Stripes in Fashion Highlight Blouse and Linen Skirt
Fashion notes praise stripes as essential for summer wardrobes with two piece wear and lace blouses. Laura La Plante is pictured in a gray and rose silk outfit, while navy multi stripe sports blouses pair with plaited vertical striped skirts. The trend includes tricolor and ombre effects and striped summer weight fabrics for sports frocks.
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Bridges
Laura la Plante
Miss la Plante
Western Newspaper Union
Plain Spice Cake Recipe From Home Economics Bureau
A reliable plain spice cake recipe is shared with measurements for sugar butter eggs flour spices and flavoring. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, mix dry ingredients with liquid, fold in vanilla, bake as loaf or layers with vanilla frosting.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Mercury uses and uses of the heavy metal
Mercury is a heavy silvery liquid metal with diverse applications including barometers thermometers and scientific work. It is employed to extract gold and silver from ores through amalgamation and its compounds serve as purgatives alteratives and notably antisyphilitics in medicine.
Household Notes on Comfort and Maintenance
Household tips cover cross ventilation in bedrooms, removing egg stains from silver with salt, doughnut dough adjustments, fashion advice favoring soft collar materials for older women, a furniture polish recipe of vinegar turpentine and boiled linseed oil, and a caramelized condensed milk dessert prepared by boiling a sealed can then serving with cream.
Space Saving Kitchens and Breakfast Nooks
The article discusses space saving in modern architecture through compact small houses and the use of dining alcoves or breakfast nooks. It compares to old farmhouse practice of eating most meals in the kitchen and notes how large kitchens can be made convenient without sacrificing dining proximity.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Convenient Kitchens and farm work center layout
The floor plan suggests grouping work centers in a well lighted kitchen. Windows give pleasant views to diners, and a folding screen can separate utilitarian areas. Extra alcove space allows seating for extra hands during threshing or harvest, with rearranged equipment as needed. Farmers Bulletin 1513-F outlines several arrangement options.
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Bureau of Home Economics
TASTY GOOSEBERRY JAM TASTY GOOSEBERRY JAM
Gooseberries in season inspire jam for tarts or with crackers and cream cheese. Follow Home Economics guidance: wash crush and cook berries until tender, add sugar and cook until thick, adjust sugar to fruit, then fill hot jars seal label and store cool.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Western Newspaper Union
Chicken Pot Roast Italian Style Delights Readers
Old family favorite dishes show how to stretch meals with a fat yearling fowl. A three hour chicken pot roast in butter and broth serves with rice, peas, and carrot mounds, followed by mushroom toast, creamy chicken and mayonnaise eye garnish. Also included are fritters, summer salads and dressing tips with fruit friendly french dressing and varied dressings.
Fairy Tale Exchange Between Cousin Camel and Dromedary
A fanciful dialogue follows Cousin Camel and a Dromedary as they debate kid rides on backs ears and toes. The camels joke about appearances and the meaning of words while teaching a playful lesson about misunderstanding and self awareness.
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Cousin Camel
Heighbo
Shortcake as Hearty Dessert in Plain Meals
A shortcake, though hearty, should be served as a lighter finish. When portions of potato or rice are small, or meat is recooked or omitted, strawberry shortcakes suit the end of a modest meal. Do not plan it as the finale of a long, heavy dinner after full appetite.
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Campbell Camel
Western Newspaper Union
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Wolgamor
Richwood
Lars Large Alze
K-R-O ‘Comespany
Springfield
Ohio
Cool Looking Foods Tempting For Summer Desserts
A midwestern home economy note recommends cool dishes for hot evenings. Dessert should be simple and prepared earlier to chill thoroughly. A fruit gelatin recipe uses lemon orange pineapple and peaches with gelatin and sugar, chilled in a mold before serving.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of
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Doe
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