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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
2
A USDA prepared guide explains modern living room lighting optimizing task lighting. It favors multiple wall, floor, and table lamps over a central overhead light, with shaded fixtures directing light to reading, sewing, and desk areas for comfort and reduced glare.
A 1941 column offers practical home guidance for homemakers covering furniture touch ups linoleum cleaning wallpaper care bread prep and leftovers. It includes methods to fix heat stains walnut for scratches vinegar for cheese preservation and lemon water for colds with cautions to seek medical help if fever or severe symptoms appear.
Peter Gnome teaches a class of gnomes and pigs about cleanliness and neatness while fairies watch. The pigs perform a play Ham or No Ham that ends with Ham punished as a real roast, drawing laughter and tears from the audience. After a warm season, Gnome plans a summer vacation and questions continuing the school in fall.
Readable U S Department of Agriculture home economics guidance offers two simple frozen desserts Peppermint Ice Cream and Peanut Brittle Ice Cream. Instructions cover cream types sugar coloring peppermint essence and step by step freezing using a salt ice mixture and patience to ripen before serving.
The article explains how removable slip covers protect upholstery and update room decor across seasons. It notes fabrics like chintz, gingham, percale for summer and cretonne or terry cloth for winter, and covers a simple pattern with direct-on-chair fitting, chalked seams, seam cord, a short edge ruffle, and back closures using snaps or a sliding fastener.
The advice suggests serving eggs as custards or eggnogs for children who dislike them. It advocates bright rooms to improve cheer, health, and efficiency. It notes a closed curtained shelf above the kitchen table to save steps and gives a damp heat method to iron garments quickly using hot water and a radiator or oven rack.
Acids weaken silk fibers and require frequent laundering for best service. Use mild soap and lukewarm suds, rinse in lukewarm water, and pull to size as it dries since glove silk tends to shrink.
A 1931 Western Newspaper Union fashion feature showcases velvet gowns in ivory transparent velvet with rhinestone embroidery, long sleeves, and floor-length skirts. It highlights a chalk white lace look and a nude silk chiffon blend, with the bride carrying a bouquet of calla lilies.
Irregular and small fields waste fencing and land say Ohio State University expert J L Falconer. He notes rectangular fields and small fields require more fencing per acre than square or large fields. Larger fields use less fence per acre and waste less land to fencing.
Purdue University and the U S Department of Agriculture report that dry materials fall short of inoculating legume seed. Beeson advises a sticky sugar solution one part sugar to two parts water for small seeds, treating about a bushel per pint of solution, with seeds kept moist for sowing or storage. Soybeans should be slightly damp, not moistened, to prevent seed coat slip. All uninoculated land should be inoculated this year.
Samuel M. Jordan of the Missouri state board of agriculture warns that weed seeds contaminate clover seed at high rates. Buckhorn docks and pigweed produce thousands to millions of seeds per planted seed, making clean clover seed essential and often better than sowing weed seeds.
Farmers show abundance of milk cream pork poultry bread and pastry but fruit is scarce. A few strawberry plants in the garden would supply a dessert for the gods at least three times daily when smathered with cream.
Farm notes advise rack the apple barrel during filling and keep shovels sharp and polished. Profit in cucumbers relies on pest control, with thinning improving fruit quality. Spraying potatoes while vines stay green helps control blight and rot. Grape arbors can beautify farm grounds. Consider proper location and thinning to avoid June drop losses.
Brown meets Smith at the local hospital days after Smith injures his arm and face in a mishap. Smith explains careless driving. Brown expresses sympathy and learns Smith does not own a car, but others do.
She confronts her lover about rumors from a cousin who claims an affair. He defends himself, noting she trusts others’ lies over his. He accuses her of preferring others’ stories to his.
A dialect vignette describes the hobo’s struggles with seasonal work and travel. He notes winter downtime on farms and summer offers of work, reflecting hardship and resilience in a rural setting.
A terse verse recalls how youth ideas were tested by tough challenges, and how many sought to avoid the burdens while others pressed on.
A local exchange questions funding for a statue to honor an unknown author. The park board faces skepticism and potential rejection as residents discuss the project’s merit and public support.
A quip contrasts understanding relativity with grasping family relations. The line plays on science humor and the idea that relative connections can be as puzzling as complex physics.
A short dialogue shows a young man and a father clash over a humorous pun about robbery. The exchange pivots on the line The young man offers a piece of his mind while the father quips about robbing him. The brief scene targets wit over conflict.
A terse historical fragment contrasts an early bird’s advantage with the risk of indigestion if the worm turns. The line hints at fate and caution, implying that plans may backfire and timing alone does not secure success.
A person asks for a $10 birthday gift to be given to someone referred to as dad. The speaker offers to cover the cost themselves and frames the request as a rough consideration. The exchange centers on a small present and the allocation of funds.
In a pointed exchange, Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown contrasts ancestral worship with modern heredity theory. He argues that clinging to ancestors excuses misfortune, while adopting heredity as an explanation shifts blame and responsibility.
A fragment from a column shows a dialogue about gender and perception. The odd line suggests humor or social critique about how men reveal ignorance when speaking.
The Washington Star quotes Mr Stormington Barnes and Senator Sorzhum debating appearances and decisions. The exchange highlights a witty contrast between public persona and policy choices during a civic discussion.
Two inmates joke about time in jail. One says Jena Bunyan spent a lifetime writing a song, the other replies it took him ten years to finish a sentence.
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