Home Can Peaches and Apricots From The Garden
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. Directions for canning peaches and apricots at home using water bath method. Clean sound fruit. pluck pits. blanch briefly. peel with lye if large quantity. pack in jars with boiling syrup. process jars 20 to 25 minutes depending on firmness and jar size.
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Valletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Dotted Swiss Leads Tailored Summer Cotton Styles
The article notes a shift to stipple tailored styles for street and business wear using cotton. Dotted Swiss emerges as a premier material for navy blue street costumes with white trim, pearl buttons, and detachable collars, while other cottons and all over printed fabrics offer versatile, washable options for public wear and home laundering.
Homemade Cooked Frosting for Layer Cakes
A Department of Home Economics recipe explains a cooked frosting with a crisp crust and moist interior. It covers vanilla, chocolate, and caramel variations, using sugar water and egg white in a double boiler and detailing cooking times and texture checks.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Proper use of food materials in meal service
Efficient portions reduce waste and ensure appeal. Garnish plates, keep vegetables warm, and trim meat to avoid scorched food. Good seasoning can elevate inexpensive ingredients, while overlarge portions lead to uneaten scraps.
Pioneers Trails Traced Over U S Trails
Denver report details five years of mapping by Prof. Archer Butler Hulbert under the Stewart Commission on Western History at Colorado College. Five volumes compile 7,000 miles of trails across twelve western states with 275 maps, tracing Oregon Santa Fe Mormon and Pony Express routes and planned diary editions.
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American Geographical Society
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Union Pacific
Deaf Can Hear Through Finger Tips, Gault Reports
Dr Robert H Gault of Smith College reveals the skin can detect vibrations up to 2700 per second aiding deaf reading through fingertip touch of a telephone receiver. He notes speech contains higher rates yet skin sensitivity may suffice for understanding speech.
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Maass
Robert H. Gault
Smith College
Doctor Gault
Indian Boys and Girls Active in Farm Clubs
Interior department figures show over 6500 Indian boys and girls enrolled in juvenile agricultural clubs last year. Members produced crops and poultry valued at 43752 and won honors in corn club led by Hannah High Hawk a 12 year old Sioux girl from the Cheyenne river reservation South Dakota earning a free trip to the National Corn congress.
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Washington
Interior Department
Hannah High Hawk
Cheyenne River Reservation
South Dakota
National Corn Congress
Use of American Matches Under Ban in Peru
News from Peruvian travel reveals a Swedish match monopoly and heavy duties. An American match error could incur a $20 fine, as passengers learned after being arrested.
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Peru
New York
Essequibo
Answer Quick Quiz From History Trivia Oddities
A compiled set of quiz questions and answers covers topics from geography and literature to history. It lists names, dates, and facts such as the highest cost of living in certain South American nations, the author of The Mysteries of Paris, and the oldest part of North America, among others.
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George A. Birmingham
America
Really Mace Should Produce an Affidavit
Altoona Kansas Tribune recounts Mace Liverwurst telling a Civil War cyclone tale in front of a blacksmith shop. He swore the storm killed a hog and turned it to lard as a frying pan bounced upright beside the hog, with chicken pieces fried in grease as lightning set grass afire. Report notes listeners left when he hesitated to chew tobacco.
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Mace Liverwurst
Mace
No Uniform Length Across Historic Leagues
The article explains the varying lengths of leagues in different regions and eras. It details the Roman, Norman brought, metric, and nautical leagues with their respective mile equivalents and definitions.
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England
Handshake advised against in Dortmund mine storehouse
A placard in a Dortmund coal mine storehouse urges visitors to skip handshakes. It calls handshaking a waste of time unhygienic and badly received and says it will not influence orders from the firm.
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Dortmund
Thoughtless Self-Centered Man Described Critically
A near-thoughtless man is portrayed as someone who concentrates solely on his own needs and concerns. The passage emphasizes selfish behavior and lack of consideration for others.
Speedy Relief for Tender Aching Swollen Feet
An early 20th century style ad claims Moone's Emerald Oil quickly relieves foot pain swelling and tenderness and reduces corns and callouses. It asserts fast results within fifteen minutes for inflammation and that repeated applications shrink swelling and varicose veins. The ad promises money back if the first bottle does not end foot troubles.
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