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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1950
Page
8
Decorating for hot months centers on cool colors and uncluttered spaces. Use plain walls, light fabrics, and minimal accessories to foster a serene, airy feel. Porches, kitchens, and bedrooms benefit from white and pastel accents, venetian blinds, and simple linens to keep rooms cool and cheerful.
A dispute over a wealthy widow's will ended with the court upholding the will, rejecting claims of mental incompetence based on social slips. Separate cases involving geese on tracks and a hotel fire led to damages against the railroad and hotel, while a pupil kept after class for a false imprisonment claim was rejected, affirming teacher disciplinary authority.
A letter from Laura Post of Pontiac asks if she should grant a divorce after 10 years of marriage. The columnist urges that a husband owes duty to wife and children and suggests granting him freedom to face consequences, noting law cannot compel fidelity and advising self-respect and resilience for the wife.
Harvard psychologist B F Skinner reports pigeons trained to respond to rewards can perform tasks. Pigeons play piano, table tennis, press buttons, tell time, and recognize traffic light colors. Experiments use food rewards to reinforce correct responses.
Practical tip suggests saving waxed paper from crackers for reuse and cleaning pearls and amber beads with olive oil on flannel or chamois.
A collection of old house hacks includes cooling with lemonade and mint, removing decalcomania with hot vinegar, using ashes around geraniums for longer life, fresh coffee tips, removing grease with shellac, drying mint leaves early, and drying cellar steps for safety.
Readers are invited to send coins, name, address, and pattern number to receive an improved pattern-visual page with clear charts photos and complete directions for easy crochet and knitting.
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