Two Hours From Garden to Can
The United States Department of Agriculture urges home canners to follow established canning principles for safety and quality. Hot packing speeds center temperature, steam pressure canners preserve nonacid vegetables faster, and a Farmers' Bulletin guides time tables and methods for both water bath and pressure canning.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Department For Farmers
Compass the Friend Who Sees the Head and Tail
By Mary Graham Bonner a boy meets a new friend named David who belongs to Compass. Compass explains his name and says he always sees the head and tail of everything, unlike others who cannot. The tale presents Compass as a curious adventurer with a rule to notice beginnings and endings.
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David
Compass
Hints for Housekeepers and Compass Discuss Directions
A collection of tips on preserving fruit colors and canning greens, plus a dialogue where Compass explains directions and the four points North East South and West. The piece blends household guidance with a lesson on navigation and the flow of news.
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David
Tasty Foods for the Table Foods Recipes and Humorous Verse
A cooking column by Nellie Maxwell outlines orange jelly with orange custard and several fruit and dessert ideas. It includes Orange-Cherry Frozen Salad, Combination Fruit Salad, Lemon Cream Sherbet, Blackberry Roll, and Blackberry Pie with step by step methods and ingredients. The piece ends with a humorous scene featuring a Compass character and a boy named David reflecting on duty and directions.
Vegetables With Roast Lamb A U S Department Guidance
The United States Department of Agriculture advises pairing roast lamb with peas and mint sauce though other relishes and vegetables are fine. It notes flavorful vegetables suit lamb dishes and suggests curry sauce for reheated roast lamb and mint or caper sauces as traditional accompaniments. It also mentions green jelly mint and apple pectin garnish ideas and urges a green vegetable with meals for health.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Separate Jacket Styles Dominate Fall Fashion Trends
A Julia Bottomley feature notes the separate jacket or short coat rising in popularity since spring and extending into midseason. Bright red jackets over white or natural dresses set the tone, with navy and pastel combinations, velveteen paletots, and coordinated accessories creating chic, versatile autumn ensembles.
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Velve Town
Fog Envelops Island Reunion Romance on Desert Isle
Leone, resting in Fairhaven, is marooned on a fogbound island after docking a rowboat. She discovers a secluded bungalow and, after a night with her husband in a remote cottage, a foghorn signals possible rescue as they rekindle their relationship.
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Leone
Robinson Crusoe
Fairhaven
Burroughs Memorial Rockery at Fair Lane Revealed
The John Burroughs memorial at Ford country home Fair Lane near Dearborn Michigan is a rockery with rocks from Burroughs' boyhood home. A statue of Burroughs stands in the garden.
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John Burroughs
Fair Lane
Ford Country Home
Dearborn
Mich
Mr. Burroughs
Sleeveless Garments Liked by Small Boys of Agriculture
A guide from the U S Department of Agriculture promotes sleeveless outfits for boys and girls in hot weather. It notes washable cotton fabrics, sun suits, and sun baths, with tips on color, fabric, and proper construction for comfort and durable wear.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Eradicate Roaches With Sodium Fluoride Dust
The standard remedy for eradicating cockroaches is sodium fluoride dust sprinkled in cracks and crevices. A dust gun or blower ensures effective application. Roaches emerge, die within hours, and are then swept up for disposal. Sodium fluoride is poisonous to humans and must be handled with care.
Cold Day in Montana Weather Record Mention
The weather bureau notes the US lowest official temperature on record is 65 degrees below zero at Fort Keogh Montana in January 1888.
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Weather Bureau
United States
Fort Keogh
Mont
How They Love It The Joy And Power In Disappointment
A fragment reflecting on how beings respond to joy and power provides a sense of faith in oneself. The text cites Woman's Home Companion and discusses enduring discouragement and bearing disappointment as a source of strength.
Modern fiction and Freud quoted at Century club luncheon
Kenneth Johnson, fresh from winning the Prix de Rome, discusses shifts in novel themes at a Century club luncheon. He notes past eras favored history and social critique while today he likens modern fiction to a joke about Freud and reading all of it.
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Kenneth Johnson
Century Club
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
John Street
German Traveling Association Protest Over Tar Effigies
In Trondhjem Norway a protest by the German Traveling Association triggered by a shooting gallery display featuring effigies of the ex Kaiser the ex crown prince and Bismarck. Norwegian authorities refused removal citing the effigies were made in Germany by a firm known for furnishing shooting galleries with attractive targets.
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Scandinavia
German Traveling Association
Trondhjem
Norway
Bismarck
Germany
Two Advantages It Is Reported for Sale
The London humorist notes a European volcano is for sale as a house site. It offers central heating and space to dispose of old safety razor blades, presenting a tongue in cheek appraisal of odd property values.
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London
Ringing Doorbells Sparks Old Time Pranks
A Detroit News reminiscence recalls a favorite pastime: knocking on doors to ask if Tillie Spoopendyke lived there. The householder’s affirmative answer became a remembered moment of playful mischief from the past.
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Tillie Spoopendyke
Detroit News
Modern life grants comforts Louis XIV could not imagine
In a Yale Review essay Paul Calery argues that today’s average man enjoys far more control over time, movement, and sensory experiences than the grand monarch. He notes modern mobility, travel, and personal liberties make even a healthy king seem less enviable.
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Louis XIV
Europe
Paul Calery
The
Yale Review
Letters in Alphabets and Language Varieties
The text notes that some languages use longer alphabets than English such as Russian with 35 characters and other Slavic languages nearby. It also states that Chinese exceeds all others in character count.
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