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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
5
A collage of observations on Berlin, the weather, race tracks, rockets, and politics. The piece mentions the Berlin airlift, Wall Street headlines, windshields, accidental deaths, Lilienthal, the Big Three, and Hollywood trends with a mix of opinions and quips.
An essayist urges readers to imagine a world where clothing and food come from wood and plastics. He contrasts eating onions and fillet mignon with future meals synthesized from wood, notes rising demands for synthetic materials, and contemplates atomic power shaping mankind’s subsistence and lifestyle.
The article argues Truman's socialistic policies are blocked by a hostile Senate and Democratic party infighting. It contrasts his prepresidential Senate familiarity with Harding's scandals and suggests Truman overestimates his political shield as he struggles to gain support for his program.
General Dwight D Eisenhower was named head of Columbia University amid mixed reactions from radicals and civilians. The wartime commander shown adaptability, leadership, and a civil minded approach, warning against federal aid to education as originally designed while guiding the university and nation toward effective governance.
The piece discusses reform ideas on the electoral college and presidential term limits. It notes a constitutional amendment for the electoral college and considers limiting to two terms, with implications for incumbents and party systems.
A rare albino muttonbird was captured during the open season off the northwestern Tasmanian coast by Jack Elmer. The birds, a form of sooty petrels, are processed for food and claimed to taste like squab after a Tasmanian canning method.
Grease spots appear on neckties and coats. the article discusses who creates them and how to remove or prevent stains. It covers methods from cleaning fluid to soap and water to hot iron and brown paper, and even suggests letting someone else handle the stain as a social remedy. It mentions bamboo plants growing up to 16 inches in a day.
New homogenized Jewel Shortening debuts from Swift Research Laboratories with a new formula. The ad claims Jewel smokes later and can reach frying temperatures around 400 degrees, while expensive shortenings smoke at 360. It invites home cooks to compare in two pans and use thermometers for verification.
Martha Logan explains a new Jewel shortening made by Swift’s, offering smooth texture for cooking and frying. It surpasses rivals in smoke point and versatility, with lower price for homemakers buying four pounds versus three pounds of competing brands.
The text argues that higher price does not guarantee better digestion or nutrition for shortening. It asserts fats, including Jewel fats, are highly digestible and provide twice the energy per pound of carbs or proteins, concluding no $10 per pound shortening is more nutritious or digestible.
Mrs. J. A. Perry of Memphis Tennessee credits the new homogenized Jewel with superior frying and cooking results. She cites a jam cake that melts in the mouth and notes it is especially good for frying chicken while claiming New Jewel costs less.
Jewel brand long known for high quality and creamy smoothness expands with the introduction of Jewel Shortening. Since 1898 Jewel has built a reputation among homemakers for reliable results and homogenization promises wider appeal and continued fame.
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