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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
8
Wartime restrictions steer wedding receptions toward simplicity without losing charm. White is the theme, with calla lilies and abundant white décor. A chicken centered menu, including a molded egg ring salad and chicken salad, provides easy, self-serve refreshments for guests.
A vintage menu feature presents Bride's Salad and Bride's Cake recipes for a wedding reception. The salad blends pears cherries pineapple nuts and marshmallows with a lemony custard dressing folded with whipped cream, served in a mold. The cake is a light butter sponge flavored with vanilla and almond, baked in a tube pan, iced with ornamental butter frosting, and decorated with simple borders and bridal motifs.
This lesson draws from Luke 24 to urge believers to openness in faith and witness. It emphasizes that Jesus fulfilled scripture, opened understanding, and commanded repentance for all nations. Disciples are urged to witness starting at Jerusalem, applying the resurrection message at home and in their communities.
The guide lists linen minimums for the wedding couple including 6 sheets 6 pillowcases 2 blanket sets 2 wool covers 2 bath mats 8 towels 8 face cloths and 12 linen hand towels. Dining needs include 2 dinner sets 6 to 8 napkins 3 breakfast sets 6 to 8 extra napkins 12 tea napkins and 2 hot plate mats. China should include 6 pieces each of salad soup cups saucers dinner plates and bread plates. Serving musts include 1 large meat platter 1 covered dish 2 open vegetable dishes and tea and coffee pots with sugar and creamer.
In a vintage ad style the piece describes Pattern No 6127a for dress sizes 14 to 40 with yardage and trimming details. It includes a request to send 20 cents per pattern to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept at Room 1118 West Wacker Chicago and notes Camel cigarettes as a preferred gift for service men with local dealers promoting cartons for troops.
The piece notes nickel's ancient reputation as devil inhabited metal, its Chinese and Assyrian awareness 5,000 years ago, Cronstedt isolating it in 1754, and a 1883 discovery of 200 million tons in Canada. By products include gold, silver, and platinum refined from nickel, ending Russia’s monopoly.
Inspect the refrigerator every morning before planning meals to use leftovers efficiently. A dessert idea features baked apples in pineapple juice, peeled and baked until soft. A tip suggests table salt in blue water to even color in laundry and reusing soap as soap jelly for stockings and delicate fabrics. For omelets, three eggs per two servings is advised.
SMOST as fatal as a bullet or a shell is the breakdown in the spirit of a wailor or a soldier. Our men have the finest spirit in the world. But it must be maintained in the American way. They must not be made to feel that they are mere automatons, fighting machines, 25 the armed forces of the dictators have been made to feel. and naval stations have a place to go, to turn to, & "home away from home." The duties of the USO have more than doubled during the year. Its field of operations has enlarged to include almost the entire face of the globe. To carry on its all-important work, it needs funds. It needs your contribution. No matter how small you make that contribution, it needs it. Now,
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