Appreciation League Formed By William Vernon Backus
In an interview the founder describes how the Appreciation League began after noticing that polite conduct by workers did not translate into better pay or treatment. Members travel widely recording courteous acts by clerks and public employees using blank forms to name individuals and businesses for commendation.
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American Magasine
Wiliam Vernon Backus
Appreciation League
Backus
Employesa
League
A Safe Road to Life Built on Faithfulness and Sincerity
A meditation on faithfulness and sincerity as parallel rails guiding a life. It asserts that those who live by these virtues stay on track and handle any burden, regardless of challenges or storms.
Individuality and the value of unique character
The passage extols diversity as essential to humanity. It asserts every person possesses a distinct character and role, with inner duties and outward influences that no other can truly fulfill. It celebrates unbounded varieties of beauty and purpose inherent in each individual.
Everything that strengthens hurts in art and life
A private letter reflects on pain and discipline as needed to gain moral and spiritual growth. A nine year old piano pupil tells Miss Graham her hands are tired, prompting the lesson that practice strengthens but also hurts. The message: we must die to live and crucify the flesh for gains.
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Miss Graham
Norma
J. BR. Miner
Sookane Spokesman-Review
Exaggeration Undermines Truth and Trust
A remark condemns exaggeration as a sign of weak discernment, noting that truth spoken with exaggeration loses credibility and is met with suspicion and disbelief. The piece argues caution in rhetoric and urges careful expression of facts.
Fragmentary Verse About Ideals and Form
A short fragment ponders if the ideal resides within and if material matters. It questions whether the form given to that material can be heroic or poetic, suggesting the essence lies in self shaping rather than the stuff itself.
Perseverance in Life’s Uphill Battle
A compact motivational note compares life to climbing a ladder with steady steps Toward a goal The author urges a firm start and consistent progress emphasizing focusing on the right path and keeping the aim clear.
Mixed Ooweet Pickles and Blueberry Muffins
A colonial style recipe entry lists mixed Ooweet Pickles with cucumbers onions and peppers in salt water then vinegar spices and turmeric for pickling. Also included are scalloped shrimp with a cream sauce baked in shells and garnished with bacon and watercress. Blueberry muffins use butter sugar egg milk flour baking powder salt and fresh blueberries baked hot or cold.
Asparagus Stalks Tender by Creamed Butter Milk Sauce
Cut the tender part of the aspara gus stalks into short pieces. Boil in water fifteen minutes until tender. Add hot milk to cover, season with salt and pepper, and thicken with flour creamed with butter. Serve in sauce dishes.
Egg Sauce For Boiled Fish
A simple preparation says boil two eggs four minutes then shell and mash them finely. Add salt, a pinch of ground mustard, white pepper and plenty of butter. Stir into a white sauce, pour over the eggs, mix well, and serve in a gravy boat.
Cornmeal and Wheat Flour Save War Bread
Article advocates using cornmeal to conserve wheat for the war effort. Provides a yeast bread recipe mixing cornmeal, whole wheat or white flour, milk, water, molasses, shortening, salt, and yeast. Steps include cooking, rising, kneading, shaping into leaves, and baking forty to forty five minutes.
What Women Like to Know What Women Like to Know
The gingham shirt waist dress shown meets hot weather needs. A one piece model in zephyr gingham with striped colors, open front, pearl buttons, and shirted skirt with patch pockets. Design by Franklin Simon & Co. New York City.
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Franklin Simon & Co
New York City
Digestibility of Common Vegetable Fats
The United States Department of Agriculture reports high digestibility and food value for olive cottonseed peanut and cocoanut oils with sesame also digestible. Cocoa butter digested about 85 percent while other oils reach around 98 percent. No adverse effects observed from substantial oil consumption, supporting vegetable oils as desirable foods for humans.
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United States
Office of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Ice preservation method for keeping dairy fresh at home
The piece describes a simple cooling method for non ice users. Place a tall milk bottle or tall glass in a deep dish, cover with an inverted glass, fill the outer dish with as much water as possible, and lay a cold wet cloth over the top. Set in a draft away from direct air. butter stays firm and milk remains cold and sweet.
Never Put Lye In Sink
A cautionary note on household chemistry warns against pouring lye down kitchen drains with grease. Grease and lye clog pipes, leading to costly calls to plumbers.
Matrimony Reflections On Conjugal Love And Marriage
A newspaper page quotes sayings on marriage with Samuel Johnson praising the first wife and Mme de Stael noting a woman's understanding of conjugal love. The remarks illustrate 18th to 19th century views on matrimony and gender.
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Samuel Johnson
Mme Fes
Illinois Adopts Non High School District Reform
A new Illinois law from the Fiftieth General Assembly mandates all counties hold elections to form non high school districts. Boards will tax property up to 1 percent to fund tuition for eighth graders attending high schools, with officers organized by lot for staggered terms.
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Fiftieth General Assembly
Ilinois
Boards of
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Carbon Paper for Embroidery Transfers at Herald Office
Large sheets of carbon paper suitable for transferring embroidery and other patterns offered at the Herald Office.
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Herald Office
Vacation Lunch Break Sighting Costs Under 150
While traveling on a summer vacation, travelers encounter a lunch spot offering meals for less than 150, a practical budget note for travelers seeking affordable sustenance during trips.
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