Unfurred Coats for Spring Wear by Cherie Nicholas
Spring coat trends feature unfurred spongy wool weaves in beige brown and gray. Designs show scarf collars cape sleeves and leather belts with new button placements and plaid silk accents. Bright scarves are worn smartly, adding color to a range of nubbed tweed styles and sporty to dressy models.
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Cherie Nicholas
Rita la Roy
Radio Players
Western Newspaper Union
Variety in Vegetables Is Good Plan from USDA
The USDA Bureau of Home Economics suggests varied preparations to widen vegetable choices in small markets. It cites carrots with apples, cooked celery, cabbage with different treatments, corn in fritters or custard, and versatile onions plus winter legumes as flavorful supplements to greens and vitamins.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Bureau of Home Economies
Salem
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Ching
Two Full Moons in August 1928 Documented
The article notes two full moons occurring in August 1928. It explains the lunar cycle of 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes and 287 seconds and states one month can contain two full moons when one falls near month start. In August 1928 one full moon appeared on the first day and another on the thirtieth.
Beautification Custom Among Sara Djin ges of Lake Chad
A peculiar practice in the Sara Djin ges tribe near Lake Chad involves lip stretching begun at ages four or five. Lower lips are expanded to the size of a dinner plate while upper lips extend about half as far, creating a striking facial transformation.
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Lake Tchad
Africa
Destroying Troublesome Carpet Beetles
A USDA WNU Service guide describes the carpet beetle larva as a major nuisance feeding on woolen fabrics fur and hair. It notes annual reproduction limits, advises non fumigation controls like sealing cracks with filler kerosene for temporary relief, cleaning and packing textiles with naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene, hot washing and ironing where possible, and professional fumigation with hydrocyanic acid for widespread infestations.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Evening Fairy Tale with Armadillos and Patents
A whimsical tale features Mr. and Mrs. Armadillo debating affection and tails while sharing adventures such as eating a chain and birds. The segment ends with a noted patent office legend regarding invention and advancing arts as recorded in an 1844 report by Commissioner Ellsworth.
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Patent Office
Ellsworth
Congress
Children Should Avoid Heavy Rich Foods and Sweets
Guidance warns children should not eat heavy puddings cakes pastries or concentrated sweets nor fried foods. It notes starchy foods and sweets may fill them but lack essential vitamins and minerals.
Many Carbon Compounds Known Now
The article notes that about 300000 carbon compounds have been identified, highlighting the vast growth in organic chemistry knowledge and the diversity of carbon based substances discovered to date.
Food Hints of Interest to All From Old Cookbook Notes
A collection of simple desserts and snack ideas. Prune Whip uses soaked prunes, sugar, lemon, egg whites, baked in a water bath and served with custard. Toasted Sponge Cake with Pineapple uses stale cake, pineapple syrup, and pineapple slices. French Fried Onions batter fried rings. Coconettes mix coconut milk oats raisins and coconut. Cold Night Sandwich blends sausage onion cheese and bread with hot drink.
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Western Newspaper Union
Five year old asks for free candy at shop
A brief, quirky note describes a five year old named Billy entering a candy shop and asking for something free, using a playful old time voice. The fragment presents a humorous exchange centered on sweets and a lack of pennies.
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Billy
Baked Alaska Home Recipe Tips for Oven Set Desserts
A guide to making baked Alaska at home with any ice cream flavor. Use a mold, pack thoroughly, prepare stiff meringue from egg whites and sugar, bake until light brown, then serve immediately.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU Service
Alaska
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