Household Hacks From An Old Magazine Full Of Tips
Simple kitchen craft and cleaning tips include hanging brooms on wall spools to prevent tipping and using old woolen socks to protect shoes during painting. Wind yarn around a lamp shade to spin a skein, store face powder in a decorative salt shaker, and wrap dough in waxed paper for easy mixing. A lemon squeeze enhances Waldorf salad with celery walnuts and paprika. A thread helps slicing cheese neatly, and a curtain rod across a window prevents flowerpots from falling.
Multiflora Rose Gains Ground as Farm Fence and Windbreak
The multiflora rose is increasingly used as a permanent living fence and windbreak across the Midwest and West. Farmers report improved wind protection for young crops and reduced wind erosion. The plant provides cover for birds and small animals, aiding songbird populations and reducing insect damage.
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Midwest
Golden Era for Farmers Lifts Rural Prosperity
Economists hail the past five years as a golden age for American agriculture with rising prices, higher yields, mechanization, and improved living standards. They predict continued gains through new methods and machinery as farmers balance work with home duties and nutrition.
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America
Lynn Chambers Soups Menu Highlights and Recipes
Lynn Chambers presents a collection of soup recipes and serving tips including Corn Chowder Tomato-Vegetable Soup Golden Corn Chowder Lobster Bisque Red Bean Soup and a guide to garnishes. Instructions cover browning vegetables simmering stocks and finishing with parsley lemon or croutons.
Rayon Label Boosts Shopping For Spring Fabrics
The article touts rayon nylon and cotton growth as buyers prepare for spring, noting a large 1951 cotton crop and a new AS label guaranteeing rayon garments and yard goods meet durability standards. It explains ironing tips to avoid shine and describes diverse rayon uses in clothing and home textiles.
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Yesteryear
Jayon
Young Mother Wins Cooking Sweepstakes at Kansas State Fair
Mrs J R Glasa of Hutchinson Kansas is highlighted for winning a sweepstakes prize at the Kansas State Fair plus multiple firsts. She credits Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for her success and urges readers to bake with it during Lent. The piece emphasizes busy mothers benefiting from fast rising yeast and promotes Fleischmanns product quality.
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Young
Tommy
Susan
Hutchinson
Kansas
J. R. Glasa
Glass
Fleischmann
Canned Spray Paint Aids Farm Touch Up Jobs
A national manufacturer releases spray paint cans designed for farm touch ups. The ready to use product claims to replace brushes turpentine rags and mixing, offering an original factory finish for small repairs across the country.
Increase in Real Estate Prices Foreseen for 1952
Economists forecast at least a five percent rise in farm real estate values in 1952 as land is viewed as a safe investment. They note past gains came from inflation and speculation, but warn a farm can be a poor investment without proper operation and financial planning.
Crowbars Used to Free Elder from Ice-Covered Bed
Chicago police used crowbars to free Morris Spiegel from an ice crusted bed after a broken pipe flooded his unheated rear bedroom kitchen above a second hand store. Officers reported the incident as a result of the water spreading across the bed where he slept.
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Chicago
Morris Spiegel
Yonkers Bank Invites Clients to Make Change
The Central National Bank of Yonkers placed five dollars in the lobby and allowed customers to make change on the honor system. No money was missing by day’s end, marking the first such experiment in the area and testing trust in patrons.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Central National Bank of
Wild Roses Multicolor Transfer Pattern No 448
Delicate rose pink flowers and green foliage are the transfer design. Six 4 inch sprays four 3 inch blossoms four 2 inch blossoms eight 1 inch buds included. Send 25 cents pattern No 448 plus name address and pattern number to Carol Curtis San Francisco California. Include 1 cent extra for first class mail handling.
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Carol Curtis
Mission Street
San Francisco
California
Patter of Nonsense Puns and Ethnic Jokes Baffle Audience
A string of rapid fire quips and ethnic jokes aimed at Irish Chinese and Bohemian stereotypes unfolds in a comic routine. The lines parody accents tease culture and poke fun at identity in a bygone comedy vignette.
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Bedford Wills
New York
Bill
Mentholatum
Kok
Lynn Chambers
Lynn
Berves
Othy Barclay
the Rayon
Rayon
Yonkers Bank
DAI
Ireland
Jong
Little “Jong
Little Jong
Mah-Jong
Poniek Grup
Idea
Mtoe
Penice & Ford, Td., Inc
Coder Rapids
Iowa
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