Wisconsin Rural Women Clubs Extend Home and Community Aid
The USDA reports Wisconsin women’s clubs formed since 1919, with Marathon county hosting 80 clubs in a federation. Clubs added labor saving home systems, water and lighting, and small appliances, plus community projects such as school fountains, lighting, town hall redecoration, moving pictures, playgrounds, and supporting a motherless family through cooking, clothing, and care.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Marathon
Fruit Cup as Appetizer Trends in Fruit Mixtures
The article outlines fruit cup use as an appetizer and dessert, detailing citrus bases with cantaloupe, peaches, berries, and dates. It gives seasonal combinations for six servings, notes inclusion of sugar and decorative touches, and describes serving in sherbet cups or glass stemware.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Malaga
Plan for washing sweaters and knitted garments
The United States Department of Agriculture advises careful washing of sweaters scarfs and other knitted items. Measure the article use lukewarm water and soap squeeze rather than rub lift with hand slide into pan rinse until clear wring or press through wringer to remove water stretch to original shape on a covered table and pin if desired to hold until dry.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Labeling canned fruit and home jams under USDA rules
The USDA advises home producers who plan to sell canned fruits and related products to check state food authorities about regulations on weight and measure, ingredients, and proper labeling. This guidance emphasizes compliance for commercial sale.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Howahom Guide on Cooking and Household Tips
A series of practical household tips cover cooking liquids and custards, preserving starch in water, footwear storage, mustard preservation, and egg peeling. Advice includes using older eggs for hard boiling, salting starch water to prevent freezing out, and tying eggshells in cloth to brighten laundry.
Jewelry fashion in 1910s bracelets and girdles timeless
A fashion authority notes bracelets are the most popular jewelry with flexible bands and diamond accents. Girdles appear in diamonds, onyx, pearls, and jade for formal wear, while headbands and pearl necklaces complement day to night looks. turquoise and jade combine with diamonds and sapphires for earrings.
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New York Tribune
Rich Fur Trim In Navy Garment Foretells Fall Silhouette
A new fabric and cut debut with navy garment and gray fur trim. The showcased ensemble signals the upcoming fall silhouette, highlighting luxurious trim and refined styling.
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Siilhouette
Dark Green and Brown Fall Colors Dominate Coats and Suits
Fashion notes highlight dark green in myrtle or bottle shades for exclusive outerwear with blue coats as a staple. Velvet wool pile fabrics return, duvetyn and cashmere duvetyn favored, and luster fabrics rise. Gray kit fox and platinum shades appear. black remains prominent with gold and silver embroidery. browns range from tete de negre to beaver tones.
Turkish Towels as Decor and Drapery Material
A guide suggests Turkish bath towels and material can serve beyond baths as curtains and drapes. It covers dyeing borders, fringe care, heavy drapes on double rods, and ways to color or decorate for pleasing home use.
Uses for White Sand in Home Revealed
The article notes white sand has varied home uses. It suggests placing sand in Chinese lantern bottoms to stabilize swaying and reduce fire danger, uses sand and warm water to clean milky bottles and glass jars, and keeping sand to scour kitchen floors with heated sand bags as substitutes for hot water bottles.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Batik Silks Fashion Sea Son Accessories
Batiked silks shown this season make attractive costume slips replacing plain pink flesh tones. They also suit hat trimmings sashes and neckerchiefs.
Jeweled Pins Grow Larger for Hats in Fashion
Jeweled pins for hats are becoming more elaborate and prominent. Black hats with rhinestone pins are noted as especially effective in updated accessory styles.
School Girls Benefit From Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
A Mahoningtown mother praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for aiding her daughter's health. The letter extols recovery from weight loss nervousness and fatigue, stating the girl now studies and works daily and remains strong. The ad promotes the remedy and offers a free informative booklet.
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George E. Whitacre
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mahoningtown
Madison Avenue
Lydia KE. Finkham
A Knockout. Wifle-Oh Neckwear Sale Sparkles
A shopper exclaims in a playful tone as a salesman pockets $4 from a purchase. The scene captures a humorous confusion over a necktie and a surprised reaction from the buyer.
Children Cry for Gastoria Patent Remedy
An 80 year old Castoria product for babies and children claims to relieve constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea and to ease feverishness while improving digestion and sleep without opiates. The genuine bottle bears the signature.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promises Clean Skin
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products with a playful line about adoration and a promise of freshened skin. It markets talcum powder as an antiseptic scented, economical option for face skin and babies, part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio.
Lines to Be Remembered and Honorable Conduct
A compact maxim echoing respect for rights and integrity. It urges honoring worthy people and avoiding bending the line for anyone, reflecting a Japanese ethical proverb about steadfast character.
Not His to Spend
A terse, fragmented verse fragment laments ownership and rights over a birthday, questioning who may spend it and referencing past Sundays and intoxication as part of a personal distress narrative.
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