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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
6
Simple guidance on brewing tea emphasizes boiling water to extract oils and flavor. Use a nonmetal teapot, scald it, add one teaspoon per cup of Formosa, English Breakfast, or Ceylon, pour boiling water, infuse three to six minutes, then serve with lemon or milk. discard leaves. For iced tea, pour hot tea over cracked ice.
Johns Hopkins lists a cure for bacillary dysentery among war diseases treated by sulfanilamide derivatives. Sulfaguanidine, devised by Dr. E Kennerly Marshall, is reported to cure acute cases promptly and may allow sterilizing the intestinal tract for safer surgeries. Dr Perrin H Long notes its advance for US war and civilian health efforts.
A national protest erupted as a teenage actor escorted his date at dawn. A prop game scene sparked gambling concerns, while another film showing heavy drinking drew stern warnings from women’s clubs and prohibition groups. Brooklyn teachers pressed for improved dialogue for the character Mazie, prompting studio edits to acknowledge limited schooling.
The Shasta daisy was developed by horticulturist Luther Burbank, reflecting his plant breeding innovations and lasting impact on ornamental flowers. The cultivar blended wide petals with bright centers and popularized a garden staple.
Pewter was an essential early American commodity kept busy by many makers. For nearly a century before the Revolution, pewter served as the main tableware, with households often casting and molding their own spoons and small pieces. Its plain practical designs were inspired by English imports but native American pewterers favored simple, functional pieces. The soft gleam of pewter now adds decorative value, suitable for open cupboards and pine paneled rooms.
Dr. Robert S. Harris of MIT announced at the New England Dental Society meeting in Boston that two 20 gram formulas could feed a person for about $1.80 yearly. The mixes resemble cereals and need tomato juice to supply vitamin C. Harris says they are more medicine than diet and unlikely to replace normal meals.
Four US globe companies report strained relations and slow map sales since the war began. A postwar atlas with 208000-index items must be corrected by census changes, and 15000 miles of railroad abandoned in ten years will be removed from maps.
Evergreens add warmth to winter scenes once basic annuals fade. Transplanting is feasible in the next weeks in any region. Dig holes before purchase and have the nurseryman dig trees just before you buy. Plant within hours of digging to ensure success.
The Pennsylvania Dutch used a method with selected pumpkins cut with a one inch vine tail left on. The vine tails were placed in jars and allowed to mature in a summer house. Want ads say they bring results.
Dr Walter C Alvarez of Mayo Clinic described advances in medicine shown at the dedication of a $500000 Huntington Memorial Hospital wing in Pasadena He cited vaccines to prevent influenza and measles and praised new anesthesia and plastic surgery reducing war related hazards and infection risks.
More than 100 scientists and educators watched a demonstration of Edystron a new generator that beams power without wires over long distances in Bloomfield New Jersey at Westinghouse labs. I E Mouromtseff said it could light homes over air heat medical uses improve aircraft navigation expand television channels and telephone messages. Originated about two years ago at Stanford University.
The koala, resembling a teddy bear, survives largely on moisture from young eucalyptus leaves and rarely drinks. Desert animals such as antelope, jackrabbits, sparrows, cactus wrens, horned toads, and other desert dwellers obtain most water from food. Ever Changing Globe Studios highlights a scene with a rotating world map showing only the Western hemisphere.
Instructions describe preserving rhubarb by packing pieces in a jar with its own juice, mashing with a wooden stick, adding gradually until full, sealing, and storing. The method yields rhubarb ready to use like fresh upon opening.
The article traces neon’s discovery by Ramsay and Travers in 1908 noting Ramsay distilled liquid air to create a strange gas. he named it neon meaning new. It mentions a gaseous conductor tube using neon dates to about 1811 and the relatively recent rise of neon in commercial advertising.
Quick biscuit recipe notes add three quarters cup grated cheese to dry mix after cutting in vegetable shortening. Milk brings a soft sticky dough. drop by teaspoon onto greased sheets and bake at 450 degrees F for about 12 minutes. Also tips on lace durability advise firm cotton lace with dense designs to prevent breakage.
For the year ending December 1938 the United States imported 147,505,104 bushels of corn valued at 94,497,080 dollars.
The passage notes Massachusetts requires annual mechanical inspections for autos found unfit, with 4 percent kept off the road until repaired. Pennsylvania has a similar rule. Washington is the only state regulating household employment laws, while Wisconsin sets minimum wages for certain occupations. New York excludes many household workers from unemployment insurance protection.
The National Hospital for Speech Disorders in New York City stands as the sole medical institution of its kind in the United States, offering specialized care and research in speech pathology.
The article states red symbolizes courage zeal and fervency white stands for purity cleanness of life and rectitude of conduct and blue represents loyalty devotion friendship justice and truth. It presents the three colors as representations of moral qualities in the flag.
Early matches contained poison and were used in poison murder plots and personal crises. Modern matches are no longer poisonous and pose no toxic threat.
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