Travel Letter of Prof Thomas Southwest Trip and White City Visit
Prof Neil D Thomas of Ohio University writes of a southwestern trailer journey with Mrs Thomas and children Betty and Merrill from San Antonio through Kerrville Junction Sonora and Ozona to Sheffield. They describe an armadillo farm, flood damage to bridges on Llano River Route 290, White City near Carlsbad, Carlsbad Cavern dining underground, bats, rattlesnake display, White Sands National Monument, Isleta Indian pueblo and 1607 church, desert flowers and desert wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil D. Thomas
Ohio University
Mrs. Thomas
Maplewood Drive
Betty
Merrill
San Antonio
Kerrville
Junction
Sonora
Ozona
Sheffield
Llano River
White’s City
White
Carlsbad National Park
Charlie White
Carlsbad
Wenona
White's City
Roswell
Alamogordo
White Sands National Monument
Ohio
Rio Grande
Isleta
Spain
Mexico City
Las Cruces
Half Hour a Day Beauty Regimen of a Busy Mother
A Columbus reader describes a half hour daily beauty plan that helped a busy mother of three lose twelve pounds and improve skin, hair, and figure. She walks ten minutes after lunch, does five minutes of rope skipping, five minutes of hair brushing, and uses ten minutes for facial care and night cream, while eating smaller portions and choosing fruit over desserts. The piece frames the routine as simple, practical, and effective for working mothers.
Royal names and a changing mind in a family scene
In a narrative about Lil lian and Dicky, Lil lian persuades Mother Graham to allow the queen’s Christian name to be used. The mother relents, rescinds her objection, and contemplates nursery plans as Faith sleeps. The scene ends with uncertainty about who will guard the baby that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Dicky
Olga
Katherine
Graham
Faith
Olina
Meddlers and the Queen Aids Wondering Care
Adele Garrison portrays a domestic drama as Lillian and Madge discuss Katherine the confidante and the queen in fragile health. The scene centers on trust, propriety, and the looming need for care, with a hint of interpersonal tension and a late note about screech owls.
Athens Tourists Swim in Salt Lake and Yellowstone Visit
A Travel Diary recounts a western trip by Mr. and Mrs. King and friends. They camped at Winnevada in Winnemucca, toured the Great Salt Lake Desert and Bonneville Salt Flats, floated in the brine at the lake, and visited Yellowstone Park to see Old Faithful and other geysers. They met friends Dr. and Mrs. Huffman in West Yellowstone, and noted Buffalo Bill’s Cody monument and a herd of buffalo along the Iowa-Illinois drive. The journey ended with a return through Indianapolis and Ohio amid rain, leaving memories of an educational, healthful trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Salt Lake
Yellowstone
Winnevada
Winnemucca
Great Salt Lake Desert
Elko
Highway Department
Salt Lake Desert
Bonneville Salt Flats
Lake Bonneville
Malcolm Campbell
Gather
Yellowstone National Park
Park
P. J. Huffman
West
Shoshone Canyon
Cody
Buffalo Bill
Wyoming
Hell's Half Acre
Grand Island
Iowa
Illinois
Indianapolis
Cable Tabernacle
Ohio
Planned Play Will Win Friends For Child Who Is Timid Says Mrs. Barton
Olive Roberts Barton argues shy children gain social footing by planned, playful acts. Gladys and cousin Carolyn face exclusion from new neighbors until they improvise with simple, friendly social signals and coordinated pretend games. The piece urges parental guidance to teach tact and resilience, ending with a birth notice for Lucy Carolyn Matters in Coraopolis, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys
Mary
Rebecca
Smith
Smiths
Union
Carolyn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Travel
Neil D. Thomases
Southwest
Carlsbad Caverns
Rose
Lily
Goldenrod
Thorn
Eleda Sams
W. B. Drake
Hoover
E. F
N. Court St
Cornells
Athens Messenger
Laura B, Foster
Columbus
Adele Garrison
Meddlers
Madge
Jacobs
Joe E. King
King
Eber Fulton
Mrs
Mormon Tabernacle
Earl J. Gladde
J. Spencer Cornwell
Great Salt Lake
Yellowstone Park
Olive Roberts Barton
Edward Matters
Coraopolis
Lucy Carolyn
Sisler
Rauch's Bakery
AL Prlit
Colgate
Cline's Pharmacy
Milldeck'’S Shoe Store
Athens, Ohio
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