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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
7
New Year customs include buzzing doors and staying home. A punch bowl recipe blends egg yolks whites sugar cream milk and spirits with nutmeg for a festive drink. Teetotalers can omit whiskey and rum and still enjoy a rich beverage.
A 1935 advice piece urges readers to prevent colds by maintaining good resistance, avoiding cold exposure, and following a sensible diet rich in tomatoes beets grapes oranges carrots spinach and tea. If illness occurs, rest on a light diet and drink hot lemonade at night.
A humorous slice shows shoppers and clerks trading playful jabs about appearances and parish life. The dialogue includes Mrs Gray boasting, a clerk teasing, and a Progressive Grocer mock interview with informal exchanges. It captures a lively, informal market scene.
A guide to creating a dedicated hobby room in homes including a dark room for photography and a small observatory. It reviews Hobby Club basics, eligibility for under 30 members, membership cards, correspondence options, and scrapbook habits with historical notes on charter members and rapid growth from 1933 to 1934.
A list of new Hobby Club members includes Doroth y Barnett R R 2 Scheller Illinois 17 dance sports and many others from Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania Iowa and Wisconsin with interests ranging from dance sports swimming piano golf and reading to stamp collecting and music.
Margaret Gatzemeyer of West Point Nebraska writes of her initial hesitation to join the Hobby Club and now expresses enjoyment in being part of it. She notes her early reluctance to write to anyone before joining.
Rumors place Ann Harding's illness as career threatening while baby Leroy joins Ruggles of Red Gap with Charles Laughton and Mary Boland. Anne Shirley remains the lone minor on set at the RKO lot. Greta Garbo and Fredric March to star in Anna Karenina for MGM. Irving Berlin to score Roberta. Clifton Webb signs MGM contract. Katharine Hepburn learns tap. Brian Aherne tours with Katharine Cornell in Romeo and Juliet. Sylvia Sidney and Elissa Landi join Cecil B. DeMille's The Crusaders. Dickie Walters sought for Carnival. Card notes screen tricks from Stoney, playback habits, Muir rehearsals, and other studio rituals.
The article notes no standard method for rehearsing scenes before filming. It highlights personal rituals used by actors to memorize lines, citing Warren William who spends long hours studying and preparing, often lunching alone with a script.
Joseph Mattheus notes his age of 20 and provides his address Box 155 Neola Ia. Mary Landis of Carbondale Ohio sends New Year wishes to all Hobby Club members. Larry York also extends new year greetings.
Leo Carillo, a Santa Monica champion ocean swimmer, earned eleven medals in nine years of rough water races. Gene Raymond is said to have the blondest hair on screen, surpassing Jean Harlow. Nancy Carroll, young in appearance, was a dancer in the 1923 Passing Show. Cora Sue Collins stars in Little Man with twelve boys in the cast. Ant Southern is known for wearing up to forty pairs of gloves. MGM struggled to find extras willing to shave their hair for The Winning Ticket and recruited unemployed men from downtown parks.
Tim McCoy argues that western gear is practical not showy. He explains the big hat protects from sun and rain and can serve as a water bucket, the neckerchief shields the neck and filters dust, chaps guard against cactus and brush, and hair chaps provide warmth in snow. High heels keep the rider’s feet in the stirrups.
A simple frosting tip combines maple syrup with confectioners sugar to reach a spreadable consistency. The mix yields a distinct, tasty glaze suitable for cakes or pastries.
A fragmented directory listing multiple Joliet and area addresses for Clover Farm Stores and assorted local businesses. Includes store fronts on Chicago Street Cass Street Woodruff Road Elgin Avenue and other streets with names such as Kochalka Walters Cagni Cucchi Perino Petruska and Maccani among others.
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