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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-09-18

The drought has so dwarfed and dried the grain in
some sections that they are picking readymade corn
cob pipes out Of the ears.-Detroit News
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
Lillian's Obsession

What do you mean?" ! asked i'm
peratively, stopping abruptly In
front OF a shop window. NO" as
she made a movement 10 go on.
You stay right here. my lady. until
] find out the meaning OF that
speech. You simply can't mean that
you'd like TO see Marion made un-
comfortable by having Ronald pay
marked attention to Mary"
There was a momenttary flash in
her eyes which told me that my dis
approval had registered. but her an
swer was ready and undismayed.
Guilty as charged. m'lud.' she
said flippantly. That's Just exactly
what ] do mean. That affair Is pro-
crossing altogether too rapidly.
They'll be ~fancying thenselves-en-
gaged-if | don't look out"
II was n sentiment natural enough
for the careful mother OF a school
girl. But ! knew that Lillian's flip
pancy held a jealousy OF Marion's
holding anyone before her which was
almost abnormal. though under
standabie to those OF us who knew
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
Inconspicuous Equipment

Ever SO many items have been de-
signed for the convenience Of the
woman who cooks for one Tor two)
In a one-room apartment. All the
apparatus for boiling. baking or fry
ing by electricity may be contained
in "A single small desk-like bit OF fur
niture. where everything utilItarian
disappears when not in use. There
are numerous good cookbooks which
make plain and fancy cooking quite
simple 10 the amateur whose inter-
ests have hitherto been elsewhere
and many books which tell how TO
cook for one or two. tRather i'm
portant. that. because cooking for
one Is likely 10 be quite expensive
to one who doesn't know how. Buy
ing in small enough quantities. cook
ing so hat there will be no waste
in leftover. or too much time and
current expended In preparing more
food than Is needed.)
Which brings up the question OF
expense. Is II cheaper 70 eat at
home than out? That depends on
ones tastes. IL a meal must con-
sist or many dishes it's likely 70 cost
more 10 eat home. not less. Variety
comes high. and only when one
cooks for three or more will the cost
be reduced. You can't prepare a
homemade strawberry shortcake for
one. It's impossible 10 buy the In
gradients in small enough quantities.
The least n a make will serve
three or four or more.
a two or three curse dinner for
one will cost less than eating a six
course dinner out. although there
may be more IN the way OF quantity
in the home meal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
Using Facials to the Best Purpose

cleansing facials which are different
from the ordinary cleansing OF the
skin. There are times when undue
exposure leaves a far greater on
or soil on the skin and frequently
this exposure permits the impurities
70 sink farther into the pores than
under normal conditions. When this
happens cleansing facials are the
only method by which the skin can
be brought back 10 an absolutely
clean state
/ think these distinctions should
now be clear in every mind and. in
the future. I shall make sure to
mark each facial treatment published
in this column so that there won't
be any doubt about which n or the
three general cla~ssifications Il ~
under.
In addition to this I want 10 ex-
plain now that surface or merely
temporarily stimulating facials a
be taken as often as you wish. Per-
sonally. ] think every woman should
include a facial OF this type IN her
daily beauty routine. II she will do
this the need for more complicated
facials viii be practically eliminated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

TT HAS just occurred 10 me that
some of you may be in doubt
about the various types OF facIals
and the results they accomplish. and
so at the risk OF telling something
you are familiar with ! want 10 go
into the subject a little more thor
oughly than is possible when l have
the details OF a specific facial 20 ex-
plain 10 you.
There are many types OF faclals.
those for surface or local benefit and
those for the correction Of deeper
seated beauty troubles.
Any treatment for the rejuvena-
ton OF the skin or face really Is a
facial. but there is a vast difference
between those for stimulating circu-
latiou and relieving fine, temporary
tired lines and those for the clearing
UP OF sallow skin. wrinkles. refining
the texture Of the skin. or changing
the contour OF the face.
Mid treatments for increasing cir
culation. so that the harrIed express
sion and dropping lines that result
from a too busy day are wiped away,
are what ] call surface or local
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
The Stars Say
For Tuesday, august I9.
BY CENEVIENE kEMBLE

NHE planetary CONGREGATIONS
ruling on this day may be read
as conflicting. While there
may be much activity. It may not be
OF a harmcnlzing, satisfactory or
profitable nature. as the disposition
will tend toward contention. strife
and turbulence. as well as TO gain
ends by shrewd OF tricky methods.
There may be some good openings
and some preferments In employ
mcnt. but writings and papers are
likely 10 give unless wisely
safeguarded
Those whose birthday Il is may
expect a Lively and aggressive wear.
but one In which affairs may be
complicated by impetuous and tenn
pestUous indulgence and crafty or
underhand manipulations. With re-
straint. elaboration. equitable deal
ings and precaut.on with all writ
inEs ana papers. all may be turned
into profitable and satisfactory direc-
tions. with new opportunities and
preferrnent from superiors.
IA child born on this day may be
capable and skilful in many direc-
tions. but its agEressiveness. impet-
uOsity and p~rc.lenvss toward craft
ana expedie1cy may be the means
OF defeating its excellent opportu.
mites.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

That she wished 10 divert Ronald's
attentions from Marion to any other
direction whatever | was sure. but /
had no warrant for my opinion In
any words OF hers. and l was not
surprised when she said ex~plosively:
"lf you weren't my oldest friend.
and devoted to Marion. I'D make you
a them thar words. | MAY not
relish the idea OF young Brixton
blotting out all the landscape around
Marion, but I'm not planning TO
make my child uncomfortable at a
party. thank you Instead. I'm 60
ing 10 take her down and buy her
The prettiest sub-deb evening dress
! can find. and a wrap II the other
girls aren't going to wear their
heavy coats. Ill call Helena up In
a few minutes and find out about
things. ! won't do anything 10 have
Marion outshine her mates, but. on
the other hand. I'm not going 10
have her the Cinderella OF the flock.
and the only evening gown she has
isn't anything 70 broadcast IN the
fashion notes"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

wv todayl 1t vas an adventure
that was entirely new 20 Us
both-shonping FOR children's clothes.
We decided hat dressing children
these days with all the cunning
things offered for them must have
all the thrill OF dressing beautiful
Christmas dolls sBiily's sister has
two darling children. a little girl and
a little boy. In Summer 1t Is diff
cult for her 10 come into town TO
shop and as Billy and / are going
10 spend the weekend ut her home.
we thought II would be fun to take
along a costume for each OF the
Riddles.
The fact that there IS a little boy
and a little girl In the family simpli-
fled our problem or selection, for the
brother and sister suits are probably
created for juvenile apparel. They
give the little family a ~sartorial dis
tinction that Is altogether charming.
After a great deal OF discussion we
decided TO be practical for the
mothers sake and choose suits that
would be washable. White lawn
fAf~4 49, may BA40 A00AN0 80 GOAA
and fresh that we decided to look
no further. Both the little girls
dress and the little boys trouser suit
were trimmed with big blue buttons
and a pleated flange edged In blue.
l showed them to Billy tonight and
he was delighted with our selection.
Helene and ! spend 30 much time
In u w shop that we seldom ret
out on the Avenue 10 see what Is
going on beyond the confines OF Jul
own fashion realm. But today II was
imperative a Madame does not have
a Juvenile department. II was inter-
esting 10 note the numbers OF sports
clothes that are being worn for
shopping. especially standings and
other light washable materials de-
veloped into jacket suits Panama
hats. too. gave the fashion boulevard
the appearance OF n resort. But as
though 70 offset the ~Informality OF
such attire women almost univers-
ally were gloved. Gauntlets and
longer lengths Of fabric gloves were
seen on practically every hand and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
Loves Reawakening 3
BY Adele Garrison

the tragic separation from her child
which had been her lot in Marion,s
infancy. II was a jealousy. how.
ever. which held danger in IL. and
ever since l had first noticed LIN.
ian's reaction to the attraction be-
tween Marion and young Ronald
Brixton | had been alert, watchful
for the opportunity 70 save Lillian
from some act which she might re.
greet bitterly when her obsession-
for could call II nothing less-hac
spent itself.
Purposely / made my voice de-
risive.
II may not be the mother or a
sub-deb." ! said slowly. but I have
have had occasion to study many
girls Of Marion's age. and let me tell
you that the danger or those two
children fancying themselves en-
gagged IL nothing 70 that or having
Marion's faith in you weakened II
you keep up this nonsense about
her"
She started and looked az me with
eyes which held something akin to
fright.
"Marion's faith-in-me-weak.
ened." she faltered.
Just that" I returned sternly.
Your daughters mind Is as keen as
her mother's-keener. IL your mental
gymnastics concerning her in the
last few months are indication OF
your powers Don't you
she's going to see through any
scheme OF yours 10 have Ronald pay
attention to someone else7''
You're begging the question. " she
said. a bit sulkily. Il didn't plan
this party. with Mary as the queen"
Il know that" I said. feeling a
few computations or my own on
Marion's account. But I'm not de-
~liberately manoeuvring 10 have Ron
aid slight Marion and pay attention
to Mary. as you evidently are do
ing"
! realized the weakness OF my po-
sition as soon as I uttered the words.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

sure II was something OF the almost
importance, for ~Ting-a-Ling was not
the sort w person 10 discover things
that didn't amount TO anything.
They couldn't help feeling that he
had discovered "A new continent. like
Columbus, or another moon, or IN
way TO keep from getting hungry
without eating.
Are We alone Az last7i' TIng-a-
Ling whispered. They all nodded.
Then / can start. / made my dis
covery this morning Just as 4 was
about"
At this instant a rooster stepped
out from behind one Of the sun
flowers and began to crow; What
are-you-gOlng-tO-do 49,. what-are-you-
going-to-do.'-or. at least, IL sounded
like that TO Ting-a-LinE. who sud-
denly turned very pale
Never you mind what I'm going
TO do" he said. Its none OF your
affair"
"Shoo. take yourself out of here
and 90 look for worms" Knarf cried.
chasing IL off. Away II went. flap
ping through the lanes or ~sunflowera
and causing the seeds to rain down
on poor Ting-a-Ling's head. Help.
help" ~ shouted. taking 70 Ms
AUNl5s TIC LIEU AyNH AHE hhIuGAA
path and into the house. They has
tened after him. He was hiding
under the bed.
Come out" they urged. we're all
alone now"
CLOSE the door" he said. They
closed II.
Now fasten down all the win
dows-" They did that. TOO. Finally
he cane out. But Tie had gotten so
black from the crawling under the
bed (which hadn't been swept for
months. IL seemed that he was
obliged 10 stick his head In a bucket
OF water. Finally. when he had dried
himself thoroughly. comhed his hair
and sat down I'm the e~asy-chalr. the
bell rang. III was the postman.
"a speclai-delivery letter for you.s
he said 10 Ting-a-Ling. handing him
a thick envelope. TinE-a-Linr quickly
opened IL. Goodness gracious -F'
he exclaimed. And out Of the door
he ran. straight for the palace. It's
from the king" the postman said.
And as the shadow-children did want
10 know what Ting-a-Ling's discovery
was. and as the letter from the kim
did seem to have something ~ Nl
with II. they set off after him in ''
haste.
Tomorrow: The King H. Surprlseu.D
Copyright. 1850. by Ne~tpapsF Fe1tufs service. lac
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

she can work. for her husbands in-
ness costs N great deal or money and
n n many debts 20 pay.
The Business Woman Is nice 20
look at She wears simple. plain
clothes. with "a little touch of color
somew ere. She IL not a beauty. but
she has a wide. broad brow. and
deep. sincere eyes-and her teeth are
az white as ivory. SO when she
smiles you like 10 look al her.
- five O'Clock she pulls down the
TOP or her rolltop desk and puts On
her hat and locks the door OF her
little office and catches the street
car and the ferryboat and the sub
urban train. and Little Daughter ~
always at the train 10 meet her, and
dear me. how fast she talks.
And how much she has 70 tell.
Yesterday the blueblrd's nest had
three speckled eggs in 1.-THE pret.
test things o yer saw. Oh. the
Little Girl could hardly wait FOR
Mother TO climb up and see them.
And the day before that a little
lost puppy came 10 the house ana
frank some milk out OF a saucer. His
owner came for him after a while.
but the Little Girl had "A wonderful
time with him while Ne did stay.
And the little girl across the street
was going 20 have a PARTY on her
birthday lawn party. TX you please
and the Little Girl was invited.
And. oh. Mother. can ! wear my
pink ard white?
Yes. she II a very busy person. the
Business Woman.
She hasn't A minute in the day 10
feel sorry for herself. / guess that
Is why she looks 50 ~cortented.
| fec ike taking off my hat and
standing at attention when the Bust.
ness w oman goes by.
Talk about the Cross OF the Legion
or Honor-there's an invisible one,
! knuw-and she's wearing II. or she
ought 10 e IL. and she's Just one
OF an army Ike that. that are the
pride and the comfort and the hope
OF this big. careless country OF ours.
] salute the colors every time one
Of you goes by in the crowd.
Copyright. 1880 ~ Newspaper Feature SERVES. tns
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

child older than three years.
Ii has been said that fully
one-half Of the infant population
OF our large cities have ricketts, to
a greater or less degree. Too many
children In the cities are deprived Of
sunshine and fresh air. and too many
lack proper nourishment.
With the great advance in the
number having this disease much
experimentation has gone on within
the past ten years 10 find out lis
causes. IL primarily from
lack OF nourisbing food. X can pe
cured by following the proper diet
on the n hand. or il can be cured
BY exposure 10 sunlight.
ricketts, Is not confined to one part
OF the body. but il involves all the
tissues. Its most striking symptom
Is the abnormal condition OF the
bones. A child who has ricketts, l.
usually anemic and is very
and irritable. lie does not walk early
because the muscles and bones are
weak, and the liSaments lax. He may
be ~how-legged or knock-kneed- En-
-larsement OF the bones at the wrist
and ankle takes place. Some deform-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
Helpful Advice to Girls
BY NANCY LEE

think OF anything 70 hold q
lengthy conversation on. We try
70 act natural. etc. but IL doesn't
always work So well. q. AND IT.
~ AND T.: IL your parents ap-
~ prove or your friends and al.
low you 70 have dates, / feel sure
II Is because they trust you 10 be.
have n a worthy OF the con-
fidence they have repOsed In YOU.
2. Yes. 3. You can excuse Yourself
on the Of 4 previous engage
ment. When you have done W A
few times. the young man will no
doubt realize hat you are not anx-
ious TO have dates with him. 4. The
boy takes the lead. There II no set
rule beyond the host giving his
guests the choice. S. Perfectly cor.
rect and proper. s.. There should be
no need or stereotyped phrases. The
simplest thing in the world is TO
voice a few words OF sincere recipro-
cation to the young mans remarks.
Z. There is no such thing as lin
sists." Tell him that you do not
wish IL. and see to II that you do not
70 out with him again. s. There IL
no need. surely. for lengthy CONVEX
sation or bright remarks about the
many topics OF the day. and a sym
pathetic n for the conversation OF
your escorts IL all that Is necessary.
Just be natural. that's all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

some sort Of q posy for gaiety.
And then the Business Woman
buffers her toast and drinks her
coffee, and the Little Girl tiptoes
10 the gate with her and kisses her
goodbye. and waves her a gay fare
well-but very carefully. for the Lit
tie Girls father mas been very III and
he must sleep late in the morning 10
help him to get well.
And when ne wakes ne will cook
some eggs and a little bacon for the
Little Girl ana himself. and thew will
talk and laugh together AZ the table.
set so carefully on the shady porch.
And the Business Woman will
catch the train and then the ferry
and then the street car. and she will
he at her office bright and early
with a posy on her desk that is the
twin or the a on the little table
az home.
And all day long the Business
Woman Will answer the telephone
and take dictatlon and file away
records. for she IS a public stenog-
rapher In a tig business building.
All day long she works n fast as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

TWEED is by now very much Of the mode
and has established itself as the ideal fabric
forsthe smart everyday dress for all but
formal occasions. The weaves are even lighter
than those used last Autumn and are now offered
In delightful mixtures and patterns. Various
touches to tighten the fabric also achieve a quite
decorative note in the form Of gilets, tucked
collar and novelty jabots.
To aid you in your choice OF a new tweed
frock we have sketched for you two Of the very
newest models. The first is a fine tweed in a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
Goodnight
Stories
By MAX TRELL

L discovered a forest al full OF
trees
And a lake an full OF water.
But though I discovered the sun
IN the sky
A couldn't discover the daughter.
Shadow Sayings.
" HAVE Just made n great dis
covery," Ting N y Ling In
nouneed soiemniy. Mi. Flor.
Hand. Yam and Knnrf-the shadows
or five little reaI-children-gIanced
up with interest. They were inside
the picture on the Chinese Plate toh.
shadows can get inside anythlngl.
walking towards TIng-a-Ling's house.
Yes. a very great discovery" ne
repeated. The more think OF it
the more sure ] become that it ~ the
greatest discovery that was ever
discovered"
What j. II? Tell IL about H."
insisted the shadow-children.
Il can't tell IL here" he said. look
ing about nervously- Were being
watched
Watched? Py whom"
BY her" The shadows followed
his pointed finger. "Humph. tits
only "a cow" exclaimed knarf. she
can't tel anything"
Dear me. yes. You don't know
cows. They can tell lots or things.
They car tell the difference between
clover ana thistles. They can tell
when tits raining. and when its time
I'd come home"
But all they can say IL moo"
That's moo than enough" re-
Piled the Chinaman very seriously
Here. let's 10 into my garden where
were sure TO be alone" They passed
beyond the gate and into the garden.
walking down the narrow path be-
tween the rows or sunflowers until
they reached a wooden bench under
an old willow-tree. Here they sat
down end waited impatienrly TOR
Ting-a-Ling 70 tell them about his
mysterious discovery. Tney. were
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

T took me nearly half a minute
to pull myself together again
after Lillian inadvertently had
prodded something deep within me,
something which ! had rigidly re-
pressed for years. Her casual com.
ment hat ] could not see Helena
Brix1on's viewpoint in her jealousy
OF Mary. because ! had no daughter.
brought INTO momentary flaming a
longing which had been mine. a disap-
pointment still keen. though buried
beneath many layers OF things less
important but more exigent.
! buried II deep again In that half
minute n turned my mind to that
other utterarce OF LillIan's which
concerned her young daughter and
which reused all my combativeness
on behalf OF my friends winsome
young daughter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
nEAR NANCY LEE:

nEAR NANCY LEE:
~ We ar two girls. fourteen
and sixteen. respectively. VIII you
please answer the following ques-
tons
j. With our parents consent. do
you think we are too young to
have dates?
2 Do you think eleven O'Clock is
a reasonable hour 70 get home
from a dance?
3. When a boy asks you for a
date. and you don't care 70 accept.
what ear you tell him. without be-
Ing rude and yet you wish 10 keep
his friendship. and make him I'M
dergtand correctly
4. When two couples go TO a
show and there are no ushers.
should the boy or the girl take the
lead and who should choose the
seats?
s. Would II be correct for the
two girls to sit together In the
center.
6. What Is the correct thing 10
say to a boy when he thanks you
for a dance?
:. What can you say. without
being rude to a "one-han6ed"
driver and 20 "a boy who insists
upon mild petting?
How can we be more interesting
while having dates2 We can never
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

ity OF the chest. such az pigeon
breast and bony protuberances Of the
skull may be present
McCollum and his co-workers found
in cod liver oil the factor known as
Vitamin ID. which prevents ricketts,.
Lack OF this vitamin permits OF the
development OF ricketts,
The effects OF sunlight are being
studied now as never before We
know that sunlight exerts n pro-
found effect on the welfare OF the
body.
There Il no doubt that the preva-
lence OF ricketts, in America and In
middle Europe Is largely due to la-k
OF sunlight. Negro and Italian chill
dren OF our American cities are es-
pecially liable 10 contract his dis
ease because their skin pigmsntation
prevents the ultra violet rays from
penetrating actively.
Because Of muscular weakness in
this disease the abdominal walls give
way, and we e the 'pot-bellied"
child. Flat-foot IS another Effect OF
ricketts,. The child eats and sleeps
poorly and as a consequence he Is
irritable and nervous.
When a child Is found to have any
OF the symptoms Of ricketts,. The diet
must be changed. The largest num-
bers OF cases OF ricketts, are found
among the artificially fed babies.
Few cases occur among breast-fed
infants. Cod liver oil Is OF great
value and should be given regularly.
An abundance OF milk is needed 10
provide the lime required in building
bone tissues. Orange Juice. tomato
Juice and prune juice may be given.
For the older children all these. with
spinach. cabbage and eggs. should
be provided.
Exposure 10 the direct rays OF the
sun is essential when sunlight is Z
be had. All the hospitals and clinics
now furnish artificial lights which
have the same effect. BY proper
feeding and exposure 10 sunlight
your child ma be safe from this
disease. The disease is now well ua.
derstood and by careful attention
ricketts, can be helped n cured in
time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

facials because their mission Is to
clear away a temporary condition
that would leave no lasting results.
unless. OF course. the condition re-
sponsible for the tired expression
were repeated day after day. In such
cases the face naturally would droop
continually and then the d~eep-seated
type OF facial would be required to
stimulate the muscles themselves
into renewed activity.