Evening Fairy Tale for Children Ends With Gentle Lesson
A toy spaniel scolds a St Bernard at a dog show for being too amiable yet urges gentleness. The St Bernard asserts its sensible, noble lineage while the toy spaniel questions true friendliness and the value of being good natured. The tale pivots on social roles and loyalty.
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St. Bernard
Old Newspapers Used for Clothing Bags
A SD state college 4-H expert says old newspapers serve as moth proof wrap for clothing at low cost. Newsprint ink deters moths, and wrapping in several layers provides protection. The note appears in a 1930 Western Newspaper Union piece.
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May Shiethline
South Dakota State College
Apple and Rhubarb Pie Duo Suggested by USDA
The Bureau of Home Economics of the U S Department of Agriculture recommends a novel apple and rhubarb pie. Use 1 large apple, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 cups sliced rhubarb, 3 tablespoons butter, salt, and pastry. Layer apples, rhubarb, and sugar in a lined pie tin, dot with butter, add lattice strips, and bake until fruit is tender and crust browns.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Comfortable Poultry Housing Aims at Maximum Production
Poultry expert W A Radford explains building a two gable house 24 by 24 feet with concrete floor for about 100 Leghorns or 80 to 90 layers. Emphasizes tight insulation using insulating board to keep heat out in summer and retain warmth in winter. Details plans and vented hinged window, nests, roosts, and cross sections to guide construction.
Foundation pattern aids perfect dress fit for home sewers
The USDA Bureau of Home Economics advises making a permanent guide pattern in gingham or muslin from a commercial size pattern. Adjust and fit the foundation to reflect the individual figure, then use the pattern to simplify future garments while a dress form helps preview shaping and trimming.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Ai Foundation
New Spinach Dish Ideas and Handy Kitchen Tips
A 1930 Western Newspaper Union note offers inventive spinach dishes with grapefruit flair and a sequence of kitchen tips for serving convalescents. It covers Golden Fruit Salad Dressing Grapefruit-Cherry Spring Salad Grapefruit French Dressing and Prune Souffle, plus general guidance on appealing, easy digestion friendly meals for invalids.
Ways of Renovating Bedding from the USDA August
Pillows used all year may need freshening especially after illness. June offers best drying days for pillow renovation. Two methods: wash with mild washing soda without removing feathers or transfer feathers to a muslin bag and shake between bag and ticking. Dry thoroughly, starch interior to prevent feather leakage. Refill ticking after washing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economies
Soy beans as food face prejudice and custom barriers
In North America soy beans are attracting attention as a food source with products like soy sauce soy bean flour breakfast foods and edible oil. Progress is slowed by prejudice and custom that hinder wider acceptance of new foods.
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North America
Eskimo Customs Include Death Penalty for Lying
Eskimo traditions described assign death as punishment for lying, require marriage, and view bad temper as a sign of possession by a devil among certain groups.
Hints for Housekeepers and Thrifty Recipes
A compact guide notes hot breakfast cereal improves with milk, not water, and sour milk should be beaten to break the curd before use. It promotes a left over section of recipes for vegetables meats hard bread and dairy, and contrasts modern cleaning with old spring upheavals. It also suggests using lettuce outer leaves as garnish or salad base after trimming browned parts.
Degrees of Idealism
Emerson traces the growth of idealism from playful study to a stern ethical, practical force. He notes its emergence from youthful fragments to a compelling truth shaping conduct. The passage reflects on how idealism matures and anchors behavior.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love and gratitude linger beyond reason
A reflective note highlights how love overflows and trembles after giving freely, like a prodigal gesture that may feel insufficient, as Hannah More’s sentiment mirrors lingering emotional doubt and devotion.
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Hannah
Eagle Carrying Power Report
An eagle can carry about 10 or 12 pounds. Occasionally a larger weight has been carried a short distance.
White Frocks For The Sweet Girl Graduate
Designers offer simple elegant white outfits for graduates using delicate chiffons georgettes and organdies. Even plain looking frocks include fine details like accordion pleating net hems and self fabric boutonnieres. The bolero styled dress and georgette ensembles promise practical, easy care wear that stays stylish through summer.
Cull China Fixtures Marked as Such
Vitreous china plumbing fixtures are graded into regular selection and culls. Culls must be plainly marked with two parallel glaze cuts filled with bright red enamel, located on the back of water closet bowls and on the inside rear of tanks.
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Bureau of Standards
United States Department of Commerce
Humidity Importance for Health in Dried Air Homes
A study of climatologists physicians and engineers argues that circulating 1 to 16 gallons of water daily to humidify homes improves health and comfort. It claims many American homes are too dry, contributing to colds and illnesses with higher death rates, and notes cosmetic concerns from dry air.
Waxed Floors Slipperiness Debate Settled by Polish Quality
Observers argue waxed floors are not dangerously slippery when properly polished. Slips occur due to uneven surfaces or incomplete rubbing, not the wax itself. Carelessness, not finish, causes accidents.
Marks on lavatories indicate grading by defects
The article notes that lavatories carry two red splashes on the crater to show grading differences. It asserts these marks do not reflect sanitation or quality but differentiate levels of unavoidable defects.
Patching Plaster Easy for Homeowners
Patching walls is essential for housewives and can affect resale. Use specially prepared patching plaster for a firm bond with old plaster. For large holes use a trowel. for fine cracks a putty knife will do. Work plaster in until it reaches the lath.
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