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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
23
The pork picnic shoulder makes an economical roast when boned and stuffed. Prepare by skinning and trimming, searing at 400F for about 80 minutes, then slow roasting at 800F to 825F until tender. Stuffing includes bread crumbs parsley celery seed onion and butter with salt and pepper.
Obedience in children rests on understanding not command. Guidance on painting kitchen walls with oil over plaster yields durable finish. Tips discuss laundry in cold water, machine stitching through fabric and paper, and care for rayon garments including drying flat and avoiding stretch or rough handling.
A boy named David travels with Wind in an airship across St George's Channel to Ireland. He meets Emerald Isle, a jovial host, enjoys a two breakfast detour in Scotland, and explores green pastures, lakes, and coastal towns before returning to Wind for another journey.
Julia Bottomley surveys spring fashion for young girls, detailing sheer frocks with lace trims, chiffon plaids, and delicate sleeves. She notes ribbons, yokes, smocking, and embroidered hems, plus playful hems and animal appliques, with crepe de chine ensembles in pale green as a highlighted trend.
The article promotes lemon flavored dishes and methods for turkey stuffing lemon marinate potato balls and various lemon based desserts. It outlines plum pudding lemon hard sauce and caramel cake filling while urging marinating salads and lemon mincemeat for pies. It reflects early 20th century home cooking aimed at variety and ease for households.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that buttermilk and other sour milks are wholesome refreshing beverages with high food value and therapeutic importance for intestinal disorders. Fermented milks made with starters contain lactic acid bacteria, vary by strain but share strong nutritional content, differing mainly in butterfat absence.
Mothers who sew for children should note the current ensemble vogue for wash materials and dress-up silks. Little dresses in white dimity lawn or batiste feature delicate hand embroidery, reflecting ornate work once common in infant wear and suggesting that mothers’ leisure hours may remain a myth.
A USDA guidance piece on boys clothing endorses independence in dressing, comfort for play, and age appropriate design. It emphasizes smart masculine cuts, color sensitivity in children, and careful pattern selection for durable, well tailored outfits suitable for daily activities.
Desperate 07: 1VeS. claims husbands’ pipes are boiled to stop strong tobacco, a claim tied to a quirk in tobacco lore. The ad then touts Sir Walter Raleigh’s favorite smoke blend, marketed as mild and fragrant with gold foil packaging by Brown & Williamson Topacco Corporation.
Steel houses with bath, electric light and central heat can be built in eight minutes and erected in hours as part of a Paris housing project. The note then comments that people serving the public sometimes aren’t asked to.
A Denver mother touts California Fig Syrup as a solution to childhood constipation. The ad claims physicians have prescribed it for over fifty years and cites over four million yearly bottles sold. It emphasizes quick relief, improved appetite, and steady growth, urging readers to seek the “California” label to avoid imitations.
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