Canning Guide for Home Food Preservation and Safety
The article urges reducing yearly waste by home canning surplus produce using the one period cold pack method taught by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It details equipment, preparation, blanching, packing, sealing, and storage, plus specific formulas for brines, sugar salt ratios, and jar versus can usage. It also covers jelly juice preservation and safe labeling practices.
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United States Department of Agriculture
FARM MORE LAND FOR WAR PRODUCTION
A wartime appeal urges arousing public support to boost food production. It notes 1917 yields may lag, stresses farmers’ output, and calls for using every daylight hour. It promotes land opportunities in the United States and Western Canada, with easy terms and government contacts.
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Navy
Canada
Preserve Winter Food With Canning and Drying Tips
Use tight sealing containers for vegetables soups and meats. Pack fruit juices in bottles and seal jams with cork or paraffin. Dry beans for winter use and grow cabbage potatoes and root crops for storage without canning. U S Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fried Food Hows and Safe Frying Practices
A cooking expert explains that fried foods can be wholesome when done right. Key points cover fat temperature, moisture control, and frying methods, warning against soggy, greasy results and stressing dry articles, proper frying gear, and safe handling to avoid splatter.
Stocking Up Conversation Echoes Prohibition Era Talk
A New York Evening Post overheard exchange jokes about home defense and water towers during a rainstorm. One man boasts of staying out all night while another declines to watch water, predicting soon prohibition will banish drinking.
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Home Defense League
New York Evening Post
Examine Castoria Bottles for the Signature
The ad urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria, the well known remedy for infants and children, to ensure it bears the signature in use for over years and to cry for it if missing.
Woman questions Junker influence on Prussia war policy
A patriotic young woman, alarmed by wartime events, reads about the Junkers in Prussia and their role in shaping policy. Investigation shows she studied an article on the landed aristocracy and its political stance, reflecting public scrutiny of elite influence.
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United States
Prussia
Indianapolis News
Respect for the Song Aversion Sparks Senate Chorus Debate
Senator Sorghum declines to sing along with the national anthem saying his show of affection lies in actions rather than chorus participation. The exchange highlights differing views on patriotic display in a congressional setting.
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Senator Sorghum
Substitution of kilts for trousers worries readers
The New Orleans States notes general worry over talk of replacing trousers with kilts. It says such a change would not suit them and expresses broader concern about shifting dress norms.
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New Orleans
Father Wise Times Hoeing in River Fishing Tale
An old dialogue contrasts fatherly wisdom with fishing folly as they toil by the river. The father encourages steady work while noting the fish are biting, a scene conveying practical ethics and rural humor.
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