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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
2
A compact collection of maxims and proverbs about practical living and attitude. It includes lines from Plutarch Spanish and Latin authorities, plus missing context verses about effort, example, and resilience. The piece mixes household musings with moral reflections and cultural adages.
Mix yolks salt mustard and sugar with butter and vinegar until thick. Stir in sour cream when serving. Layer cold sliced potatoes with onion celery and walnut meats in a dish, then salad dressing. Repeat layers ending with nut meats on top.
Soak one cup prunes in warm water until tender then sieve. Mix one cup of the prune puree with sugar and dissolved gelatine in hot water, fold in well beaten egg whites, and serve with custard sauce.
A fragment describes making currant jam with sugar and raisins and boiling until thickened. It adds a gardening tip to extend annual blooms by preventing seed set and advises writing to Michigan State College East Lansing for full information on garden planting and pest control.
A collection of simple domestic tips on fuel use and cleaning including kerosene fire starters with corncobs, lemon juice for stains, vinegar for coal stove windows, prunes with vinegar, salt in alcohol to remove grease, pan cleaning after frying, salt water for bamboo furniture and mats, salt in boiled drinking water, proper milk storage, turpentine and linseed oil for water marks, muffin pans with water, and pre opening canned fruit for better flavor.
A compact collection of quotes on humility and character from Bunyan to Luke 14 11 and Cicero. It pairs admonitions about humility with notes on courage perseverance and keeping quiet mouths like alligators gossips and quakes.
Betty Wells suggests winter organizing for garden clutter with a Mexican themed cellar corner painted adobe pink blue and yellow. Include labeled bins, peg racks, a mural burro sketch and a wash tub in bold colors. Proposes converting unused guest rooms into a second living area with refurbished furniture and new draperies.
An 1867 purchase story notes Alaska becoming U S territory and Juneau as capital. It reflects on trains in Denver, Cabot and Penn history, U S Constitution adoption, and DoJ origins, with notes on fur trading, salmon, gold wealth and early mints. The piece blends geography, finance, and constitutional ideas.
A breezy rural column celebrates tall Timothy hay and lush alfalfa after heavy rain, praises neat farms from Bridgewater area, and highlights flowers, peonies, and productive gardens. Neat yards and new sheds mark spring improvements as residents Mrs. Dieterle Mrs. Kohler and others are noted.
The Michigan extension service appoints Alice Hutchinson as a full time child development specialist at Michigan State College. Since 1929 the program has grown to enroll over 3,000 families in 1936 across Upper and Lower Peninsula counties, with goals to improve home happiness and nurture capable, self directed youth. Radio broadcasts on WKAR aid outreach as counties progress toward four years of participation, though eight of 83 counties still have no activity.
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