Fairy Tale About Elves and a Damp Weather Club
A children’s tale set with the Every-Oasis- Nice Club where elves Edie Effie Ettie face weather complaints. Mr Giant and Mr Grant decide the offenders keep badges and host a party to make amends, explaining the mixed weather as sunray clouds visiting. The tale ends with a cheerful, jolly party guided by Mr Grant.
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Mr. Giant
Edie
Eile Elf
Effie
Mr. Grant
Ettie
Witty Witch
Sitie
Grant
Western Newspaper Union
Oyster Stew Tempting Dish for Evening Meal
The United States Department of Agriculture urges oyster stew as a fitting fall evening meal. It provides a short recipe using milk flour butter oysters and seasoning with salt pepper and parsley for a hot comforting dish.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economies
Ice cream and pickles pry at American moods
Roanoke Times comments on the nation’s tastes noting Americans average 23 pints of ice cream and 25 pickles a year. The piece suggests this diet may reflect a cold, sour national temperament.
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Roanoke Times
Popular Cheese Sandwich Tips From Home Economics Bureau
The United States Department of Agriculture bureau of home economics shares advice for extra tasty hot cheese sandwiches. Use thin bread with no crusts and American cheese, lightly salted and seasoned with a drop of tabasco. Melt butter in a skillet, brown sandwiches evenly, and serve immediately with a vegetable salad or sardines.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Floral Barometers In Garden Weather Folklore
The marigolds in gardens are said to forecast weather as mornings show closed flowers predicting rain while open blossoms signal fair days. The scarlet pimpernel, called the poor man's barometer, curls its petals before rain. Dandelions closing in the morning supposedly indicate sunny weather ahead.
Betty Lou Recharges Lesson Fees With Pun
Betty Lou refuses a 5 cent weekly Sunday school payment saying the lesson has hard words so she must charge 10 cents. Her father asks what’s the matter and she explains in a playful pun.
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Betty Lou
Phosphorus Featured Among Mineral Constituents in Common Foods
A USDA Home Economics Bureau study summarizes how phosphorus supports growth and energy in a balanced diet. Rat experiments show adequate phosphorus yields heavier weight. common phosphorus sources include almonds beans dairy fish grains meat and eggs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Bureau Suggests Simple Frosting Method For Cakes
The Bureau of Home Economics describes a non boiling frosting made in a double boiler using sugar water and unbeaten egg whites. Beat constantly for seven to eight minutes then five more minutes after vanilla are added until thick. Chocolate variant uses unsweetened chocolate and follows the same steps.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Fur Jacket Cloth Suit Tops Autumn Fashion in Paris Flair
Fashion feature touts fur jacket cloth suits as fall’s must have, suitable in faux fur options like muskrat and dyed lapin. It describes coordinating skirts jackets and accessories including berets, lace wool blouses, and velvet or velveteen skirts, with colors from deep green to radiant brown.
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Paris
Western Newspaper Union
Good Old Feather Bed Keeps Quiet Relevance in Rural New England
A New York Times Magazine writer notes feather beds remain common among elderly in rural New England. Historical pricing shows geese and duck feathers valued for stuffing. brant feathers prized by aristocracy for rarity, dating to 17th and 19th centuries.
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New England
New York Times
John Winter
Richmond’s Island
Maine
Dread Disease Curbed and Historical Shifts in Anthrax
A note on anthrax now being rare enough to merit national reporting while recalling the disease’s heavy impact a century ago. The piece contrasts present scarcity with past prevalence and notes public attention in newspapers nationwide.
Tea Brewing Guide Says One Teaspoon Per Cup Ideal
C F Hutchinson a New York based tea examiner for the FDA says a teaspoon per cup is a good average for flavor. Use boiling water to open leaves but do not boil tea or let it steep more than five or six minutes. He brews by placing tea in an aluminum strainer across the teapot and pours boiling water through until full, then lets it draw briefly before serving.
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C. F. Hutchinson
New York City
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Mr. Hutchinson
Buttered Breadcrumbs Top Baked Tomatoes Guide
Wash tomatoes and halve them then arrange in a greased dish. Cover with salted peppered buttered breadcrumbs and a splash of water to prevent sticking. Bake in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes until tender and crumbs brown.
Alaska reindeer industry limited to Arctic lands
The text notes that reindeer production, though promising in Alaska, is not suitable for any US region beyond Arctic and Subarctic zones. It mentions ongoing investigations by a government bureau into suitable food resources, effective management practices, and diseases and parasites affecting reindeer.
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Alaska
United States
Arctic
Bureau of Biological Survey
To the Moon by Plane Abbe Thomas Moreaux
The aviator, averaging 125 miles per hour with no stops, could reach the moon in SU days as per Abbe Thomas Moreaux of Bourges Observatory quoted by Capper's Weekly.
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Thomas Moreaux
Bourges
France
Capper
Pulverized Mint Adds Subtle Minty Flavor to Sauces
Dried mint leaves ground into powder provide a distinctive hint of mint to meat sauces and salad dressings without tasting strongly of mint.
Recipes to please the family in 1930s home cooking
A Western Newspaper Union 1930 piece promotes practical cooking for brides using up to date methods. It offers Fancy Biscuit, Mocha Frosting, Coffee Ice Cream, Cottage Pudding, Orange juice benefits, and Peach Tartlets with Raspberry Sauce as appealing, easy dishes for daily meals.
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Western Newspaper Union
Extraordinary Valor and Draft Exemption Claims Detailed
A farmer near Holden is praised for wearing eight Allied decorations including the Medal of Honor won by John L. Barkley near Cunel France on October 7, 1918. The report also recounts a Chicago exemption board case presenting a dubious disability claim to avoid military service.
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Holden
Montenegro
France
Cunel
John L. Barkley
Comyiny Ik
Fourth Infantry
Barkley
Youngest American Soldier Claims War Department Recognition
The piece notes claimants for the title of youngest American in World War I. Ernest Sweeney of Lorraine posts and Chester Merriman of Romney, West Virginia enlisted at fourteen, served in France, and received a letter from Woodrow Wilson praising him as possibly the youngest to set foot abroad in defense of democracy.
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Haverhill
Stass
Ernest Sweeney
Lorraine Post
France
War Department
West Virginia
Chester Merriman
Romney
W. V
Cumberland
Camp Greenleaf
Camp Mills
N. Y
Western Newspaper Union
Doesn’t Seem Right About Noise From Kids
Uncle Eben muses that some folks complain loudly about children making noise while someone else signals the piano and singing. The Washington Star quotation reflects a general sentiment on domestic disturbance and etiquette.
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Uncle Eben
Chillun
Washington Star
Minerals reflect Black Light in ultraviolet glow
Popular Mechanics notes that ultraviolet rays hidden to the eye become visible when they shine on certain minerals, revealing a distinctive glow under black light.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Pines to Be Planted in Reforestation Plan
Open fields at Camp Lee near Petersburg Virginia will be covered with 35000 to 50000 yearling lob lolly pines as part of a reforestation program overseen by Hi M Sears supervisor of Natural Bridge National Forest. Seedlings are in nursery beds and planting will start next spring with rapid growth and use for saw and pulp wood in 40 to 45 years.
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Camp Lee
Petersburg
Hi. M. Sears
Natural Bridge National Forest
Lee Military Forest
Weigh Yourself and Watch Your Fat With Kruschen Salts
Aging women are urged to check weight against listed heights and weights. The ad touts Kruschen Salts as a safe, easy fat loss aid, claiming an 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks and results in vitality in four weeks with diet changes.
Do you think there's music in the stars
The Portland Express quotes a playful exchange about music in the stars and sun’s effect, noting a belle peeling in sun heat as a humorous local aside.
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Portland Express
Vacation Returns Bring Relief to Office
After a break, Joe reports the trip was fine while colleagues express relief at returning to a cool, familiar office environment.
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