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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
7
Wartime bread instructions show two loaves Cornmeal and Wheat Bread and Oatmeal Bread with step by step mixing, rising, and baking. notes on yeast use, costs, and women volunteering in the Liberty War Kitchen demonstrating economy and home canning as war effort.
A dated instructional piece describes loosening up through a sequence of staged poses. It advocates relaxing the body to a rag-doll limp, then progressing through Figures 1a 1b 2 and 3 with emphasis on balance, torso twist, and head position to develop suppleness and grace. It frames the exercises as attainable with careful study of illustrations.
An article on industrial fatigue from long hours at a British munition factory, citing Jennie Shaw and the British Munition Workers' Committee. It notes how daily fifteen minute rests boosted output, explains rest is vital for productivity, and mentions dangers of overwork. A second section offers sewing guidance and monogram techniques, warning on armhole easing and describing a lace bordered linen centerpiece.
A vintage guide describes sewing and dyeing ideas for window curtains using net and muslin with borderwork and crocheted tops, plus step by step jelly and conserve recipes. It covers grape jelly from wild or green grapes, grape conserve with oranges and raisins, and raisin jelly from grape and pear mixtures with detailed cooking times and sealing tips.
Tips for homemakers on preparing sticky medicines for children by warming the spoon briefly, and for removing ink stains with kerosene before washing. It also covers cleaning brown steel parts of kitchen ranges with vinegar and briefly mentions curtains sticking to windows in frost.
Fringed table covers are trimmed in short intervals rather than pulled. A cough remedy suggests a hot lemon and roasted lemon method. Lucy’s pocket shape appears as a cautioned reference. Coffee camphor deodorizes a sick room. Onions store best in ventilated boxes. Sleep guidance favors side sleeping with minimal pillow and ventilation. Oyster plant details and early millinery ribbon trends close the fragment.
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