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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1931
Page
6
A 1931 feature laments modern American life through Helen a 29 year old woman who never had a real home. It contrasts her glamorous wedding and apartment with a lack of genuine family ties, arguing many girls lack true homes and close bonds in a clubby mobile society.
In a tense scene a narrator notes a looming family row as Mrs Ticer, irritated by her husband Sam, fears intruding danger while the narrator waits for a phone call and pieces together a note to Lillian. The couple's bantering and care for the narrator build toward a cliffhanger ending.
Genevieve Kemble offers a May 16 forecast with lively ethereal guidance. It highlights adventure and enterprise, potential change, and the need for calm restraint to pursue success and favored outcomes. Birthdays indicate profit and advancement if temper and speech are controlled.
A fashion note highlights silver lame for evening wear with a winter glow and velvet wraps. Sketches show a silver lame frock with a twisted center front bodice and flounced skirt, plus a chestnut velvet wrap trimmed by martenskin collars and cuffs.
The column suggests a beautifully bound book a fine pen or a camera for a girl friend graduating high school, notes such gifts are tasteful and appreciated, and urges considering her interests when choosing. It also advises handling relationships with care during a pending divorce and to set boundaries with a clingy partner to seek happiness.
A collection of dated statistics cites 1341 laws barring money lending by Jews in England, global unemployment around 20 million, British soldiers adopting supper in 1846, Port of London wine vault capacity of 4 million gallons, a $125 million crop loss from fungus in Canada, British wages at half U.S. levels and higher than Austrian Italian Spanish, prewar world armaments at $3.5 billion rising to $5 billion today.
A portrait of Ellen Terry, aging gracefully from child prodigy to revered queen of the English stage. Born 1848 in Coventry, she dazzled audiences with Portia Beatrice and Desdemona, partnered with Henry Irving, and later received tributes worldwide. She died in 1928, leaving a legacy of performance and memory.
Louise Duntley notes the rise of formal pajama frocks in smart shops with sections dedicated to the style. Designs feature divided lines, sheer layers, and back skirts, with green crepe spring frocks and versatile scarfs. Brown and white ensembles, white fox trims, and white crowned hats accent Easter outfits. Polka dotted brown and white silk crepe frocks without sleeves and white yokes appear among notable prints.
A homemaking piece advises advance planning of dishes and utensils to reduce washing and clutter. Jean laments excess gear from a simple luncheon, urging careful selection of sizes and multiple uses, with grooved plates and simple serving pieces for an attractive, practical table.
Practical tips cover washing dress shields with lukewarm soapy water and baking soda, brushing both sides, rinsing, and air drying. Ammonia and Castile soap dissolve to remove shine from black silk, then sponge rub. Regular washing of dust-cloths prevents dirt transfer, while brown paper wrapping preserves ribbons and silks. A glycerine test distinguishes linen from cotton by absorption.
Dr. Roy al S Copeland argues that child growth relies on nutrition and proper school lunches. He cites nutrition awareness at a Washington convention, school programs for undernourished children, and milk feeding in schools to boost health and habit formation. He emphasizes parental involvement and sustained dietary supervision for both normal and sick children.
A health Q and A column notes average weight for a 17.5 foot 2 inch tall girl around 115 pounds and offers dietary guidance. It also covers fatigue potentially from auto intoxication or blood pressure, adenoids removal via hospital clinics, and confirms starches and sweets as fattening with swimming as helpful for weight loss.
Shadow figures Ting-a-Ling Knarf and friends rush to save Sing-Song who has fallen into a pond. The group argues over gathering scattered apples from Ding-Dong and Kling-Klang as time runs out before the king’s birthday pie. Tomorrow: Saving Sing-Song.
A collection of aphorisms noting true love as enduring like Greek fire and pondering how tones, thoughts, condition, and character shape perception. Marvel, Spencer, and Bushnell contribute brief reflections on emotion, expression, and virtue.
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