Summer Club Camps Promote 4-H Outings for Youth
Extension workers across states push for week long summer club camps to give boys and girls a change from routine work. Camps offer intensive farm practice and homemaking courses, demonstrations, crafts, physical training, water sports, and nature study. Participants return with new skills, fresh perspectives, and lasting friendships through state and county facilities funded by member costs or community sponsors.
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United States
Department of Agricultura
BE & Cp
Aisgust
United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
Maryland
Flavors for Potato Salad from the U S Department of Agriculture
The article outlines potato salad flavoring ideas using onion and parsley, various dressings, and multiple mixins. It suggests prepared combinations with potato and olive oil or French dressing, plus options like beets, onion, pickles, olives, ham, bacon, peas, horseradish, and celery root.
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United States
Lex
Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Arie
Whisk Broom as Sprinkler for Even Sprays
A whisk broom is proposed as a clothes sprinkler offering a fine spray, even distribution, and faster operation than band sprinkling. The device promises quicker work and steadier coverage for garments.
Rhubarb and Strawberry Jam Preserve Directions
A historic home economics recipe notes rhubarb and strawberry jam combine well for a preserve. It provides proportions and steps: macerate rhubarb with sugar, crush strawberries with sugar, cook about 80 minutes until thick, then jar and seal for storage.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Wise Parents Warn Against Fearful Child Rearing
Hint to parents urges avoiding infecting children with fear while trying to safeguard them from disease. Warns that fears learned in childhood often cause failures in adult life.
Another Viewpoint Says Women Progress Toward Men
A quirky quotation notes women moving closer to men's level each day. The authors Farn and Viresiée remark on the trend with a provocative invitation to embrace it, stating in jest that if they want to, they should proceed.
Pillow Pets Easy to Make for Home Decor
A vintage guide explains making pillow pets from quilted silk with leather animal appliques. Readers learn cutting, padding, embroidery, and stitching to form a compact, decorative cushion featuring a cat or dog motif. The piece notes materials are available in general crafts departments and highlights a simple, stitch-based method.
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Laney
Leach
Sre
Hastings
Unter
An Evening Story for Children: Sun and Sky Party
A childlike tale from 1929 follows the Sun and the blue sky invited to an outdoor party. The sun and sky worry about fitting in yet brighten the day as children celebrate in colorful costumes under a clear sky. The narrative emphasizes cheerful cooperation and a sunny, festive scene.
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Mr. Sun
Blue Sky
Mr. Sum
Sun
Tnler
Health Tips From Home Care Advice
Tips warn against using excessive soap in washing machines and advise gentle handling of stockings. Guidance notes egg yolk as a necessary part of a child's daily diet across meals. It emphasizes that food habits formed in early years affect health and happiness.
Good Things for the Table by Nellie Maxwell
Southern cooking notes present recipes and kitchen tips including Georgia Sponge Cake Butter Frosting and Chicken Liver Olive State dishes. Also discusses pear salad, dressings, and general cooking hints with vintage measurements and steps from 1929.
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Nellie Maxwell
Land of Good Cooks
Georgia
SPIRIN Aspirin to the trade mo X of Bayer Mannfret
Fragmented text appears to discuss SPIRIN aspirin from Bayer and a trade arrival, with unrelated garbled phrases about a birthday gift and a personal note. The readable content is minimal and lacks a cohesive news event or clear dates.
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Spirin
Bayer Mannfret
Old Folks Say Dr Caldwell Was Right
Promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe laxative based on 19th century practice. Emphasizes simple herbs senna and pepsin to treat constipation indigestion and related ailments. Claims no narcotics and that a bottle lasts months available at drug stores or by mail for a free trial.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Dr. Caldwell
Envy Fades When True Joy Is Counted Not Possessed
A reflection on envy noting that joy in life’s true value comes from inner contentment rather than external wealth or possessions. If people understood how little others truly enjoy great things, envy would diminish and peace prevail.
Milk of Magnesia A Household Antacid Endorsement
An advertising notice promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a pleasant tast e neutralizer for stomach acid in children and adults. It claims broad physician endorsement and notes the U S registered trademark of Charles Phillips Chemical Co since 1875.
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Philips
U. S
Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
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