Fox and rabbit tale with garden recipe notes from 1933
A short poem about a red fox chasing a rabbit contrasts with a long recipe section describing marinated vegetables and French hotel salads. It includes instructions for French toast stuffed onions and green peppers stuffed with rice, with specific ingredients and baking times. The piece ends with a 1933 Bell Syndicate WNU Service credit.
Leftover vegetables join luncheon in fresh table ideas
A column explores how to use fresh cooked or leftover vegetables for luncheon. It covers olive oil mixes of onions peppers squash corn and tomatoes, stuffed cabbage, baked tomatoes with bacon and cheese, salad ideas with jellied dressings and cold meats arranged in decorative mounds.
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Edith M. Barber
Frustration with a eloquent secretary dictation
A snippet shows two speakers venting about a clever secretary and her dictation. One claims fatigue from reading about her, the other predicts the men listening will tire less from her speech than from the burden of her dictation.
Soldering in the Eleventh Century Art Forged Joints
A note describes soldering as an ancient craft used to seal joints and stop holes in the Eleventh century, highlighting its historical role in metalwork and repair.
Lights of New York 2 at Kenisco Dam and City Water Costs
The author describes watching the Catskill water supply at Kenisco Dam with its spray and rainbows. He notes New York uses about 875 million gallons daily, rising above a billion in heat, with $133 earned from fish but a yearly city deficit of about $3 million on water supply. He recalls anecdotes about aviator Hugh Herndon Jr. and a derelict buying sneakers, and reports restaurant beer sales up while coffee and tea decline as bartenders seek a return of cocktails to revive profits.
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Kenisco Dam
Catskill
New York
Hugh Herndon, Jr
City Service
Jacksonville
W. Alton Jones
Jones
Rex Cole
Bright Light
Bell Syndicate
WNU
New York Water Rates Haven't Changed in 75 Years
New York City has not revised its water rates in 75 years. The city spends roughly $12 to pump and deliver a million gallons, with delivery over long distances up to about 100 miles, underscoring the aging infrastructure and subsidy dynamics.
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New York
Frugal Food Tips from 1933 WNU Service
A collection of home economics hints advises using cream cheese with butter and milk as a spread for wafer crackers, polishing with paper bags on hands, and making Chantilly dressing by mixing whipped cream with salad dressing pineapple and white cherries. It also suggests keeping cut flowers in water to stay fresh longer.
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Chantilly
Associated Newspapers
WNU
Erie Phrase Across Lots Brightens Local Speech
The piece traces ERIE as a slang meaning shortcut and notes its long use of across lots dating from England. It credits Brigham Young with popularizing the term in America with his threat to send Gentiles across lots. This reflection cites Bell Syndicate from 1933.
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Erie
England
Brigham Young
Bell Syndicate
Wwnu
Bee Sting Metaphor Sparks Stirring Quip
In a sharp exchange a speaker asks why DeGrab is likened to a busy bee. The reply notes he is not industrious, but almost everyone he touches ends up stung.
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DeGrab
Indiana Minister Builds 6 Room House for $1009
Elkhart Indiana Reverend H J Stahl claims a frugal housing record by constructing a six room residence for 1009 dollars total. Labor ran only 18 dollars with lumber salvaged from a wrecked house.
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Indiana
Elkhart
Ind
H. J. Stahl
Mr. Stahl
Woman’s Right to Act the Gallant in Marital Bond
A 1933 Bell Syndicate column argues gallantry by women is an important factor in husband wife relations. It suggests both genders respond to kindness and respect, and that attractiveness and personality matter but lasting bonds hinge on mutual care.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
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