Farm Journal May 1941

Right when things were really hoppin' on the John C. Krogh farm near Columbus No. Dak., the May issue of Farm Journal arrived in the mailbox.

Grab a cup of tea and a comfy chair and we'll look through it together.

 What a pretty cover!
 

 

I'll admit, I bought this particular issue from my happy place, Vintage City, because of the cover.  I created a strawberry centerpiece for my table and wanted to add it to my "strawberry" collection.

 

 

Here are some photos of the inside of this May 1941 Farmer Journal.

 

 

 

I found this Spring/Summer list of things to do quite interesting!  "Ask your neighbor to come and see your tulips."

 



 

 

Now, there's a more "realistic" photo of a 1950s refrigerator.  Usually, in illustrations they are neat as a pin, with everything lined up and stacked neatly.

 



 

The mom of all Oopa Loopas---and her neatly organized refrigerator.

 

 

I really LOVE this vintage stove!  "Vintage kitchen goals, people!"

I like that the stove top has a cover that can closed when not in use.

The clock and light are special little touches that just add to its vintage loveliness.
 

 

Here are some cute dresses (my mother will love these.)

I personally like the first and third one.  I don't care for the ruffles on the middle one, but if someone offered it to me, in my size, I wouldn't say no.  I find it interesting that two of the girls are wearing gloves.  In my earliest days of dressing vintage I wasn't sure gloves were worn in the early '40s but they were!

 

 

 Yummmmmm, rhubarb pie. 

 

 

And that's all for today.  I hope ya'll enjoyed perusing this magazine with me.  Until another time, have a happy, vintage day!

 



Caldecott 2019

UPDATE!!!  Hello Lighthouse won!  Sophie Blackall is the 2019 Caldecott Medal Winner!

Monday, January 28th is Caldecott Medal Day!  I'm excited this year because I have a favorite.  

Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall was my favorite book of 2018, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will win the top prize, or at least get recognized with an honor medal.

I received this book for my birthday and the illustrations are BEAUTIFUL!

I like the way the illustrator uses the book's height to show the complete cross-section of the tall lighthouse.  There are so many details!

I like her use of ropes and other nautical objects throughout the story to frame her pictures and to add to the story.

  

But, as much as I love Hello Lighthouse, I have a gut feeling the book Dreamers by Yuyi Morales will take home the top prize.  I picked up this beautifully illustrated story of the author's immigration from Mexico to the US while at my local library.  I didn't think of it then, but am realizing it now that the timing for this particular book to win is spot on.  I will be surprised if Dreamers doesn't take home the "gold".

Other books I enjoyed perusing in 2018 were as follows:

Ocean Meets Sky by The Fan Brothers--Terry and Eric Fan

My favorite two-page spread from Ocean Meets Sky is the one below (Photo from Amazon)

Just look at that detail!

Also,

Imagine by Raul Colon

I would be happy with any or all of these winning a medal, but my favorite of 2018 will always be Hello Lighthouse!  Go for the gold, Sophie Blackall!

This is a Test

If I can blog from my iPad, this will be a game changer!  

A Vintage Ad for Facial Tissues

Just a short post today, but here is a vintage ad from Kleenex that I found in a stack of loose Colliers magazine pages.  The pages were loose because back in the 1940s, my Grandmother used them to "beef up" the padding of her ironing board.  Not long ago, my folks found the loose pages while dismantling the antique, wooden ironing board.  I have photographed some of them.

 

This particular ad is very long and narrow advertisement positioned along the edge of the page.

 

 

I've created some close-ups to help us to see better.

I find it interesting that the younger person in this ad is very pretty, with her long locks of hair and her trim figure, while the middle aged woman (see below) all have double chins, their hair done up in buns and odd little hats. 

 

 

See what I mean...haha!

 

 

 

Kleenex were introduced here in the USA back in 1924,  and at first were used as a means of removing makeup.  It took a few years for the "use during colds" idea to become popular.  I'm all for "living vintage" and using a hanky to dab at my watery eyes, but I can't imagine going through cold season with only hankerchiefs!  Using a tissue just makes good sense!

 

That's all for today!  Until another time, have a happy vintage day!

 

Flea Market and Vintage City Finds September 2018

September ended up being a good vintage-finding month for me, after the summer being kind of a bust.  Would you believe, I found all of these goodies (minus the bowl of apples that my mother gave me from her tree) all in one day!?

 

 

The first flea market of the 2018-2019 season began on September 9th and I scored a couple of fun items including this flour sifter...

 

 

...and this Ladies' Home Journal from June 1939.

 

 

Then it was on to Vintage City and I couldn't believe it had been since February since I'd stopped in to say hello and to treat myself!

I can never pass up the Apple Pear pattern and these little mixing bowls were calling my name!

 

These antique hair combs will be perfect to wear next summer during museum tours.  They are large combs which is nice because the small ones just don't cut the mustard when it comes to keeping my hair in control.  And it's always nice to have a really white pair of gloves, that fit well.

 

 

I picked out a package of birthday candles to go along with the box I already had at home, when Marla pointed me in the direction of a Tiger box of candles.  Can't pass up a neat-o favor from ESSO Gasoline!  "Put a tiger in YOUR tank!"

 

 

 

Now, along with the little blue ones I had at home, I now have three boxes of birthday candles and THREE makes a COLLECTION!  Yea!

 

 

One of the first things I spied was this Silver Birch tea cup and saucer.  It is my Grandmother's pattern and I have a few pieces from her already and am always looking for pieces here and there to add to my collection.

 

 

This fun little drinking glass will look cute on a red white and blue themed table.

 

 And it kind of matches two other glasses I already had at home.  Again....Three equals a collection! (I wonder if this could becoming a sickness with me ha!)

 

 

And I can't leave Vintage City without a little jar or bottle of some kind, right?  This one had candy decorations inside at one time or another. I'm guessing they may have been like little Red Hots.

 

 

Well, I think that was about it, and did I ever have fun finding places for all of my goodies!

I hope you're all having a terrific fall!  Until next time, have a happy, Vintage Day!! 

Kate Smith Bakes a Cake

This ad comes from my old March 1940 Country Gentlemen magazine.

 

 

 

 

Here is the ad in its entirety.

 

 

Here is one of my favorite Kate Smith songs.  Enjoy.  Until another day, have a happy vintage day!

 

 

Dale and Martha Hawk Museum 2018

Once again this year, my folks and I traveled to rural Wolford, North Dakota to visit the Dale and Martha Hawk Museum for their annual celebration.
Here I am in front of a 1941 Ford.  The dress is one I sumbled upon at the local consignment shop.  It is labeled Dress Barn and has kind of a late 30s-early 40s look to it.  I added the little red belt buckle and wore my "Grandma Walton" shoes which are also reproduction by Nine East and also bought second hand.
I wore a vintage string of pearls and vintage cameo earrings in black and cream.
I like the way the dress fits me, but it was warm.  The temperatures got up into the 80s and I was, to quote Ham in the Sandlot, "bakin' like a toasted cheese"

The door to the blacksmith shop had very ornate detailing, including the door knob.

My father counted 18 different kinds of pie!  And it was so reasonably priced! 3$ for a big slice of pie and large coffee.

 Yummy sour cream and raisin.

There was a little flea market/craft sale where I bought these neat little pieces.  Spent a total of 7$
The Ivory Starch box is neat because it is French on one side and English on the other (came from Canada I'm figuring).

This old projector is a neat item and fun to photograph.  If I recall, these make a kind of ticking or whirring noise when they run.  And if the film broke (which it sometimes did) the projectionist would have to quickly splice the film back together. 

Not sure why, but I like the looks of these cans.  Dirty, old, household or garage type cans that normally would've been thrown away, tell us a great deal about everyday life back in the day.

I also found it interesting that is says "Specially designed".  I quickly googled that and learned that the word specially is correct (I had no idea).  The word "especially" is used when singling out someone or something, "I like Neccos, especially those that are licorice flavored."  But when something is made special for a purpose or occasion, then the word "specially" is used.  "Shannan had a vintage refrigerator cake specially made for my birthday".

And there was your grammar lesson for today.

My mother ooohed and awed over this Royal Albert tea cup, saucer, cake plate, and maybe a salad plate and sandwich plate???  Good grief that's a lot of plates!  I like the unique shape of the plates, rather than being round they have a somewhat scalloped edging. 

This next photo is very interesting to me as I am a diary/journal keeper myself.  This is a weather diary kept by a local minister during the winter of 1935-1936.  One of the things I find interesting about it is on February 15, 1936 the lows in the area were as follows:
Gardena -61 below zero
Willow City -63 below zero
Parshall -60 below zero
Now what find strange is that Parshall, ND holds the record for coldest spot in the state at -60 below zero on Feb. 15, 1936.  But according to this diary, that honor (if you can call it that) should have gone to Willow City, ND for their -63 below zero.  Maybe it had something to do with Willow City not having an "official" weather service temperature recorder person? (what a cool job that would've been).

This child's alarm clock is quite possibly the cutest one I've ever seen!  It's a Roy Rogers clock and Trigger the horse gallops back and forth with each tick of the clock.  Yee-Ha!

As usual I had to have my photo taken next to the gas pump that sits in front of the Nanson store.

Yes, another old can.  I liked the graphics on the can below.

Inside the little house is this AMAZING linoleum! 

Cute kitchen....

One more cute kitchen picture....

Nope, one MORE cute kitchen picture.  Then I'm done I promise.

I
t was a very fun day with family food and vintage goodies all around. 

 That's all for today!  Until another time have a happy vintage day!