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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1931
Page
6
Dr. Roy S. Copeland argues soap and water suffice for home disinfection and hand cleaning. Isolation of infectious patients, fresh air, and sunshine are key. He notes strong disinfectants offer limited value and can irritate, while hospitals still rely on soap and water prep before gloves.
A reader column presents medical questions with brief answers on indigestion epilepsy glandular extracts, pastry techniques, fruit salad lemon juice, coffee wake-ups, stair lighting, orange vinegar, and circulation acidosis diabetes toxemia. Each inquiry notes send self addressed envelopes for further particulars.
The Home Kitchen presents uncooked pickles and relishes to avoid heat. Tomato Pickle uses tomatoes celery onions sugar mustard seed spices and vinegar with a month aging. Beet and Cabbage Pickle combines cabbage beets sugar horseradish salt pepper and vinegar for sterilized jars.
A reflective meditation on the romance of dancing the last waltz. The piece contrasts youthful thrill with enduring affection, urging couples to keep the haunting music in their hearts and find romance in life’s moments across ages.
A writer frets that a comic relief figure in her third act resembles her husband Dicky. She fears his reaction, contemplates deleting the character, and changes lines to avoid obvious parallels while hoping he does not recognize himself. Continued tomorrow.
TEMPLE MANNING MERICA reflects on Paris nightlife, contrasting expensive Montparnasse cabarets with intimate cafes. He praises the genuine gaiety and art-filled walls of small cafes where diverse travelers mingle freely, noting Paris minds its own business and welcomes all who come to drink, sit, or write.
A brief summary notes that modern girls are taller broader shouldered than their mothers and baby smiles begin around day sixty-eight. It also states one eighth of the U S cotton crop is destroyed yearly by the boll weevil causing about two billion dollars in damage.
The lunar transits foretell complications in private and business matters with Neptune fostering secrecy. Those born today may need to tactfully steer unstable affairs to safety and gain through diplomacy, while avoiding loans and extravagance. Notable birthday: Guy de Maupassant.
A reader seeks guidance on dating a coworker and balancing work with romance. Nancy Lee Ear responds pragmatically that office attentions are fine if work remains unaffected. Another reader asks about attending a shower dance night and whether to share dances, with a columnist suggesting gentleness and fairness in teaching a reluctant dancer.
Fashion notes from Fifth Avenue highlight airy crocheted sweater blouses and cape scarfs from Paris, with cape shapes in blue and red options. Yachting costumes and practical white bags in patent leather and linen appear, while shops offer stylish handbags at lower prices and sales advice from sales staff.
Winifred Black reflects on the loss of traditional hymns as England updates hymnals discarding many old songs. She recalls memories tied to lilacs, storms, gingerbread, and landmark tunes like Come Ye Disconsolate and How Firm a Foundation, lamenting the fading of familiar faith songs. The piece blends nostalgia with a questioning view of modern changes.
A fashion sketch by Vera Winston introduces a new Summer coat in white silk. It features fagotting joining a dolman three-quarter sleeve with cuff and scarf trim. The skirt adopts a straight wrap-around line diverging from the previously common flared styles.
A fat man named Mr Roly-Poly seeks advice from shadow children Mij Flor Hanid Yam and Knarf. They urge him to roll to shed weight and push him toward a wall where he vanishes, followed by Knarf and others through the wall as a mysterious ending hints at tomorrow’s adventure.
A collection of aphoristic lines from Cicero Browning Goldsmith Pliny Horace and others. The snippets reflect on learning adversity happiness judgment justice hypocrisy and self awareness. The passage presents timeless reflections from classical and later writers.
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