Seaside Sparrows Celebrate Salt Life and Kinship
In a coastal tale, Mr Sharp-Tailed Sparrow and Mr Seaside Sparrow praise the sea, salt air, and their shared nest-building ways. They discuss cousins, salt-loving homes, and a joyful hop through grasses as they sing about ocean life and family ties.
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Mr. Sharp-Tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Mike Broters
Mr. Seaside
Mr. Seaside Sparrow
Luther
Florida
Upton
Hot Weather Dress for a Little Girl
Dress design by the United States Department of Agriculture for summer wear uses plain patterns with a shoulder seam and stitched leaf green trim. It explains hand and machine sewing tips, hem allowances, and color options from white to pastel shades for practical wear and party readiness.
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United States
Jess
Bureau of Home Economics
Making Cottage Cheese from Skim Milk
A practical guide notes one gallon of skim milk yields about one and a half pounds of cottage cheese. Sweet milk should be kept at about 70 degrees in a clean warm place until it clabbers, about 30 hours, then sour flavor develops. A small amount of clean flavored sour milk speeds the process per the U S Department.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Household Health Tips and Sewing Advice Notes
Household notes advise cautious stocking purchases to avoid waste and recommend keeping sewing machines clean with gasoline and stiff brushes. It suggests rhubarb as a spring palate tester rich in calcium and iron and mentions foods like toast and cabbage for children's digestion.
Cream Cheese Rolled Sandwiches With Watercress Spread
Prepared by the Department of Agriculture the illustrated sandwiches use cream cheese mixed with watercress and a pickle mixture. Cheese may include olives peppers or nuts with various vegetables. Bread should be fresh rolled tight and cut thin before serving. Toasted crackers with jelly are added just before eating to prevent softening.
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United States Department of Apticulture
United States Department of Agriculture
Summer Recipes From The War Years
A 1943 Western Newspaper Union feature lists simple home desserts and savories to suit wartime constraints. It covers chou pastry, cream puffs, glazed milk puddings, gelatin salads, cheese soufflé, rice pudding, oyster pie, iceberg sherbet, and daily vegetable servings with practical steps and substitutions.
Frocks With Coats to Match Your Summer Ensemble
The midsummer trend calls for coats matched to frocks in lively prints. Highlights include a seven eighths length model with navy silk, red trim, and a diagonal front opening, plus a travelogue style printed crepe depicting world scenes. Sleeveless and sleeved coats offer chic options for coordinated outfits in garden party settings.
Company Dessert From Home Economists
A sponsored apricot dessert recipe serves four, best made hours ahead for easy timing. Soak dried apricots in cold water, simmer until soft, press smooth, dissolve gelatin in water, mix with sugar salt and apricot pulp, chill, fold in whipped cream, and present on a lined dish with lady fingers or sponge cake. Chill for an hour or more before serving.
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Himden
Maryland
Western Newspaper Union
The
Bureau of Home Economics
Clever Escape Pulled Off by Convict in Town Drift
Detected detective Hilary K. Adair recalls a ten year arson convict who escaped by disguising underclothes and striped suit. He changed in an alley and bolted through Main Street pretending to be a runner while authorities saw only a charity marathon trainer.
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Hilary K. Adair
San Francisco
Thar Hittle Town
No Wood in This Horse House in Gary Indiana
A peculiar Gary Indiana project uses no wood in construction for a steel minded residence with angletrons and diagonal bracing. bolting and electric welding hold the steel framework while concrete forms the foundation and floors. stairs sills and interior trim are all steel.
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Gary
Ind
Osprey Shot Near Lancaster Causes Local Stir
A rare osprey, described as the sea hawk and the only one seen in Ohio, was shot near Lancaster by William Levite who claimed the bird was carrying away a lamb. The bird’s wingspan measured about 6 feet.
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Lancaster
Ohio
United
William Levite
Net Bitch Comment Sparks Golfing Controversy
Louisville Courier Journal notes a controversy as a golfing figure makes a profane remark about fast balls and tagging, prompting debate over conduct and sportsmanship in the sport. The incident highlights tensions between players and media in professional golf.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Fragmented Quote Reflects On Hell On Earth
A garbled excerpt shows a speaker musing on belief in hell on earth with references to patriotism and a witty, grouchy tone. The fragment suggests a satirical remark about performance, identity, and harsh sentiment amid an unsettled scene.
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Hell On Earth
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