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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
12
Fashion highlights show that older women keep pace with younger styles with metallic trim gowns for the matron and shimmering silver lame for debutants. Draped silks, soft bodices, and unpressed pleats shape respectful daily and evening wear, balancing glamour with conservative necklines.
Practical household hints advise gradual heating of an iron range to avoid cracking, scaling fish from tail to head under running water, covering scratches with iodine on cotton then polishing, and limiting water to dish garden plants until thoroughly dry, with caution for cactus after planting.
The Trojan priest Laocoon warned against the wooden horse as Athena favored the Greeks. She sent two sea serpents that killed Laocoon and at least one of his sons, a scene echoed in a famous Vatican statue showing Laocoon and his sons contending with the serpents.
The article advises practical entertaining tips for housewives emphasizing cost and labor. It recommends using large heavy paper napkins with initials for informal tea, notes the shrinking use of linen, suggests a variety of sandwiches and desserts, and praises paper accessories and simple fried potato nests as attractive serving ideas.
Patchwork quilts that are elaborate and costly can be trimmed to a minimum. The illustration shows how to use eighteen nine inch blocks to create a full size quilt with about three ounces or one yard of prints. Folder No 536, 586, and another offer diagrams and yardage details, mailed for 10 or 19 cents from Home Craft Co. Dept. D, Nineteenth and St Louis Ave, St Louis. include a stamped envelope for responses.
Colorado Supreme Court upheld a $2000 damages award to a rider whose claim said the driver was kissing another girl before a crash. Justice Haslett P. Burke stated that if mental processes were blurred by love making the driver bears the same responsibility as one who becomes intoxicated.
An advice piece promotes liquid laxatives for constipation and argues gradual dosing ensures relief. It highlights Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin containing senna and cascara as non habit forming and suitable for all ages, advising readers to consult doctors and druggists.
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