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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
8
A bright description offers a large loose house jacket in wool crochet in pale blue and electric blue or red and black, with two tone options. Sizes 16 18 and 20. For complete instructions Pattern No 490, send 16 cents and provide name and address.
To transform an old dressing table into a stylish unit, the article suggests painting or wallpapering, adding a glass top and a frilly skirt. It lists materials such as dotted net and organdy and offers complete making instructions for Pattern No. 5757 for 16 cents by sending a home address and pattern number.
Excerpts from a Victorian manual of manners outline table discipline. Do not squint examine victuals or pocket food. After meals clean plate and utensils, heap bones, scrape crumbs, and cross knife and fork. Do not speak or laugh at table. Teeth care advised with cole dust.
A reflection on salt as a precious commodity in arid regions, noting its abundance locally yet global value. It highlights salt as vital for health unlike gold, and recalls A. Tschiffely’s desert travels where salt water and lemon juice aided endurance.
A pint-size lawn chair designed for children and visitors, 10% inches high by 13 inches deep by 15 inches wide. Requires hammer saw and screwdriver. removable back for winter storage. Pattern 253 provides materials and cutting diagrams. Pattern 269 covers the adult chair. 15 cents each or 25 cents for both. order from:
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