Eggs and other oddities from a bygone era
Home economics workers at Iowa State College advise serving eggs plain or baked in bacon rinds, with recipes for cheese souffle and a note on using eggs in various meals. The column moves through social jokes, dances, Charleston, travel, crime, and a playful survey of cultural quirks from the era, including a mock forecast about prices and fashion.
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Home Economics
Iowa State College
Home Economics Division
Prince Carol
Charleston
Parole System Failures Highlighted by High-Profile Releases
An Illinois youth freed from murder sentence and a California swindler freed after preying on the poor renew calls that current parole boards are flawed. Critics argue political influence and sentimentalism govern releases, with life terms yielding too little time in prison.
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Illinois
California
Dearborn
Plenty of Places to Sleep in Florida Tale
A Pathfinder recounts a Florida trip where all beds were full, a landlady charged $2 to sleep in a hammock, and he found four strangers in his auto after they claimed to have also paid for the night. The tale refutes rumors of scarce lodging and high charges as unfounded.
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Florida
Subzero vogue and radio winds stir Charleston chatter
In cold weather thin silk stockings become a fashion risk while many find amusement in the Charleston dance. The arrival of radio in homes shifts habits and lively conversation wanes as music and movement take center stage.
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D. E. McCarty
MGR
Graettinger Creamery CO
J. M. Resh
Justice OF the Peace
Graettinger
Iowa
Martin Myhre
U.R. Next
Oscar Fagre
Estherville
Duhn Bros
Chris
Chttet Sffersen
P.j.mccarty
Windsor Hotel
V. R. Reeves
Prop
W. I. Stevens
Grarttiniger
Eer
T. Naar
PA Base Mann
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America
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Holland
Russia
Martin Durkin
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Uncle Sam
John Joseph Gaines
M. D
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Woodman Hall
Moore’s
Orchestra of
American Legion
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