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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1949
Page
3
A homemaker offers practical tips for making raw fruit and vegetable based salads in cold weather. Recipes include fruit combos with citrus and cream cheese, pear and ginger snap bites, banana and orange mix, and vegetable salads using asparagus, cabbage with bacon, broccoli with blue cheese, and lima beans with beets.
A collage of salad and dinner ideas lists Frat Salad, Golden Gate Salad, New England Coleslaw, Southern Chicken Salad, and a macaroni salad with celery, olives, and banana accents. It includes prep notes, serving sizes, and dressing guidance, plus tips for garnishes and quick dessert ideas.
The article warns farm fires pose the greatest losses due to poor protection. It cites 1949 estimates of 11 800 lives and nearly 700 million dollars in property and resources, with 1948-49 marked as the most disastrous decade in fire destruction. It urges flue lining and chimney safety measures and urges inspections of heating equipment.
Electro Machines Inc introduces a bench grinder for farm home and shop with extended work areas in front of the motor frame and between the frame and wheel housings. Removable wheel guards ease buffing wheel attachment. It has lifetime lubricated ball bearings and cadmium plated hardware for durability.
Lynn suggests baking and smoking ham butts with orange mar malade glaze for new flavor. Do not ice cupcakes after cooling, but swirl with corn syrup and top with nuts or coconut. Add onions and celery to potato soup to subtly sharpen its flavor.
The Agriculture Department did not discover penicillin but helped make its production practical. They identified a new productive mold strain and developed feeding, separation, and purification methods as part of wartime research.
ERE offers a bedside stand plan for amateurs with simple tools. It highlights a lamp shelf radio niche table space deep shelf big drawer and good lines. Pattern 302 includes cutting guides and directions priced 25 cents. order from WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE Deaner 10 Bedford Wnls New York.
A quiz sample lists five questions about language meaning authors quotes and history. Answers include Rudyard Kipling The Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam Henry Lee and the phrase First in war first in peace first in the hearts of his countrymen.
In Chicago the report states America spends about $14,000 per minute on accidents. Across the United States two people die and 200 are injured every ten minutes on average. In 1948 a person died in a motor vehicle crash roughly every 16.5 minutes and a home death occurred about every 15 minutes. Motor vehicle injuries happened every 29 seconds and home injuries every six seconds.
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