Making a foundation pattern for perfect dress fit
The USDA bureau recommends a permanent foundation pattern in a gingham or similar fabric. Make a standard size pattern with normal shoulders and sleeves, fit carefully, then transfer alterations to the permanent pattern to avoid repeated fittings. Preserve both sides if the figure halves differ.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Noble lineage does not ensure virtue in a playful tale
In a whimsical dog show dialogue from 1920, a toy spaniel and a St. Bernard argue about whether noble ancestry excuses good behavior. The St. Bernard urges that true worth comes from effort and character, not merely pedigree, teaching the spaniel a new view of virtue.
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Pat
St. Bernard
Western Newspaper Union
Hints for Housekeepers and Leftover Recipes
Household guidance on using milk in cereals and sour milk for cooking. A thrift section offers recipes for leftovers including vegetables meats hard bread and dairy products. Modern cleaning routines replace old upheaval with careful lettuce leaf use for garnishing and salad base.
Old Fashioned Health Notes And Fresh Grapefruit Dishes
A column blends nostalgia with kitchen tips. It cites Elian Wheeler Wilcox and offers grapefruit based salads and dressings, a recipe for Grapefruit-Cherry Spring Salad, Grapefruit French Dressing, and guidance on cooking custard for the ill, emphasizing appetizing, easy to digest foods and presentation for convalescents.
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Lee
Apple and Rhubarb Fine Combination for Pie
A USDA home economics recommendation suggests a apple and rhubarb pie mixture. Prepare a deep pie tin with pastry bake until lightly browned layer sliced apples sprinkle with sugar and salt, add rhubarb, add remaining sugar dot with butter and cover with lattice pastry bake until tender.
Fairy tale of Gunnison tunnel and canyon irrigation
A dramatic animated history shows W. W. Torrence subduing the Black canyon and delivering irrigation to the Gunnison Uncompahgre valley. The 1909 Gunnison Uncompahgre tunnel, 11 feet wide at its breach and six miles long, drains 100000 acres, part of a $7500000 project. John T. Faris recounts the tale in Seeing the Far West.
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History
Gunnison
Colorado
Continental Divide
Serosa
W. W. Torrence
United States Reclamation Service
Black Canyon
Junnison
Sapinero
Colo
John T. Faris
Far West
Western Newspaper Union
Renovating Bedding Pillows In June
The United States Department of Agriculture urges refreshing bedding, especially pillows, in June. Wash pillows with a weak washing soda solution without removing feathers, rinse in lukewarm water, extract if possible, and dry in a sunny warm place.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of “Home Economics
Feather ticking cleaning and re stuffing method
Instructions describe washing and drying the bag of feathers as a pillow, washing the ticking separately, applying a very stiff starch inside to seal pores, then refilling the ticking.
Soy Beans Move Toward Mainstream Food Use
In North America soybeans have attracted attention as a food source and manufacturers now produce soy sauce soy bean flour breakfast foods and edible oil from soybeans. Overcoming prejudice and custom remain as key hurdles to wider acceptance.
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North America
Vintage Savory Gelatin Dessert Guidance
A short note explains chilling a gelatin dessert with cream optional. It suggests pouring into a cup or sherbet glass to set and topping with a spoonful of cream if allowed. The text emphasizes neat presentation and garnish.
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Western Newspaper Union
White frocks for the girl graduate in 1930 trends
Designers favor simple ingenue styles in white chiffons georgettes and organdie for graduates. Subtle accordion pleating sheer net hems and self fabric boutonnieres create delicate looks. A bolero edged ensemble and georgette options offer practical laundering for summer wear.
Fortune and Misfortune in a Roundabout Tale
A London Chronicle essay recounts a fortune from an accidental venture on Thursday Island off Australia. A pearling hub became a spectator sport as a roundabout drew persistent crowds for three years, with fare relays and repeated repairs yielding unexpected profits beyond the owner’s hopes.
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Jack McLaren
London Daily Chronicle
Thursday Island
Australia
Japan
Bayer Aspirin Promises Quick Relief for Lumbago
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as a safe remedy for lumbago as well as rheumatism neuralgia headaches and toothaches. It claims prompt complete relief and notes Genuine Aspirin cannot depress the heart and instructs to look for the Bayer cross.
Japan’s Model Village Anjo Progress In Irrigation Coop
Anjo, a central Japan village of 3905 houses, formed from eight former villages, has three times the average farmer income. A cooperative system with modern irrigation, limited land per family, and local marketing work supports rapid progress after 20 years. Each family keeps about 100 chickens and holds savings around £260.
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Japan
Anjo
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A health ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat loss remedy for women. It claims daily use in hot water reduces fat in three weeks and boosts energy, skin clarity, and vitality. An 85 cent bottle is offered with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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America
Early Magnetism Notes From Ancient to Modern Era
The text traces magnetism from Greek awareness to Peregrinus of Maricourt and Roger Bacon, noting Peregrinus work in 1269 and Norman in 1581 clarifying attraction laws, then tangentially references a laundress singing and Red Cross Ball Blue ads.
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Peter Peregrinus
Maricourt
Roger Bacon
Robert Norman
Becaus
Red Cross
Weather pictures sent by radio to all planes in Germany
Weather charts are to be photographed and transmitted by radio to all passenger planes in Germany after successful transmissions over Berlin. The system aims to provide pilots with clear weather pictures for flight planning.
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Berlin
Germany
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