Two Stoves for Farm Kitchen
A U S Department of Agriculture prepared note describes a New Jersey farm kitchen with a large coal range for winter and an electric range for summer. It notes the local power company or a private plant supplying electricity, along with a tidy appealing setting including a four seat table, white cabinet, sunny window, linoleum mat, and a gleaming black range.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Jersey
Story for the Children at Bedtime by Mary Graham Bonner
Harry travels the Milky Way with Cosmo, seeing star cities and cosmic wonders. Cosmo narrates myths from Virgo to Hercules and Norse legends while rockets blaze past. Harry feels awed, unable to describe the vast beauty.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Harry
Cosmo
Virgo
Hercules
Palace of Heaven
Raven
Western Newspaper Union
Helpful Household Hints for Summer Care
Hints cover dust control on window sills porches steps and walks to keep dirt out of the house. It advises removing mud from shoes immediately to prevent leather staining. A backyard playground with slides swings boxes and a sandpile boosts children's happiness and limits motor vehicle risk. Silk and delicate fabrics should be rolled in a towel to remove water. A clean ventilated clothes closet with hangers and covers keeps summer garments fresh and moths at bay.
Tomatoes on Toast and Baked Tomatoes Suggest Easy Lunch
Tomatoes broiled to a delicate brown on toast with bacon make an ideal lunch on warm days. Another simple method is halved tomatoes baked under buttered bread crumbs. The bureau of home economics explains how to broil and bake tomatoes.
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Bureau of Home Economics
First Moon Map Created by Riccioli in 1650
The article notes that the first map of the Moon was produced by Giovanni Riccioli in 1650, marking a milestone in lunar cartography. It highlights Riccioli as the pioneer behind the initial detailed lunar chart.
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Moor
Riccioli
Nutritional Tips and Simple Citrus Based Recipes
Advice on balanced eating for weight gain or loss, highlighting moderation, hydration, and vegetables. Emphasizes lemon juice as a daily health aid, dental benefits, and the value of citrus alone or in limited mixes. Includes old style recipes for Pepper Relish, Rolled Orange Wafers, and Banana Butter with pectin and sugar as fruit‑forward preserves and desserts.
Small Spaces Used for Closets
A USDA prepared note on creating shallow kitchen wall closets for cleaning tools. It suggests hanging brooms, mops, and brushes, using clips or hooks, adding shelves, and storing cleaning materials, with illustrations showing wire corner baskets. Additional space on the second floor for bedroom and bathroom cleaning implements is recommended.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Notre Dame des Victoires Church of Quebec Noted
The small church Notre Dame des Victoires commemorates the 1711 defeat of an English fleet under Sir William Phips and the destruction of another British flotilla by a Gulf of St. Lawrence storm.
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Quebec
Notre Dame Des Victoires
William Phipps
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Rhode Island Red Fowl Origin Narrated in Local Note
The Rhode Island Red breed traces to a Chittagong cockerel from Bengal brought by a sailor. Benjamin and Tripp purchased the bird and crossed it with Cochin Chin as the foundation for the Rhode Island Red.
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Rhode Island
Little Compton
R. L
Bengal
India
Benjamin &. Tripp
Measuring the Job Quiet work or exciting duty in the line
A quotation from Woman's Home Companion notes that a job feels right for different people because it can be quiet or exciting. It may offer routine or adventure, fame or anonymity, incentive or forgetfulness, diversion or a lie.
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Howe
Minced Savory Meat on Toast Recipe
The article presents a quick method for cooking less tender cuts by browning ground meat with savory vegetables and serving on toast. It cites a United States Department of Agriculture recipe using lamb beef or pork, celery, onion, tomatoes, and butter, finished with flour to thicken and optional French fried onions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Teaspoonful of Tea to the Cup
Tea examiner C. F. Hutchinson of New York for the FDA explains a typical cup uses about one teaspoon of tea. Boiling water helps leaves open but should not boil or steep beyond five to six minutes. Use an earthenware pot and strain or remove the tea ball after three or four minutes for a favorable cup.
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Western Newspaper Union
C. F. Hutchinson
New York City
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Mr. Hutchinson
Circular Lines Shape Fashion for Silk Frocks
The piece notes circular flare dominates midseason silk frocks with green on black prints and capelets. It discusses circular treatments versus pleated trims, peplum ruffles, and circular sleeve flares revived from past styles, with box pleated skirts incorporating circular lines.
American investor comments on Soviet textile socks
Charles M. Schwab, on a Russia visit, explored the budding Communist textile industry. He relayed socks he tried were thick and woolly but wore poorly, prompting a Soviet director to suggest Americans wear them longer to see their durability.
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Russia
Charles M. Schawb
Causes of 1929 Business Failures Listed by Bradstreet
Bradstreet identifies 19 703 failures in 1929 with causes including incompetence six thousand one hundred ninety one inexperience nine74 lack of capital seven thousand three hundred twenty five unwise credits four hundred twelve failures of others two hundred ninety five extravagance ninety eight neglect one hundred seventy two competition seven hundred sixty three specific conditions three thousand seventy three speculation GS fraud eighty two total nineteen thousand seven hundred three.
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Bradstreet
That's Easy Too First Political Writer
A humorous quip contrasts sleep trouble with counting politicians straddling a fence, signaling playful political satire. The line frames a political reporter as weary yet wry, highlighting thresholds of integrity and compromise in public discourse.
Earth at Last He'd Move Heaven and Earth to Be a Golfer
A lighthearted look at a local golfer who jokes about dedication to the sport. The piece contrasts ambition with real efforts, highlighting humor in practice and progress as he pursues better rounds.
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Heaven
Lose Pounds Fast With 85 Cent Kruschen Salts
An old advertisement promises dramatic fat loss for 85 cents a month using Kruschen Salts. It claims weight drops in four weeks, boosts energy, clears skin, and improves mood, urging readers to weigh in, buy from leading druggists, and feel healthier.
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America
Universal Lament and Witty Exchange in Courier-Journal
A facetious exchange about travel and distance opens the item, followed by a humorous anecdote about diet. The man claims lifelong beef makes him strong while the woman jokes that fish eaters cannot swim, capturing a lighthearted tone from the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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