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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

happiness.
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ When a girl has a boy friend
come 10 see her and her parents
are In the DOM should they remain
or leave?
At is hard for me to hold a
conversation with a boy. Name
some things which ! might talk
about. NIKE.
MIKE: That depends upon the in
1NA clination OF the girls parents. as
well as the understanding existing
between the young people. Therefore
this Is an affair TO be decided solely
by circumstances and personal pref
erences rather than by outside
advice.
2.-In these wonderful days. there
should be no dearth Of converse
tional topics. Music. the radio, the
talking pictures. all the other mir
acles OF scientific achievements that
we take so casually provide topics
for thought as well as for converse
ton. for they are things that we all
can understand: they have become a
vital part OF our lives. There is a
wealth Of wonders too in the columns
OF the newspapers. so that Il should
10 easy 20 find lots OF interesting
things 70 discuss and even argue
about. FOR a friendly argument
sharpens the wits and develops one
into an interesting conversationalist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
Some Odd Facts

The newest idea In dress reform s.
10 render textiles more saleabie bv
pertuminS them according 10 their
character-IIarris tweeds being inn
nregnated with peat smoke. and
handmade linens with lavender.
with only seven hours flying in
struction 10 her credit. a woman re.
Gently clsmbed In a machine to a
height Of 5000 feet. looped the loop
and made a spinning dive-excep
tional achievements for a first flight
Fourteen words. including "fend.r
encourage" apparent" ..humor.-
and "disputable." have caused the
experts In English trouble: nobody
seems to be sure OF the proper
method OF pronounc.ng them.
Losing a ship for q ha'porth or
tar Is a perversion OF an ancient
saying. II does not refer 10 A shin
at all. but 10 a sheep. Sheep used 10
be marked in hot tar with the
owners initial or brand.
II n thousand ~sovereigns were
made into a ball and given to ,he
worlds champion shot-putter. he
could not pitch them a distance Uf
twenty yards.
II Is estimated that all the gold
coins in the world could be slowed
away In a moder1te-sized drawing
oom. In these DAYS most or the
gold reserve in different countries
is kept in the form Of bars. not coin.
A church for the deaf and dumb.
where all the service. including the
sermon. is carried on in siEn Ian
guage, exists in Deptford. England.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
.EAR ANNIE LAURIE:

#EA4S A-NAlL tlE.
I am a Girl nineteen years
old and I've been going steadily
with a boy two years my senior
FOR five weeks. He tells me he
loves me and ! also love him. He
lives out or town and I just see
him on Sundays because ne has TO
work every night. He drinks first
before coming 10 g me. although
he has promised not 20 drink any
more IL ! promised not to 70
around with other boys on week
days. and / don't. I'm afraid TO go
around with him because he acts
kind OF fresh" when he drinks.
Now l don't know whether 10 quit
going around with him or ask him
10 be different, so please tell me
what 70 do for I'm willing TO take
your advice II | have TO leave him.
WORRIED.
WORRIED: II the young man Is
w not willing TO abandon his bad
for his own sake as well as
for yours, / am sorry for you both.
Have a sincere talk with him. His
life Is before him. but he has
sorry future unless he makes n
very thorough change. Tell him tina,
You think a great deal Of him and
YOU want him 70 be n ma Of
whom you can be proud. II he pre-
fers hts vices 70 the decent things IN
life the sooner you bid him
an irrevocable goodbye. the bet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

ton, and although its detailed an
swering must remain with you.
there are some outstanding points
that should be considered most
seriously Just now.
The complexion Is apt 10 appear
n bit faded, probably because the
general let down between seasons
carries into all parts OF u toilette
But this must not be. Because Il
Is at this season that we lay the
foundation for cur beauty OF the
coming months.
Soon It will be too warm for ONE
types OF facials and so we must
spend the next few weeks giving ad-
ditional nourishing treatments TO
the skin 80 that, a. the heat In
creases and the use OF cosmetics be-
comes more trying. the basic health
and beauty Of u complexion will
have the reserve 70 carry Us
through.
Therefore the firsa suggestion I
would like to make is that an extra
half hour be devoted 10 special At
tentions in your nightly beauty
routine.
After cleansing the face and
throat thoroughly. apply a liberal
amount OF nourishinE cream and pat
this gently into the skin. Let It re-
main on while you 60 through an ex-
ercise routine that will trim down
your figure
After the exercising. removs the
nourishing cream, apply a skin tonic.
patting II gently but literally 10 all
parts or the face, neck and chest
Reach down the back az the neck A.
far az you can. both with the nour-
ishing cream and skin tonic applica-
tons.
"A wee bit or ~nourishing cream
should then he placed around the
eyes. on the upper lids rs well as
under them. 10 give additional food
20 this sorely tried area.
The olive-oil baths. taken two or
three times each week. viii prepare
your skin for hathing-sult days 50
that when the time actually arrives
you can appear upon the beach with
never a trace OF the humiliation that
comes from seeing other women with
a skin fairer and softer than yours.
Olive-oil baths are not new 10
many Of you. but for the uninitiated
the term olive-oii bath merely means
the rubbing or "a liberal amount ~
olive oil into the skin Immediately
after n rather warmish hath.
II dry pimples mar the cIearness
OF the skin on your legs. ar7ns or
thighs. the following treatment VIII
wine them away within a few weeks.
Than the method can he dispensed
with entirely II YOU will substitute
a stiff flesh brush for a w~ashcloth
and scrub those susceptible parts OF
your body "A bit more vigorously than
You have been doing.
Cut one bar OF CASTLE soap into
thin flakes. add this 10 pint OF
cold water and set the mixture over
a slow fire "a simmer until all the
soar has dissolved. Remove from
the fire. pour into = c~ortalner with n
large enough opening 70 permit you
20 dip your hand into IL. When the
liquid soap has cooled and before
ii actually iells. add one cupful of
yellow cornmeai. stirring the corn
meal through the liquid with n fork.
Used 10 eliminate the dry pimples
which are clogging the pores and
marring the smoothness of the skin.
simply dip the hand into the mixture
and rub IL vigorously over the ar
fected area. Then follow your usual
bath routine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03


about vaguely for years. We
knew he lived abroad and that he
was Just n year or two younger than
Madame, n hat she is very fond
Of him. However. Madame being a
rather reticent person. we didn't
have the slightest idea OF what he
looked like. what he did abroad, or
why he ever went there TO live.
Well. this morning a very dis
tinEuished looking gentleman walked
into the shop and asked for Madame.
We told him she had not arrived
yet. but that we expected her mo
m~entarily. He said he'd wait and
took a seat at one side OF the store.
Helene and I were wondering
what he wanted and who he was.
when Madame came in. And what
a meeting ensued. My goodness.
those two people must be fond OF
each other.
III seems that he's come here on
-business-hc's in the rare book bust
ness-and will he here for about n
month. lie didn't let Madame know
in advance. because he wanted 20
surprise her.
Madame Immediately declared the
day a holiday for herself. and off
she went with her brother TO talk
yer old times and everything that's
happened since they last saw each
other.
Helene. IN her inpulSive way. told
me as soon as they left the store
that Madame's brother was her ideal
man. and that she'd never before
seen anyone with whom she had
been so instantly Emitten.
And Helene certainly was thrilled
later In the afternoon-when Madame
called up and invited us 10 Join her
and her brother for dinner. or
course. she included Billy IN the In
vitat.on and also said that IL Helene
wanted TO she could bring a boy
friend.
But Helene wouldn't hear OF that.
She Immediately selected one os
Madame's newest printed frocks 70
wear. and said she would be per-
fectly content TO sit and look az
| Madame's brother all evening. Well,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
The Shadow Children Meet
the Hippopotomus-B Birds.
BY Max .TreIl

TVOR a long time Mi. Flor.
Hand. Yam and Knarf-the lit
tie shadow-chtldrea with the
tu~rned-about nance go had not
visited the inside OF the Natural
History book. Shadows have No
trouble visiting the insides OF books.
since they are as fiat as writing.
paper and can squeeze themselves
between the pages ms easily ms ycu
can squeeze yourself between bed
covers.
The Natural History book was "
ing on the table. They squeezed into
IL and found themselves in mont or
q picture OF a hippopotamuH stand
ing In a muddy stream somewhere in
the middle OF Africa. Now. that
was quite interesting enough as IL
was. Nevertheless. Knarf exclaimed.
Look az the birds standing on IT.
back
Sure enough. there were half e
dozen little birds standing upon It's
back rs though they thought IL the
most natural place TO stand I'm the
whole world.
What are you doing there Knarf
called 20 them loudly.
They paid no attention TO him. Il
was plain they didn't hear his voice.
Let's 60 into the picture" said Nil
No sooner said than done. They slid
into the picture through the bottom
corner. Shadows can slip into any
thing. Just watch your own shadow
sometime.
They now found themselves Rn IN
very arm place near the bank or
the stream. A little ways down they
could make out the hippopotamua.
although II was almost hidden behind
the thick vines that hung down from
the trees.
Knarf had q plan. This was ID
creep toward IL stealthily. then SUD
denly 70 shout Boot This would
surprise IL.
But suppose it doesn't Ike 20 10
surprised?' Hand asked.
1T does like to be surprised. Il
win think II Is its birthday"
And what Of the birds? They'll
fy away"
mo. OF course they won't. They
know better than to do that"
They started slowly toward the
which didn't 80 them. Hippce.
you must know. are quite near
sighted.
All at once, however. the birds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

Late Winter
and those oc-
casional pee
5 pr a days
r not to be
trusted. 49,. It
i s atrying
3 m Q " h ic h
m a. bring
worry e ;
unless we as
) u IN e a state
of mind that
saves our dis
position a d
our beauty.
But what to
do? TIL a t Is
I h Q gu e 8
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

walking with a speed Of about two
miles al hour. he would spend
enough energy TO lift himself a little
yer four times to the top Of the
same building"
This is interesting reading. But
You car see what energy can be
expended on golf.
In the healthy person the heart
rate increases with physical exercise.
and. in general. returns TO normal
in a short time. The danger OF over
doing In the game Is not 50 great for
a person in robust health.
However. II j. better for those not
In robust health TO keep TO an easy
game over an easy. plain course.
Most golf curses are built in hilly
places. and this increases the amount
OF energy spent in playing the game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

appetlte EndicateS a poor physical
condition. Also. low vitality Is indi-
Gated by a lowered blood pressure.
especially in the standing position.
with higher heart rate and a slow
return TO normal. after very moder-
ate exercise.
II goes wfthou. saying that a mere
friendly game has less effect on the
pulse rate and heart rate than any
thing like a championship game. The
energy spent In playing golf cannot
be minlmized.
IL haa been estimated that a per-
son walkiE4g at the rate OF four miles
an hour over a conventional level
course OF 5000 yards spends as much
energy an he would in lifting him
self five times TO tie top OF the
highest ~skysscraPer IN New York: or.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
The Stars Say
For Tuesday, March 4.
Bv ~CENEvIEyE KEMDLE.

TIME lunar aspects ruling on this
day lend favorable impetus TO
new ventures and TO the affairs
OF closed corporations. combines.
mergers and NIL secret organizations.
II is a fortunate time for negotiating
with these and for all subtle or dlplO-
matte understandings.
Those whose birthday Il is may
have n year OF successful contacts
with secret bodies. rings" closed
corporations. etc. or may succeed
hro ugh diplomatic or strategic
agreements. Subtle and mysterious
.nfluences prevail. A child born on
this day may have qualities OF the
subtle. mysterious and strategic.
gaining emineEce by such methods
and associations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

she looked so darling in her new
frock that I'm sure he was satisfied
20 look at her. too.
The dress II developed In IN ador-
able bordered print. the solid part
used NJ the hips and hem and for
the capeiet sleeve. A cunning trnlc
crosses at the front and ties IN apron
effect at the back.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
Answers TO Health Queries

J. @. 3. o.-What should a bow
weigh who ~ seventeen years old and
six feet tall?
2.-What should a boy weigh who
Is nineteen years old and six feet one
inch tall?
A.-They should weigh respect.
lively ISL and 1s4 pounds.
Miss c. r. Q.-What do Won ad.
wise Q reshaping the nose?
A.-You might consult a plastic
surgeon.
@. d. r. Q.-what should n -,
weigh who Is sixteen years old snd
five feet eight inches tall?
can ! reduce weight7
A--For her age and height she
should weigh about l3s pounds.
2.-Weight reduction Il merely @
matter OF self-control as regards
diet.
Mrs. ". j. Q.-what a the caus.
A@ 40 AAlhEAE
A-Rickets is a disease az ebtld.
nood arfecting the structure OF the
zones and muscles. IL is due to i'm
proper diet and sometimes unhy-
gienic surroundings.
AZ. q y. Q.-What will make
freckles less noticeable?
-.-How can ! gain weight?
A-Try bleaching with equal parts
OF lemon Juice and peroxide OF nv.
drogen.
Proper dieting and deep breath.
ing Is the secret. You should eat
nourishing foods and have plenty OF
sleep and rest.
Copyright. 1880. Newspaper Feature Service. lie
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
Words of the Wise

There II nothing one secs
oftener than the ridiculous and
magnificent, such close neigh
bors that they touch.
DE Fontenellc.
No question ~ erer settled
snttI u Is settled rtoht.
-Wircor.
We love without reason and
without reason we hate.
-Regnard.
Hc wH0 does not kHOtC hiS
ray 10 the sea should take q ritter
Tor his guide. -Pl1HtHs.
The learn'd reflect upon
what before they knew.
Pope.
The first art 10 be learned BIZ
q ruler is 10 endure crUy-
-Senecd.
Remorse goes TO sleep In a
prosperous period and wakes up
in adversely. Rousseau.
And fearless minds climb
soonest into crot0ns.
Shakespeare.
The purest treasure mortal
times afford
Is spotless reputation; that
away
Men are but RiIded loan or
painted clay.
Shakespeare.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

Doctors prescribe golf for their patients, and
the doctors, too. find some time to play the game.
though goodness knows how they find I'll
Golf no longer is for the rich. The bust
ness man gets his exercise in his pet game.
The age limit does not enter into the discus
sion. Young. middle-aged and the retired bust
ness man all 60 the limit in this game.
Last Summer the international Y. NJ. c. A.
made an interesting summary of certain find
ings made under their auspices. They studied
the physical reactions of about one hundred
golfers.
Among other conclusions the following were
noted:
In heart cases, an easy game of golf does
not necessarily cause injury.
Valvular LESSONS Of the heart, but well-com-
pensated, react in the same way as sound hearts
increases the danger In cases Of abnormal heart
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
-Pre-Spring
Beauty
Hin is
Now 10 Overcome the
Skin Problems of the
Warmer Months.

BY Josephine Huddieston
TyHE most trying beauty season
Of all il approaching. but, per-
haps, / can help you to live
through this stage more happily
and more beautifully.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

Half an hour Is usually sufficient
time TO play for persons who have
such reactions as extreme fatigue.
loss OF weight. or any feeling OF Ill
health.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
GOLf-Gnd Health!
DR.. Copeland's Message Today

Th3Fauh in This Great Outdoor Came Lies in the Posi-
Nhbiify of Orerdoing by Those Not in Robust
Health, Says Authority.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

- - - 49, ~"~-~-
all my life walled Sue. How can
I get them to look soft and white
again.
There are plenty OF lotions and
creams on the market. 20 that no
hands need be permanently married
The worst are durable. But in
this day and age there really is no
reason why any housekeeper's hands
should expose its labors. Once upon
a time cleaning used To mean a bare
handed graphing with dust. miners
ing hands Ia powerful soapy water.
using plenty OF the famous elbow
grease" Gallons elbows. housemaid's
knee. conspicuous knuckles. were
the brands Of superlative housckeep-
ing.
Nowadays first-rate housekeeping
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03

United States Senator from New Yor

LHIe1 Stats SGHdIOT F0m New 1OfK.
Former Commissioner OF Health. AeD York City.
N URING the past twenty-five years golf has become a game Of
great prominence in this country. Its popularity is shown by
the increase in the number of municipally-owned golf courses
everywhere.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
everywhere,

Severe exercise increases the danger in cases Of abnormal heart
or kidney conditions.
sleepessness, followed by fatigue in the morning. with loss Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
A Fashion Models Diary
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE
HeLene Selects a Charming Netc Printed Erock.
BY GRACE

NJ: s sS:: . =. Z. ; ; :: ::: t ! e.. T s; ::
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
Helpful Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

%ter for your present and future
happiness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
"Scrubby Hands and Housemaid's
Knee RELOCATED to the Past

* A FTER six months or house
"A keeping. my hands look as
though i'd scrubbed floors
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-15
ROAD BIDS WANTED
FOR IS CONTRACTS
Highway Department Plans Lot
Of Crawling and Fourteen
Miles of Oiling

Bids for 18 contracts for work on
state highways will be received June
5. officials of the state highway de-
partment announced today.
The projects include crawling OF
81 1887 miles of road, earth grading Of
14.7l4 miles. and oiling Of 1920
miles. The largest contract to be let
is for crawling 14.67l miles of road
in Morton county east of New Salem
Other contracts to be let are:
Crawling 10.818 miles of road in
Morton county, east of Glen UIlin: In
Stark county. crawling $3.50 miles
and 6.357 miles. both west OF Glen
Ullin; east of Antelope, 1911 miles;
Taylor to Antelope, 9.749 miles; west
of Taylor, 1926 miles, and 12.347
miles, east of Belfield.
Crawling in Emmons county, 9.47l
miles, south of Strasburg; Hull to
Hague, 0.988 mile, and 6,0l9 miles
south of Hull.
Earth grading. $3.50 miles in Bow
man county, south of Bowman: 5.75s
miles in Slope county, west Of Mar
marth, and 1887 miles in Slope coun.
ty east of Marmarth.
Oiling-1.597 miles and 1882 miles
in .Burleigh county, both east of Bis
marck: 2.9l4 in Barnes county, west
of Valley City, and 5.497 in Stutsmar
county. west of jamestown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-15

WOMEN TO PROVIDE LIBRARY
st. John, N. D., May 15.-P)-A
women's organization is providing
this town with a city library. The
new book center will be opened May
"a under the auspices of the Cosmos
club.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-15
State Motor Tax
Lowest in Union

North Dakota motorists pay an
average motor vehicle tax of $1,000,
the lowest of any state in the Union.
according to a survey made by the
Oregon State Motor association. A
copy of the compilation was received
here by j. N. Roberts, engineer for
the state highway department.
Motor vehicle operators in the state
pay a gasoline tax of three cents a
gallon. and an average tax of 1888,
after deduction of refunds. An aver
age registration and license fee OF
$lO.56 is paid. while there is no per-
sonal property tax.
The average tax is lower in the Dis
trict of Columbia, where $17.48 is
paid for gasoline, registration and
personal property taxes, but none OF
the states demand a lower tax than
North Dakota.
Nevada imposes the highest tax,
$50. 78, which includes a four-cent
gasoline tax, averaging $l9.40, an
average license fee of 1910, and an
average personal property tax of
S52.28. Iowa is next lowest to North
Dakota, with an average of S26.22.
The survey is based or rates in ef-
feet January l, 1880.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-15
Damage Claims Come
In Due to WindstOrms

Numerous small damage claims
have been received by the state fire
and tornado insurance department as
the result of recent windstorlns in
various parts of the state.
A school at Casseiton lost some
windows on May l and a school at
Mott lost some glass on May 3.
Roofing blew off of the schoOlhouSe
at st. Thomas. Pelnbina county, on
May l and on May 3 the school barn
at Harper school district. near Al
mont. Grant county. was blown down.
A part of the roof was blown off
the schoolhouse at Amidon on Aoril
Is. The city hall at st. Thomas was
damaged by fire recently to the ex-
tent of 81 900.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-15
new CHICK DISEASE
IS TRANSM|SSIBLE
Ailment Noticed Month Ago Has
Claimed Thousands Of Lit.
tie Birds in State

Fargo. N. D.. May 1--we have
definitely established that the respir-
atory disease in baby chicks, mani
Testing new symptoms which simu-
lates infectious bronchitis or trachei-
tbs, is transmissible to healthy chicks"
announce Drs. A. F. Schalk and M. C..
Hawn, of the veterinary science de-
.partment at North Dakota Agricul-
tural college. The disease. which was
first reported from North Dakota and
western Minnesota about a month
ago, has claimed thousands of chicks
of ages ranging from two days to
three weeks.
This baby chick disease has also
been encountered in old birds in diff
ferent flocks, according to DR.. Schalk,
who is heading the investigational
work at the college. The condition in
the old birds is not as severe as in.
fictitious bronchitis or tracheitis that
has prevailed in old fowls heretofore,
however. Nevertheless, it appears to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-15
North DakOtanS to
Serve Internship

Minneapolis, MINI, May 15,-R)-
Two North Dakota men are among
81 University of Minnesota medical
students who will start a 12-month
term OF internship in July.
The men are Reinhold Goehl, La
Moure, N. D., who will go to the In
diana University hospital at Indiana
polls, and Samuel Samuelson, White
Earth. N. D., who will spend his in
ternship at the Swedish hospital
here.
This will be the seventh and last
year of scholastic and practical train
ing for the students. They will be
awarded doctors degrees a year from
June by the university, following the
completion of their intern work, the
last lap in preparation toward becom-
ing accredited physicians.