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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
4
A vintage guide promotes oven method for preserving fruits and making jams and marmalades. It details strawberry preserves peach and cherry variations, tomato marmalade, grapecateup, and rhubarb strawberry conserve with step by step oven times and temperatures. It highlights hands off cooking without constant stirring and suggests heat controlled oven preserves.
Home Economics News from Miss Marguerite Erikson Northampton County home extension representative urges simple fixes for loose knobs and worn stairs. The Fixits offer tips on tightening drawers, using washers, filling holes with plastic wood, and adding non skid treads and lighting for safety.
Floors at stairs and storage drawers need partitions for organization. Cut thin boards to drawer inside measurements and interlock at intersections, using nails if needed. Remove furniture dents by damp cloth, warm iron, and brushing nap. A rainy day invites shared chores with husband for minor tasks.
The article warns that mildew forms on damp cotton clothes when folded or stored warm and undisturbed. It advises shaking out damp garments if ironing is delayed, avoiding tight rolling, and not packing damp clothing after picnics. Sunlight, washing with soap and water, bleaching, or sour milk may remove fresh stains. old stains require harsher treatment and can damage fabric.
AUNT CAL advises girls on turning dishwashing into a positive routine. She notes that chores yield quick results and can spark plans or learning, suggesting methods to make work enjoyable, such as word games or timing each step, and ends with a photography tip about careful framing.
A passage advises spreading stain treated fabric and placing it in the sun. It notes color may fade on dyed fabrics and suggests covering with a chalk paste mix before sun exposure. Repeats of removal processes may be necessary according to Miss Erikson.
Miss F Marguerite Erikson provides practical jelly making tips for homemakers. She covers fruit quantities, kettle size, essential ingredients, sugar timing, pectin tests, acidity adjustments, and sealing methods to prevent crystallization, weeping, and spoilage.
At a stated price date in August 1950, a moving sale lists beds, bureaus, chairs, a dresser, wash stand, rocking chairs, stands, kitchen table, cupboards, electric grill, quilts, kitchen Victrolas, sewing machine, cupboard, wash machine, cradle, kitchen sink, benches, dishes, rag carpet, scythes, antiques and numerous other items. Samuel F. Schortz and Thomas Kunkle serve as Auctioneers.
Mold or fermentation often results from warm damp storage. Moisture under paraffin can break the seal allowing molds and yeast to enter. If questions remain, Miss Erikson at the agricultural extension service in Easton Pa. can assist.
Potential recreation facilities lie in rehabilitating remnants of Pennsylvania’s ancient canal system. Historic tunnels and locks could be restored at modest cost, with sites suitable for canoeing, skating, and swimming. Laws allow state and local acquisition for parks and recreation, with CCC and WPA help anticipated to build amenities. Potato blight appears. vine protection urged with Bordeaux spray. Crepe ryegrass noted as effective cover crop for corn and truck crops.
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