Women’s Christian Association completes banner year at Hershey
The Young Women’s Christian Association in Hershey reports its greatest year with 300 plus members. Activities include tennis, plays, glee club, campfires, lectures, a gymnasium, Mothers’ Club and shop meetings. The association operates a well managed Fine Home and Model Institution offering employee rooms from fifty cents to one dollar weekly in a 60 room building.
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New Fashion Shift Brings Back Lingerie Blouses
The waist line moves higher with baby waists and lingerie blouses regaining prominence alongside tailored chiffon and crepe de chine tops. Designers note a return to frilly, lingerie styled blouses while new coats favor covert colors and refined trims. More than 2,000,000 people were employed in the recent census in India.
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America
Unlikely Beauty Tips From A Past Era
A column lists six homemaking beauty tips for women including hair care with vaseline and starch, dry hands with oatmeal, eye comfort with thoracic powder solution, foot care with permanganate baths, eyebrow grooming with vaseline, and nail care with gentle cuticle upkeep. It frames practical, age old advice for appearance and self care.
Whence Come the Goldfish From Japan to Export Markets
Most goldfish originate in Japan the natural home of the toy fish. Large export trade ships Yokohama grown fish to San Francisco and Seattle. About 100000 goldfish are shipped yearly. Four principal export varieties ranchu demekin rukin and wakin with ranchu most in demand. They are not exported until age two. Japanese goldfish life averages seven years and can reach ten with good care.
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Seattle
Adjust Doors With Paraffin For Easier Use
Apply paraffin to the door edge and door jam areas to ease opening and closing. It prevents sticking without causing glove or hand staining. Tight drawers or desk tops also loosen with paraffin on contact points.
Caring for a Feverish Baby in Home Care
Advice for managing infant fever at home outlines room airflow and gentle warming with blankets. It recommends calomel and castor oil as a purge, cautions against excess, suggests baths or cool sponges, and prescribes albumen water or milk diet based on age.
Mahogany Furniture Polish Method
A simple polishing method uses linseed oil and turpentine mixed two to one. The mixture nourishes the wood and enhances the woodwork’s natural beauty through repeated rubbing.
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