Selecting Hangings for the Doorways from USDA guidance
The piece outlines doorways curtain principles matching room schemes and wallpaper. It notes dark green velveteen or velours hangings with green wallpaper and red mahogany furniture, plus options for rods, pleats, or drawcurtains, and emphasizes lining harmony with room color.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Crying Will Do the Baby No Harm
The piece argues crying harms no baby when the infant is healthy and not mishandled. It cites experts and Dr. Philip Stimson, urging parents to let a baby cry out rather than intervene, or risk future trouble and ineffective feeding or bed routines.
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Philip Stimson
The
Farm Journal
Evening Fairy Tale About Hoatzin Birds
Mrs Lovely Bird questions Mr Hoatzin about their strange life on thorny trees. He explains they cannot sing or fly well and are considered odd by humans. The birds dispute labels like monkey or snake and express contentment with their calm, emotionless existence as they perch in their thorny nests.
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Mr. Hoatzin Bird
Mrs. Lovely Bird
Mr. Hoatzin
Mrs. Hoatzin
Mia
Bird
Lovely Bird
Western Newspaper Union
Serve Potatoes and Tomatoes New Way
Simple kitchen remedies from the bureau of home economics offer two tomato based dishes. Potatoes In Tomato Sauce uses canned tomato juice with onion for a savory bake while Baked Onions in Tomato Sauce braises onions in a spiced tomato mixture for a tender casserole.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Food and Household Hints for the Home Series
Practical tips on caramel flavoring and meat sauces, ink stain removal, rust removal with lemon juice, air-washing boiled water, lace washing with sugar, mushroom sauce for steak, wood finish care, beets horseradish relish, and garnishes for entertaining. Includes advice on hostess duties and presenting appealing dishes for guests.
Too Much Food Not Good for Children
A U S Department of Agriculture specialist advises small portions for young children and single daily meals to avoid overwhelm. The article highlights a girl learning self feeding with child sized dishes, a pourable milk pitcher, and a bib, stressing that kids should have age appropriate foods and separate meals from adults.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Masks Aid Asthma Treatment With Tubed Cabinets
Treatment uses masks like mine workers, patients breathe through tubes to cabinets where curative elements are produced. The method reportedly achieves success in relieving asthma symptoms.
Curly-Haired Whites as Racial Group Comment
A text segment divides humanity into three hair types, placing Whites in the curly-haired group. The assertion labels racial categories by physical traits without broader context or supporting evidence.
Varying Displacement: Sinking and Floating Bodies
A body that sinks displaces its own volume while a floating body displaces its own weight. The statement contrasts displacement principles in buoyancy and density, noting how vertical movement relates to Archimedes concepts.
Fur Trimmed Fashion Sets Winter Print Trend
Fashion notes say fur trim enhances sheer prints and crepe gowns with matching jackets. Evening looks rely on removable jackets for versatility, while shorter sleeve dresses gain fur borders. Navy, grays, browns and black dominate, with florals in large prints and plaid chiffons adding bold variety.
Healthiest Arthur Rapidly Improves With Fig Syrup
Mrs Clara Gilliam of Des Moines Iowa praises California Fig Syrup for treating measles bowel regulation and energy, noting it helps all her children's colds and upsets. Doctors advise its use for biliousness headaches constipation and to keep bowels open during illnesses.
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Arthur
Clara Gilliam
Bowdoin St
Des Moines
Iowa
California
Lyko tonic promises to boost energy and drive
An advertisement touts Lyko as a general tonic that “puts the ‘Go’ into human engines” by increasing speed and vigor. It claims immediate improvement for tired or flagging bodies and pitches a pleasant taste with bottles available at druggists.
Wintersmiths Chill Tonic Promoted as General Invigorating
A brief notice promotes Wintersmiths Chill Tonic as a reliable invig orating tonic claimed to aid fever and dengue symptoms. No specific endorsements or medical claims are provided.
Speedy Returns to Farm Life in Humorous Note
A city husband moves to his farmer in laws to help out on the farm after failing to find city work. Friends at the drug store joke that he is milking the family bank account as speedily as possible.
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Indianapolis
Speedy
Indianapolis News
Midsummer Traveling Cooling Air System for Rail Cars
A new railroad air cleaning and tempering system promises to cool cars by 10 to 15 degrees below outside on hot humid days. It also reduces humidity for a noticeably more refreshing effect and prevents excessive chilling. The piece adds a note that sometimes jobs come by simply hanging around.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promoted as Top Endorsed Laxative
An old advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the laxative with the highest medical endorsement. It claims quick relief for digestive issues and sour stomach and notes its use by doctors for fifty years across men women children and babies.
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Magnesia
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