Modernizing Kitchen Reduces Home Labor
Homemaker advice highlights saving steps through efficient kitchen planning. Readers learn about storage, color, and design to improve usability and enjoyment in cooking spaces with suggestions on wall color and textiles.
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New York
California
Streamlined Kitchen Cabinets for Efficient Home Centers
The article discusses updating kitchen space with restful color schemes and ample working areas. It promotes streamlined cabinets as complete units with top work surfaces, built in storage, and pull out tables for baking, cooking, and food prep.
Readers Courtroom: Breaks for Fathers and Confessions
A series of brief legal Q&As covers whether a father must pay a grown child's medical bills, if a confession alone can convict, the legality of keeping a cow in a yard, and dress code rules for dining rooms. The rulings emphasize adulthood liability, need for additional evidence, and decorum standards.
Betsey Norris urged to invest in family character over costly schooling
The columnist argues Betsey and David should halt extravagant private education for their children. He suggests maintaining savings, embracing public schools, teaching manners, and building lasting values at home to secure independence and financial stability.
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Portland
Ore
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Living Cost Remains Up Despite Raw Material Decline
New York analysis explains why the cost of living stays elevated as wholesale commodities retreat toward 1930s levels while wages lag. From 1946 to 1948 the index rose and then fell slowly, with rents and high taxes continuing to push costs up despite price declines.
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New York
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Jelly and jam making guide from Lynn Says column
Rhubarb and strawberry jam recipe makes ten 6 ounce glasses with steps from washing to paraffin sealing. Includes currant cherry jelly, raspberry jam, cherry preserves, gooseberry conserve, and pineapple pear preserves with equipment list and safety tips.
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Lynn
Jelly and Jam Preparation Tips For Safe Storage
To prevent excessive weeping on jellies and jams leave a half inch space at the top when filling jars. Cover tightly with paraffin and store in a cool dry place. Do not allow fruits to stand in water as they become waterlogged and require longer cooking to remove water. Use a lipped saucepan to pour paraffin easily.
First Aid to the Ailing House and Curved Rafters
Information on making curved rafters is available from the National Lumber Manufacturers Association in Washington DC with several publications, some free. A lacquer coating can prevent tarnish on silverware, sold by jewelers or clear lacquer from paint stores after polishing and benzine wipe.
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National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Washington, DC
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