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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
3
Bride to be facing showers and color decisions after engagement. Friends plan color schemes, china patterns, and silverware ideas while avoiding a chaotic spread of kitchen and bath gadgets. Practical, tasteful guidance for gift selection amid social pressures.
A vintage ad-like notice touts Doan's Pills as a remedy to cleanse kidneys and remove acids and toxins. It claims kidneys contain long tubes that filter waste and exaggerates symptoms like backache, headaches, swelling, and nocturnal urination, urging readers to consult a druggist and try Doan's Pills for relief.
The article advises on who should host and attend bridal showers, suggesting the bride and her mother should not host, gifts come from guests, and men may join after. It recommends not limiting spending and notes gifts for both showers and the wedding should be given, with guests expected to bring gifts for each occasion.
The article notes that tea was cultivated experimentally in South Carolina but failed to become profitable due to labor costs higher than in the Orient, reflecting early economic challenges in domestic tea production.
New York reports that a snap of lightning from a distant cloud was captured by an oscillograph. F W Chapman photographed electrical waves unseen by the eye, showing about sixty three waves in one flash and revealing a spray of sparks as the dam bursts.
In Schenectady New York a General Electric lab reports a nameless breeze moving only five feet per minute. The new meter measures subtle air movement unseen in prior comfort testing for air conditioning. Humans can sense this faint draft yet few would call it a draft.
Motorists on Highway between Pierceville and Garden City spotted two buffalo wandering along the road. The animals had escaped from a nearby game reserve, reviving memories of the region’s prairie wildlife once common before they vanished.
California prison patients have undergone about six thousand gland transplantations under Dr. Leo L. Stanley over nearly two decades. The aim is to relieve ailments and improve vigor, with results claimed for asthma diabetes neurasthenia and vision. Treatments use paste from glands injected under the abdomen with novocaine for relief.
Circuit Judge W. R. Hunter of Kankakee Illinois said the sitdown strike is a form of anarchy and could bar citizenship. He questioned naturalization applicants about sitdowns and warned such action violates the law, labeling strikers anarchists who should be punished. no applicant endorsed sitdowns.
The Melrose Home Demonstration club met April 12 at Mrs. J. M. Perryman’s home with nine members present. Devotional by Mrs. T. H. Roberts, readings and prayers led, and all members sang My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean. Minutes approved, Better Homes reports submitted, Miss Bullington shared tips, and a note mentioned 400 implants on parsons outside the prison with 60 percent favorable response.
A colorless Uniment claims to aid the thyroid by supplying needed substance. Advertises twice daily use for goitre and declares thousands relieved. Information available at Checkee Pharmacy and Briant's Drug Store. Mrs Lula McFadden of Hope Arkansas offers endorsement of Sorbol-Quadruple.
Members discussed improving homes using extension service articles. Miss Bullington spoke on choosing accessories, Mrs Zimmerly reviewed season on Taxation and Government, and Athos Roberts proposed a new scheme for adding money to the Treasury. A potato race crowned Mrs Trulbes winner before refreshments and adjournment.
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