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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1931
Page
2
A home economics note provides a cheese toast recipe using American cheese and a rich milk mixture. It explains preparation steps including thickening with flour, beating eggs, baking powder, and browning slowly to keep the cheese tender. The method yields 12 to 14 slices and can be prepared a day ahead, reheated gently before serving.
The article traces cosmetics history from remote antiquity describing how Egyptians Greeks and Romans wrote extensively on the subject. It notes countless substances used in ointments and perfumes and the vast, nearly library sized, collections of texts on beauty and grooming.
A reflection on character noting that true gentleness rests on inner firmness. The essay suggests those who seem gentle often hide weakness that can turn harsh.
The piece notes satin’s prominence in both evening and day wear. Jeanne Lanvin’s two piece formal ensemble features black satin skirt and white satin blouse with a braided satin belt. It highlights crepe satin, full-hemmed skirts, and intricate seaming, signaling satin as a continuing fashion preference in America. It also mentions washable satin for summer sports wear and the rise of the two piece movement for formal and dance wear.
A United States Department of Agriculture publication notes farm women in Hampshire County Massachusetts studied proper posture for common chores under a home demonstration agent. Photographs by the USDA illustrate correct and incorrect positions for tasks like dishwashing mopping floors and handling food at the oven to reduce fatigue.
Practical kitchen tips and recipes including molasses biscuits lemon tarts mock duck and lamb aspic. Instructions cover pastry, fillings, and flavoring ideas with steps for browning gravy and making gelatin molded dishes. Contains multiple recipes and method notes from Nellie Maxwell.
In this 1931 fairy tale, Fly-High the red bodied elf bird with black wings leads elves Bogeys gnomes and Oaf family on a swift journey to Elfland. The story reassures that the Bogey and Oaf families pose no danger to children as they travel and visit.
In a wry aside the San Francisco Chronicle notes how many families mockingly joke about a father’s unwavering focus on his work. The remark likens nose pressed to a grindstone to steadfast labor and its ripple effects on relatives.
A USDA photograph shows a cost effective farm kitchen designed for workflow. It emphasizes logical task order, minimal movement, good lighting, cross ventilation, and convenient storage with built in closets and a high work surface.
Simple recipe from the U S Department of Agriculture offers oatmeal muffins as a breakfast option. Ingredients include rolled oats flour salt baking powder milk and melted fat. Mix dry ingredients add egg milk and fat then bake muffins at a hot oven for about 25 to 30 minutes.
The famous myth of monsters pursuing the sun and moon is cited as a tale to explain celestial eclipses and their shifting skies.
An advertisement from Pittsburgh shows Electrolux style vacuum cleaners offered new and fully guaranteed. The listing provides location at 507 Liberty Street in Pittsburgh, PA.
United States Department of Agriculture entomologists report a wind vane insect trap helps locate the source of beet leaf hopper migrations. The device uses a wind facing box with parallel screens and a cyanide funnel, mounted on high poles, guiding insects into a poison jar for analysis.
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