USDA jelly making tips from berries and fruit
The article from the United States Department of Agriculture outlines methods for making jelly from raspberries blackberries currants and other fruits to ensure good flavor and texture. It advises using a mix of underripe and ripe fruit a small batch approach and precise sugar ratios and provides steps for extracting juice draining through cheesecloth and properly canning for best preserve quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Flour Bin Made From Old Lard Can Demonstrates Frugal Ingenuity
A Virginia woman built a movable flour bin from an old lard can for the kitchen improvement contest. She mounted the can on an old crate, painted both white, and added casters for easy movement. The cabinet was handmade from locally found lumber with a kept space under it for storage. The photograph was taken by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Right Way to Can All Summer Berries
The article outlines safe water bath and pressure canning methods for blackberries blueberries dewberries huckleberries loganberries and raspberries with gooseberries needing sweeter syrup. It covers preparation filling boiling syrup jar sealing immersion canner timing and cooling plus labeling and spoilage checks.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hidden vials of hate and the dangers they pose
A fragment discusses poisonous human traits, describing hidden hatreds that erupt under stress. It warns such emotions spread like venom, injuring others regardless of who they touch, and calls for measuring truth to curb their reach.
A Call to Cast Out Hate From Our Hearts
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate essay argues hate is the root of sorrow and conflict. It compares hate to a venomous snake, harming families, homes, and nations when unleashed by war and rumor. The piece urges readers to discard hate to protect names, homes, and national salvation.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Philosopher David Hume and his view on pleasure and pain
Wayne D. McMurray writes about the philosopher David Hume noting his sober view of life and the rarity of great pleasures. The piece cites Hume’s works the History of England and Inquiry into the Principles of Morals, his birth in 1711, travels with General St Clair, and his death in Edinburgh during the year of American independence.
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David Hume
Hume
England
General St. Clair
Vienna
Turin
Edinburgh
Scotland
Wayne D. McMurray
George Matthew Adama
Poem Fragment From Tennyson Quote
A line from Alfred Lord Tennyson references pulling a flower from a wall and contemplating its meaning for fate and knowledge. The speaker ponders understanding the bloom's nature and its relation to God and humanity.
Fresh pineapple in season and rave salad ideas
The article extols fresh pineapple as a salad topping with crisp lettuce and a French or mayonnaise dressing. It provides fritter batter guidance using flour baking powder salt eggs sugar milk and shredded pineapple as a key ingredient.
Guarding Words At Home And Among Friends
Poem warns that careful speech protects loved ones and strangers alike. It contrasts strangers unlikely to hear harm with family and friends whose words can wound deeply. It urges restraint to spare hearts and maintain love and trust within the home.
Pineapple Desserts From School Days Menu
A kitchen note outlines two pineapple desserts: Pineapple With Cheese featuring lettuce cups filled with pineapple, cream cheese, French dressing and riced egg yolk, and a pineapple ice cream cone centerpiece. Pineapple Cake uses angel food cake layers with whipped cream and shredded pineapple filling.
Seatons Trace Scotch Roots to Colonial Virginia Line
The Seaton surname traces to Henry Seaton who emigrated from Scotland to Gloucester County Virginia in 1600. His descendant William Winston Seaton, born 1785 in King William County, became a notable American journalist and patriot from near Washington. The name reputedly denoted men from a sea town in Scotland.
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Seatons
Henry Seaton
Scotland
Gloucester County
Virginia
Elizabeth Todd
South
Middle States
Henry
Seaton
King William County
Patrick Henry
Washington
Unitarian Church
Wshington
Tax receipts fall as bond payments loom
A columnist notes declining income tax intake as bond issues delay cash. The article suggests government finances will stay tight until the next bond issue is repaid.
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PiersScrud
Fox Says Trusts Mock Muscle Shoals in Sour Grapes Remark
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee criticized trusts for snubbing Muscle Shoals likening it to sour grapes. He recounted a Palm Beach tale where a rejected suitor mutters and questions would-be brides, a scene echoed by a Detroit Free Press paraphrase.
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Fox
Kenneth McKellar
Tennnessee
Muscle Shoals
Lke
Palm Beach
Mr. Featherstonhaugh
Mae Winterbottom
Temple Montmorency
Eleanor McGulllcuddy
E. Mayme Mannering
L. C
Bruce Featherstonhaugh
Detroit Free Press
Grandpa's Wonder Soap Frames Lather in Water
Advertises Grandpa's Wonder White and Green soaps as coconut oil blends that lather in hot or cold water. The White soap yields rich creamy lather cleansing pores, while the Green soothed chapped skin with a cooling effect. Dealers stock Pine Tar soap along with both varieties in medium or large cakes at popular prices.
Yucatan Sisal Trade Faces Cooperative Rebuild Plan
The Family Herald notes that Yucatan’s sisal industry seeks revival through a federal commission plan. A commerce and industry project will organize a large cooperative, including producers, transporters, and sellers, to represent all interests in the supply chain.
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Yucatan
Federal Department of Commerce and Industry
Family Herald
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Mathiers Cook Book
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Vere Y Vlayweed
Western Newspaper Union
Om Reutep
Whitey Asa
Augustine
Mary Winston
William Winston
Monarch Manufacturing Co
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Toledo
Ohio
Superior Silk Hosiery CO
Halsey St
Newark
N. J
Rumsey Hotel
Wenatfield
New York
Bellans
Besinos
Otsego
J. N. UW
Cleveland
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