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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1916
Page
5
The article offers simple at home methods to wash blankets without professional cleaners. Soak in lukewarm water with borax and soap for an hour, dry without rinsing, then use a garden hose to rinse and fluff. The method aims to save time and preserve softness without laborious scrubbing.
The article surveys cook book recipes from food firms and offers several tested ideas. It includes a tuna fish salad in gelatine moulds, a hot vinegar dressing for slaw, a boiled egg sardine rice dish with tomato sauce, a horseradish butter sauce for seafood, and a note on furniture and screen life amid rising prices.
A lively guide argues the summer porch becomes the home’s most comfortable space. It urges practical upgrades from wicker seating and cushions to plant boxes, lamps, and a small bookcase, noting trends from glass breakfast rooms to tiled floors and hanging baskets. It emphasizes comfort over sheer beauty and the porch as a staple for families and guests alike.
Carnation day notes vivid wallpaper stripes and bold outfits. Skirts return with heavy cream silk and pale green stripes, mohair pieces soften, taffeta and Georgette blouses pair with bright sport coats. Couture features side curls, biscuit jackets, and pricey sport suits over $200.
In a luncheon at the Brown Betty Inn Helen frets over Roy's public lunch with actress Genevieve La Tour Roy defends his behavior as purely platonic Edith offers counsel from a married perspective and warns of post wedding quarrels Helen resolves to end the engagement Roy arrives briefly, and Edith exits with a joking wedding gift tease.
A housekeeper learns to replace geraniums with solid color petunias in porch boxes and window planters. Salmon pink varieties and fringed types are prized, with white and purple pairings noted for visual effect. Petunias thrive in partial shade and German ivy can soften box fronts when shade limits choices.
A tale of a office talker who boasted grandly and overran others with endless opinions. A quiet newcomer endures his chatter until the office revolt silences him, proving Speech may be silver but silence defeats a loudmouth.
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