This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
3
Canning rules emphasize picking fruit at peak ripeness for best flavor. Recipes included cover Strawberry Jam, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, Raspberry Jelly, Strawberry Sunshine Preserves, plus tips on sausage, pork chops, and creamed chicken soup enhancements.
Instructional notes cover menu items like broiled trout and buttered potatoes, plus step by step methods for jam, asparagus, peas, strawberries, and rhubarb. Processes include sugar ratios, jar prep, sterilization, pressure canning 10 pounds for 40 to 60 minutes, and water bath timing.
Article explains transforming adult garments into child wear through careful patterning and contrasting materials. It lists sources of salvageable fabric such as old dresses shirts linens and bags and gives sewing tips for dresses pinafores overalls and beach outfits with simple trims.
The article outlines fabric options for children's wear including tricot knit sharkskin look made with Avisco rayon yarns that won’t stretch. It recommends machine stitching for durability, flat felt seams for boys, double pocket stitching for hard wear, decorative knee patches, and choosing sturdy fabrics for active children.
A warm season menu offers a fruit drink with orange juice lemon juice pineapple and gin ger ale served over ice. Also included are omelet fillings tuna and crabmeat mixes with vegetables and a baked egg dish plus a bacon mayonnaise relish on rye for easy meals.
A vivid note on batiste as a sheer silklike fabric, offered in pastel pink and blue with white, popular this season for luxurious nighties and matching negligees. The piece highlights its softness and fashionable use.
A reader asks about painting rusted metal linings in wooden gutters and finishes for woodwork. Answers advise removing severely corroded metal, painting interior wood with liquid asphalt, exterior with house paint, sealing joints with roofing cement and felt, then asphalt paint. Varnish cannot be applied over existing paint. remove it first. For concrete basement floors, options include terrazzo grinding to smooth, replacing with a new slab if thin cracks, or applying a leveling compound if not leaking or cracked.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.