Iced Tea Guidance From the USDA
The article defends iced tea as a popular summer drink and offers brewing tips. It covers tea types including black green and oolong, packaging quality, leaf appearance, and optimal brewing times for hot and iced tea. It emphasizes fresh water and boiling to extract full flavor.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
East India
Ceylon
China
Japan
Formosa
Housewiffe
East Indies
Peach Cobbler With Hot Sauce Tradition and Method
A U S Department of Agriculture home economics note explains cobbler versus deep dish pie, detailing a peach cobbler recipe. It covers dough ingredients, steps to roll and layer peaches, optional pastry strips, baking at 400 degrees, and serving hot with hard sauce or cold with cream.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Use Waste Oil to Rid Homes of Noisy Crickets
The article advises cleaning or treating garbage dumps near homes with waste oil to eliminate crickets. It describes a poisoned bait known as a banana split for crickets using bichloride of mercury, water, and flour, to be placed on cardboard away from children and pets, and suggests checking cottages before seasonal closure.
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Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Interesting Recipes for Warm Days and Quick Dishes
A 1930 Western Newspaper Union kitchen feature offers ready to prepare dishes for hot weather. It covers Jellied Consomme, Lemonade, Mushroom Soup, Olive and Nut Sandwiches, Prune and Walnut Sandwich, Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwiches, Banana Whip, Boston Banana Cream Pie, and Roast Beef and Tomato Sandwich with concise steps and ingredients.
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Western Newspaper Union
Geyser of Yellowstone Teaches David About Maps and Adventure
In a bedtime tale, David follows Living Map markers toward Yellowstone Park where the Geyser greets him. They discuss nature, state boundaries, and the wisdom of pursuing what one loves, with humor about lumbering and wool commerce among California Oregon Washington.
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Great Salt Lake
David
Yellowstone Park
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
Redwood
California
Geyser
Gon
Washington
Montana
Map Society
Western Newspaper Union
Satin Frocks Dominate Early Autumn Fashion Scene
Satin gowns lead fall fashion with new off black and bronze brown tones plus garnet and emerald hues. Designers pair soft pastels against dark shades and emphasize intricate seaming and tailoring. White and black remain strong with coordinated shoes in wine and brown tones to complete the look.
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World of Fashion
Scenic Gunsight Lake: a Glacier National Park waterfall dream
In Glacier National Park Montana Gunsight Lake offers a jewel like view with cascades and color strata on Gun sight mountain. The box seat overlook reveals thread like fans and lacework waterfalls across the lake while Sperry camp hosts travelers and goats alike.
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Gunsight Lake
Glacier Nation Park
Montana
Gunsight
Lake Louise
Canadian Rockies
Canadian
Gunsight Mountain
Gunsight Pass
Sperry Camp
Lake McDonald
Sperry
Mount Jackson
Western Newspaper Union
Old European Cities London and Paris Origins
The text notes London rose after Roman Britain in the first century. Tacitus mentions merchants in A D 61 while Caesar omits the town. Paris once Lutetia, burned in Caesar's 52 B C Gallic War, later described as a Roman town in the first century.
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London
Paris
Britain
Caesar
Tacitus
Lutetia
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