A Collection Of Good Things And Home Cooking Tips
A compact pantry note lists recipes and tips including salad, beef stew, crackers, Turkish mint paste, and vinegar sauce. It features kitchen guidance and a closing reflection: a person’s character is the reality of himself while reputation comes from others.
Simple Home Dishes From Grandma’s Kitchen
A collection of easy baked dishes and desserts including Buttered Potatoes Grandmother's Muffins Caramel Fruit Pudding and Washington Pie with step by step measurements and kitchen tips for a thrifty family meal.
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Washington Pie
Equipment List for Canning Fruits and Vegetables
The U S Department of Agriculture advises housewives to prepare complete canning gear before harvest. Required items include grading trays, vegetable brushes, colanders, cheesecloth, wire baskets, various kettles, a large container for blanching water, jars or tins with new lids, lifters, a kettle for boiling water, knives, measuring tools, spoons, sieves, packing spoons, funnels, outdoor work tables, a kerosene stove, a wash boiler, and options like strawberry fruit ers and apple parers to speed processing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Javelle Water Bleaching Paste Described for Stain Removal
A home method uses Javelle water as a whitening agent to remove persistent stains from white linen and cotton. It cautions against colored fabrics and warns that prolonged contact rots fibers, recommending neutralization with oxalic acid and thorough rinsing after each application.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cleaning Slimy Sponge Step by Step
A method to clean a slimy sponge uses a strong salt and water solution. Soak for several hours changing the water occasionally and squeezing the sponge, then rinse in clean water.
House Fly Danger Warns of Rapid Population Growth
Entomologists led by Dr W A Riley of the University of Minnesota warn that a single hibernating house fly can produce generations that could cover the earth in two feet of depth if unchecked. They urge sanitation to prevent breeding and advocate cleaning premises despite neighbors’ actions.
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W. A. Riley
Division of Entomology
University of Minnesota
Doctor Riley
The Housewife’s Cleaning Guide and Tips
Practical domestic tips for the housewife include choosing a coarse scrubbing brush for muddy shoes, a stiff vegetable brush for potatoes, and methods to gauge egg freshness by buoyancy. It recommends ready reading material for guests, using a cork to apply polish, and boiling lamp burners in vinegar with onion peels.
Daniel the Prime Minister Survives the Den of Lions
The lesson outlines Daniel’s rise under the Medo Persian king Sterlingworth, a plot against him led by envoys, Daniel’s faithful prayer despite a royal decree, his night in the lions den, and his dramatic deliverance. It notes the king’s remorse, Daniel’s safety by God’s angel, and Daniel’s continued honor after the crisis.
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Daniel
den of Lions
Sterlingworth
Earth
Darius
Globe Events Echo Voltaire Motto
The note quotes Voltaire on global events reflecting daylight and obscurity, describing how major happenings mirror the world in daylight and shadow. It presents a philosophical reflection rather than a specific news item.
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Voltaire
Disconcernment and rarest things quoted by Bunjere
The line notes a spirit of disconcernment and ranks diamonds and pearls as the next rare commodities after such sentiment. It attributes the thought to Bunjere and presents a reflective, aphoristic mood.
To Have a Friend Emerson Quote
A concise fictionless note from Ralph Waldo Emerson states that the only way to have a friend is to be one, emphasizing mutual reciprocity and virtuous character as the foundation of friendship.
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Emerson
Fortifications and clever replies in a joke compilation
A sergeant major grills a recruit on the meaning of fortification, receiving a witty answer about identifications. Jokes follow about camping, laundry ads, and a hospital grandfather observing a robin nest teased by sparrows. Various quips end with light notes on work, weather, and humorous mishaps.
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Grandfather
Mrs. Robin
Grandpa
Casanova Exposed as a Fake in The Dial Review
Gustav Gugitz disputes Casanova's legendary exploits in The Dial noting he pretends to seduce and father children while fabricating escapes. Julius von Ludassy backs the critique and asserts many famed feats were purely fanciful. The piece ends with a cheeky aphorism on self restraint and personal conduct.
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Casanova
Gustav Gugitz
the Dial
Julius von Ludassy
Potent corn liquor sparks mountain mischief in old tale
In a North Carolina mountain anecdote two men open a jug and spill a drop that provokes a tumble bug to react dramatically. The two men had been carrying a bale of cotton when the bug snorts and challenges, reflecting a colorful, racially tinted humor from the era in the American Legion Weekly.
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North Carolina
Big Boy
American Legion Weekly
Approved Treatment and Witty Exchange on Enemies
A brief exchange contrasts mercy and lending with a quip about enemities. A boa constrictor remark adds a light zoological note noting its maximum length of fifteen feet.
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