Shall We Send Our Youth to War
A seasoned note argues against another Great War, recounts WWI horrors, and warns Europe is again in upheaval. The author recalls his roles in food relief, wartime diplomacy, and postwar policy, urging America to use economic cooperation and liberty to foster peace rather than military entanglement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Russia
Germany
France
Italy
England
Belgium
America
Wilson
American War Council
Austria
Paris
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
League of Nations
Western
Union
Household Menu Plans for Cool Morning Prep
A home economics piece outlines a ready to cook morning menu including Pineapple Upside Down Loaf Tomatoes Stuffed With Macaroni Buttered Fresh Peas Minted Pear Salad Hot Biscuits and Strawberry Fluff Biscuits. Recipes give bake times and ingredient lists plus a promotion for Eleanor Howe’s Household Hints book.
Pure Cellulose Curtains Imitate Rare Chintzes In 1939 Decor
Pure cellulose curtains resembling printed linens and rare chintzes dominate home decor history in 1939. They are low cost, allow redraping an entire house for under a dollar, and can be discarded when soiled for a cost equal to laundering. The fabrics resemble vellum and feel like fine percale, offering permanent drape, hand, and sunfast color options. Sold finished and ready to hang with matching tie backs in three lengths.
Little Niceties Create Cheerful Guest Room
Suggestions for a welcoming guest room emphasize a coordinated style with essential furnishings. Include a bed, chest of drawers, vanity, bedside lamp and table, a chaise longue, good books, and magazines. Prioritize comfort with a quality mattress and spring.
Fireplace Logs For Apartment Dwellers
Logs for apartment use are compressed from sawdust and shavings. Each 4 by 12 inch log is bone dry clean and uniform with four hour burn time. A month’s supply fits in a closet alongside an umbrella and galoshes. flames color blue orange purple or green like driftwood fires.
Dining Bay Screens to Banish Nuisance Insects
Outdoor dining advice notes that screening windows on three sides creates a pleasant eating area while keeping insects out. It suggests adding a bag to protect food and maintain cleanliness in warm weather dining spaces.
Sealing Jellies Parafin Is Smoldering Hot For Sealing
The guide explains that paraffin used to seal jellies should be smoking hot to sterilize while sealing. It advises tilting the glass so melted paraffin forms a top coating but not a seal around the side.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herbert
Thut
Somme
Ypres
America’s Service
Herbert Hoover
Clarence Mattei
Household News
Eleanor Howe
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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