Nurse Ewing Becomes Windberry's Caregiver Mystery
Nurse Sylvia Ewing arrives to tend Mrs. Waring after a stroke at Windberry house. Richard Waring reveals his mother sought a plain nurse Miss Young to guard against perceived charms of trained nurses. Sylvia leaves, Miss Young takes over, and Mrs. Waring hints she hopes Sylvia may return someday.
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Leslie Coombs
McClure
Sylvia Ewing
Mrs"Bill
Sylvia
Martha
Miss Ewing
Windberry
Richard Waring
Adolph
Doctor Dorman
Waring
Miss Young
Mrs. Waring
Misa
Ewing
Mr. Waring
Laidlaw
Young
Totter
Capons and Market Practices for Winter Poultry
The article explains capon value rises in winter, with prices 18 to 25 cents per pound, and contrasts roosters. It covers housing, fattening, and cramming methods, slaughter by sticking, dry picking, end drawing, cooling, and packing. It then discusses cattle tapeworm cysts from improper disposal of human excreta, need for thorough cooking, sanitary privies, and the impact on meat quality and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Boston
Farmers
Federal
Ice Box Air Circulation Key to Efficient Cooling
The article explains proper refrigerator air flow to maximize cooling. It notes cool air sinks to the bottom, the ice chamber is not the coldest spot, and the door must seal to slow ice melt. It urges keeping the ice compartment at least a quarter full for steady cooling.
Kitchen Hints From An Earlier Era
Practical cooking tips emphasize using nonmetal cookware and keeping meat vessels sealed to trap steam. Green vegetables benefit from a soda rinse, salting mid cooking, and browning only after initial steam. Soaked mutton shank bones enrich gravies, and beans should be salted near the end after a fresh boil.
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China
Whipping Cream Should Be Cold for Best Results
The department's daily specialists advise chilling cream to about 80 percent butterfat for proper whipping. Coffee cream from traders is too thin. Whipping cream from the milkman has 30 to 40 percent butterfat. Chill in a covered bowl on ice and place the bowl in ice water to speed whipping.
Scotch Broth Recipe Steps and Ingredients
Three pounds neck mutton with pear barley minced onion turnip carrot celery salt pepper and parsley. Simmer with three quarts water after boiling remove bones and fat until meat is tender then thicken with flour and parsley.
Beef Tea Preparation Instructions
Trim meat for beef tea removing fat and gristle. Simmer trimmings with fresh vegetables in water, then add the beef meat. Continue simmering four hours, strain through a hair sieve, pour liquid into a mold and cool to set as a nourishing jelly for invalids.
Paint Flower Pots to Match Your Room
Paint ordinary flower pots and saucers with oil paint to harmonize with your room. Choose pots in a soft leaf green or Chinese blues for a quaint decorative touch.
Gas Range Care Prevents Rust and Sweat
A safety note advises leaving the gas range door open after use to vent heat and prevent metal sweating and rusting. It warns that heat buildup can accelerate deterioration of range components.
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Steve
Keeping Baby Well and Diarrhea Preventive Care
Public health guidance from the Children’s Bureau urges careful infant feeding and hygiene to prevent summer diarrhea. It covers breast versus bottle feeding, signs of illness, steps during diarrheal episodes, and keeping babies cool with water, baths, and fresh air during hot weather.
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Children’s
Bureau
Department of Labor
Children's Bureau
U. S
Washington, D. C
Raspberry Puffs
Raspberry Puffs recipe describes boiling butter water sugar and salt then adding pastry flour and eggs. The mixture is piped into tins baked until set and filled with raspberry jam after cooling with a slit made in each puff.
Apple Jelly from Parings Creates Bright Red Preserve
Delicious apple jelly can be made from the parings of apples alone. It will be a beautiful red color regardless of the color of the parings.
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