Your Good Health and the Diet Fads We Follow
A reflective column recalls twenty five years of diet fads from Fletcherism to vegetarianism and raw foods. It argues people self select what suits them, noting excesses in chewing, roughage, one meal plans, and drastic regimens. Healthy eating rests on ordinary common sense rather than hype.
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Claud North Chrisman
Horace Fletcher
Robi Hutchinson
Hollywood
Romantic Spanish bandit Pedro Ceballos Martinez freed after 154 years
Profile recalls Pedro Ceballos Martinez known as The Cucumber, once head of a band that robbed the rich to aid the poor. After years on the run and a wedding siege with Civil Guards, he was captured, aged 57, and has since quit banditry to become a watchman, awaiting reunion with his daughter born during his crime spree.
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Spain
Pedro Ceballos Martinez
Pepino
Martinez
Manuela Rueda
Civ
G-man
Manuela
el Pepino
Pedro
Modes and Manners on Gloves and Carnations
An elbow length glove in white silk or the dress material suits an erentiy gown with a pale blue quilted wrap. For carnations, pink or red honors a living mother while white marks a deceased mother per custom.
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P.S
Home Made Bandages From Clean Sheets
Instructions describe making sterilized bandages at home by tearing a clean sheet into strips, rolling them, and storing in an airtight jar. Place the jar in hot water to boil and sterilize the contents.
Guide to Charm Wash Hair Each Week In Summer
Summer hair care requires extra cleansing as heat and humidity increase oil and odor. Use home shampoo setups with proper rinses and special toning products to highlight natural hair color, reduce gray visibility, and control dandruff. For oily scalps apply more frequent washes. for dry hair wash less often and use conditioning steps to preserve curls and waves.
Beauty Tit QUESTION Can you give me a good exercise for my neck
The article prescribes regular neck exercises and facial cleansing motions to firm under‑chin muscles. It suggests tilting the head back, letting it drop forward, then moving the head side to side and chin up for circulation and neck strength. Include mirror guidance and gradual head turns.
Ice Cream Delights for Hot Days from Old Cookery Notes
A vintage dessert guide offers ice cream ideas and quick frozen treats. Recipes include Chocolate Dipped Cream Puffs with banana sauce, Strawberry Peaches Ice Cream, and a Fruit-Milk Sherbet. Also listed are luncheon options and a simple orange dessert served with red currants.
Buckle fashions lead in New York dress trends
Belts dominate today’s styles with large buckles drawing focus in dress accessories. Fashion notes highlight circular and hollow square shapes, horseshoe and hat buckles, silver beads, and cigarette box designs. Large buckles with smaller buttons and frogging appear across full skirts and tunics, signaling a trend toward stately lines and courtly fabrics for longevity.
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New York
You and Your Child By Marian Mays Martin
Spanking questions arise and parents often default to no before hearing the child. A mother and father in a vignette misread Edith’s wish for a snack or extra playtime. The piece urges parents to seek the child’s perspective, and to learn patience and understanding rather than reflexly saying no.
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Marian Mays Martin
Edith
Mother
Edith Pate
Dad
Gladys
Chnd
Pennywise Purchases Cut Household Costs
The item argues for plain bedding over frilled linen to reduce laundering costs. It claims plain spread and bed coverings are sensible buys as fancier linens double laundering expenses for households.
Beach bonnet for Texas Centennial novelty
A 1938 Fairchild caption describes a blue bluebonnet themed beach bonnet with neck protector and chin strings as a Texas Centennial novelty designed for sun protection and style.
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Fairchild
Spanking Dilemmas in Letters From Readers
A reader questions parental spanking of a nineteen year old daughter who went out with a strange man. The columnist argues spanking appears effective and urges parents to act decisively to deter risky behavior, noting the girl’s beauty is irrelevant to the danger. The letters frame parental discipline as a cure for recurring misconduct.
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M.C
Mrs. Martin
Double Thread Knots Prevent Snarls and Breaks
When sewing with double thread pull both strands to even length then knot each strand separately. This avoids snarls and breakage and keeps the two ends secure without twisting together.
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