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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1929
Page
9
Government studies highlight the convenience of heating homes with oil and automatic controls. Prospective buyers must weigh installation costs and fuel grades, with safety and Underwriters Laboratories testing marking compliance.
A vacuum cleaner is excellent for cleaning automobile upholstery. A child unsettled at meals may have digestion issues. Eating raw vegetables preserves vitamins and minerals lost in cooking water. Sweet potatoes store best when handled carefully to prevent bruising and kept at medium temperature.
Julia Bottomley surveys fashion mood as long skirts and high waistlines rise again amid debates on practicality and age, noting revival of elbow sleeves and tiny puff sleeves for evening wear. Designers push silhouettes balancing refinement and comfort, with black net over satin pictured as evidence of the era’s chic.
A vintage food column offers Pumpkin Pie Supreme using browned pumpkin and lemon, plus Tuna and Spaghetti Salad with tuna, spaghetti, carrot, celery and olives. English meat dish features sweetbreads brains and heart in stock with butter and currant jelly. Tips on pantry essentials, salmon salads, quick chicken options, and canned soups accompany fashion notes on skirt lengths and hemlines.
USDA instructions explain making ice cream without stirring using a rich mixture, evaporated milk, and thickening agents. It describes using a mechanical freezer, molds, packing in ice and salt, and sealing openings. A plain vanilla mousse foundation recipe with double cream, sugar, rich milk, gelatin, and vanilla is provided.
In a 1929 Western Newspaper Union tale, King Snow, Prince Sleet, Old Mr Sun, and the Earth’s weather figures plan a holiday. They summon the King of the Clouds and the Army of Raindrops for a grand, frosty journey to the earth, provoking mixed reactions from the people below.
The article warns against relying on fake sun lamps for health, praising natural sunlight for wellbeing. It notes ultraviolet rays are essential for indoor sun therapies and emphasizes professional guidance for medical use while encouraging outdoor activity as a safe, effective alternative.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union item argues that improper footwear harms children, causing bunions, misshapen toes, backache, headaches, and rheumatism. It blames ill fitting shoes and short stockings, urges parents and merchants to act, and warns against criminal negligence in footwear.
A Manchester paper notes a cat for hire in a city warehouse, with owners delivering and collecting daily for five shillings weekly plus fare. The ad highlights cats for pest control and as a fashion accessory tied to a blouse and costume business, while dogs and ant eaters surface as other hired fauna for entertainment and pest management.
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