potter
Utah Avenue Southeast
RV. Small
Cavour
C. E. Firuemmer
Tenth Streetouthwest
Hurot
Kathryn Schultz
White Felts Prove Popular In Winter Hat Styles
Fashion writers note white felts gain quick traction this season with bicorne and tricorne hats as stylish contrast to black and other shades. Stylists cite white felts flattering on most figures and highlights include feathers bows furs lacings and touches of color across white felt designs.
Feeding the Lumberjack and His Meals in Camps
The article contrasts lumberjack meals with city dining, noting hearty, rib sticking foods and a heavy reliance on canned goods to sustain workers on Central South Dakota prairies. It cites Dr Milton J Roseau on canned foods offering balanced nutrition year round and mentions loggers’ picky jam preferences and temperamental meals amid harsh work conditions.
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South Dakota
Milton J. Rosenau
Ritz
Models Show Not Match Felts Enthusiasm in Showing
A report notes that the displaying models drew less excitement than the Felts in a recent showing. The contrast highlights differing reception between the two groups at a local event.
Bonilla Club Women Name 1931 Officers
The Bonilla Women's Extension club held its first meeting of the year with 20 members and 19 visitors at the Bonilla ball. A pot luck noon dinner followed. Mrs J J Miller was elected chairman in the post dinner business session. Mrs Hugh McKichas served in attendance.
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Bonilla Club
Bonilla Women's Extension Club
Bonilla
J. J. Miller
Hugh McKichas
Angel Pavement review by The Book World
Caroline Orvil discusses John Boynton Priestley s novel Angel Pavement about Twigg and Dersingham facing financial stress after Mr Goldspie arrives. Smeeth must choose which employee to dismiss as new life and costs emerge. The tale tracks hidden motives and ambition with slow action but strong character insight.
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Caroline Orvil
Angel Pavement
John Boynton Priestley
Twigg & Dersingham
Goldspie
Dersingham
Smeeth
Mr. Goldspie
Club Adds Members and Elects Officers at Meeting
The club named vice chairman and Mrs. R. Gilmore secretary. Six new members joined: Mrs. Ralph Galer, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mr. Marvin Martin, Miss Grace Russell, Miss Marjorie McNeil, and Miss Verna Glidden. Christmas Gifts was the demonstration topic by Mrs. J. 3. Miller, Mrs. R. P. Swaney, Mrs. R. U. Johnston and Mrs. Elbert Kinyon, with an attractive gifts display by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Gilmore
Ralph Galer
Mary Smith
Marvin Martin
Grace Russell
Marjorie McNeil
Verna Glidden
J. 3. Miller
R. P. Swaney
R. U. Johnston
Elbert Kinyon
Christmas on the prairie a humble lesson in giving
Grandma Nabor shares a prairie Christmas philosophy, saying the value lies in being remembered and in small acts of generosity. She recalls past blizzards that forced homemade gifts, notes how true joy comes from sacrifice and kindness, not expensive presents, and stresses voluntary giving to spread happiness.
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Cnud
Grandma
Quick Waffles Recipe Note From Prewar Kitchen
A compact home recipe provides quick waffle instructions using flour bread flour cornstarch and baking powder with salt eggs oil and milk. Dry ingredients are sifted then mixed with wet ingredients and cooked in a hot waffle iron for about five minutes served with syrup.
Unsweetened Grapefruit Canned For Diabetic Diets
Unsweetened grapefruit is now being canned, providing a recipe option for diabetics. Homemakers favor serving grapefruit unsweetened for family meals and for those on special diets.
Dakota Writers Publish Poems in Pasque Petals
Daisy Dean Butler of Lake Preston presents a poem titled Houses in the November issue of Pasque Petals, the South Dakota poetry magazine. J. J. Pruitt of Faulkton contributes The Fallen Tree, and Mrs. Gale Spink of Ethan writes about drought, all featured in the issue.
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Daisy Dean Butler
Lake Preston
Pasque Petals
South Dakota
J. J. Pruitt
Faulkton
Gale Spink
Ethan
How To Clean Cuffs And Collar On Dress
Instructional guide for cleaning dress cuffs and collar using a folded garment, soap suds, and brushing from the neckline. Details washing steps for collar and cuffs separately, rinsing, towel drying, and pressing while damp with a warm iron. Includes an unrelated census figure note at the end.
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