Saintly Neighbor Famed for Quiet Family Devotion
Kathleen Norris honors Martha Howe, a neighbor who embodies saintly care through four decades of motherhood and service to family no grand gesture required. The essay links everyday kindness to postwar peace, urging homes to nurture returning soldiers and war widows.
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Kathleen Norris
Elizabeth of
Hungary
Francis
Tom
Martha Howe
Mother
Air Service
Dad
Sarah
Julia
Frank
Blakes
Martha
Motherlove
Miss Norris
Europe
America
Turkey
Domestic Problems and a Maid's Dilemma
Mrs. Norton fakes a handwriting analysis to influence Milly with a domestic bias. Milly discovers the letter is actually written in Mrs. Norton's own hand and reveals she has sent it, prompting Milly to quit for work with Pansy Evans. The deception unravels as Milly leaves, exposing the mistress's meddling.
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Cassandra
Mrs. Norton
Milly
Home Work Clothes Designed for Comfort and Safety
Homemakers should choose work garments carefully. A well cut dress is comfortable and permits movement while working. Short wide sleeves are safe. A three quarter sleeve jacket adds warmth without snagging. Pleats and fullness should respond to arm movement and be balanced. A wide gored skirt allows walking climbing and stooping yet stays in place.
Novel Foods To Tempt Palate During Rationing
A pantry friendly recipe roundup offers economical dishes to stretch scarce chicken with mixed vegetables and rice. Dishes include Barbecued Meat Slices and Dressed Spareribs with rice dressing, plus Egg Cakes in Tomato Sauce and a Spaghetti with Chicken Livers variant, all designed to preserve flavor on limited points.
Lynn Says Make Good Flavors From Mixed Vegetables
The column suggests flavoring scalloped tomatoes with celery and okra, frying sauerkraut in bacon drippings, and adding pepper. It notes stuffed green peppers, ham with rice baked in tomato sauce, corn with bacon and green pepper, beets with orange flavor, orange juice and rind, and broccoli with chestnuts cooked and crumbled.
Lynn Chambers' Point Saving Menus
A recipe feature by Lynn Chambers with a menu plan for frugal dining. It lists Spaghetti with chicken livers slivered green beans and carrots a grapefruit orange salad French bread butter and a cottage pudding with chocolate sauce as a complete menu.
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Heseold
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Caangfebet
Union
Lynn
Lynn Chambers
Galden
Post
Dr. Caldwell
Mount Picture
Hollywood
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
Conn
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