Americans Waste Food and Lessons From German Hygiene
The Sun argues waste in American kitchens costs families money and resources. Professor Rose cites German practices of using every scrap, from potato peels to vegetable scraps, to reduce waste and boost efficiency. He urges consumers to reuse water from vegetables, avoid discarding edible parts, and bake potatoes with skins to minimize waste.
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Rose
New York
Father
Bermuda
California
John
Mary
Tary S. Race
Teachers’ College
Jack Smart
Ban Champion Quilt Maker
Linshamton New York Yale of Quaquaza defends his patchwork title as he vows to complete twenty five quilts this year amid mockery from punsters and a public bid for a central quilt display at Curevsca town hall. Proceedings specify bids to furnish books and trim for the year with Clark County Indiana officials and a county auditor overseeing the arrangement.
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Linshamton
N. Y
W. Yale
Quaquaza
Stake
Eho Union
Curevsca
Peretions
Ceorareca
Hell Firur
Demnion
Chold
Board of Commissioners
Clark County
Indiana
Cirk County
Old Civil War horse in Horseheads marks near-century life
In Horseheads New York a veteran warhorse aged about 53 to 59 years is shown by owner P A McIntosh a Civil War veteran. The horse bears government brand I C 1865 and served in the same regiment as its master. Despite age the horse eats twelve quarts of oats daily and accompanies McIntosh to town several times a week.
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N. Y
P. A. McIntosh
Household Tips From a Bygone Era
An old column offers home remedies and craft tips such as using a chamois for window washing, sweetened water to deter ants, turning a pan to release stuck cake, boiling water to soften mineral content, and methods to prevent scorched preserves and cake cracking with skewers and spices.
Household tips from an old recipe collection
A fragmented set of kitchen hints covers boiling and cooling ham for juiciness, decorating with jars and daffodils, pulverizing stele meis teins for texture, and keeping ovens steady. It advises coring before reheating roasted items, using floor coverings to absorb spills, and preparing nuts and seeds by soaking or peeling to maintain freshness.
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Brock
Scott Icether
Elvers
Lone Ord
Loaf Locates Crowned Boy in Willamette River
In Portland a woman following superstition tossed a bread loaf containing quicksilver and a dime into the Willamette in search of her drowned nephew. The loaf drifted briefly and sank. Ten minutes later Andrew Tiatt recovered the child's body from shallow water. Authorities say two more days of effort would be needed to confirm details.
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Portland
Ore
Elizabeth Price
Willamette River
Andrew Tlatt
Hein
Largest Cedar Log Cut At Ridgefield Mill
Ridgefield Washington reports the largest cedar log ever handled by the local shingle mill. The 24 foot long log measured 7 feet diameter at the butt and 5 feet at the opposite end, containing about 3000 feet of lumber and an estimated 40000 shingles. The log's size required roof clearance over the shed and extra manpower to move it from the pond to the saw. The cedar was high quality with vertical grain.
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Ridgefield, Wash
CUNGLARS STOL TWO FLEAS IN STAGE-SET CAPER
In Hartford Connecticut two burglars broke into Herbert Bardall’s home seizing silver and curios. They took two unique red uniform fleas housed in small boxes with white cotton backgrounds and viewed through a microscope. Randall, an artist and collector, owns a large curio trove.
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Shartford
Conn
Herbert Bardall
Mr. Rindall
Seattle
Randall
New Method For Hive Bees Demonstrated In Fenkins
J Arch McMaster of Fenkins demonstrates a bee capture method after spotting a swarm on the river bridge. He used an empty egg crate as a lure and honked his car horn to attract the bees into a case, then transported them home to place in a hive.
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Fenkins
J. Arch McMaster
McMaster
Eir
Fye
Turtle Snaps on Girl's Toe in Gratz Stream
In Gratz Pennsylvania Mae Leser a seven year old girl suffered a badly bruised toe when a large snapping turtle seized her foot in a stream. A group of girls witnessed the incident and shouted for help as the turtle released the girl and was pulled back toward the water by bystanders.
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Gratz
Liss Mae Leser
Iss Leser
Gretz
Probable Chestnut Horse Causes Squirrel Scare
In Wircted Conn Timmins Mo White of Uitchfield Avenue Griver for A Johnson ra amurvorlsishtin Wie Chester, a horse named Avalon reared when a red squirrel ran along its forelegs. The animal shook the squirrel off briefly before it darted back up a branch and the horse again shied, sending the squirrel to the ground.
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Uitchfield Avenue
Griver
Johnson
Amurvorlsishtin
Avalon
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