Tasty Bean Soup Liked in Cold Weather
The USDA notes soups made from dried legumes are nourishing in cold weather. Varieties include green peas chickpeas cowpeas navy beans kidney beans black beans lima beans lentils and other legumes. Soak dried legumes overnight then cook with water and seasonings until tender.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Vitamin C Rich Cabbage Cooking Methods
The article explains cabbage as a top source of vitamin C when raw or quickly cooked. It offers a recipe: cabbage simmered briefly in hot milk with butter, flour, cream, and seasonings to create a delicate dish. It also mentions pork or butter as flavoring for bean soups and provides a navy bean soup method with salt pork, onion, celery, and lemon garnish.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Charming Clothes for Children by Julia Bottomley
Fashion critique notes children’s styles diverge from adult trends in hemline lengths with shorter skirts. The piece highlights a dress design with scarf detail from a pocket, short cap sleeves, and plaited skirts for both kids and adults, praising silk shantung and colorful silks for spring.
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Shantung
Western Newspaper Union
Eggs easier to digest when lightly cooked
A health note states Eiggs cooked below boiling point digest more readily than boiled eggs. Compared with other foods eggs provide quick digestion, rich protein and minerals for tissue building. They are among the first foods for children due to iron content and well suited nutrients.
Cook Pork Well to Prevent Trichinosis Warning
The article warns against eating raw pork due to trichinosis caused by trichinae in hogs. Thorough cooking kills the parasites, preventing illness and death, and is endorsed in Leaflet 34 L by Dr. Benjamin Schwartz for free distribution by the department.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Benjamin Schwartz
Oysters to Ham and Fritters A Guide to Elegant Dishes
A collection of oven baked oysters sour cabbage and ham with raisin sauce, roast rabbit with chestnut stuffing and a canape, fritters from leftover vegetables, spinach salad with a mayonnaise dressing, clubette sandwich with parsley, and egg cutlets with cheese sauce served with peas.
Meat buyers seek smaller packs to match weight trends
The bureau of agricultural economics notes the importance of proper weight for meat purchases. In New York market, a 25 pound deviation from carcass weight can cut price by over a dollar per 100 pounds. Heavier lamb cuts in late fall to spring often fetch lower per pound than lighter weights.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Good Child Food Habits Start From Early Guidance
The article urges building healthy eating patterns in children from babyhood with patient methods. It advises parents to model nonjudgmental eating, provide suitable meals in small portions, regular meal times, and pleasant family dining to foster lifelong nutrition.
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C. Rowena Schmidt
Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Miss Schmidt
Story for Children at Bedtime about Porky Family Mud Fun
Grandfather Porky leads pigs in a muddy contest to see who can act most piggishly for the farmer’s dinner. They discuss fame, namesakes, and pride as the farmer arrives with food, but no one can claim a prize, revealing the family’s true nature. Western Newspaper Union 1930.
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Hans
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Western Newspaper Union
Hints for Housewives on Everyday Food and Care
This excerpt offers practical tips on baked potatoes and root vegetables in skins, dental hygiene emphasis, proper child clothing fit, gentle wool washing, linoleum care, and a simple bedtime meal for children to promote health and comfort.
Chinese Capital Abolishes Noted Thieves Market
Peiping mayor Gen. Chang Yin-wu issues a decree abolishing the famed dawn and dusk fairs known as the thieves market. The order quotes a classical writer and bans the centuries old selling events where dealers gathered early and crowds sought bargains, with many items believed stolen.
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China
Chang Yin-wu
Peiping
Alcohol Origins and Early Distillation Milestones
This note traces alcohol from ancient use to chemistry milestones. It cites Lavoisier composing anhydrous alcohol in 1796 and Soissume determining its composition in 1808, while noting Arabic roots and medieval distillation practices.
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Lavoisier
Soissume
Cozy radio alcove for light farm meals in Virginia home
A Virginia farm home demonstrates a dining alcove near the kitchen for a radio set with cabinet space for parts and tools. The arrangement fits many kitchens with a side alcove or screened dining area and adds dinner music and potential benefit for the household.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Liner's Fish Supply for Transatlantic Tours
Large liners in the transatlantic tourist trade now carry per voyage 8,000 clams 200 crabs 500 barrels of oysters and 1,500 pounds of fresh fish for crew and guests.
Detective authors urged to aid police, says Jud Tunkin
Jud Tunkins comments on why leading detective writers do not sometimes assist police, criticizing the lack of practical help from authors in solving crimes. Washington Star remarks.
Negro Parson Seeks Fair Pay After Naughty Matrimony
Governor Vardaman of Mississippi recounts a humorous tale about a darky clergyman who marries a couple. The groom negotiates payment for the ceremony, offering two dollars and threatening to claim extra if he feels cheated. The groom returns claiming the arrangement was special and that the parson owes him money.
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Vardaman
Mississippi
Rive Dollahs
Pahson
California Fig Syrup praised for children’s digestion
A baby and toddler health appeal extols California Fig Syrup as a gentle remedy for upset stomachs and constipation. Testimonials from a Western mother, Mrs May Snavely of Montrose California, claim quick relief and normal bowel function, urging use under medical endorsement.
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California
May
Darrow Refutes Double Life Idea At Dinner
Clarence Darrow mocked the notion of double lives at a dinner. He contrasted it with a dry law violator and cited a playwright and a novelist who advocate free love. A church deacon retorted that home needs another person.
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Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Mr. Darrow
Doctor foresees cat farms for doctors to curb pneumonia
Dr E Palier of the French Academy of Medicine asserts cats prevent pneumonia and every family should own at least one cat. He envisions physicians carrying a cat or two on emergency calls and even keeping a cat farm in the future.
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E. Palier
French Academy of Medicine
U. 8 Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Husband and Wife Exchange Mock Plea Over Money
Dialogue from a Boston Globe snippet shows a husband lamenting a lame arm after reaching for money and a wife urging him to leave money at home so she can help herself. The exchange implies financial strain and humor in a domestic scene.
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Boston Globe
Fliers Report Courage Tied to How They Feel
ERoplane pilots say their courage and attitude shift daily with how they feel. When healthy and pep is high they fly with flawless nerve and skill. On sick days, flying becomes dangerous as natural body poisons cloud the brain.
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