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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1945
Page
6
Classic guidance on selecting and cooking vegetables to preserve color flavor and texture. Tips include cooking just before serving, avoiding soaking, and enhancing taste with salted water butter and natural pairings. Sample recipes feature corn toast with bacon and Savory Beets with beets bacon and vinegar.
Lynn Chambers presents a vegetable pie with cheese sauce and a crown of cheese, beet liquid measures, bacon bits, and a milked egg mixture. The menu includes Lima Bean with Mustard Sauce, Tomato Lima Bean Casserole, Asparagus Sandwich, and a cheese sauce topping, plus baking instructions and a request for reader responses.
Ernie Pyle writes from San Francisco and California furlough about personal life amid war. He describes "That Girl" at Albuquerque, visits Indiana family, and the strain of fame on private life. He notes 90 percent of intrusions come from well meaning supporters and reflects on balance between public duties and personal solitude. He closes with plans to travel with Lee Miller of Scripps-Howard.
A long correspondence discusses boxing scoring bias and psychology. Maj Richard Maiburn cites camera reviews and subjective perception in fights, noting fans see what they want and officials share similar mental biases. Dr M T Gilden suggests judges and referees have eyes tested for acuity and recognition speed.
Cleaning advice covers ink stain removal with salt on rugs and changing it as it absorbs ink. It suggests heating nails before nailing to avoid wall cracks. Waxing window sills, using dry oatmeal on white faces, warm soapy water for leather, damp chamois for dog hair, and steaming bathroom walls to loosen grime.
The writer notes reading five books in four months while on leave. Titles include A Walk in the Sun about Italy, Lost Island by James Norman Hell, Can Do about the Seabees, Cannery Row, and Daybreak for Our Carrier. He mentions attempting to reread All Quiet on the Western Front.
Ruth describes a decorative patchwork quilt as a living room accent. The piece blends old and new color schemes, drawing on historic silk scraps and G I Joe leftovers. It promotes collecting bright fabrics as a cheap hobby and references a note booklet with construction diagrams.
Practical household hints from a vintage page cover stain removal with cornstarch and water, window shade repairs, laundry tips, car cleaning with an old toothbrush, and careful care of a sick person. It also advises gentle massage for reddened areas and methods to whiten collars and cuffs using diluted bleach and naphtha soap.
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