From Today On A Call To Begin A Fresh War Era Life
Kathleen Norris urges women to start immediately saving, dieting, writing to soldiers, and supporting the war effort. She shares a moral crisis story about Alice, a naval wife, and advises facing truth to rebuild a hopeful home from today onward.
Start Today Advice Guides Wartime Household Recovery
Miss Norris urges women on the home front to begin now and forgive past misdeeds. A married naval officer returns near blind with his widowed mother and an adopted English boy, adding two children to the household. The piece stresses starting anew to preserve the marriage after the war.
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Archie
Alice
Miss Norris
Vitamin C sources beyond tomatoes and oranges
Fresh cabbage and turnips are found to be as rich in vitamin C as citrus fruits and tomatoes. Buffalo berry from North Dakota shows outstanding content, while guava powder is exceptionally rich at 3 percent. Russians and British make jam from rose hips and use a Russian nut with 3 percent C.
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North Dakota
Lily Bell Plans Land Purchase for Family Home
Lily Bell and Sam accept a deal to buy the farm from Mr. Davis, hoping to own land and a home after a year-long tenancy. Tensions rise as Sally questions the arrangement while Lily Bell envisions a winter garden, red roses, and a secure future for their ten children and in-laws.
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Sly Bell
Mr. Davis
Sam
Sally
Lily Bell
Davis
Bill
Annie
Handy Chart Helps You Can Vegetables See Recipes Below
The article provides simple rules for home canning vegetables to ensure quality and safety. It covers selecting freshly gathered produce, timely processing, washing, hot packing, jar prep, and using pressure cookers for efficiency as advised by the U S Department of Agriculture.
New Uses for an Old Fashioned Knife Box
An assortment of home craft and canning tips is presented. Instructions describe making a knife box stand, patterns, and easy wood joining with plastic glue, plus guidance on using a pressure cooker for safe canning, sterilizing jars, testing seals, and handling common questions about vegetables and salt in home canning.
Cholera Outbreaks Rise Across United States
Over the past five years cholera outbreaks have gradually increased in the United States with more than 5200 outbreaks officially reported last year, excluding numerous smaller local incidents.
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United States
Lynn Urges Safe Canning Lines For Time Saving
Lynn cautions against rushing produce in water bath or pressure canning to save time. Prepare produce and equipment in advance and use a production line approach. After packing jars, run a clean knife around the inside to remove air bubbles and wipe rims.
Night baseball firsts span leagues and eras
The first minor league game under electric lights occurred in 1930 in Independence Kansas, while the inaugural major league night game happened in 1935 in Cincinnati. Earlier experimental night play dated to 1883 in Fort Wayne.
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Cincinnati
Independence
Kans
Fort Wayne
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