Storage guidelines for screens and stands
Homeowners should perform minor repairs before storing screens and place them in racks if possible. When laid flat on a level surface they should be stacked so the frames bear the load rather than the wire mesh. Do not rest other objects on the screens.
First Steps in Rat and Mouse Control at Home
The initial phase of pest control emphasizes clearing rubbish and harboring spots near the dwelling. Make structures around the house as rat proof as possible and shield all food from infestation by rats and other pests.
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Apple flavored breads brighten lunches with cheese fillings
Apple flavored quick loaf breads replace milk in recipes and pair well with cheese fillings. The applesauce approach yields a pleasing flavor across bread varieties for sandwiches in lunch boxes.
Hard-to-Get Motor Parts for All Cars
Classified item notes scarce auto parts with a contact at 24 St. Omaha. Listing emphasizes broad car range and urgent availability.
Child Labor Hours Rise for Workers Under Eighteen
The text notes that while adults gain a 40 hour week, most workers under 18 still face 48 or more hours weekly. It explains that these youths mostly work in local industries lacking federal wage and hour protections and that union gains through collective bargaining often exclude under-18 labor in miscellaneous, unorganized jobs.
Drying Herbs For Best Flavor And Color
Dry herb leaves should dry quickly in a well ventilated dark room away from light to preserve color and flavor and prevent mold. Tender herbs like basil cilantro tarragon lemon balm and mint need rapid drying. tougher herbs such as sage rosemary thyme and savory can withstand partial sun drying without losing aroma.
Cereals Provide Energy and Nutrients for All Ages
Cereals supply most energy for growing children and workers and deliver proteins minerals and vitamins. Iron is the key mineral in cereals and vitamins thiamine niacin and riboflavin are present in whole grains or enriched cereals.
Light rays penetrate water and seasickness study
University of California scientists report wartime navy tests showing hyoscine pills reduce seasickness versus sugar pills. In moderate seas sugar patients were eight times more likely to be seasick than those taking hyoscine, though protection waned in rough weather.
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Colorful West History Lives at Omaha Union Pacific Museum
The Union Pacific historical museum in Omaha showcases relics, maps, firearms, tools, and personal items illustrating pioneer life and the building of the railroad. Curator Ruth Cultra Hamilton notes a strong focus on men, with few women remembered, while exhibits also honor railroad progress and the Lincoln collection.
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Blindness No Handicap Industrious Chio Man
Robert Bixel of Paineville is blind since age seven but remains highly active. He works at a rubber plant, drives community service including chiropractic treatments, chair repairs, and greeting cards. He uses a guide dog, mows, fires the furnace, and leads a busy Sunday as a traveling evangelist and singer. He enjoys horseback riding, fishing, and coon hunting, plans to learn typing to handle his correspondence.
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Surplus Items Highlight WAA Inventory Oddities
War Assets Administration reports varied surplus items from coast to south including 99 black diamonds and large stock of silver. Diamonds remain non saleable strategic material while 36,000 bars of silver recovered from a Lake Charles magnesium plant are being sold.
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College Coeds Offer Free Baby Sitting in Corvallis
Corvallis district residents benefit as Oregon State College Red Cross chapters station coeds as volunteer baby sitters. Service runs to 10 p m on school nights and 12 30 a m on Saturdays with no charge, no regulation beyond limits.
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Sewing and restoration tips for fashion and furniture care
The text offers methods for restoring cane seats with linseed oil and lacquer woodworking for cloth suitcases. It provides a snap fitting method using chalk, and advises top-stitching and machine sewing for uniform lines in dress design.
Window Sash Wax Prevents Sticking
To prevent sticking rub a small amount of floor wax into the window sash groove. The tip notes wax coats ease movement and reduce friction for smoother operation.
Safe method for removing broken bulb base in socket
Advice outlines using a cork to seal the base and twist to remove the metal base after a bulb shatters in its socket. The technique aims to block contact and enable extraction without electric shock, though it reflects older home repair practices.
Window washing tips for freezing weather
The tips suggest adding denatured alcohol to water to prevent freezing and wiping with crushed tissue paper for quick cleanup.
Actors Break Up Tour After Family Backlash
Two actors leave a failing regional show after the owner’s family withdraws support. While seeking passage back to New York, they stow away on a barge and overhear a crude joke about their cargo and themselves. Cyril asks if they will ever top the bill.
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Cleaning Tips for Stubborn Dirt in Tight Corners
To remove stubborn particles of dirt which settle in moldings, cracks and other hard to get at corners use a paint brush that has been dipped into thick suds.
Wake up with lemon juice to aid digestion
Start your day with the juice of one Sunkist lemon in water. This simple drink is promoted as a natural laxative and health booster, claiming vitamin C benefits, fatigue reduction, cold resistance, appetite stimulation, digestion aid, and a refreshing wake-up effect. Use California Sunkist Lemons.
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