Varieties of Sweet Potatoes and Their Uses in Households
United States Department of Agriculture outlines eight groups of sweet potato varieties with at least forty named types and hundreds of minor varieties. It notes climate ranges from southern states to southern Michigan with early planting, and lists practical uses from mealy to juicy varieties, plus multiple tested recipes including Sweet Potato Puff Baked Sweet Potatoes Escalloped Sweet Potatoes and Meat and Souffle with Marshmallows.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Michigan
South Carolina Women Standardize Local Food Products
Extension workers guide women in Charleston and across the state to fatten poultry before market and to produce standard preserves and jelly. From one grower two years ago to over 70 women shipping graded eggs weekly, with nine canning outfits, the movement aims at higher prices and broader markets. The South Carolina Home Producers' association reports a jump from about 5,000 to planned 200,000 containers this year for items like Dixie burgoo, Brunswick stew, jam, jelly, juice, and related goods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Charleston County
Lea
South Carolina Home Producers’ Association
Grapefruit Jelly Method From Agriculture Department
The grapefruit jelly recipe follows the bitter orange jelly method, using three quarters of a pound of sugar for each pound of fruit. These directions are published by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Garment Remodeling Shows Large Farm Woman Output
Farm women remodeled garments in a year as part of county agent demonstrations producing 65 600 up to date articles of apparel and 205 000 new garments under similar instruction to the USDA reports.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Household Hints and Frugal Remedies from Daily Life
Kissed with practical tips this brief page offers old time advice on bread rising, copper rust removal with ammonia, coffee in cakes for flavor, putty and broken glass as hole filling, kerosene for grease clogged drains, warmed Vaseline to stop squeaks, and marking wide floor boards with pencil lines to mimic narrow planks.
Notable Trends In Indoor Fashions For The Boudoir
A New York Times fashion note highlights negligees in pink satin crepe with filet lace and mouffion fur trims as charming for intimate wear. It also describes pale satin jackets, marabou trim edges, batik house gowns, boudoir slippers with marabou and ribbons, and lacy caps crafted to enhance feminine beauty in private spaces.
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New York Times
Magerle
Late Fashion Notes From the Season's Smart Hats and Gowns
Rosettes of ermine caracal and moleskin decorate hats in new lines. Velvet evening gowns show sapphire blue green and deep rose. turbans feature lace veils. Rivening gowns began a year ago, now common in dignified style. Ruby velvet underdresses reveal one-sided Greek drapery. Black models are brightened with silver gold steel embroidery or color accents, while somber brown and gray gowns offer a new note to nightwear.
Crafting even tucks for smart garments and trims
A guide to making neat evenly spaced tucks for suits coats and toilettes. It covers creating a template with card, marking positions, pre tacking, choosing stitch placement on underside for hand work and top side for machine work, and how to adjust fullness and reverse side tucks for panel trimming.
Skunk Furs Outshine Cheap Options In Style
A fashion writer notes cheap furs are not a good buy while soft lynx fox chinchilla and kolinsky furs fade. skunk fur endures as a stylish choice. Short pelts wear well and long-haired styles look especially attractive, maintaining versatility across trends.
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Chinchilla
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root advertisement claims cures
A vintage ad extols Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal kidney liver and bladder cure. It asserts sworn testimonials support its efficacy and urges readers to request a sample by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York with ten cents. Large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Thore
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N._Y
Interference in private life provokes Carlyle reflection
The remark notes Carlyle’s view that meddling in others disputes is harmful. He recalls personal repentance for interfering and stresses caution in handling others quarrels. The quote underscores respect for private matters and accountability for actions.
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Lfe
Carlyle
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Relief for Deafness
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and can mute hearing. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to reduce inflammation and restore hearing, noting over forty years of success. Sold by all druggists, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Bf, J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Flippant Signs Across City Spark Laughs
A Boston Daily Dispatch item notes lighthearted signs with quirky phrases like “To your feet ache bring them in” and “Our sodas are the best soda,” reflecting playful street humor seen in local storefronts.
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Boston—Transcript
Health Brings Beauty Girls Read This
A testimonial from Mrs. Lula Davis of Pueblo praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for teenage skin troubles. She reports her daughter, Eva Tidmarsh, recovered after three bottles, with no headaches or backaches since. The notice urges readers to obtain the remedy or request free medical advice from Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel.
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Pueblo
Cole
Eva Tidmarsh
Dr. Pierce
Lula Davis
E. Evans Ave
Where Real Courage Is Required
A reflective note on courage by Rousseau, contrasting confessing wrong actions with admitting ridiculous and foolish deeds. It highlights moral self-accountability and the challenge of owning folly.
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Rousseau
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