Medical ethics urged at surgeon meeting in Philadelphia
Dr James McLester of Birmingham warned against treating patients as mere bodies of tissues. He urged recognizing each patient as a human with complex emotional and psychic responses during the American College of Surgeons annual gathering in Philadelphia.
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Claud North Chrisman
Mld
American College of Surgeons
Philadelphia
American Medical Association
James 5. McLester
Birmingham
MecLester
Mic- Lester
The Patient Physician Bond Through Care and Empathy
In a hospital ward reminiscence a preceptor urges treating patients as human beings not just conditions. Dr McLester notes emotional patient reactions shape pain, muscle tension, digestion and recovery, highlighting the enduring value of the family doctor over new theories.
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MedLester
McLester
Effect of Visitors on Patient Wellbeing in Hospitals
The article argues hospital surroundings aid patient morale more than lab results. Cheerful colors, quiet halls, flowers and books boost mental poise, though they do not cure illness. It warns that visitors can calm or unsettle patients, and emphasizes assessing mental as well as physical health.
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McLester
Angels of Light
Short Cuts for Serving and Cleaning Tips from the Kitchen
The note offers practical hints for serving and cleaning such as paper lace clutches for under items, cleaning marble tops with warm water, avoiding soap on white woodwork, wrapping silver slippers to prevent tarnish, serving orange wedges with tea or fish, and adding bacon slices to roast chicken for richer flavor.
Edison Named Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Charles Edison, son of Thomas A. Edison, is appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy succeeding the late Henry L. Roosevelt. Born 1890 in West Orange New Jersey he studied at MIT and rose through NRA and New Deal agencies before this government post. He advocated a stronger Navy with raised air defense and will resign his industry ties.
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Albot Lake
Reginald Lake
Charles Dickens
Charles Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Navy
Henry L. Roosevelt
Naval Consulting Board
Liewellysn Park
West Orange
N. J
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Roosevelt
Edison
NRA
New Jersey
Federal Housing Administration
Donald Richberg
Senate
Jersey
New Roosevelt
Charm Bath Treatments For a Delightful Tub Routine
Guide to creating a spa like bath with scented waters creams and a bath tray. Suggestions include arranging brushes towels and perfumes within reach and enjoying warm or hot water with fragrance and a final dusting of scented powder.
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Lovey Ann Sothern
Beauty Tips and Scar Concealment Advice
Reader Marie asks about removing or masking a forehead scar. The column notes surgery can reduce visibility but is costly and not locally common, then offers low cost concealment tips with makeup and hair styling. It also advises practical skin care and outdoor activity for winter health and cautions against very hot rooms.
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Marie
Seafood Dishes From Grocers Shelves Featured In Menu
A grocery shelf menu touts seafood as accessible and varied with crabmeat lobster shrimp oysters and fish options like salmon tuna cod and mackerel. Recipes include Deviled Crabmeat and Avocado Shrimp Salad plus a creamy crab sauce over brown onion and curry roux for crabmeat soufflés.
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Michenette
Speaking of Style Styles Now Displayed In Action
Fashion shows unveil a dance fashion blend with new styles and steps. The evening dress proves especially appealing on the dance floor, while fringe returns for fluid motion. Green dominates blouse colors with white suits, and Paris hair stylists note brushed-up coifs influenced by Greek and Directoire styles with decorative coronets and pins.
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New York
Antoine
Paris
Fur Coat Care Don’ts For Lasting Wear
A guide to preserving fur coats advises prompt repair of small rips and tears and cautions against drying on radiators or hanging near hot walls. It also warns against long periods sitting on furs and carrying bags under the arm to avoid rubbing.
Dinner Menu Highlights from Cranberry Juice Cocktails to Avocado Salad
The menu lists courses and dishes including Devilled Crabmeat Julienne Potatoes Buttered Lima and String Beans Piquante Cole Slaw Banana Cream Tarts Tea Grapefruit with Sherry Scalloped Shrimp Creamed Potatoes New Peas French Style Avocado Salad French Dressing Crackers Cheese Coffee, reflecting a formal luncheon spread.
Piquant Cole Slaw and Shrimp Croquettes Recipe
A vintage style recipe describes mixing shredded watercress green pepper and scallions with green cabbage. It instructs seasoning with salt pepper sugar and chili sauce then marinating with French dressing before chilling. Open shrimp mix with tomato paste boiled rice eggs butter milk and spices form croquettes bread crumb coat dip fry.
Modes and Manners in Dinner Etiquette Questions
A series of etiquette Qs and As on cigarette serving timing handling meat bones second helpings and wedding announcements. It covers table manners including when to smoke, how to refuse food, picking up a lamb chop, and delaying wedding notices until after the ceremony with guidance attributed to A L and K o.
Leap Year and Marriage Trends Spark Debate on Cupid
A humorous column weighs whether Leap Year boosts marriages or if social changes drive romance. It riffs on John Bartmore and a magnificently unconcerned partner before shifting to parental roles in adolescence, urging honest, human dialogue between parents and children about growing independence.
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Cupid
John Bartmore
Marriages in London See Fewer Widows Remarry
In Caxton Hall records registrar J P Bond notes 1936 genoemd bumper wedding year but only three widows among twenty seven prospective brides. Data show widows remarrying declined since 1919 peak of 40,000, with a 5,814 drop between 1913 and 1933 and steady decline since. Second marriages often happier than first.
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London
J.P. Bond
Caxton Hall
Marriage sales talk and the old schoolroom unions
A reflective piece on how economic pressures and clever persuasion shaped early marriages. It contrasts men’s reluctance with women’s motives, suggesting marriages often began from a sales dynamic rather than true consent, yet concludes with the notion that an unsatisfactory bill of sale can still end well.
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Epedie Ali
Yokes Define Formal and Semi Formal Dresslines
The article discusses afternoon dress yokes designed to enhance the upper bodice with a wide line and decorative details. It notes lightly embroidered or beaded yokes, sleeve decoration for a cap effect, sheer yokes with braiding, and less formal piped yokes often in contrasting fabrics or colors such as velvet or satin on crepe.
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Guide To
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Hune
Paquin
Judith Wilson
Eleanor Gunn
Piquant Cole Slaw
A. L
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Jane Herbert Goward
Alice
Helen
MES. Martin
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