How the Useful Plants Came to Mankind
A survey of flax and onion origins tracing the oldest forms to the Caucasus and Asia. It traces the shift from perennial to common annual flax in Europe, notes ancient Egyptian and Chaldean uses, and discusses the wild and cultivated spread of the true onion across Asia, Europe, and into the Americas.
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T. E. Steward
Serviva
Caucasus
Europe
Caspian
Asia
Baltic
Italy
Switzerland
Mediterranan Sea
Africa
Spain
Chaldea
Babylon
Garden of Eden
Mediterranean Sea
Palestine
Indian
India
Siberia
Mediterranean
British Isles
United States
North America
America
Mexico City
Peru
Rompers Fit for Little Children
Bureau of Home Economics discusses rompers for infants and young children up to six or eight years old. It covers diaper suitability, easy dressing features, and fabric types such as gingham, sateen, and cotton crepe, highlighting laundering needs and elastic leg bands for comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Home Economice
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economies
Waterglass Preservation for Eggs in Spring Defense
The Bureau of Home Economies advises saving excess spring eggs for fall and winter use. Fresh eggs fully submerged in a waterglass solution can keep well for six to ten months if jars are undisturbed, cradles are clean and tight, and the solution is replenished as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Home Economies
United States Department of Agriculture
Glazed Onions and Onion Soup From Home Economies
Two onion recipes from the Bureau of Home Economies. Glazed onions are boiled, sugared, and browned for a rich glaze in a baking dish. Onion soup coats tender onions in fat or butter, rich broth, and cheese with toasted bread, served hot.
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Bureau of Home Economies
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Chocolate Waffles Win Fans in Modern Households
New to many homes this recipe yields chocolate waffles from a batter of flour sugar cocoa powder and milk. Mix dry ingredients add milk butter and eggs beat whites fold in and cook on a hot iron. Finish with powdered sugar for serving.
Obeying God and Parents Theme in Mark 7
A lesson outlines Jesus denouncing formalism in Mark 7 1 24, stressing that true defilement comes from within the heart not outer rites. It contrasts human traditions with God’s commands and warns that ceremonial washing cannot replace genuine obedience and sincerity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus
Christ
Isaiah
Moses
Children’s Needs: More Need for Models Than Critics
A brief quote from Joubert notes that children require role models more than critics. The remark emphasizes guidance over fault finding in shaping youth.
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Joubert
Christian Giving Our Father and the duty of charity
A historical notice discusses Christian giving as guided by love and royalty of believers, opposing rigid rules and urging individuals to determine how much of their possessions to give to relieve worldly pain and sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ineus
Tewett
Faith in God and faith in mortals discussed
A fragment contrasts faith in God with faith in people, noting greater certainty in divine trust. It references a Meshidist Protestant viewpoint and suggests a nuanced balance between belief and doubt. The piece reads as a brief theological musing on spiritual confidence.
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Morta
Tain
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Becomes Global Laxative Favorite
In 1875 Dr Caldwell created a mild vegetable laxative later sold as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The liquid remedy, marketed widely, is praised for relieving headaches biliousness indigestion and other issues. Mothers are major purchasers with sales in millions of bottles annually.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Illinois
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D.D
Dean Moody Bbble Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Christian
Lumbago
Lusury
Bayer
Lustiza Kelner
Zeltung
Horace
Lowell
Getceurete
Dept
Tay Atsiast
Baas
Deany Polson
Nace
Dept. of Agriculture
R-O Company
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