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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1919
Page
3
A long blend of cooking and household care outlines bread recipes using rice and potatoes with yeast, oatmeal muffins, and baking tips. It also shares shoe drying ideas, ivory whitening, lace cutting safeguards, floor care, cedar box storage, apron belt making, laundry ease, sachet bags, celery preservation, and quick thawing tips.
A practical guide for repurposing yardage from a big gown and serge pieces into a cute school frock. It outlines a two piece skirt with a wide belt, an Eton jacket, blouse variants, pinafore tops, and a dancing school ensemble with a seashell pink bodice and Valenciennes lace details.
A historical essay urges women to curb slang and fake bravado in speech. It argues that refined voice and clear, direct conversation matter more than trendy phrases, warning slang can creep from papers, movies, and songs into everyday talk. It cites Missouri roots and modern American slang as temptations.
A detailed stroll through Saint Valentine’s Day lore from England to Norfolk, tracing ancient customs of valentine exchanges and games, origins linked to Roman rites and Lupercalia, and the persistence of these practices despite church reforms. The piece notes playful maid and bachelor lotteries, postmen delivering quips, and a nostalgic recipe for a beet cup dish with French dressing.
Fragmented cookbook style notes describe two fish recipes. A salmon dish layers minced salmon with milk butter bread crumbs and baked sauce, including a similar milk and crumb batter with eggs and steamed completion. A second entry details pickled herrings soaked, heads removed, baked with onions and a vinegar spice sauce, served with tomatoes bran muffins and hot drink.
Beets are boiled until tender then cooled and set aside for several hours or until melted. They are rubbed clean, the centers scooped to form cups, then arranged on lettuce leaves for serving with a vinegar dressing.
A woman replies she will not resolve the matter until she consults her mother. She notes that until the mother says it is a grant, consent cannot be given. The exchange depicts hesitation and reliance on parental approval in a courtship scenario.
Instructions describe making a crust baked outside a pie plate then filling with cream like milk, sugar, walnut, and cornstarch. It lists No 2 Cocoanut Pie with two thirds cup coconut, No 3 Chocolate Pie with quarter square chocolate, No 4 Raisin Pie with two cups raisins and vinegar, No 5 Banana Pie with sliced bananas, No 6 Vinegar Pie with milk pineapple and juice, all to be cooked and combined before filling.
Old underwear is repurposed into a waist and skirt by cutting and stitching through multiple layers. Necklines are reshaped with shrunken cloth, hems finished, and drawers transformed into snug jerseys. The guide notes that careful sewing yields durable pieces saving wear costs.
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