Behavior as Social Environment and the Golden Rule
The essay argues that collective habits shape individual conduct, warns against endurement of social pressure, and promotes changing behavior through a new psychology. It emphasizes freedom within social service and the goal of rational conduct guided by the Golden Rule. The piece notes evolution, human potential, and the need to set our own house in order before society can reform.
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Watson
George A. Doraoy
Good Posture Guidelines From USDA Homemaker Advice
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the guidance stresses posture as vital for homemakers. It warns that poor standing and seating habits cause fatigue backache and potential health problems and shows how proper alignment and height adjustments can improve daily tasks at the stove sink and work surfaces.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Fruit Punch Recipe From Home Economics Bureau
About fifty servings of fruit punch suitable for festivals, socials, weddings. Recipe uses a sugar syrup base, citrus juice from oranges and lemons, strawberries, crushed fruit, and ginger ale or carbonated water. Prepare syrup, steep fruit skins, mix with juice and tea, add ice and soda to reach desired strength.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Fell on Lamb Carcass Is of Great Importance
The sheet explains the fell, the thin papery outer covering on the lamb carcass, is not essential for flavor. The USDA Bureau of Home Economics notes flavor is unchanged by removal. Leg of lamb holds shape better with the fell, while shoulder, saddle, and chops improve when it is removed. Roasts without the fell need longer cooking unless well rubbed with flour.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Locating Ice Box and Kitchen Centers
The illustrated kitchen plan from the United States Department of Agriculture places the refrigerator near the back entry for easy access and minimal steps. It links the ice box with feeding stations and work centers including a double drain board sink, a two way pass closet, and a service counter. The layout aims for efficient workflow with the entering NW corner, a west wall food prep center, and a stove on the fourth wall adjacent to the closet and sink. The economist designer emphasized practical ice and food storage alongside convenient icing and serving.
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United States Department Agriculture
Food Preparation Center
United States Department of Agriculture
Abraham’s Call and Faithful Obedience Across Generations
A dated religious lesson outlines Abraham’s departure from Ur after God’s call, the covenant promises including land and blessing, and his generous acts toward Lot. It traces his faith as a pilgrim in Canaan, his test with Isaac, and the belief in God’s promised blessing through descendants and a future city.
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Abraham
God
Israel
Lot
Egypt
Canaan
Crref
Sodom
Isaac
One of His Heroes Perseveres in Small Duties
A quotation praises a man who continues cheerful service through small duties and joys for others. He may not be known as a world hero, but he is a hero in God’s sight, and his works will follow him as described by Doctor Farrary.
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God
Doctor Farrary
Asking God's Guidance in Small Matters
A reflection quoting John Ruskin on seeking divine guidance for every act and avoiding taking control with human hands, noting the distinction between honoring God and acting independently.
Modern English Youth Lacking in Sentiment
Hundreds of church bells across England are silenced as young men refuse bell ringing. Rev B A Davys, vicar of Cromer, says six sturdy ringers are needed since no bells have rung for a year. I A Young cites cinema and transport as factors. he blasts the era as rotten and notes most bellringers are middle-aged or female.
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England
B. A. Davys
Cromer Church
I. A. Young
Central Council of
Mr. Young
The
London Express
London
Dietician Sanc torious and the chair that weighed meals
Good Health recounts Sanc torious, claimed as an early dietician and thermometer innovator. He weighed himself before meals and weighed his intended food, building a chair attached to a steel rod and movable weight to balance his body and meal. He ate until the chair dipped, then stopped.
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Sanctorius
Ele
On the Sands of Time Foot Note Cartoon Exchange
A light panel cartoon scene shows Gladys writing her name in the sand while another figure questions the action. The caption quips that she is not tracing a name but making a foot note, playing on the pun.
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Gladys
Hard Substance The Garmond and Payments Life Wisdom
A reflective note contrasts the hardship of affording a prized garmond with life’s moments that teach happiness and wisdom, suggesting financial strain tempers joy and shapes understanding.
Baden-Powell Birthday Dinner Nighttime Bribe Story
Thackeray, at a dinner in G P s home, tipped Baden-Powell after an unauthorized nighttime visit. The elder Thackeray bribed the future scout founder with a shilling to return to bed, a token he still values on his seventy third birthday.
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Thackeray
Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Movement
G.P
B.P
Robert
Australia offers bounty on water beetles to protect sugar crops
The Australian government pays 25 cents per pound for water beetles, grubs, or grayback beetles blamed for millions in sugar plantation damage last year. Two Brisban residents earned about 1000 dollars in ten days by collecting and delivering beetles.
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Government of Australia
Brisbane
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Chicago
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Brooklyn
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Kankakee
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Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Maldex
Maze
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