Journey to the Hermit House in Santa Anita Canyon
A Los Angeles expedition climbs Big Santa Anita via Sierra Madre, crossing frozen streams and sheer ledges. They are guided by hikers and a hermit who shares coffee in a rain sleet storm, then reach the ridge top to view the San Gabriel valley bathed in spring light.
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Sierra Madre
H. C. Hurst
Los Angeles Times
Santa Anita
Henry
Mt. Wilson
West Fork
San Gabriel
Mt. Milson
Goodby
San Gabriel Valley
Legend of the Hands and the True Beauty
An old legend from The Christian Herald tells of three women who seek beauty through streams berries and flowers. A beggar is refused until a plain woman shares aid. The angelic transformation shows beauty lies in giving to the poor in Christ's name.
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Christ
Christian Herald
Amusement in Egypt Sports Thrill Guests at Hotels
Buffalo and camel races highlight the local color of entertainments offered to guests in Egyptian hotels along with other amusements.
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Egypt
Inexpensive Porch Comforts For Family Summer Relaxation
The piece advises turning a summer cottage porch into a cozy lounging space with affordable ideas. It suggests a swing couch from bed springs and ropes, rustic canvas cots, and painted chairs with cushioned backs or canvas steamer chairs. It recommends a sturdy porch table, a lowered kitchen table, and a tall wooden framed screen with fabric pillows in a coordinated color scheme.
Cleaning tips from a bygone kitchen manual
Advice on household cleaning methods including grating surfaces instead of knives for burnt items, steaming hot cloths, using buttermilk to remove stains from porcelain, placing foil under vase doilies to prevent dampness, borax solution to refresh slimy sponges, and soda water with a brush to clean ovens and racks.
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