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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
2
Kathleen Norris urges readers to begin anew today by cutting waste, saving, and supporting loved ones amid war. She shares Alice M.’s struggle with loyalty, secrecy, and rebuilding after hardship as Archie returns home nearly blind.
Miss Norris advises women on the home front to act now not to dwell on the past. A naval officer return with his mother and adopted son will bring two more children into Alice’s household as she tries to save her marriage after an unsavory wartime liaison.
The article notes fresh cabbage and turnips match citrus fruits in vitamin C content. It highlights North Dakota buffalo berry as outstanding, guava powder at 3 percent concentration, and mentions Russians and British making rose hip jam and a Russian nut product also containing 3 percent.
Lily Bell and Sam accept a land sale offer from Mr. Davis to buy the farm on installments, hoping stability for their ten children and in laws. Sally alerts the family to possible risks, but Sam defends their plan as Lily Bell imagines a home with windows, curtains, and a winter garden.
Practical guide for home canning from Lynn Chambers on winter stock preparation. Emphasizes fresh vegetables, cleanliness, rapid processing, and use of pressure cookers or boiling water baths to prevent bacteria, with steps for filling jars, hot packing, and jar preparation.
Lynn advises not to rush preserving by speeding vegetables or fruits in water bath or pressure canners. Establish a steady line schedule with ready produce and equipment. After packing, press a clean knife around the jar to release air bubbles and destroy bacteria, then wipe the rim.
Over the past five years cholera outbreaks have risen nationwide with more than 5200 officially reported cases last year, excluding numerous smaller local clusters.
Pattern 281 offers exact patterns and assembly steps to build a knife box with a pull-out stand. The article promotes using pine or maple and plastic glue for simple joinings. Send 15 cents with name and address to obtain Pattern 281 for the project.
The first game under lights occurred in 1883 in Fort Wayne Indiana. The first minor league night game happened in 1930 in Independence Kansas. The first major league night game was played in 1935 in Cincinnati.
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