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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1936
Page
2
Virginia Lee counsels a 20 year old reader married at 14 with a baby boy to enjoy good clean fun with peers. She advises going out with singles, explains marriage stress, and urges parental guidance and shared duties, concluding with a note on remaining friends.
Description of a popular colonial style house with six rooms and a bath. Main building measures 28 by 26 feet, overall 29 feet three inches by 42 feet five inches, total volume 20 840 cubic feet. First floor features a large living room across the width, a dining room, kitchen with a nook, vestibule with coat closets and built-in bookcase spaces. Upstairs holds three bedrooms with closets, a bathroom and linen closet.
Garden-Graph recommends digging three to four 18 inch deep holes around each plant, filling with slow acting fertilizer and covering with soil to protect roots. The method reduces phosphorus loss and improves root uptake. Some growers favor a mix of one part potassium salt to three parts bonemeal for a steady feed.
A tomato and cottage cheese salad recipe favored by actress Anne Shirley includes chopped green pepper onion grated cottage cheese and mayonnaise molded and chilled. Serves eleven. Also included are a strawberry cake dessert and a dried beef with mushroom soup dish with variations using cream of mushroom or celery soup. From Good Housekeeping Institute.
A recipe note describes dissolving one package of plain gelatin in one cup of hot tomato. The instruction implies mixing with cottage cheese to form a salad preparation. No additional steps or servings are provided.
Worth Cheney notes 1836 omnibus rules contrast with today’s travel culture and Speedy global travel by goldfish. He quips on Edward VIII’s bachelor status and royal marriage odds, and invites reader contributions to this human interest column.
A poem recalls a trooper band capturing a hill on a rainy night without warning and dawn's parade in yellow coats. Veterans later return to a spot and recall the deed with pride as the memory fades. Helen Gray Cone’s verse preserves the silent impact of a forgotten action and its veterans.
A reflective verse where a man recalls his younger self returning from play. The speaker questions whether the lad within hopes to meet the man he could become, ending with wistful curiosity about destiny.
A simple gelatin mold uses one package lime gelatin and one package Philadelphia cream cheese melted in the hot gelatin. Stuffed green olives are sliced and arranged in molds before pouring the gelatin mix over them.
Fashion guidance on wearing colored gloves emphasizes discretion to avoid overpowering costumes. Experts favor a three color plan with one bold accent, noting Paris houses like Molyneux and Scia parelli promote coordinated glove tones with belts and neckline details. Leather types include Doeskin for dyeability, Kasanova for smooth color, and suede or grace kid for subtle luxury.
A small round bouillon spoon helps remove cores from pears before canning or stuffing for a salad. Cut pears in half lengthwise to prepare.
Cut bread into rounds and salmon into crescents. Place a crescent on each buttered round. For remaining canapes, top with minced hard cooked egg mixed with mayonnaise. Finish with a ring of pimento around the edge.
Steffi Dunn presents luncheon salads featuring ordinary soda crackers buttered and dusted with grated cheese browned in the oven. Readers may use any cheese of choice to top the crackers for a simple edible accompaniment.
Garry C. Myers argues parents reap harmony when college youths assume home duties. He notes the home loyalty “obligation” starts in childhood and that some returning students eagerly share chores, avoiding friction. Parents should model tolerance and adjust expectations to foster family camaraderie without treating the young adult as a child.
A fashion feature highlights Ginger Rogers wearing a navy taffeta dress with small white figures and a frilly white linen jabot. It notes slim shaping, puffed short sleeves, and versatility of printed chiffons and two-piece outfits, with coat fashion silks and washable fabrics popular for summer wardrobes.
An editorial discusses experimental thyroid-based heart treatment ideas, noting only about 150 cases worldwide and short observation times. It warns the approach is unproven, contrasts it with proven heart protections, and promotes Dr. Clendening's pamphlets available for ten cents plus return envelope.
If you ride bikes this year, new hat styles pair with divided skirts. Options include a squared stiffened linen shanting with a back tile, a white felt fedora, a gob cap, a gingham breton, or a natural linen peaked cap held by a red wool snood. A visor cap with chin strap offers practical wear for cycling and other sports.
Public figure Gladys urges tall girls to carry themselves like goddesses. She counsels upright posture and smart gowning to appear shorter, recommending belted frocks, tunics, and cape dresses with horizontal prints and stiff fabrics to flatter height.
Information from the Beauty Culture booklet covers eradication of freckles pimples blackheads and enlarged pores plus makeup hints and double chin reduction. An editor note explains Miss Glad cannot answer by mail but will mail pamphlets on The New Figure and Beauty Culture with requested self addressed stamped envelopes and coins for printing and handling.
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