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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1938
Page
4
Greta Garbo travels to New York and embraces simple, tailored attire and down hair, defying critics who urged glamour. Felix Knight, Billy House, and radio stars offer tips on stage presence and staying power in show business.
Edith Jarvis Alden of Chicago is newly elected secretary of the Burlington Railroad, the only woman executive of a major railroad in the country. A 54 year old gray haired mother of a 26 year old, she began work with the company in 1918.
The article notes marbles as a timeless pastime enjoyed by the Chinese and Hindus and claims imperial Augustus played the game as a boy with nuts among Moors.
A health piece argues that remnants or tags of tonsils left after childhood removal can harbor infection that spreads to joints and muscles. It cites Dr. Paul H. Browning and Dr. T. Wingate Todd, noting buried scar tissue may mask infection and that investigation should extend beyond fully removed tonsils to secondary growths. It also discusses broader views on health, disease, and quality of life.
A school teacher endorses Ruth Wyeth Spears Sewing Books for clear simple hand work. An illustrated border design for a bed jacket is described with color ideas and stitches. The ad invites orders with 25 cents per book and a free leaflet on quills when both books are purchased.
A historical overview of the auto industry highlighting November displays, rapid growth from 1900 to 1929, and key innovations such as front doors windshields and folding tops. It notes the first cars in Germany and America, early races, and the shift from open to closed cars driven by wartime inflation and mass production.
Abraham L. Monteverde of Mays Landing N J completed a New York to San Francisco trek in 79 days 10 hours 10 minutes. He started May 6 1925 in New York and reached San Francisco July 24 covering 3415 miles via Philadelphia. The prior best was 80 days 5 hours by John Ennis and Edward P Weston did the route in about 104 days in 1909.
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick remedy for overindulgence. It recommends two tablespoonfuls in water before sleep to ease acid indigestion and nausea and two more tablespoons with orange juice on waking. Thousands use it.
Quote attributed to Thomas Fuller contrasts strangers honoring others with the comfort of ease, noting that gentleness and respect rarely coincide in unfamiliar company.
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