Rhubarb Recipes From Federal Kitchen Explore Variations
The Office of Home Economics presents tested rhubarb preparations using acid stalks as fruit substitutes. Recipes include Rhubarb Souffle Rhubarb Gelatine Padding Rhubarb Bevarian Cream Rhubarb Baked with Raisins Rhubarb Marmalade Rhubarb Tapioca and Rhubarb Betty, with guidance on quantities and cooking methods for family use.
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Tor
Office of Home’ Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Worth Remembering Tips for Food and Housekeeping
Practical notes on flavoring crusts with lard, making layered gelatine desserts, giving floors a lustre with cold tea, dipping liver in milk for browning, suppressing cabbage odor, grinding pepper fresh, repurposing marshmallow boxes as candy boxes, and crafting bonbon baskets from finger bowls with crocheted raffia.
Closet and bureau doors squeak with edge rubbing remedy
The article notes that rubbing the edges of closet doors and bureau drawers with soap can quiet creaks and reduce friction. It presents a practical housekeeping tip for silent hardware and smoother operation.
First Music Lesson for Parents by Harriet Ayers Seymour
Government and educational leaders present a weekly guide for mothers to teach music at home. The article outlines starting a daily lesson with Bobby, using simple listening and writing activities, and introducing treble and bass clefs with a visual connection. It stresses habit formation, mental imagery, and coordinated finger and arm control for piano playing, promising continuation in a future column.
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United States Bureau of Education
Washington, D. C
National Kindergarten Association
New York
Harriet Ayers Seymour
Bobby
The Sharp Type
A Des Moines Register note by Edna Kent Forbes describes a sharp bright girl who excels academically yet wields a cutting tongue behind others’ backs. Observers praise wit while warning she may grow mean as she ages, undermining peers with sarcasm.
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Hawthorne
Edna Kent Forbes
Des Moines Register
Social gatherings and birthdays headline Fortnightly Club notes
The Fortnightly Home Economics Section three held a meeting with papers by Mrs. Lewis Duke Alveretta Wells Mrs Hedges and Mrs D J Ross. Election of officers chose Mrs Frank Wilson leader for the coming year and set absen ce taxes for nonattendees and program absentees. The White Way club met at Mrs Will Munro with singing readings and a del ightful afternoon. A charity party at Joe McElhinney home celebrated Marguerite’s sixth birthday with games storytelling and cake and ice cream. A family reunion at the Frank Scranton home honored birthday and visiting relatives from Los Angeles California and Ottumwa. A dinner and visits completed the day’s social events.
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Rude Warfel
Lewis Duke
Alveretta Wells
Hedges
D. J. Ross
Wartfel
Round Table
Frank Wilson
J. L. Fifer
White Way Club
Will Munro
Marion Wells
Roy Wells
W. O. Ralston
Merle Eeckles
Olive Munro
Claud Davis
Merle Eckles
Steve Crawford
Simmerman
Robert Ferguson
Ralph Robertson
J. Coffey
Stuart
Pierce
Marion Walls
Joe MckElhinney
South Marion
Marguerite
Cherry
Nick" McCleary
Frances Steifel
Mary Louise Harwood
Bobby Hartman
Frank Scranton
Scranton
BE. P. McCauley
Los Angeles
Calif
E. P. McCauley
California
Charles Darbyshire
Ottumwa
Gladys
Mary Scranton
Fort nightly Civics club hosts weekly social events
A week long social calendar lists meetings for the Civics department at Mrs. F. L. Wilson’s home, Navajo club at Mrs. Bryson’s at 2 30, Pythian Circle at Mrs. J. P. Thomas 433 East Washington Wednesday, Mothers Club Wednesday at Mrs. A. E. Ross South Marion, Social club with Mrs. Will Mayhew, and an afternoon reception for the Woman's Home Missionary Society at 2 30 at Mrs. G Anderson 400 E Washington. An evening afternoon bridge at Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Keeley on South Iowa avenue and other gatherings are noted with full attendance urged.
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Navajo Club
Will Mayhew
W. M. Keeley
South
Iowa Avenue
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
G. Anderson
E. Washington Street
Queen Esther Circle Meeting At Mrs Woodford’s East Main
Members of the Queen Esther circle of the Methodist church met at Mrs Woodford’s East Main Street home last evening. Mrs Kate Wilson and Miss Ella Woodford assisted with refreshments as Miss Elsie Minick led the meeting and Miss Nita Belle McKeon and Miss Mildred Rice reported on the Women’s Home Missionary convention in Muscatine. A guest, Mrs Henry Wick of Cleveland, Ohio, donated five dollars to the mite box.
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Henry Wick
Cleveland
Ohio
Kate Wilson
Kate D. Wilson
Ella Woodford
Mrs. Woodford
Frogs Used as Love Charm in Afghan Belief
Among Afghan women the frog is seen as a powerful love charm. Two frogs are tied back to back with a black heart painted on the bullfrog and the cow frog’s head similarly marked. The pair are baked alive and the remains ground to powder.
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Afghanistan
Crochet Scalloped Linen Edging Quick Hemstitched Start
Instructions describe crocheting scallops on linen, then machine hemstitching. Trim closely and weave the first row of crochet into the hemstitching to create a neat finish. This method replaces punching through with the crochet hook each time and yields a decorative edge.
Cleaning silk and wool with glycerin and warm water
A cleaning tip notes stains on delicate fabrics can be removed by brushing with pure glycerin and rinsing in lukewarm water. The method targets grease spots even on silk and wool.
Ironing Crepe Garment Care Tips
Launder georgette crepe garments and iron on the wrong side. Lay on a heavy bath towel to prevent shine and improve finish.
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Garmenta
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Washington County
Alaska
Jersey
V. P. McCauley
Fast Washington Street
Civics
F. L. Wilson
Frogs
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Mrs. C
Woodford
Klein Klothing Kompany
Kaynee
Washington , Iowa
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