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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1950
Page
8
The absent minded professor sways on a street-car with his other arm clutching half a dozen bundles. He looks anxious as the conductor asks if he can help. He replies yes and asks the conductor to hold the stray while he pays his fare.
Classified department lists farm equipment for sale including 49 model combines and drills with prices and locations, plus farm for sale on gravel land with outbuildings and a house. Help wanted ads seek auto mechanics and young men for steady factory work at Davenport and Des Moines area firms.
Fragmented page items advertise elder care and transportation in Bethany Missouri, a for sale vending machine, and a jumble of farm products. Mentions Brownell Kansas seed shipments, Poultry listings, and a miscellaneous address block with names and contact hints.
The article extols fresh strawberries and describes short cooking to preserve vitamin C and color. It provides rhubarb ripe strawberry jam, strawberry preserves, and sun preserves methods with step by step quantities, cooking times, and canning tips. Included are directions for sugar ratios, boiling times, parraffin sealing, and a bonus note about oatmeal with strawberries and a free booklet offer from North American Dye Corp.
Advertisement notes a child sunsuit pattern 783 with embroidery and transfer details. Mentions less than one yard fabric per sunsuit and requests 40 cents plus mailing for pattern collection, photos, and tone. Indicates pattern numbers 3, 2, 9 and 20 for craft items.
Building a sink cabinet with adjustable pattern size to fit any sink or extend along a kitchen wall. Includes illustrated steps and references to pattern 338 from Bedford pattern service in New York. Notable lines mention a hostess quip and Croesus the Lydian king known for wealth and soft leather shoes.
Lynn Bays suggests cooking prunes in pineapple juice for a pleasant surprise. She also recommends adding a finely minced garlic clove to canned green beans while heating. Marjoram enhances stewed tomatoes, giving them a special touch that will have guests asking for seconds.
A kitchen note suggests almond extract or mace to heighten cherry pies. It also proposes cottage cheese as a spread blended with crushed cardamom or caraway seeds. Eggplant slices are soaked, fried coats with French dressing, then crumbed and fried for a rich, tasty result.
Firestone advertises two tire lines Open Center with echo Punch Protectors for longer life and Traction Center Firestone Champion. With 2,000,000 in use, thousands nationwide can choose either, and dealers nationwide promote both options. The ad urges buyers to contact their Firestone Dealer or Store, mentioning NBC Monday evening.
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