Woman's World: Housewife Seeks Private Workroom at Home
An article urging homemakers to create a small dedicated workroom, 6 by 8 feet minimum, with a closet and mirrors, to manage sewing, writing, sewing tools, and leisure. It describes transforming spare spaces into personal offices, choosing decor to reflect personality, and compact furniture like folding tables for sewing and pressing.
Reader's Courtroom oddball cases end in guilty verdicts
A Christmas drunken youth fires at a train engineer with an empty gun and is convicted when the court notes the engineer could not confirm it was unloaded. A woman who abandoned an adopted child is also found guilty under child abandonment laws. Boxing fans jumping on benches lead to promoter liability. A man seeks return of property after an engagement split, with undue influence cited as the cause.
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Stephen
Be Smart Dress and Jacket Trend for Autumn Fashion
A high fashion theme emphasizes smartness and versatility with dress and jacket combinations. Choices include sheer wool jersey weeds checks and plaids with plain contrasts. Bare-top and sleeveless dresses pair with matching jackets, favoring hip one length and simple design for daytime to dressy looks. Evening jackets feature separate taf feta lace-trimmed options.
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Jersey
Lily Drake and the healing work at the state institution
Lily Drake faced catastrophe after a car crash killed her husband and left her infant son an imbecile. She vowed to help, borrowing funds and moving near the institution to care for him. She became a manager at the facility, introducing humane practices, and inspiring staff and mothers as she found purpose in service. Her efforts transformed routines and improved life for many children.
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Ward Drake
Likhe Ned
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Jane
Hearing Ear Dog Assists Woman With Ringing Phone
In Nevada Missouri Mrs. C S Townsend relies on Ted a terrier as a hearing ear dog. The dog detects phone rings and guides Townsend to the instrument so she can don her hearing aid. The arrangement helps her overcome impairment and stay connected.
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Britons Told To Economize Urges Lower Taxes And Cutting Welfare
The federation of British industries representing about 6,000 owners urged Britain to cut living standards driven by state spending. It called for lower taxes fewer government controls and harder work to raise production without price rises. It condemned Labor plans to nationalize basic industries like iron and steel as distracting from urgent business problems.
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London
Federation of British Industries
Britain
Federation
Labor
National Health Service
Labor Party
America
National Association of Manufacturers
Spinach Sets 1949 Consumption Record at 180000 Tons
Americans favor spinach in 1949 with an estimated 180000 tons eaten across fresh markets, processed canning and freezing. The Winter Garden region near the Rio Grande leads fresh spinach production with centers at Eagle Pass Crystal City and Carrizo Springs while growers shift from onions to spinach for winter pricing. Popeye statue in Crystal City marks regional pride as irrigation enables late winter harvests.
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National Geographic Society
Texas
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Eagle Pass
Crystal City
Carrizo Springs
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Electric dehorning iron touted for cattle makers
Article notes producers may need to raise own cattle as horns become liabilities. Describes a 200 watt electric dehorning iron with a hollow cone tip used to burn away horn buttons. After heating, the horn button is cauterized and after five weeks the horn scales off with the horn itself. Equipment plugs into standard AC circuit.
Tires and Shoes Spread Swine Ills Warned
Stuck tires and farmers' shoes can spread hog cholera erysipelas and other acute swine diseases. The American Foundation for Animal Health warns that hog cholera is rising again nationwide. Strict precautions sanitary measures and vaccination are urged to curb the outbreak.
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American Foundation For Animal Health
United States
Foundation
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