Farm Kitchen With All Conveniences
A New Jersey farm kitchen designed for ease of use features a high sink with its own drain board, a rolling tea wagon for transporting dishes, a castered stool for washing comfort, and a shelf above the sink for utensils. A drain basket aids drying, linoleum flooring eases cleaning, and Gloucester county home demonstration agent suggested improvements.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Jersey
Gloucester County Home Demonstration
Good recipe for Devil's Food Cake from USDA guidance
A USDA home economics note provides a devil's food cake recipe with butter sugar eggs and milk, plus melted chocolate and vanilla. Instructions cover mixing creaming butter and sugar adding dry ingredients alternating with milk, baking 35 minutes at 300 to 325 F, and optional vanilla icing or layered cake. It also warns soda use with sour milk affects color and offers substitutions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Orange Drop Cakes for the School Lunch Box
Wholesome orange drop cakes from the home economics bureau. Cream butter with grated rind, beat in sugar eggs and orange juice, then fold in flour and baking powder. Drop teaspoonfuls on a greased sheet and bake in a quick oven for school lunches.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Dressmaker guidance from U S bureau of home economics
The United States bureau of home economics outlines fitting principles for home sewers. It explains main lines of a well fitted garment, correcting defects, and common mistakes to avoid, aiding women who sew or alter ready made clothing. Applications may be sent to the bureau in Washington.
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United States Bureau of Home Economics
Washington
Barouni Olive Adapted for Pickling When Ripe
The Barouni olive, adapted for ripe pickling, was introduced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Originating in North Africa, it has expanded from three trees to about 100 acres in California. A 1926 Yearbook report notes new ripened fruit processing methods yielding a product liked by many. An 11 year old tree in the California garden produced 328 pounds of fruit.
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United States Department of Agriculture
North
Africa
California
Yearbook of Agriculture
Oatmeal Muffins Offer Pleasant Breakfast Surprise
Recipe from the bureau of home economics presents Oatmeal Muffins as a tasty alternative to cereal. Ingredients include wheat flour milk rolled oats egg butter baking powder and salt. Combine dry and liquid components then bake 20 to 25 minutes in a hot oven.
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The
Bureau of Home Economics
Cranberries in Savory Dishes Many Uses in Cooking
Cranberries in season during fall and winter offer more than sauce. A dessert recipe outlines baking cranberries with butter and sugar in a pastry crust, creating a cranberry pie. The method describes making a syrup, preparing berries, and baking until the crust is golden.
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Bureau of Home Economies
Dead Sea Fruit Turns to Peach Delights in Westmore Visit
Angevine Angevine returns to Westmore after Minnie Sprague invites her for a weekend. She confronts Frank Sprague and Minnie’s tense family dynamics, observes an overbearing father, a troubled son, and her own realization that her life with Dead Sea fruit was hollow. The trip ends with a rueful twist as her fruit magically ripens to peaches back home.
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Ngevine Kirk
Mrs. Newton
Bessie
Minnie Sprague
Westmore
Minnie
Mrs. Piper
Frank
Frank Sprague
Anguine
Westmore Station
Sprague
Angie
Paul
West Chamber
Angevine
Sam
Son
Roger Preston
Roger
Bloodhounds in Uncle Tom's Cabin myth and stage shows
Wesley W. Stout argues in the Saturday Evening Post that dogs in Uncle Tom's Cabin were not bloodhounds but Great Danes and mastiffs misrepresented to the public. He notes producer A. B. Stover trained dogs with red bandannas for meat rewards, creating dramatic man-eating imagery for Eliza on ice.
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Eliza
Jennie Yeamans
Topsy
A. B. Stover
Boston
Stover
Wesley W. Stout
Saturday Evening Post
Cant as a Material Vice in American Magazine
A brief essay notes the paradox of cant as a social vice in American Magazine, exploring how verbal pretenses shape public opinion and moral judgments in late 19th or early 20th century discourse. The piece frames cant as a cultural flaw linked to hypocrisy and manipulation.
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Vice
American Magazine
Hairnets Boost North China Economy And Family Wages
National Geographic notes hairnet making in North China has grown into a major industry. Women and girls braid nets at home, using cheap hair and minimal tools, earning fractions of a dollar daily while supporting families amid limited schooling and abundant labor.
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National Geographic Society
Warhipeton
D c
China
America
Europe
North China
Peking
Tientsin
United States
John Chinaman
North
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Gloucester County
D. J. Waieh
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