February Party Month Teas and Treats Theme
February is a party month with Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays urged for patriotic gatherings. The piece outlines tea table decor with silhouettes, a gingerbread themed menu, minted pear salad, deviled hot breads, cranberry punch, sugar heart cake with chocolate filling, and patriotic sandwiches and deviled biscuit hearts. Recipes include Sugar Heart Cake and Chocolate Cream Filling, plus instructions for punch and cake. (Western Newspaper Union release)
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Washington
Lincoln
George
Martha Washington
Union
Fire Alarm Turns To Remodeling Victory For Telegram
Bob Terrill and Kent Locke panic over a false fire alarm at the Telegram office caused by smoke from the casting box. Fire chiefs traced the call, misinterpreting the smoke as danger until the landlord agrees to remodel, promising a safer, improved plant. Lucille Swift adjusts to the chaos as plans unfold.
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Bob Terrill
Bob
Kent Locke
Telegram
Percy
Kent
Lucille Swift
Miss Swift
Locke
Newspaper World
Sock
Bill
Masi
Buddy
Fire Commission
Wealth Not Necessary For Valuable Donations
A reflective piece on how gifts beyond money prove valuable. It highlights time as riches, with examples of Mrs. B giving 48 Tuesday afternoons to an overburdened mother and a retired storekeeper teaching kite and sailboat making at the playground. It notes skillful acts from mending clothes to offering math tutoring and bread donation to sick homes.
Responsibility for drink alcohol lesson guide
A February 2 religious education page examines personal and communal accountability for alcohol use. It cites Habakkuk 2:15 Genesis 4:9-12 Mark 9:42-48 and I Thessalonians 5:22, urging leaders to avoid tempting others, protect children, and abstain from all forms of evil, with emphasis on repentance and righteous living.
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I Thessalonians
Cain
John W. Bradbury
God Send Us Men Patriot Verse Adage
A short anonymous verse urges men of zeal and truth to love only what is right, oppose wrong, and stand as bulwarks of the state, calling for ardent civic virtue.
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Anon
Blind Bigot No Blinder Bigot, I Maintain It Still
Quote attributed to William Cowper reflecting on personal vexation with a blind bigot and the insistence on self possession of pleasure regardless of others. Source fragment notes a literary or diaristic voice.
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William Cowper
A Chair Made Over with Style and Sheen
Ruth Wyeth Sours show how a worn chair gains new life with a slip cover and color coordination. A two piece frock design echoes the room wallpaper with bold putty tan green and wine red stripes to create a harmonious effect and cover defects.
Around the House Tips for Winter Cooking and Food Storage
A window box of seasoning herbs aids winter cooking. Grease measuring cups before syrup to avoid sticking. Store brown sugar with a lemon piece to retain moisture. Use cold water on a wedged glass pair to separate with warmth. Avoid buying very large or very small vegetables to cut waste and flavor loss.
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California
Sunkist
Cope
Hollywood
CBS
Canned Voices Preserve 19th Century Celebrity Voices
Phonograph records survive of many famed names including P T Barnum Edwin Booth Johannes Brahms William E Gladstone Benjamin Disraeli Jenny Lind Florence Nightingale Lord Tennyson and Queen Victoria offering a glimpse into historic oratory and public life through sound.
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P. T. Barnum
Edwin Booth
Johannes Brahms
William E. Gladstone
Benjamin Warrison
Jenny Lind
Florence Nightingale
Lord Tennyson
Queen Victoria
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Household News
Harold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
International Council of Religious Education
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford
New York
van G
Plautus
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