Expert Canning Hints From a Federal Food Authority
Food expert Miss Edith Elliot of the U S Agriculture Department outlines four canning methods including steam pressure cooker hot water bath and oven canning. She emphasizes airtight jars sufficient heat and choosing ripe fruit to aid wartime economies. Two free pamphlets offer jams jellies pickles and canning fruits and vegetables guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Elliot
Consumers’ Section
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Miss Elliot
Elliot
Average Married Woman Described
The Cleburne Times-Review portrays an average wife with routines and habits across marriage. It cites numbers for age at marriage privacy and domestic tasks while humorously noting repeated quarrels, efforts to reform her husband, and long-term devotion to home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne Times-Review
Investigation Deepens in Manhattan Penthouse Case
Inspector Flaherty directs a meticulous search of a penthouse scene to locate a missing bullet. Police split duties across walls, floor, and ceiling while the medical examiner confirms a fatal wound and a bullet hole in a cushion. The team reexamines Fitzgerald’s body and the chain of events as they await further findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitz
Martinelli
Center Street
Max Michaelis
Martin Frazier
Inspector Flaherty
Fitzgerald
Lydia Lane
Flaherty
Michaelis
Frazier
Miss Sadie Chambers Tells How To Cook Vegetables
In a cooking column, Miss Chambers shares boiling and baking tips for vegetables, noting water amounts, salt per quart, and uncovering methods for strong flavors like cabbage and onions. She also offers white and cheese sauces, scalloped alternatives, and invites readers to send letters and recipe requests.
Bright Summer Accents Pattern Set for Pastel Frocks
Pattern Style No.2911 offers a hat bag gloves and belt set in gaily flowered cotton for summer dresses. Hat fits any head size, gloves in size 1, pattern needs 1½ yards fabric and 1½ yards contrast. Send 20 cents to Louise Lennox Toronto for the pattern with name address and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Lennox
West Adelaide St
Toronto
Too Much Clothing Bad For Babies In Summer
Miss Margaret Brady of the Montreal Child Welfare Association warns that excess clothing fosters colds in hot weather. She urges adapting dress to the weather and frequent drinks between feeds. She advises two daily baths in heat and sponge baths on very hot days, and feeding less with small attractive portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Brady
Child Welfare Association of Montreal
Miss Brady
Brady
No Words No Wife at North London Police Court
A woman testifies at the North London police court recounting a quarrel with her husband over a wife who would not remain silent. The husband jokes that if she did not speak she could not be his wife, noting she “always has a lot to say.”
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North London
England
Household Hints From Simple Everyday Tricks
Practical tips on extending vinegar shelf life by laying bottle on its side. Use greaseproof paper to cut cheese sticking. Keep milk from boiling over with pie funnels. Rub bran to brighten and clean upholstery. Rub hinges with black lead or pencil. Rejuvenate flat eiderdown by warming and shaking. Cracked hot water bottle can be reused with salt heated in oven.
Headbands Displace Hats With Fresh Turban Tricks
Fashion note outlines how headbands and turbans replace summer hats with new techniques. Tips include fringe ends, knotting at front or back, floral clusters, posies spilling onto the forehead, and two bouquets on a bonnet. Also suggests fish net wrap-arounds in chenille, cord, or rope nets for comfort and style.
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Defiant
Wellington
Agyunderland Flying Boat
H.M.S. Hood
Rooney
ARK Royal
H.A
Dept
Canada Starch Company
Wellington St
By Caleb Johnson
Tony
Bertillon
Dan Flaherty
Doane
Archie
Henderson
Stephen Fitzgerald
Medico
By Sadie B. Chambers
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Ontario
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