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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1926
Page
6
USDA guide explains canning meats from freshly killed animals using a steam pressure canner at 250 F (15 psi). It covers selecting a strong canner, required gauges, and proper processing times from No. 2 pint jars at 45–50 minutes to No. 3 quart jars at 55–60 minutes, with adjustments for fat content.
The article explains how to distinguish hard from soft wheat flours and when to use each. It notes that hard wheat has higher gluten and is better for bread and machines, while soft wheat yields tender cakes and pie crusts. It offers tests by texture, pinch and rub, squeeze and observe, and weighing to identify flour type.
New England dessert idea pairs vanilla ice cream with warm Indian Pudding. Prepare by cooking 6 cups milk with corn meal, then blend in molasses salt and ginger, bake two hours. Serve eight. ice cream may accompany or be plated separately, with cream if ice cream is omitted.
A crossword style puzzle page lists across and down clues with numbers, hints cover vocabulary from biology to geography and grammar. It notes that the solution will appear in the next issue and references the prior week’s puzzle, including a vertical group of clues.
Fashion notes describe spring woolens including homespun in plain, white, and tiny checks with beige and brown texturing. Frisca and Francesca fabrics, kasha, silk and wool jersey, tweeds, tassels, and navy blue cheviot appear with new colors and trims. Silks feature raw silks, shantung, tussar, rajah, pongee, crepe de chine, and taffetas in navy, beige, fawn, and white for two piece frocks and sport ensembles.
Instructional note explains filling white squares with letters to form horizontal and vertical words. Numbers mark starting letters for each definition. Words are standard dictionary terms. proper names excluded. No letters go in black squares. Abbreviations slang initials and obsolete forms shown in definitions.
The article notes girdles brasieres and athletic belts as modern lingerie replacing stays. Describes corset-like silhouettes in silk brocade muslin and satin ribbons with side garters. Highlights lace trims Irish fillet and metallic lace accents and Parisian jackets for bed or lounge wear.
The large hats dominate winter resort fashion with oversized styles. Most hats feature hair braid, while some models are crafted in satin, making them highly noticeable during the season.
Antique jeweled cameos feature ornate frames in varicolored stones with large frames for small cameos and narrow frames for large pins. Jet dinner rings in silver and white gold shift to prong or bordered settings with rhinestone borders or inlaid cameos. A new long open strand pearl necklace uses graduated pearls joined by a baroque pearl with multiple pendant endings.
The article highlights oriental crepes and silks from French and American makers as ideal for tailored lingerie and nightwear. It notes harshly plain cuts like mandarin coats, various sleeve options, and flat edge bands, with silk slips serving as comfortable foundations for gowns and tunics. It mentions pajamas and chic two piece outfits in these silks, in solid colors and figures, with color combinations and oriental needlework creating many variants.
As spring styles arrive southern resorts show new cottons and silk muslins with stripes checks open basket weaves and mousseline de soie weights. Irish dimities brighten shops with nighties and step-ins in mesh muslin silk and cotton in apricot peach cyclamen green saffron and blue tones.
Beaded bags attract attention among women traveling toward a royal destination, offered in new large sizes. Made of tiny beads, they feel as soft and flexible as silk and come in charming color designs, signaling a growing accessory trend.
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