Classic and Quaint in Fashion Picture Pictorial Evening Gowns
A 1930 31 midseason show blends Grecian and Victorian influences in formal frocks. Classic lace gowns contrast with playful off the shoulder dresses as Jeanette Loff showcases a pink beige lace fantasy with cape and wide flounce.
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Pericles
Jennie Lind
Jeanette Loff
Western Newspaper Union
Estimating Monthly Food Costs From Household Budgets
The article explains how to estimate the daily cost of feeding one person using USDA guidance. It notes seasonal fluctuations in bills due to household changes and calendar length, then offers a practical method: compare with last year’s bills, divide by days and persons, yielding the approximate daily food cost per person. If records are missing, make a best guess and adjust next month.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
How to Pan Sear and Simmer a Round Steak
Pound the steak with a saucer edge, season flour with salt pepper and paprika. Dredge and brown in hot fat, then add enough hot water to half cover. Simmer covered for an hour, adding water as needed. The sauce becomes rich and delicious. serve with potatoes or rice and a green vegetable.
Coffee Adulteration and FDA Coffee Quality Standards
The United States Department explains coffee quality and purity under the pure food law. Inspectors rarely find violations and confiscate adulterated coffee. Coffee chaff or silver skin is normally removed, but some shipments have contained up to 20 percent chaff, prompting seizure and indicating a deception method where ground chaff is mixed with whole beans.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Food and Drug Administration
Mississippi
Cleanliness Vital When One Has Cold for Cooks and Eaters
The article stresses thorough hand cleansing with soap and warm water for those who prepare and consume food. It warns a sick person should rest in bed to avoid transmitting illness, and if up, must use clean handkerchiefs and keep hands sanitary.
Brittany Druid Stones and St Malo Defenses Described
The article notes Brittany as an ancient land with colossal Druid stones predating Christian era, drawing visitors like Stonehenge. It describes St Malo on the coast with a shiplike appearance, rocky peninsula, and Sixteenth Century walls built to defend against France and Britain, and explains the town’s name from a Welsh monk, St Malo.
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Brittany
Stonehenge
England
St. Malo
Maclou
Evening Story for the Children and the Rainy Parrots
In a zoo parrot tale Mrs Red Winged Parrot and friends discuss singing and baths in the rain. They note humans rush and waste time, while parrots bathe and drink together. The parrots compare wild and kept birds, then move to supper as rain proves to be a roof barrier. Georgia health notes follow.
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Red Winged Parrot
Mrs. Red Winged Parrot
Mrs. Yellow Winged Parrot
Mrs. Yellow Winged
Red Winged
Mrs. Red Winged
Western Newspaper Union
Some Timely Hints for the Homemaker
Tips urge careful baking use less baking powder for doughnuts and favor light desserts after hearty meals. Molasses aids iron rich sweets for children and garnishes improve appeal. Apple baked in maple syrup with butter yields a rich dinner dessert. Quality tools and proper care define a skilled homemaker’s work.
Food hints for family meals from 1930s Western Newspaper
The article offers early education on feeding children, stressing simple, digestible foods and tasting before serving. It provides breakfast ideas such as Orange Honey Crispy with cereals, Breakfast Cocktail with egg yolk and orange juice, Frosted Orange Juice, and Panned Oysters, plus recipes for Preserved Watermelon Rind and cherry sherbet, aiming to form healthy habits from infancy.
Poisoned Paste Destroys Silverfish In Attic Prep
Annual attic cleaning may reveal silverfish that damage textiles by eating size and gum. Poisoned paste made from flour paste and white arsenic placed on card boards can kill them. Store boards where children cannot reach them and dispose of leftover paste and cleaning tools safely.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Charles Curtis Pioneer: Kaw Chief to U S Vice President
The 1868救 tale of an eight year old Kaw boy chosen to carry aid from the Council Grove reservation to Topeka, enabling relief for the besieged Kaws. Born 1860 near North Topeka, he rode ponies, raced as a jockey, and learned law after his Indian grandmother advised study. He later rose to U S Senate and was the 1900s vice presidential nominee.
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Council Grove
Topeka
Charles Curtis
Kaw
United States Senate
United States
Kansas River
North Topeka
Kansas City
Jesse James
Oklahoma
Congress
North American Newspaper Alliance
Odd Refuge for Quail Hidden Nest Found Beneath Dog
A trained dog named Lookout owned by Charles Lanier kept still as two quail flushed, signaling a nearby nest. Though the parent birds vanished, a stir of the dog's fur revealed 14 baby quail sheltered beneath the motionless animal in St. Nicholas.
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Charles Lanier
St. Nicholan
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