Valentine Day party ideas and a heart shaped cake recipe
A festive guide for Valentine celebrations with Cupid themes and decorations. Includes a heart shaped cake recipe with seven minute frosting, plus menus featuring Valentine salad meringues and heart shaped sandwiches with red and pink accents.
AUTO RATIONING QUIPS AND CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRING SQUAD
A humorous Q A exchanges mock questions about new car rationing. A lawyer confirms enforcement role amid comic misfires. Riffs on defense stamps bonds and public duty follow with satirical bits. Moe Berg as diplomat note ends with calls for more athletic vigor in diplomacy.
Practical Valentine ideas for anniversaries after Valentine’s Day
Lynn suggests practical celebration ideas using heart motifs for anniversaries. A cranberry jelly mold and heart shaped treats decorate the table, with the number of small hearts reflecting years married. Heart shaped cakes and ice cream molds enhance the theme, and candies can adorn desserts.
Wartime sacrifice and the lure of defense bonds in 1940s press
A collage of wartime rhetoric stresses that costs of war outweigh comforts at home, praising military sacrifice and defense bonds. It references Marines, submarines, bombers, and Liberty whose return isn’t guaranteed, while contrasting civilian ease with national duty. It also quotes various literary and cultural lines and notes a shift of city beaches to military preparedness.
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Dog Biscuit Cleans Teeth By Friction Says Expert
The dog’s teeth need care beyond diet to stay healthy. Tartars appears after teeth erupt, may push gums back and cause loosening. Hard dog biscuits clean teeth by friction. toothpastes offer little benefit. Brush twice a week with baking soda and table salt, wipe with a soft cloth.
Giant Clams Weigh Up To Six Hundred Pounds
Giant clams occur along North American coasts and in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific. The Washington clam and hen clam reach several inches in length. Shell weight can reach 200 to 600 pounds, with shells two to three feet long. In the South Pacific, shells have been used as bowls for holy water.
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North America
Washington
Pacific
Puget Sound
California
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
South Pacific
Australia
East Indies
South Pacific Islands
Drink Tobacco Like Tea in Matto Grosso Guerraga Customs
A historic account notes how tobacco was consumed as tea by Matto Grosso natives and details the Guerraya, a small Guerrero-like tribe in Terra Sagtuk near the Iotta River who demand fixed rates for services. It also mentions late eighteenth century Chinese use of tobacco as a spice mixed with ginger for rice and wines.
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Matto Grosso
Brazil
Iotta River
How to Choose a Blanket Binding and Size
The article guides on blanket bindings noting two or three rows of stitching or feather stitching to prevent raveling. It compares silk bindings with sateen and rayon-cotton blends for durability, advises on color choice, and lists recommended sizes such as 60 by 80 for single, 72 by 84 for double, and larger options for twins and doubles.
Indians of Pure Blood in South America Population
Indias of pure blood Indians form a large portion of the population in South America. Employs 20,000 people. The Tennessee Valley Authority employs some 20,000 men and women. Magnesium is about one third as heavy as aluminum.
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South America
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
French Moths Escaping Forests Cause Widespread Damage
Entomologists trace introductions of gypsy and browntail moths from Europe. Since 1869 and about 45 years ago they spread across New England, New York, and New Jersey, prompting quarantines, barriers, spraying and other controls. Gypsy moths threaten many trees while browntail targets fruit and ornamental trees. Control methods include painting egg clusters,Sticky trunk bands, and spraying with lead arsenate and oil during caterpillar feeding.
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Europe
Holland
New England
New York
New Jersey
Education Declares War Aimed At Victory Insurance
Dr James M Wood president of Stephens College Columbia MO calls education a form of victory insurance for after the war He warns that the last war was lost after armistice due to lack of civilian postwar leadership He urges schools to train youths for responsible citizenship and leadership to sustain democracy and peace
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James M. Wood
Stephens College of Columbia
Wood
Meanest Bird: The Antarctic Skua Described
The Antarctic skua is portrayed as the world’s most exclusive bird. It lives at the earth’s southerly point and survives as a brutal killer and cannibal. Nestlings fight for survival, and weaker siblings are killed or eaten. Parents may prey on their own offspring and eggs to balance scarce food.
Mustard History From Seed to Spice Trade
Mustard ranks with pepper as a top spice with uses beyond the kitchen. A Mrs Durham in early eighteenth century England built a thriving trade by crushing seeds into a paste. Mustard blending determines flavor, while oils aid medicine and husks serve as fertilizer. bath uses relieve fatigue and nerves.
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England
Durham
Vitamin B Prevents Nerve Diseases and Deficiencies
Vitamin B prevents nerve diseases such as beriberi and pellagra. Deficiency is fairly common and causes fatigue and nervousness. Daily diet requires green vegetables with emphasis on fresh peas and beans.
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