Moths Active Year Round in Warm Rooms, Warn of Storage Dangers
United States Department of Agriculture advises that clothes moths remain active year round in apartments with 70 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. To protect garments, thoroughly clean, brush, sun, and dry clean as needed, then store in tight cedar chests or sealed containers with naphthalene flakes. Use properly prepared cardboard boxes with heavy paper wrapping to prevent entry.
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United States Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicken Wings and Backs With Eggplant Casserole
A US Department of Agriculture home economics suggested recipe uses chicken wings and backs, chopped eggplant, green pepper and onion. The chicken is seasoned, floured, browned, then baked with vegetables in a casserole for about one hour at 375 degrees F. Serves as a savory, substantial dinner dish.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Thermos Bottles Use Vacuum to Prevent Heat Transfer
The properties of the thermos bottle arise from a vacuum. Double walls create an airless gap that stops heat from escaping and from entering, keeping contents hot or cold.
Upside Down Apple Cake Novel Dessert from USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture explains a hot orchard dessert using firm apples, butter, sugar, milk, egg, vanilla, and spices. A buttery bottom yields a cake inverted to reveal neat apple layers, baked at 300 to 825 degrees for 45 minutes, served with hard sauce or whipped cream.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Tailored tunic frock favored for fall fashion
A 1980 fashion feature highlights the popular tailored tunic frock for fall and winter. Rich ruby reds greens and browns lead the palette. The style emphasizes a belt detachable collar and cuffs with a bemberg weave fabric and fur accessories for coordinated autumn outfits.
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Western Newspaper Union
Banana Based Desserts and Puddings From 1930s Recipes
A collection of banana centered desserts and puddings including Banana Bavarois Banana and Coconut Dessert Banana Bread Pudding Banana Fluff and Marshmallow Cake Filling. Recipes use milk gelatin sugar banana pulp whipped cream and marshmallows with assorted flavorings and toppings from 1930 Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Making Fruit Mousses At Home From Seasonal Produce
The article explains how to prepare fruit mousses using summer fruits like strawberry cherry raspberry blackberry and peach and winter fruits such as prune or apricot. It describes folding sweetened fruit into whipped cream then folding in beaten egg whites before freezing in a mechanical refrigerator or ice and salt with paraffin sealing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Plains of Abraham Named for Pioneer Abraham Martin
The Plains of Abraham near Quebec derive their name from Abraham Martin a Canadian pioneer who piloted on the St. Lawrence river. Champlain granted him a homestead on the heights and his cattle herds were visible on the tableland along the river.
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Quebec
Abraham Martin
St. Lawrence River
Samuel de Champlain
City of
Martin
Making Good Use of the Early Fall Apple Crop
The article offers practical tips for using windfall and damaged apples by making sauce and canning it by water bath. It advises minimal water, optional straining, delaying nutmeg, and flavoring with lemon juice, cinnamon, or cloves. It references USDA home economics directions: wash, pare or quarter, cook until soft, and season with salt.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Duty to Make Happiness Quote by Stevenson
A concise reflection on moral duty: focus begins with self and expands to making neighbors happy if possible. The author emphasizes personal improvement as the entry point to broader happiness for others. Robert Louis Stevenson frames happiness as a duty extendable to neighbors when feasible.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Fairy Tale Float: The Gulf Stream Speaks to David
A narrator recounts a personified Gulf Stream telling David about its voyage from the Gulf of Mexico toward England and Newfoundland. It explains warmth, fog, icebergs, and the polar bears that love the ice, with reflective musings on nature and danger.
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David
Newfoundland
California Fig Syrup Ad Endorsed by Milwaukee Mother
A Milwaukee woman touts California Fig Syrup as a longstanding remedy for her daughter Carolyn Babush and for fifty years to ease bilious or fretful spells in children. The ad claims doctors recommend it to keep bowels clear during colds and illnesses and to aid weak children. The genuine product bears the California name and is sold in all drugstores.
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Carolyn Babush
Downer Ave
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
California
Carolyn
Honest Lobster Pot Find Off Coxledge
Sailor Captain Jerry Littlefield of the schooner Evans reports off Coxledge, 14 miles southeast of Block Island, a lobster pot contained a wrapped tea can at 19 fathoms depth. Inside were five one dollar bills used to pay for lobsters that were taken, revealed by the can’s opening.
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Coxledge
Block Island
Jerry Littlefield
Evans
English Art Also Upheld Suspenders in London
In London fashion, suspenders return to favor among men of style. They serve a double purpose by practical use and by displaying decorative images, with some pairs featuring hunting scenes as bold, tasteful embellishments.
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London
Cascarets Claim Quick Relief for Constipation
When feeling out of sorts with headaches dizziness biliousness coated tongue and low energy it suggests constipation. A Cascaret taken tonight promises quick relief of symptoms improves appetite and digestion and helps bowel action become regular and complete with continued use over two nights.
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Thermos
By Julia Bottomley
Nellie Maxwell
Sandman
Gulf Stream
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Tye
Atlantic
Mary Graham Bonner
England
Boschee
Boschee’s Syrup
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkanea State Farm
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield
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