Thanksgiving Turkey Without Real Substitute
A USDA Special Information Service guide to a practical Thanksgiving meal. It recommends a festive yet simple menu centered on roast stuffed turkey with giblet gravy, plus sides such as sweet potatoes, cauliflower, cranberry ice, rolls, and pumpkin pies. Includes stuffing recipe, roasting tips, the idea of a dough blanket for moisture, giblet gravy preparation, and ergonomic kitchen setup notes.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Best Heights for Kitchen Tables Sinks and Stoves
The text urges optimal heights for tubs tables sinks and stoves to prevent stooping and muscular strain. It notes grouping near each other saves steps and cites a USDA estimate on wasted walking from scattered kitchen equipment. A movable kitchen table on casters can be relocated to reduce steps.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Hot Cocoa for Cold Days
Cocoa made with milk acts as both a food and beverage and is recommended by the U S Department of Agriculture for hot school lunches. Prepare with 2 level teaspoons each cocoa and sugar per half pint milk, heat to boiling, and serve with vanilla or whipped cream if desired.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Is the outlook from your kitchen window pleasant
The article notes that cleaning up the backyard can improve the view and suggests using a hedge or vine trellis to screen unwanted features. It also recommends trimming concrete walks and seeding the lawn to reduce dust and mud near the kitchen door, per the U S Department of Agriculture.
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U. S. Dept of Agriculture
Lady in Chicago Telegraphs for Rat Snap Exterminator
Mrs Phillips wires Youell’s Exterminator Co. to send RAT-SNAP and reports success with rats. A follow up letter confirms RAT-SNAP arrived and rid rats quickly after moving from Pennsylvania. Available in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25, sold by Turman Riges and H V Bennett.
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Phillips
Indian Summer Observed In November Tradition
The piece explains that Indian Summer occurs in November, a nine day second summer noted by the Indians for harvesting corn. It describes pleasant weather with orange gold skies, lingering light, and a blend of warmth and approaching frost.
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Eccmes
National Intelligencer
The First Laugh Echoes Through Prehistory
The article posits that the initial sound we call a laugh was a triumph shout from prehistoric humans after defeating an opponent. It suggests the exclamation represented satisfaction and relief, evolving from "ha" to the modern laugh.
Mend Your Own Faults Before Telling Mine Motto
A Brooklyn Eagle quotation urges fixing personal faults first before criticizing others. The piece reframes the maxim as mend your own faults and then point out mine for proper sequence. It emphasizes self-improvement before admonishing others.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Marrying a Family Causes Unruly Kinship Troubles
A narrator tells how marrying Sophie brings a clan of relatives into the home. He recalls Aunt Rachel and Uncle Ebenezer episodes, the wife’s promise to avoid relatives, and the ensuing strain as kinship needs invade the household and threaten their happiness.
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Jim Slather
Sophie Gherkin
Sophie
Jim
Maria
Rachel
Ebenezer
We'll Have to Assess Your Copper Stock
A dialogue snippet shows an exchange where one character tells another they will assess copper stock and plans to begin digging on the ground floor guiding future action. The lines imply a scheme involving access and early involvement.
God’s Voice on the Ocean
An evocative meditation on ocean winds and vast seas describing their power and freedom through expansive imagery. The prose emphasizes the deep breath of the gulf and the boundless blue plains as sources of the winds’ delight.
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Ocean
Gulf
Great Blue Plains
Victor Hugo
Neighbors Convene Over House Color Scheme
A resident asks why neighbors gathered as the painter prepares to color a house. The speaker hopes to reach a majority approval on the color scheme before proceeding.
Brunswick phonographs and records offer perfect sound
When Three is Company describes the Brunswick line with vivid claims of clear tone and precise reproduction for voice violin and piano. It touts happy selections from opera Broadway and jazz plus dance music and jazz records. The ad highlights models Phonographs and a convenient payment plan appealing to buyers and parents.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Super-Feature Records
If Corn Were Money in Farming Costs Then and Now
A comparative look shows farm tools and goods priced in corn, tracing shifts from 1514 to present. Wagons cost 300 bushels now versus 150 then. binders 500 now versus 292 in 1914. mowers 179 versus 100. spreaders 340 versus 208. Flour trades at 3 wheat or 7 corn, down from 2 2/3 wheat or 31 1/2 corn seven years ago.
Tanlac slogan promotes three meals a day
An advertisement from Dougherty and Walters urges readers to take Tanlac and eat three square meals daily, presenting a simple health claim and lifestyle tip.
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Tanlac
Dougherty & Walters
No Smoking in Shakespeare said by The Digest
The San Francisco Bulletin quotes The Literary Digest about a feature on No Smoking in Shakespeare and contrasts it with the era’s notion of the pipes or piping times of peace.
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Literary Digest
Times of Peace
San Francisco Bulletin
Notice to Non-Residents in Sullivan Circuit Court
Sullivan County Indiana court notice states A Elizabeth Pirtle as trustee files complaint to quiet title in 80 acres of land in Sullivan Township. Defendants listed include John Vaughn and Arnett heirs, unknown heirs, and spouses. They must answer by January 9, 1922. otherwise the case proceeds in their absence. CHAS. R. RATLSBACK, Clerk. A G McNabb, attorney. First insertion Nov 16, 1921.
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Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
Elizabeth Pirtle
Charles L. Pirtle
John Vaughn
Fi McNabb
Delitha C. Arnett
William ©. Arnett
Nancy J. Arnett
Annie I. Arnett
Hannah DD
Arnett
William O. Arnett, Jr
Annis FE. Boya
Orlan Arnett
Lee Worthy
Lillian Worthy
Pauline McCreery
Donees
Darr Vaughn
William
Nancyv J. Arnett
Annie KE. Arnett
Hannah PD
Arnett, Jr
Annie FE
Boyd. Orlannett
William O. Arnett
Annie Jm. Arnett
Hannah PD. Arnett
Annie TE. Boyd
Suse
Towit
Secion Nine
Township Seven North
Range Nine
Chas. R. Ratlsback
A. G. McNabb
Rope From Milkweed Fiber
The fiber of certain milkweed species has been raised for rope. The lint in the pods is fine and silky but lacks twist and cannot spin, yet it has found use as pillow stuffing.
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Detroit
Fordson
Hofmann Auto Sales
Sullivan, Indiana
Caloric Furnace Company
C. E. Warren
Sullivan, Ind
Ars
The
W.H. Hill, Jr. Farm Loan Co
Sullivan County Loan & Trust Co
North Side
T.H. Star and Sullivan Union
Special Information Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Uncle Walt
Brunswick Phonograph
Schloot-Gordon
South Side Square
Sapolio
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