Modernizing kitchens cuts home labor and adds color
A 1950s style guide extols efficient kitchen design with more storage and pleasing colors. It argues modernized kitchens reduce chores, encourage color like deep pink, corsa, strawberry, and powder blue, and improve working conditions with careful planning and layout.
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California
Modern streamlined kitchen cabinets for efficient space use
The article describes a new streamlined kitchen cabinet with a complete unit built for storage and work space. It outlines planning areas around the sink refrigerator and range, with overhanging shelves, pull-out tables, and ample below counter storage for bowls pans and baking supplies. It emphasizes easy cleaning and accessible storage for spices dried fruits and ingredients.
Reader's Courtroom: Breaks in Court and Cow Ordinance
A set of trio of courtroom notes shows parental liability ending at adulthood after a daughter’s medical bill, a confession alone cannot convict, and a man found guilty under a city cow ordinance for keeping two cows in his yard despite protests of unconstitutionality.
May a Man Be Required to Wear a Jacket in Dining Rooms
A passenger denied entry to a dining room while in shirt sleeves sued, calling the rule unreasonable in heat. The court upheld the restriction, saying some clothes serve social convention more than comfort and that allowing sleeveless attire would invite further bare dress.
Real Advantages Lie in Home and Family Values
Betsey Norris seeks funds for costly schooling for her children while husband David opposes. A columnist advises leaving savings to Uncle Sam, avoiding debt, and investing in home life, public schools, dancing at home, and family dinners to build sound character and independence.
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Living Cost Remains Up Despite Lower Raw Material Prices
New York reports the cost of living remains high as wholesale commodity prices retreat only gradually. Wages lag far behind, with workers’ average pay about one twelfth recovery, while rents, taxes, and profits keep upward pressure. The 1926-based index rose from 12.65 in 1940 to 207.61 in 1944 and was back to 164.41 by 1948.
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New York
Start Making Your Stocks Of Jams And Jelly Goodies Early
Lyn Hampton offers an old fashioned guide to jam and jelly prep highlighting early stocking of jars and supplies. It describes organizing work spaces washing jars, sterilizing, and parfin steps, then provides rhubarb strawberry and currant cherry recipes with precise ingredient amounts and methods.
Lynn Chambers Menu and Jam Recipes from Old Kitchen Page
A vintage menu by Lynn Chambers lists dishes Grilled Steak Potato Salad Fried Onions Sliced Tomatoes and Cucumbers and Biscuits with Red Raspberry Jam. It includes several jam and preserve recipes for Raspberry Jam Cherry Preserves Gooseberry Conserve Pineapple Pear Preserves and practical jelly making tips with equipment and safety notes. The article mixes cooking instructions with guidance on sterilizing jars paraffin sealing and storage tips.
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Angel
Alp Ailing by Roger Wing hints at tarnish protection
The fragment discusses silverware tarnish prevention with lacquer coatings, mentions Washington DC and National variations, and notes dealers and jewelry supplies selling lacquers. It describes cleaning with benzine before applying lacquer and references Wellco paint stores.
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Roger Wing
Wellco Paint Store
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