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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
6
An article describes arranging a varied cold meat platter with many cuts and shapes for entertaining. It highlights ring Bologna with pate, cheese edges, pickles, and spreads, noting the importance of seasoning and presentation. The text emphasizes variety in cut shapes and accompanying bread and relishes to enhance serving.
The fragment discusses making an omelet with tips on fillings and sauce, then shifts to profiles of women in hatchery work, hospital leadership, and aviation. It mentions Fern Beterson in Orange County with high chick-completion accuracy, Dee May Cravath Wharton’s hospital work, Helen Richey’s flight hours, Mrs Abisail on a New York switchboard, and Elizabeth Peterson of New York horticultural society. It ends with a child’s reaction to a radio program.
A playful old ad describes a versatile dress pattern marketed as suitable for children and adults alike. It extols vanilla ice cream simplicity, trimmed with revers and turbank cuffs, and a bow under the chin. The piece nods to party wear and year round use, ending with a toast to a brisk, merry evening.
Walter Nixon outlines bean varieties and culture for gardeners to maximize yield and quality. He favors Bountfat, Green podaea, Fee's Balan Wax, and Kentucky Woden among others, noting seed color and dish appeal, with advice on succession plantings and storage. A final line oddly shifts to a social observation about measuring decisiveness in women.
Diane Soier notes that miles of chemistry have moved from lab to closet as rayon and plastics reshape women's clothing. Dyes, color fast fibers, and water repellent fabrics emerge from chemists' work, enabling fashionable garments, fasteners, jewelry, and handbag components.
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