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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
3
Ida C. Bailey Allen notes in Country Gentleman that heavy potato use leads to obesity and auto intoxication. A farmer’s family is described with starchy meals including seven potatoes and ten bread slices daily. She urges balanced use of potatoes as part of a varied diet to avoid health issues.
The Ambler based Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women reports doubed student enrollment for the coming term. A two year regular course plus short options train women in gardening, beekeeping, canning, and small farm management with new greenhouses and growing demand for trained workers.
A recipe describes hollowing ripe cantaloupes and packing them with cabbage onions green tomatoes beans cauliflower and mustard seeds. Pack in brine and vinegar sugar and spices, heat thoroughly, seal in stone jars with paper and a plate on top, and tie melons to prevent spilling.
Flameless fire or surface combustion uses a porous slab heated by a metal box and gas. The heated slab emits intense surface heat and can be used for kitchen tasks such as broiling, with potential for efficient home heating in near future.
An Alabama woman ran her husband’s campaign for a high court seat and won when his election to the Court of Appeals was secured. The narrative highlights her active involvement throughout the campaign as key to the victory.
New blouse styles designed to be worn with mid season coats and skirts feature sheer lace and satin, with camisole waist branding. Long sleeves reflect mousquetaire influence, peplum waist tied by black velvet ribbon, cream taffeta lining, and edged with gold braid.
A collection of practical remedies and cleaning tips including a skin lotion with lettuce juice and elder flower water, a foot blister powder with salicylic acid starch and soapstone, eye irrigation with cold water, ebonized wood polishing with pumice, castor oil with tallow for leather, mildew removal with vaseline, moth and flea control by benzine, and refreshing stale cheero by hot water.
The article offers practical home care hints such as smoothing a tomb area by walking over it after laying it, oil rubs with garden tools for hours, and washing with soap. It also suggests sweeping ear pats with salt, brightening brass by boiling potatoes, and removing marble stains with magnesia powder and ink stains with sour milk.
Practical household advice on window shade care fabric stain removal and egg beater maintenance. It notes turning shades to reverse ends and tacking for longer life. It advises pouring boiling water for fruit stains and using soap and bleach for scorch marks followed by sun drying.
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