Selecting Hangings for the Doorways
The article advises door curtain choices using window curtaining principles. It describes a dining room with a sun porch view, showing dark green velveteen hangings matching a green wallpaper and red mahogany furniture. It explains pleated portieres, short rods, and draw-curtain options plus lining considerations to harmonize room color schemes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Crying Will Do the Baby No Harm Wean Crying Experts Say
The piece argues crying does the baby no harm and may benefit him if parents let the child cry without soothing. Dr Philip Stimson cautions parents to avoid overreacting to each cry and notes soothing when unnecessary trains the baby to rely on attention. The Farm Journal is cited on the permissive approach to infant crying.
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Philip Stimson
Farm Journal
Evening Fairy Tale for the Children
Mr Hoatzin and Mrs Lovely Bird feature in a tale of two odd birds living in a thorny tree. They discuss singing flying humor and identity while observers reveal others’ misguided nicknames. The dialogue humorously questions human labels and happiness.
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Mr. Hoatzin Bird
Mrs. Lovely Bird
Mr. Hoatzin
Mrs. Hoatzin
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Mr. Youatzin
Potatoes in Tomato Sauce and Baked Onions in Tomato Juice
Simple kitchen hacks from the bureau of home economics offer two tomato based dishes. Potatoes in Tomato Sauce uses sliced tomato juice with onion and butter to braise until tender. Baked Onions in Tomato Sauce bakes onions in a spiced tomato mix until soft and flavorful.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Food tips and homemaking ideas for the hostess
The column offers practical kitchen hints and home care advice from caramelizing sugar to cleaning stains. It suggests mushroom sauce for steak, rust removers, quick beet relishes, and entertaining ideas. Garnishes are praised for appeal and nutrition, with tips for beverages and lace washing.
Too Much Food Not Good for Children
A U S Department of Agriculture nutrition specialist advises serving small portions and one at a time to young children. The article highlights a girl learning self-help with her own pitcher, tumbler, dishes, and utensils, stressing attractive presentation and consistent child-specific meals to avoid picking and teasing for unsuitable foods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
United States
Department of Agriculture
Treatment of asthma with worker-style masks shown effective
The text notes asthma treatment using masks like mine workers use. Patients inhale through tubes connected to cabinets where curative elements are produced, described as successful in this setting.
Curly-Haired Whites Cast in Racial Grouping Claim
An assertion divides humanity into three hair type groups straight woolly and curly with the text stating the white race belongs to the curly haired group. The passage presents a simplistic and biased racial typology without broader context.
Varying Displacement and Buoyant Force
A body that sinks displaces its own volume while a floating body displaces its own weight. The principle contrasts how submerged versus floating objects interact with surrounding fluid to determine buoyancy.
Fur Trim Returns as Key Fashion Feature This Winter
The article highlights fur trim as a dominant fashion statement for winter, detailing fur borders on jackets and sleeves for sheer prints and crepes. It notes evening transformations by removing jackets, the prominence of matching jackets, and a trend toward navy as a backdrop with florals, plaids, stripes, and checks in bold prints.
Apple Vendor’s Witty Comeback Moral
A citizen asks an unemployed apple seller about business on a windy corner. The vendor replies that business is slack but would improve by 100 percent if the man buys now. The anecdote mocks sympathy without immediate wallet action.
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New York Sun
How One Woman Lost 20 Lbs of Fat
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss method. It claims a woman named Mrs. Mame Carey of Buffalo lost 20 pounds and feels healthier after using the product for four weeks. It promises energy, clearer skin, and a youthful sense of vigor with a money back guarantee.
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Mame Carey
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Candy Torpedo Injury In Cherry Hill Man Wounds Himself
Charles Boone aged fifty seven of Cherry Hill Md and his son George found a Fourth of July torpedo shaped candy. Charles bit into it thinking candy and required surgery to sew up a facial wound. The note ends with a proverb and signature.
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Charles Boone
Ogee Fifty-Seven
Cherry Hill
George Boone
Lyko tonic promises enhanced energy and speed
Advertises Lyko as a general tonic that makes the body operate at peak efficiency. Claims to restore vigor and drive, noting it is pleasant to take and available at druggists.
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