Gay Prints for Spring and Summer
Cherie Nicholas surveys prints in fashion for spring and summer, noting how prints brighten complexions and convey youth. She describes daytime motifs with single color placements for contrast and evening chiffons in pastel tones, highlighting Sue Carol and Betty Compson as examples in a 1931 Western Newspaper Union photo feature.
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Cherie Nicholas
Sue Carol
Radio Pictures
Betty Compson
Western Newspaper Union
Meringue Adds Much to Dessert
A cream pie made with a baked crust and a meringue topping improves presentation for company. The recipe from the U S Department of Agriculture uses milk eggs butter flour sugar vanilla and salt. A banana cream variation adds sliced bananas under the meringue and bakes until lightly browned.
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Bureau of Home Economies
United States Department of Agriculture
Canners Endorse McNary Mapes Standards For Canned Goods
Dr. P B Dunbar tells Chicago gathering that McNary Mapes authorizes federal standards for canned foods excluding meat. He notes the act expands consumer protection and forces industry to self impose strict labeling and quality rules. The FDA emphasizes public welfare and industry cooperation in standard setting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
P. B. Dunbar
Federal Food and Drug Administration
National Canners’ Association
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Chicago
National Canners' Association
McNary-Mapes
Dunbar
Secretary of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
Doctor Dunbar
Congress
Food the Family Will Enjoy
Old cooking column by Nellie Maxwell lists German Pot Roast and Chicago Chicken methods with spices onions vinegar and sugar for pot roasting and veal pork skewers and noodle dishes. Includes Noodles Wilmington soup using chicken stock mushrooms peppers celery onions and pimientos plus a Rice a la 1931 dessert style cream and maraschino garnish.
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Nellie Maxwell
Chicago Chicken
Wilmington
Western Newspaper Union
Preserving Eggs in Waterglass For Winter Use
Advice from the Agriculture service explains saving surplus eggs by waterglass to extend pantry supplies through winter. Use fresh infertile eggs, avoid dirty or cracked shells, candling recommended, and prepare a five gallon crock with nine gallons of water and one quart waterglass for storage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
wNnu Service
Evening Fairy Tale of Fox Sparrows
A whimsical tale by Mary Graham Bonne follows Mr. and Mrs. Fox Sparrow as they discuss plumage, nest building, and spring plans. They sing of summer swamps, hidden treasures beneath leaves, and the joy of new birdlings while reflecting on red brown feathers and fox sparrow identity.
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Mary Graham Bonne
Mr. Fox Sparrow
Mrs. Fox Sparrow
Earth
Fox
Western Newspaper Union
Pepper Ransom in Fifth Century Rome
In the fifth century the Goth Alaric reportedly exacted 3000 pounds of pepper as ransom for Rome. The valuable spice depicted its immense worth and power in ancient diplomacy and conflict.
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Rome
Alaric the Goth
Amazes Mother with Quick Recovery Using California Fig Syrup
Bays Mrs. P Fletcher Jr of Los Angeles reports her child Bobbie suffered frequent colds and constipation. She used California Fig Syrup and saw rapid improvement in strength energy and digestion. The ad promotes the syrup as doctor endorsed and asks readers to look for California on the carton.
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Bobbie
Fletcher, Jr
30Th St
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Isn't It Funny Jean Eats to Make Fat
A short anecdote describes Jean asking why she eats to gain weight while her mother and father eat to avoid becoming fat, highlighting a child’s view of dieting by contrast.
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Little Jean
Hardware dealer shuns discount on cheap skates
The snippet mocks attitudes toward budget skates with a sly remark about a hardware man hesitating to mark them down, implying thriftier options provoke snobbery.
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Milady
Washington
Wv. B. Bonney
Mise H. Jeffrey
Pp. B. Dunbar
G. Adams
Bureau of Home Economics
Ee Bast Tite
jock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Texas
F. W. Heitmann Co
Houston
Galveston
Franklin Ave
Milby
Travis
Mad Oupaa
Caroline St
Agustace Sas
J. J. Sweeney Jewelry Co
Main St
Jon
Diamonds—Watches
N. U. Houston
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