Farm Home Plans Emphasize Women’s Needs in Farmhouse Design
The University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture hosted a farm home planning contest for farmers and homemakers. Prizes were offered by the Northern Hemlock and Harmon Manufacturers’ association to back a proposed practice farm home on campus. Readiness features include a front entry leading to a living room, a dining room adjacent to the kitchen, a rear wash porch, and built in storage. Most plans favor separate dining and living spaces, built in china closets, and practical layouts. water, heating, and sewage considerations are prioritized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Hemlock and Hanmond Manufacturers’ Association
College of Agriculture
Tvo
Wiscongin
He Wathen
Make Peanut Butter at Home by Grinding Nuts Through a Food Chopper
Home production of peanut butter by grinding nuts in a food chopper is described. It covers health benefits, digestion, mixing with cream or milk, and possible flavor variations with olives onions cheese fruit or dates, plus serving ideas like muffins and salads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Monroa
Kansas State Agricultural Collage
Mins Munroe
Tomato Soup and Its Role in Bodily Heat
A historical note explains tomato soup as a key food, highlighting its fuel value. It states butter is not essential to heat production and details that soup provides three times its weight in energy in beef, four times in eggs, seven times in potatoes, and twice its weight in bread.
Loving Across the Years in Wheeler Wilcox Verse
A fragmentary excerpt references the poem by Wheeler Wilcox about love and time. The lines urge loving enough before years rush by and farewell becomes final, echoing themes of urgency, memory, and devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler Wilcox
Sixty-Eight Degrees Is Temperatura Recommended In Heady of Our Homes
War era guidance urges Americans to conserve coal by light daily saves and efficient stove use. If every household saves a shovelful of coal daily, yearly totals could reach tens of millions of tons, helping close the national shortage. Experts also argue homes should be kept at 68 degrees to promote health and well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americana
Thomas B. Shipp
Fuel Administration
Met
Mother's Cook Book Childs Lunch Basket Advice
The article offers practical lunch ideas for a small child emphasizing balance and growth. It discusses peanut butter sandwiches, baked apples with cream, cottage cheese with cream, fruit portions, and simple bread meals. It notes cottage cheese can substitute meat when mixed with cream and suggests portable portions for school lunches.
War era civil service growth and hiring drive report
The civil service commission details a surge in Uncle Sam's workforce from 1916 to 1917 to meet war aims. It notes $240,000 used from the president's emergency fund, many applicants rejecting offers due to low pay, and 1000 appointments made without examinations. A retirement with pension plan is recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Civil Service Commission
Uncle Sim
National Safety
There Is a Vogue for Aprons in Spring Fashion
A vintage fashion survey notes aprons or service dresses gaining style. Women embrace colorful gingham and chambray designs, with long sleeves and practical three-quarter lengths. Hats feature crepe georgette, crepe fabrics, and adornments like cherries, with bold millinery reimagined for spring.
Des Moines man plans return to active life after business sale
A Des Moines resident explains selling his grocery business to regain health and pursue an active life. He mentions Tahines a tontee made from barks and berries processed chemically to extract medicinal galpable properties for stomach liver kidney and catarrhal ailments. Sold by leading druggists and through Iowa wholesalers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vvician
Mina
Taplac
Des Moines
Iowa
Adv
Emily Explained and the minister's curious visit
A minister visits a home and is entranced by a bald-headed infant and a second child with brown eyes and golden curls. The elder asks about the striking features and the child replies that eyes were present when it arrived and hair grew afterward. The tale preserves a quaint, folksy lesson on wonder and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily
Dlao
Atruck
Anid
Phair
New Invention Promises Quick Butter From Milk and Margarine
An advertisement proclaims a device that blends one pint of milk with one pound of butter to produce two pounds of fresh butter in three minutes. Priced at 1.50, it is sold by Liberty Manufacturing Co. and marketed nationwide with patent services offered by Chandiee & Chandlee. A second note tells of two boys, Robert and Paul, and a Sunday school misunderstanding about Antioch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty’ Mifacturing Company
Jenifer Building
Washington, D. C
United States
Chandlee
Ws Ington
D.C
Washington
Robert
Paul
Iim
Antioch
Fragments Reflect Erratic Ad Copy For Facial Cream
An OCR fragment shows a dubious advertisement promising removal of freckles and clear skin. It cites a so called old guarantee and claims double strength to be applied morning and night. Text is incomplete and reads like an unreliable cosmetic pitch with exaggerated benefits.
Why meatless and wheatless days asked the Roll
The Roll asks why such days exist and a reply explains they are intended to defend and support wartime effort through conservation of food supplies.
Boschee's German Syrup Promises Quick Cough Relief
Fragmented OCR notes advertise Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy for coughs sore throats and bronchial irritation. The text promises relief by night and morning and claims health benefits without coherent details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meu
Bos
Office War
Living Room
Verece Wrayett
Dressec Sed
Vometi Whitue
George Zaua
Boschee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!