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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1937

Page

6

Jaunty Smart Styles For College Girls Wardrobe

Back to school fashion feature highlights jaunty two toned striped coats with skunk tuxedo collars in black and white black green and brown. Also showcases a velveteen two piece campus suit in beige green blue wine and red black and a two piece wool campus suit with monotone skirt and plaid jacket ideal for football days and brisk campus walks.

Lisbeth

Education debate on memory based learning and exams

A junior high teachers group in Columbus respond to Garry C. Myers on incidental memory and the need for some drilling. They argue outlines and lab notes should count, exams remain essential, and students must memorize key material to foster self discipline and retention.

Garry C. Myers Cleveland College Western Reserve University DR. Myers Columbus Sted

Dividing Peony Plants In New Soil Needed

From mid August to November peony plants can be divided. Do not plant divided roots in the old bed but in fresh soil. After digging, rinse to expose cuts, remove dead or overly long roots, trim tops, and ensure each section has a root piece with two or more buds or eyes.

Sponge Cake Waffles Make Nice Change for Dessert

Luncheon menu features sponge cake waffles with corn succotash and rolls. Apricot sauce accompanies lamb chops with pineapple mint sauce. Devil's Food Squares recipe included with instructions and baking details.

Devil's Food Squares

Sponge Cake Waffles and Roast Lamb Shoulder Dish

Instructions describe making sponge cake waffles with cake flour baking powder salt eggs sugar butter water and lemon extract then baking on a hot waffle iron. It also covers roasting lamb shoulder with apricot sauce in a rack in a pan, seasoning with salt and pepper and slow roasting at 300 degrees Fahrenheit about 35 minutes per pound.

Wife Preservers for Silk Stockings Care Tips

Practical guide advises not wringing or squeezing delicate stockings. Use a Turkish towel to press out moisture and either lay flat to dry or hang by the feet from a line to maintain shape and avoid damage.

Geography game teaches world places with glass jars

Mrs Bond describes Geography a kitchen table teaching game using unlabeled glass containers. Children identify contents then place them near the country where produced olives from Spain spaghetti from Italy orange juice from California or Florida. Glass bottles avoid labels while preserving container sterility during play.

Best Ways of Shaving Let Your Hubby Read This

Dr Logan Clendening summarizes Mellon Institute findings on safe shaving. He warns ingrown hairs can trigger severe infections including a fatal Stahlycoccic case. The article outlines factors for a comfortable shave and references prior explanations of experiments, offering a general guide.

Logan Clendening M. D Mellon Institute

Titian Tressed Lasses Skin Beauty Advice From Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck is cited as an example of red hair care and shaving tips. The piece covers hair preparation, sun exposure, hot oil treatments with olive oil, shampooing with liquid soap, vinegar or lemon final rinse, and careful drying. It also offers cautions on styling red hair, recommending soft waves and avoiding straight styles. Shaving guidance emphasizes hot water, proper lather, razor angle around 25 degrees, cold-water tweaks for sensitive skin, and post shave lotions with talc to reduce irritation.

Titian Barbara Stanwyck Babs Barbara

Mother’s Lies About Her Creates Family Strife

A reader asks about handling a mother who lies about her, while the daughter juggles care for ill parents and a deed to the family home. The advice urges calm, responsibilities to parents, and clear legal steps to secure ownership, cautioning against bitterness and urging practical support from siblings.

Minnie and Winnie in a seashell lullaby

Alfred Tennyson presents a short verse where Minnie and Winnie sleep in a pink shell beneath the sea sounds and moonlight. Two stars glance in, a linnet stirs, and the sun rises as wakeful lines invite the ladies to dream and awaken.

Minnie Winnie Minnie Winnie

Navy blue and white redingote for autumn business wear

The ensemble features a navy blue and white redingote with a short sleeved white pique dress and a waist to throat zipper. A full length bolero redingote with white pique edging completes the outfit designed for Oz zie Nelson’s wife by Edward Stevenson, a movie star frock designer.

Harriet Hilliard Ozzie Nelson Edward Stevenson

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