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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
3
Canning fruits at home is practical during shortages. Use hot water bath or improvised tub, select fresh blemish-free fruit, and make a light syrup with sugar and water to mellow flavor. Follow safe processing and avoid overripe fruit to prevent spoilage.
Cortha Healey Favery shows homemakers how to refresh rooms by sewing informal and tailored couch covers. Choose color and texture to harmonize with decor, cut extends to floor, match patterns, and finish with hems pleats or piping for a polished effect.
A guide outlines approximate jar counts for canning fruit and the quantities of common fruits needed for one quart. It notes variations in cap fastening by manufacturers and lists fruits suitable for cold or hot packing including apricots berries cherries grapes figs peaches pears pineapple plums and rhubarb.
The right slipcover fabric balances color and serviceability with a firm weave and fast colors that wear well. Use contrasting piping that won’t fray, and pick fabrics designed for other room furniture to ensure harmony with existing pieces. In early American rooms opt for chintz stripes cretonnes and homespun, while simple modern rooms suit plain solid weaves like linen novelty cotton and duck. Victorian rooms favor ginghams calico and novelty cotton, matched to existing furniture colors.
Summer fashion leans toward waffle pique modest touches on lingerie inspired black costumes. Necklines cuffs and decorative details gain with rhinestones roses veiling and velvet trim. Afternoon dresses feature floral prints in silk with Gauguin style inspiration. Puffed sleeves suit young and tiny figures.
A needlework note describes a pineapple potholder pattern in yellow. The item seems attractive but may be difficult to crochet. The description highlights unique scale-like stitches on the fruit motif.
The gavial Gavialis gangeticus, a giant air-breathing reptile, is believed oldest living vertebrate species with fossil remains found in two million year old Pliocene deposits in India.
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