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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1948
Page
13
Elderly grooming tips describe shaping and conditioning legs for summer glamour. Advice covers exercise including cycling and walking, massage to improve contours, and steps for leg and heel care with soap, pumice, and lotion. Proper scrubbing and moisturizing aim to smooth skin and reduce roughness.
Dr. Isaac Abt, now 80, recalls pioneering roles in diphtheria toxin, smallpox vaccination, milk pasteurisation and infant welfare. He critiques modern parental seriousness about nutrition and notes doctors overemphasize psycho-somatic factors. When a mother asked how to get a baby to eat, he advised, Eat it yourself.
A toe stirrup device allows sleepers to pull down pajama trousers automatically during sleep. A non combustible pillow targets men who smoke in bed, signaling a shift toward safety in bedroom innovation.
Savannah parents were startled when their children became unusually well behaved at home and in errands. A civics teacher assigned a secret homework asking students to report actions that would ease their parents' burden, leading to surprised reactions from guardians.
An advertisement presents a biblical exhortation about making the most of today and preparing for salvation. The old style text urges awareness of fate and accountability, warning against delaying spiritual readiness. It resembles a religious round or revival notice in a historical paper.
Big Smoke Annoyed was James Poe of Cleveland Tennessee stored his wallet on a coal shovel to fool burglars and woke to find his life savings 2295 dollars burned in the stove. Louis Thomas of Kent Ohio abandons divorce efforts after 37 years of trying to get his wife to move to Athens and join him.
Narrabri inventor Allen Taylor, who has lost £3000, says he will set up his own workshop to continue making useful devices. His latest idea is a washing up machine with an automatic hand to load, wash and unload dishes. He also envisions a self closing gate for cars. He cites a table setting machine and an engine running on cheap fuel among his notable inventions and notes his wife encourages his work.
Arthur Poppow returned to a Milwaukee department store to complain about a watch and was promptly arrested after the cheque used to pay for it proved bad. The incident highlights a disputed sale and suspected financial fraud.
In Angers France Jean Pocret cut open his mattress to reveal a German booby trap while in Los Angeles Edward Renert pleaded guilty to increasing a roast weight by 34 ounces using an electric fan breeze on a meat scale.
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