Health Test Sets Family Fitness Benchmarks by Doctor
A health column presents a simple test to gauge physical fitness for all ages. It offers four groups of activities from stairs and walking to weight carries and sit ups, with progressively tougher standards and push ups. It also notes caution to consult a doctor and includes a reader question about a bitter mouth taste with possible dental and digestive causes.
Dar es Salaam Harbor City Brims With Palm Fringed Bay
The article extols Dar es Salaam as Tanganyika Territory’s capital and East Africa’s Harbor of Peace. It notes swift growth from a German port, busy harbor trade, Arabian dhow connections, lush Botanical Gardens, Oyster Bay suburbs, and Roosevelt Road. Nearby trips include Shirazi ruins at Msasani and Kilwa Kisiwani excursions by air, with Kilwa dating to 957.
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Dar-Es-Salaam
Germany
German East Africa
Tanganyika
Laug Tanganyiva
Lake Victori
America
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt Road
Dar-Es- Salaam
Msasani
Kilwa Kisiwani
Indian Ocean
Horoscope for Scorpio: steady progress and romance ahead
Tomorrow brings harmonious personal relations and productive work for Scorpios. Excellent news may arrive in the afternoon. If today is your birthday use initiative to advance work in 1958, plan finances for stability, and expect a new romance between June and September.
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Scorpio
Delicious Mincemeat Desserts and Quick Pineapple Pie
Ready to serve mincemeat ideas expand holiday treats. Recipes include Magic Fruit Cake using condensed mincemeat walnuts candied fruit and milk and an Pineapple Mince Pie combining mincemeat crushed pineapple and pastry with a hot bake at 425 F for 30 minutes.
Helpful hints for housekeepers from a vintage guide
Advice on handling painted hardware, ironing fabrics, and wallpaper. Do not soak enamel or wood, avoid starch, store cottons unstarched, iron blouses with a careful sequence, and brush plaster walls before professional wallpapering.
Opportunities in Work at Home Campaigns
This column profiles Mona a young mother who cannot find paid work outside the home and pursues conceited home only jobs. It notes part time shorthand typing offers are easier to obtain and urges readers to consider two to three hours of outside help for children and family budgets. It ends by inviting readers to request pointers to a part time job.
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Mona
Theaper
Seafood Main Dishes Gain Favor With Men
A chef notes that seafood and fish are popular lunch choices for men with shrimp cocktail as a starter. He urges ladies to cook more fish at home and offers ready-heat frozen options and simple seasoning tips to create appealing fish meals for four. The draft menu lists seafood heavy meals and a complete four-person dinner plan including Artichoke-Cress-Lettuce Salad and Hot Pineapple Ambrosia.
Why Do Women Suffer Foot Pain from High Heels
A reader laments foot pain from high heels and thin designs. Advice urges lower heels for daily wear and proper foot care including daily washing, between-toe cleaning, pumice smoothing, and hand lotion, plus podiatrist visits for calluses and corns.
Parents and Schools Debate Homework Value and Home Help
An editorial discusses past studies on homework, arguing many lacked rigor, and supports a reasonable amount of at home help. It cites new works by Langdon and Stout and notes cooperation between parents and teachers as essential to reading and arithmetic progress. It also includes Q and A on tattling and feeding children.
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Grace Langdon
Irving W. Stout
NEA Journal
Prentice-Hall
U.S
Coffee storage and baking tips from a vintage guide
The text advises transferring opened coffee to an airtight jar or can and storing in the refrigerator if coffee is used infrequently to prevent deterioration. It also notes that waffles may stick if not enough shortening is used in the batter and suggests a tablespoon of shortening per cup of flour.
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