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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
5
A beige and blue crepe de Chine two piece frock, Paris model, features a waist embroidered with gold triangles. Discusses color contrasts with blues and beiges, sash at the waist, contrasting skirt plait, and chic finishing touches. Notes that sportswear leads summer mode with soft lines and frills, and new French arrivals favor circular cuts over dipping hems.
A dated instructional note discusses practical tips for housekeeping. It covers beating nuts with a tolling pin, choosing versatile clothing for multiple seasons, drying blankets on a clear windy day, and preserving green vegetables by avoiding overcooking or acids. It advises washing stains with cold water before soap and warming a child indoors when outdoor play is unsuitable.
The spring season brings abundance of whites and yolks for angel food and related desserts. Home economics guidance notes to cook in a cool oven and offers a soft wheat based recipe using egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar and flavoring for angel food cake with custard or Hollandaise options for yolks.
Angel food cake is made by sifting sugar flour and part of the salt, beating egg whites with the rest of the salt until frothy then stiff. Fold dry ingredients into whites, add flavoring as blending nears completion. Use a smooth tube pan, bake about an hour at 25 degrees F test with a toothpick.
A historic home economic guide presents a strawberry and pineapple preserve. It outlines selecting fruit, peeling, cubing, and discarding cores, then cooking with sugar in stages for 10 and 30 to 83 minutes. The process ends with cooling, sterilizing glasses, sealing, and storing in a cool place.
A warm spell leaves windows and doors open and a fireplace unused for days. A sudden chill sparks talk of lighting it, and once lit the fire dances with fizzy songs. The tale recalls how warmth changes mood and brings cozy storytelling by the fire.
The guide explains broiling steak with guidance on thickness, searing, and heat control. It covers direct heat and pan broiling methods, oven finishing at high heat, and finishing steps for a juicy crust. It emphasizes searing to lock in juices, then lowering heat and cooking to desired doneness.
At the national dairy show in Memphis a blindfold taste test of all people sampling two ice creams showed 64.9 percent preferring the dry skim milk based version over the regular. The U S Department of Agriculture display highlighted this result and illustrated consumer preference for skim milk products.
The recipe describes roasting equal portions of fresh pork and beef in a covered roaster. It instructs to prepare a dry dressing from onion, boiled potato, raised bread, and chop by knife. Dress the meat an hour before serving and serve with mashed potatoes, baked sweet potatoes or Hubbard squash, baked apples, and a cabbage salad with cranberry sauce. It gives cranberry sauce instructions to scald berries with sugar and water, cooking five minutes.
Even occasional pains in the joints should be investigated, especially in persons past middle life. The condition of the teeth are important factors in this regard, and the function of the kidneys should also be looked into.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union recipe page offers practical main and dessert ideas. Pot roast stews slowly with beef, vegetables, and a thickened gravy. Fresh fish chowder uses salt pork, potatoes, and cod with milk and crackers. Prune nut pie and corn bread provide simple desserts and bread, while a fruit omelet with orange flavors rounds out the menu.
A father urges his daughter to pursue a sensible life despite a loving, humorous exchange about romance. The daughter questions choosing an easy match, while the father cautions about supporting her if she fails to succeed in running a boarding house.
In a court scene a prisoner answers no, a judge rounds on the moment, remarking on a lone elver visage resembling an Irish king. The judge then discharges the case and calls the next matter.
A collage of quips and lines from Stray Stories and Sydney Bulletin items. Lines joke about ex cooks wives protection surveys and marriage beliefs. The pieces mix domestic humor with social observations and a gag about a man failing at a smoking habit.
A conversation between an unscientific man and a traveler about polar exploration. The traveler asserts that the most important goal is getting back, highlighting the challenge of returning from polar regions.
Jim says his father caught me kissing Eleanor and yelled Stop then Gol. I haven’t been back since.
A terse exchange occurs between a boarding house landlady and an inmate as the landlady accuses nonpayment. The comical remark about being only a roomer underscores the tension. The fragment hints at ongoing tensions in a Ramor boarding house.
Senator Sorghum explains that constituents are kept in line by a social instinct. He notes that for a mysterious reason many people attempt to shake hands, a gesture that reinforces political interaction in Washington.
A playful exchange centers on loud sounds from the kitchen as a husband jokes about a break in the cook and wife deflects with humor about new dishes bought that morning. The light dialogue captures domestic banter with a domestic setting and a cheerful tone.
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