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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
8
This excerpt discusses eye structure and function including retina cell types rods and cones, how light triggers vision, automatic pupil adjustment and lens change, and color perception tied to wavelength. It notes night blindness from vitamin A deficiency, and explains brightness hue saturation and color perception.
Lois Leeds Beatty responds to readers on weight loss diet exercises and hair care. Advice covers safe reducing with doctor guidance, protein intake, limited-space exercises, dyeing gray hair, plus a note on a booklet with menus and routines.
Laura Wheeler offers church linen designs for altar cloths surplices and veils with embroidery motifs. Pattern 1933 includes 18 transfer motifs sized 8.5x7 inches to 13.25x2.5 inches plus edging directions materials and illustrations. Send ten cents to The Charleston Gazette Needlecraft Dept New York for pattern 1933.
A vintage style guide describes tropical party ideas for New Year celebrations. It details making a tissue paper pinata, playground games, toasts, and dances with themed props and costumes, promising fun through coordinated activities and a published booklet of party ideas.
An inquiry from The Charleston Gazette seeks readers to submit ideas for a booklet. Requests include plating the submitter’s name address and the booklet title to be considered for publication.
Angela, a small town young woman in the city, dresses to meet Walter Jamieson at a hotel, where he proposes marriage. He speaks of protecting her innocence and life's turning point, while she weighs his wealth, age, and power as she begins a new world of sophistication.
Dermatologist Eugene F. Traub notes winter burns rise from household duties while fashion and drama fill the scene. Soap opera scenes shift between Angela, Walter, Philip and a jealous rival as romance unfolds amid social glare and wardrobe obsessions.
Adj Gen William L Hornor presided as Carder was promoted to captain in the West Virginia National Guard. Carder and Hornor were assigned to the headquarters company of the 150th regiment.
Angela faces a perilous choice as Mr Jamieson proposes a gilded life with wealth and loyalty, while Philip Crawford's lingering presence and unspoken engagement complicate love. Angela weighs a week to decide, torn between security and a past longing that won’t fade.
Fragmentary advert claims Calotabs aid nature in throwing off colds and describes a nightly dosage. It asserts Calotabs are thorough and valuable in treatment, noting a one tablet initial dose and subsequent repetition. The text is garbled and incomplete but centers on Calotabs as a cold remedy.
The piece urges avoiding dog baths in tet months and favors brushing for winter cleanliness. Terhune warns baths can cause pneumonia and illness, noting summer washes with diluted fluids are acceptable on warm, windless days. He stresses daily thorough brushing as the safe, effective method.
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