Be Pleasant But Not A Doormat
A column argues against pleasing everybody and promotes balanced affability with firm principles. It warns against snobbery, boorishness, and excessive politeness while urging consistent, pleasant behavior as a habit that attracts good will without eroding character. The piece cites personal independence and genuine friendship as outcomes.
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Coprrigna
Home Making Helps By Wanda Barton
Spring planting season brings busy hopeful gardeners who prepare seeds and equipment. The article notes wall plantings against house walls for peaches and pears, advises watering, and praises evergreen shrubs and hardy roses with soil prep and spacing. Gladiolas are highlighted for decoration and cut flowers, with early planting guidance and hoeing in the growing season.
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North Wais
Seedless apple project eyed for Canada’s gains
A seedless apple developed at an Abbotsford farm in Quebec could bring millions to Canada. Pomologists compare potential to the seedless orange boom in California as they pursue a breakthrough crop. Meanwhile London suburbs see residents returning to inner areas as flats rise.
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Canada
Abbotsford
Quebec
Afternoon Tea Launches Social Shop Concept at Madame's
The diary notes a first afternoon tea at Madame's shop aiming to make it a social club for customers to mingle without pressure to buy. Guests included Mrs. Cordice and regulars, with fashion modeling of an elegant dark blue chiffon afternoon frock drawing strong interest from attendees.
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Esterday
Madame
Spring Finery and a Wet Day
A lighthearted reflection on spring fashion and April showers. The piece notes the dread of spoiled outfits when storms hit a cheerful wearer and then reassures that the damage can be repaired while spring brings joy and romance.
Your Baby Needs Water as Well as Milk
Relying on Royal S. Copeland essay urges mothers to give infants water between feedings. Emphasizes hydration for health, digestion, and toxin elimination alongside milk. Includes a health Q and A section from the 1978 Newspaper Feature Service.
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Copeland, M
United States
New York
New York City
Coorrighy
Epsom Salts Facial Reappears as Quick Evening Treatment
A column revisits the Epsom salts facial praised for removing temporary fatigue lines from the face after a long day. Instructions describe cleansing, hot and iced Epsom salt compresses, patting dry, and optional light moisturizer, noting daily use or emergency application when sleep is delayed.
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Epsom
Tomorrow's Horoscope Signals Hidden Business Moves Ahead
Tomorrow’s horoscope notes new business considerations tied to sun influence. Expect possible secret and sinister machinations to emerge, bringing financial gains and career advancement for those born today. A notable nativity mentions John Burroughs.
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Tennyson
John Burroughs
Runaway Girl Finds Love of Children Not Fame
A runaway girl rejects Hollywood and romance, chooses nursemaid work with a well to do family, and stays with the children she loves. She tells fairy tales, shares cozy breakfasts, and is met with tears from her father before remaining with the young ones.
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Papa
Hollywood
The
Pictures
Bright Light
Collects
Tennessee Mountains
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Advice to Girls By Annie Laurie
A young woman writes about steady dating with a boy who asks for marriage while she is still a teen. The adviser notes the mother’s approval matters and counsels waiting a while if the girl feels young, wishing happiness if she marries confidently.
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Annie Laurie
Tle
Tim
Fairy Tale Dreams and Candid Advice on Love
A reader asks if a teen girl should pursue a date with an older boy and how to feel. The columnist urges keeping the relationship light and friendship bound, while contrasting modern female ambition with romantic fantasies and offering a caution about deep attachment.
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Taro
Oye
Lucky
Absorbing Sequel to Love's Emers Revelations of a Wife
Princess Olina Wells of Trevivania recounts her reception in America and the help of Anna and Henry to escape Albert. She recalls New York nights, a hospital connection for her plan, and Noel’s violin performance that moved her, in a 1928 feature.
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Adele Garrison
Princess Olina Wells
America
Olina
Trevivania
New York
Henry
Noel
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Mr and Mrs Moose Visit Doris at the Zoo
Doris meets Mr and Mrs Moose in a zoo yard. The moose explain their deer family kinship and antler usage, noting life in the zoo is safer from horn theft. Doris and Squeedee plan to visit again as the keeper arrives and the hour ends.
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Doris
Mr. and
Mrs. Moose
Bsqueedee
Squeedee
Mr. Moose
Moose
Oberrigat
Beature Service, Inc
Words of the Wise on Simplicity and Time
A compact collection of aphorisms from Longfellow Goldsmith Home Shakespeare Seneca and Ovid. It extols simplicity cheerful happiness and the inexorable passage of time with reflections on wealth virtue and mortality.
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