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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1930
Page
12
In this Cookery Chats guide, readers learn to craft Christmas confections using a candy thermometer and the cold water test. It covers fondant preparation, chocolate dipping, testing temperatures, and shaping creams such as cherry and coconut varieties with nuts, cocoanut, and maple flavors. The article emphasizes practice, test consistency, and finishing touches.
Mrs. Ida Bailey Allen, a home economics authority, urges housewives to use eggs two to three times as much as usual due to low prices. She says eggs boost cake quality and health value, noting affordability supports winter nutrition for children and active outdoor activity. Eggs are described as a near complete food rich in protein minerals and vitamins.
In a brief shop exchange a customer requests handicaps in large size and quips that her husband would have won if he had a bigger handicap. The dialogue highlights humorous golf jargon and a playful retail moment.
Miss Freda Alexander a beauty instructor from Abilene Texas reports dramatic improvements after taking Argotane. She claims digestion liver and skin issues resolved and renewed energy appetite and vitality follow the treatment. She urges others to try Argotane and notes availability at Central Drug Store Fredericksburg Ad.
A dynamite bomb in a Christmas package killed Joseph Masteikas and critically injured his wife Catherine near Shickshinny Pennsylvania. Police hold a man in connection with the blast, amid theories of a neighborhood dispute. Three daughters escaped injury as the rear of the seven room farmhouse was shattered.
Nine year old Alexander De Campi died in a West Philadelphia department store toyland. As he gazed at a glittering array of electric trains and planes he collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage probably triggered by excitement, investigators said.
A brief notice inviting readers to subscribe to the Standard at a rate of 50 cents per year. The offer emphasizes value and ongoing access to the publication.
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