Boys Like Belts on Their Clothes
A USDA home economics bureau guide promotes simple boys wear with easy fastenings. It describes a belt that stays in place with a center front buttoning that eliminates many snaps, plus a front drop trouser style for easy dressing and undressing to aid self-sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
United States
Department of Agriculture
Baels
Bureau
Causes of Cracks in New Floor Revealed
The floor cracks result from moisture changes in the wood due to improper seasoning, storage, or wet delivery. The U.S. Forest Service suggests using a heating plant to keep the building from excessive humidity from delivery until occupancy.
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United States Forest Service
Another Way to Serve Eggplant Recipe Note
A recipe describes preparing eggplant baked with tomatoes green pepper and onion. Chop eggplant and sauté with pepper and onion then simmer with tomatoes salt and pepper before baking. Top with bread crumbs and finish in a moderate oven until tender and browned.
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Gere
Ome
Brenda
Evening Fairy Tale for the Children in the Swamp
A whimsical tale by Mary Graham Bonner about Button Bush flowers hosting a grand honey banquet for swamp insects. The shy blooms share their sweet honey, explain their preference for the swamp, and cherish the friendship between flora and insects. The piece ends with a note from 1930 in Western Newspaper? Antony.
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Mary Graham Bonner
York
Bush
Antony
Wide Brims Reinvented Milan Hats For Summer
In chic summer fashion a revival of broad black Milans leads the trend with large brims atop fine crowns. The models feature white roses backs, pink and blue accents, and various trims like pink velvet bands and horsehair brims. Lacy straw and fagoting highlight the skilled milliner work across several designs.
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Milan
Western Newspaper Union
Bran and Sandwich Ideas From 1930s Lunch Tips
A 1930 Western Newspaper Union recipe column promotes bran for year round digestion and offers varied sandwich ideas. It lists Bran Date Muffins and multiple sandwiches including Calf's Liver, Emergency, Sardine, Lobster and Celery, Egg and Chutney, Tuna, Salmon, and more with suggested fillings and assembly notes.
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Beason
Western Newspaper Union
Helps for Housekeepers and Diet Tips
Practical advice for home care and cooking taken from a historical column. It covers keeping the living area clean and aired, avoiding stains from coffee, storing woolens away from heat, careful vegetable preparation, avoiding overloading washing machines, letting skirts rest before finishing to prevent sagging, and recommending reduced meat intake in summer with protein from eggs dairy vegetables and whole grains.
Vitamins and their role in the diet from USDA notes
The USDA explains vitamins as essential nutrients beyond proteins fats and carbohydrates. It details vitamins B and G and their links to preventing beriberi and pellagra, stressing varied diets with fruits and vegetables to ensure sufficiency for all ages, especially nursing mothers and children.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Marly
Bureau of Home Economies
United States
Department of Agriculture
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