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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
6
A guide to a simple afternoon party menu featuring dainty sandwiches and fruit drinks. It describes lemon juice mixes, grape juice beverages, and light cheeses with preserves, plus vegetable platters and nutty crackers for service.
A fragmentary dessert recipe from a home economics bulletin describes a peach Bavarian cream preparation. It instructs soaking peaches in cold water, mashing and straining, dissolving gelatin, then folding into whipped cream. The method involves chilling in a mold before serving on a platter.
A quirky collection of family friendly recipes and kitchen tips from a 1930 issue. It features fruit iced tea lemonade ginger ale punch mulled cider and shrimp salad among other dishes with step by step instructions and playful narrative involving Grandfather Porky and the geese warning tale.
Mrs Grey Goose and Mr Gander discuss a tale about geese and pigs and how warnings help the little ones learn. A narrator and creatures debate whether geese are clever while being told of brave actions by geese that save friends from danger.
The Bureau of Entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture recommends dusting all likely hiding places of house centipedes with fresh pyrethrum powder. Dusting should be frequent as powder loses strength, and inspect and dust areas where insects hide. The method targets the centipede’s hiding spots and shows it can be controlled by individual application.
A fragment reports a honey sample aged for decades by the United States Department of Agriculture, noting a color shift toward a blackstrap molasses look and stronger buckwheat notes. It warns the product is no longer fit for consumption due to chemical changes, with widespread references to colonies and various places.
Home economy notes from the United States Department of Agriculture explain lemon sponge dessert can be made hours in advance to free time later. The recipe includes lemon sponge with custard sauce and notes using leftover sponge, with steps for dissolving gelatin, preparing custard, and serving in a mold with a vanilla custard sauce.
Fashion notes on novelty woolens popular for back to school and travel in the era. Describes styles such as jacket and skirt suits and one piece dresses with jackets, light weight fabrics, and new wool weaves. Highlights durable, adaptable pieces seen on college and city fashion, with colors and textures noted.
A reader-starved advertisement asserts Bayer Aspirin is always safe and genuine, claiming doctors prescribe it and misfires are proven harmless. It stresses the Bayer name and the word genuine on packaging as verification and promotes aspirin as the universal remedy for headaches and colds.
A gull species, first recorded in North America, was found among native gulls in Newburyport near Boston. The bird likely crossed the Atlantic, possibly driven to sea by winds, and was captured and placed in a museum collection in Triston.
A historical note asserts cabbage yields the highest weight per acre among vegetables, claiming one acre can produce a substantial, guaranteed amount of green vegetable. The text emphasizes cabbage as the most productive crop compared with others.
A brief, fragmented scene contemplates perfection and longing. It hints at the struggle to focus on an ideal, while love remains a quiet, elusive guide amid tangled lines and incomplete thought. The piece reads as a lyrical meditation rather than a narrative.
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