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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Page
10
A practical guide on staying cool through evaporation and sweat. Tips cover underarm care, hair removal, daily baths, breathable fabrics, light colors, sturdy shoes, and vented footwear. Advice includes foot soaks, anti persp irant use, careful coiffure choices, and regular shampoos to reduce oil and sweat.
The column offers beauty and health tips in a Q and A style. A reader asks about weight loss and prevention, with encouragement to send a self addressed stamped envelope to The Charleston Gazette for further guidance.
An Anne Adams pattern advert promotes a versatile house frock for summer use, with twin yokes and panels and varied fabric options like percale and gingham. It lists pattern numbers, sizes, fabric yardage, and a mail order offer for the Pattern Book and patterns from the Charleston Gaselle, 243 W. 17th St., New York.
Eddie Robinson signs a two year Warner Brothers deal calling for two pictures a year. He will star in a Damon Runyon Howard Lindsay play and later head to London for Thunder Over The City, then return for A Slight Case of Murder at Warners. Other notes reference Shakespearean plans, Julius Caesar, Brutus casting, and Rosalind Russell in Craig's Wife.
Health note warns many car crashes stem from protruding door handles. Cases include a skull injury from a handle driven through the head and a man struck in the arm by a handle, with X rays confirming embedded metal. Experts urge rounded or flush designs to reduce risk.
Advertisement for Laura Wheeler Cross Stitch and Gay Crochet pattern 1131 from The Charleston Gazette Needlecraft Department. Describes transfer patterns for multiple motifs with crochet and filet instructions, materials, and ordering details.
A mother’s inexperience with infants leads to anxiety and overprotective routines. Practical advice notes that classes are scarce and burdens of fear fade with gradual conditioning. Babies are hardy and the home requires balanced care rather than ritualized sterilization.
In a noir flavored scene, Luana, Nancy, and Jasper shelter from hospital and radio news while plotting a late night escape to a seaside cottage. Gerald Britten’s San Quentin escape looms as Elizabeth, now Luana, faces a possible reunion and Vendetta moves amid plans to flee to San Gregorio for a moonlit fishing trip.
A healthful diet note promotes cooling salads with lettuce celery cucumbers and tomatoes plus fruits like strawberries cantaloupe cherries peaches and pears. It advertises a 40 page booklet Salads and Their Accessories from The Charleston Gazette Home Institute in New York for 15 cents, urging readers to send name and address.
Nancy and Jasper retreat to a rustic cabin where a master bedroom marks a private space away from society. They revel in simple, warm mornings by a wood stove, debating future plans with Luana as they build a modest, permanent hideaway. The scene ends with a note that the story continues.
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