davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-24
CASINO TO
PRESENT ATTRACTIONS

BY advertisement on another page
of today's issue of the Democrat"
the public is advised that "Jackson's
Casino" will furnish high class re-
creation for those visiting Maryland's
only seaside resort-Ocean City.
Special attractions are noted for
May 80, 81 and June 1, in the engage
ment of noted orchestras and those
devotees of the terpsichorean art,
may indulge to their hearts content.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-24
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The editor of "The Democrat" takes
pleasure in acknowledging an invita-
ton from the Trustees and Officers
of the Peninsula General Hospitals
Training School for Nurses, to attend
the graduating exercises and recep-
ton of the class of 1910. The date
is May %, at 3 o'clock, p. NJ, at the
Nurses Home.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy E. Conant,
Chincoteague, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Sarah Eliza
beth, to Mr.. Raymond C. Dryden, Jr.,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
C. Dryden, Pocomoke City, Md. The
wedding will take place in June.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
Good Tastes Today

for him alone to invite the girls
to my house."
In New York, a boy Of eighteen
always sends out his own invita-
tons. In other words, his name
on a card beneath his mothers
would make him ridiculous. 1t is
taken for granted that although
his mother is not hostess, she will
be there. The invitations would
properly be written on your sons
visiting cards: Cocktails, to z
o'ck. Sat. Feb. 10. II you want to
make it plain that cocktails are
to be soft ones, he could put this
word In quotations. and II invita-
tons sent by young men are not
customary in your community.
your own visiting card with no
writing on it, could be enclosed to
any girl he doesn't know well. IL
he thinks 1t necessary to assure
her that you will be present.
Who Suggests Going:
Dear Mrs. Post: In restaurant,
does a hostess or her guest sug-
gest leaving?
Answer: If they are going to
a theater or concert, etc, the host
ess looks at her watch, or asks
the time. II some one else asks,
rs II time to go?" she answers
TT is.' or else. mot yet-it's only
a quarter past two" Then later,
Il think we'd better be going"
When they are not going any
where afterwards one of the guests
usually makes the move. But there
Is no rule that the guests must all
go first as there is Of course in
the hostess own house. or any
where except in a restaurant.
An Office Problem
Dear Mrs. Post: / have been
with my employer for more than
five years. and during that time
have spoken to his wife quite often.
Most of our conversations have
been on the telephone. I'm begin
ming to feel that it sounds a bit
self-important to announce myself
as Miss Blank from the office"
and think that perhaps / should
begin to say MARY Blank" What
Is your feeling about this?
Answer: Unless you know the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions, then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
1. Should one lower his head to
meet his soup spoon
2. May unfrosted cake be broken
and eaten with the fingers like
bread?
3. Should a wife accept invita-
tons for her husband without con-
sulting him?
4. Does a wedding invitation
ever require an answer?
5. Is ii correct to give a reason
for not accepting formal invita-
ton?
What would you do if
You receive formal invitation.
Would you
(a) Call your hostess on the
telephone and tell her whether or
not you can accept her invitation?
tb) Write a third person ac-
ceptance or regret on small piece
Of white notepaper?
Answers
/. No. Lift the spoon to the
mouth.
2. Yes.
8. No.
4. Yes. An invitation TO a house
wedding should always be an
swered. So should an invitation
10 a church wedding. If one is also
invited TO the reception.
5. Yes. II one wishes.
Best What Would You Do" sol
ution-(b).
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09

Little sun-worshipper little
party belle-this versatile kiddie
style suits both. With cap or puffed
sleeves, Anne Adams Pattern 437S
is a dainty dress. Without sleeves,
and with the back cut low, it
takes its place in the sun as sun
frock. Dashingly effective are those
two panels down the front with
their curved tops. They are cut on
the bias, especially attractive If
your fabric is checked or striped.
Have gay lacings down the center
seam, or use a button trim. And
if you make this style for Sunday
best" do add frothy lace at the
neck and at the legs of the pam
ties. You'll enjoy making this
frock.
Pattern 437s is available in chill
dren's sizes 2, 4, 6, s and 10. Size
6, dress with puff sleeves, takes 2
yards S-inch fabric, and sun dress,
2 yards 35 inch fabric.
Send Is cents In coins for this
Anne Adams pattern. Write plain
ly Size, Name, Address and Style
Number.
How DO you manage to have
so many smart-looking clothes ?"
people will ask if you use our new
brilliant Anne Adams Pattern
Book before planning your Spring
wardrobe. It's a complete fashion
picture, with Day and Night Clam
or Frocks. Spring Bridal Wear.
Charm for Forty-Pluses. Town and
Country Modes. There's a Budget
Wardrobe, Spring Seasoning for
the young set and carnival-gay
Cottons. All yours-for the easy
sewing! Order a copy now! Book
Is cents. Pattern Is cents. Book
and Pattern Together, % cents
and three tax tokens.
Send your order to The Tacoma
Times, Pattern Dept, Tacoma,
Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09

You mean liquor -
Yes. They might have stored
some here. I'm not much Of be-
lever in il for medicinal purposes
but 1t might ease Mark a little.
Anything we could do for him now
would be a God-send."
You think there isn't much
hope. Steve?"
I'm not sure. Marks got
pretty rugged constitution. He was
one of the most brilliant fullbacks
the university has ever had on its
team. Strength and stamina viii
do a lot for a guy"
IF we only had some way Of
finding out how he's hurt"
Both his legs are broken. Doris.
there isn't any doubt about that
And tonight the left leg is swollen
almost double its size"
Would hot applications help,
Steve?"
Il don't know. thought of that.
Outside there in the weather It
was worse than useless. While
we tried to be helping his leg we
might be giving him pneumonia.
I'D be afraid to do anything
very much for IL. Nature is a
pretty good healer. I'd hoped that
Marks own strength might bring
him through"
Don't stay long down there,
Steve" Doris urged when Steve
took the lamp.
II know how you feel. That lamp
looks pretty good to me, too. 1
won't let anything happen to it."
So Mysterious
IT didn't mean that. This cabin,
Steve. is so mysterious. Even that
storeroom down there over the
rock is mysterious. I have such
sense of ill-being when you're
down there, as though something
might happen to you and you
wouldn't come back
Steve laughed at that. It was
queer, though, that he felt eerie
down there in that cave room.
Nothing possibly could happen
to me, Doris" he told the girl.
THE room is tiny. There isn't
even a cavern that leads on, nor
is there a place where any person
could hide himself, even If he'd
had any chance to get here.
CONTINUED on Page Is, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
BY EMILY POST

Many problems are difficult to
answer definitely because their
answers depend upon the customs
Of an individual community. An
example of what I mean is the
problem in this letter: I'VE have
a son Of eighteen who wants to
invite his friends to an afternoon
cocktail party here at home.
Cocktails In this case means fruit
punch and chocolate. We are per-
fectly willing to let him give this
party but I'm wondering whether
he is right In believing 1t correct
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09

Marguerite Byers Says
L. this case history your case.
too:
A teacher writes from England
that. war or no war. she wants
help with clothes. At the left we
show the general effect of the
snapshot she enclosed. What's
wrongy Well. she's too thin to
wear that panel down the front.
And the horizontal bands empha-
sixe angularity. Also her hips are
wide. SO she needs special treat
ment for that
At the right. you have the rem
edy: q fun hairdo, wide shoulders.
the oval fluting to widen the chest,
q big necklace to give accent above
the waist. full sleeves. light belt
accenting the tiny waist. slanting
hip pockets with full panels far
ing below them. Such a dress win
put her at ease. and q woman at
ease Is always more graceful.
Watch for your type tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
Qa:lqQgl9 Q!Sll!lnZ:N,S

DORIS DENTON. %; her co-pilot.
STEPHEN CARLETON. and MARK
ToMLINsoS. her mechanic. are
stranded IN thu Canadian wilds when
Doris cracks up her airplane during
critically Injured and though steve
searches for help. he Is unable TO
locate any sign OF human habitation.
The trio lives on boiled fish which
they net. and wild rice. Doris and
Steve build a temporary shelter 70
Thinking they are doomed. Marx asks
Doris and Steve to leave him and
save themselves. but they refuse.
Mark tells Doris he loves her. and
she kisses him compassionately. Steve.
who u engaged TO BETH LAMPHERE.
sees Doris kiss Marx and mistakenly
thinks they love each other. While
gathering fire wood. Doris sees Steve
drop his load Of wood and come rum
ming toward her. Steve announces
be has discovered . cabin and they
decide TO move IN Immediately. They
discover behind false pantry q
cavern full of canned goods. blankets
and other necessities which cheer
them. But Mark is definitely sinking.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Inside the rock sheltered room
1t was coy and warm. Outside the
north wind howled and the snow
came down from the north.
I've never realized" Doris said.
speaking slowly as she tried to
think her way through the exul-
tation that filled her, I've never
realized what just the ordinary
things of life meant before.
This is good food-a variety Of
it, but a week ago 1 should have
considered it very plain, very
ordinary and I'm afraid I wouldn't
have enjoyed it.
Poor Room
This cabin, too. Why the poor
est home in which / have ever
lived never had even one room as
spare and plain and uncomfortable
as this room. yet to me it Is the
most luxurious room I've ever
known"
Steve laughed. He would have
liked the luxury of lighting Gig
aret at that moment but there
were only two left in his pack.
He had been doing his cigarets
out, one every few hours, to Mark.
They seemed to comfort the in
jured man greatly.
Steve glanced toward the bunk
where Mark lay. There wouldn't
be much comforting of Mark in
few hours, Steve feared.
There was no doubt that he was
in a critical condition. At times
he had been entirely conscious,
listening to their conversation and
following up their every move
ment anxiously as though he
might read therein a sign of hope.
But in the last few hours even
that anxiety had given place to
desperate pain and exhaustion.
I'm going back into that store
room, Doris" Steve decided. Il
didn't give it thorough looking
over. I might find something that
will help Mark little more"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
Tubular Silhouette
Calls for Slin,ness

The tubular silhouette which
promises to be important in the
spring fashion picture calls for a
flat diaphragm and stomach, and
hips that are rounded but by no
means plump. A dress cut on the
tubular line emphasizes every
curve of the figure from throat to
just below the hipline.
This, then. is the time to begin
doing exercises to flatten bulges
In the wrong places and to give
your figure a lean, supple look
through the middle. Among ex-
ercises Of this type. the following
routine Is highly recommended by
practically every expert:
Simply lie flat on the floor with
ankles together and arms stretch
ed above head. Now sit up and
bend forward touching toes with
hands. Bend backward slowly.
without touching hands to the
floor. until you are flat on your
back again. Repeat ten or Is
times a day.
For the second step in the ex-
ercise. assume the first position.
Keeping ankles together and arms
above head. lift feet slowly until
legs are straight up in the air.
Lower legs even more slowly.
This. too. should be repeated ten
or Is times day.
BACK BENDER
To eliminate stiffness through
your midriff do all the bending
and stretching routines you know
at least ten minutes a day.
Stand with feet apart, bend for
ward to touch the floor with fin
gertips. meanwhile keeping knees
stiff. Straighten up and bend to
the right as far as possible, back
ward as far As possible. then to
the left.
Now stand near a chest of
drawers or rather high table
with your back toward it. Bend
backward until your head touches
the chest or table. Repeat only
twice the first day. three times
the second, and so on until you
are bending eight or ten times
every day.
Remember to stand with your
stomach in. chest high. backbone
as straight as possible. Don't sag
downward and slump in the mid
die. Hold the upper half Of your
body up and away from the lower
half.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09

Now, there b no need for al
this. Because Z woman works It
does not follow that she should lose
Asr femininity. She does not have
70 get the idea that because II
happens to Be- her privilege to give
= fsw orders that ne must be un-
gracious about It. After al, good
manner are ~ necessary in .
business Office - in = drawing
room.
II h too bad that . really sue
eeooful buslness woman. and by
that l mean big" business wom-
IN. - often IL the worst offender
IN this matter-far worse than the
woman with the mediocre job Of
authority. I have known women
WHO hsld positions that would
make the salaries Of many profes-
SIGNAL men look small--and these
women were hard and ungracious.
! have Ia mind . $4,000 q year
woman ! met In the east some
years ago.
Because she was % engrossed
IN her business succcss she had no
time TO defer to anyone else. She
resented tho unusual success Of
other women because they rivalled
her. She spent . fortune on
clothes and managed to be = very
attractive woman from the out
side) but there was something
WITHIN that was HARD and
BRITTLE and IMPENDING. and
I could well understand It when
she unguardedly complained one
day that the silly dumbbells were
ths ones who got the men.
The more success . woman has
IN the business world, the more she
should fight to retain her femi-
ninity. II she Il ~ smart ~ she
thinks she u she should realize
that there 10 something about be-
Ing IN . position to give orders
and shoulder Z man-sixed respon-
sibility that tends TO make her less
and leas feminine.
II ID important for any woman
IN business to keep her feminine
appearance but more important Ii
the womaniy approach. Bossi-
nsss. ordering subordinates in =
mig r. manner may make her
feel her Importance. but 1t viii
never win her real friends and It's
almost = sure bet It win never get
1er . man. I.k.N.
Problem
Dear Mas Grey: I am = widow.
1orty-three. A man six years my
junior has been an especially good
friend to me and my family for
some time. Both my husband and
I had known him for eighteen
years
am alert and capable and have
ben In the business world for
years and resumed my work since
my husbands death three years
ago. The young man I speak Of il
= farmer. conservative. quiet and
retiring. In his way he u older
than I.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09

The difference In our ages wor-
ries me greatly because he wants
TO marry me. We are both very
fond Of each other.
am financially independent.
have q good Job. home and family.
Since this is the case. viii ii be
wise to risk marriage with a man
six years younger than myself?
You zee. In . few years will
not care to continue to work. My
family will be raised and ! will be
alone. Then. too. this young man
gives me and my family an outlet
to the things We like-the outdoor
life.
A discussion of this problem
would be interesting to me.
I believe II will be interesting to
many. In this work ! have found
II to be the consensus of opinion,
that n long a. there IL not too
great a difference In the ages of
husbands and wives IL II reason
able to expect any marriage built
on congeniality and consideration
and generosity to be a success.
Most readers are agreed that
when q woman Ii too much older
than her husband. she takes a
chance Of losing him to younger
woman. but on the other hand, the
majority of readers think that
woman five or six years older
than her mate has just as much
chance for happiness as a woman
no older than her husband. And
most all of them are agreed that
she has a much greater chance for
Happiness than the woman who
marries a man old enough to be
her father.
i hope we hear from the readers
on this subject.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
BROH TENDER
YOUNG MEATS

Broiling Is one of the common
methods for cooking the tender calf
or lamb kidneys and tender liver.
The flavor is best when they are
cooked only until the red color has
disappeared. Both the kidneys and
liver make a welcome addition to
the mixed grill meal.
Tender kidneys and liver also
may be panbroiled on top of the
stove. Crisp bacon or Drowned
onions make a satisfying accom-
paniment. Or, broiled or par
boiled liver may be made into a
number of other appetizing dishes
when the meat is ground or chop
ped fine. Try baking the ground
liver in a loaf or in patties. with
bacon and tomato sauce added as
a finishing touch.
Brains, broken into small pieces,
also may be panbroiled. After
browning the brains, scramble
them with egg or add them to an
egg omelet. II the brains are to
be kept firm. as for use in salad
or a creamed dish, simmer them
for about is minutes in water with
a little vinegar and salt added.
SIMMER LESS
TENDER ORGANS
The less tender organs-the beef
kidneys and the muscular hearts Of
all animals-require longer prepar-
alton. To make them tender, cook
them long and slowly with some
liquid added.
To cook a beef kidney, cover it
with cold water and heat slowly
just to the boiling point. Discard
the water and rinse the pan. Re-
peat this process about three times
or until there is no scum left and
any strong odor has disappeared.
Then add fresh water and simmer
until tender.
The cooked kidney can be chop
ped up and used in making stew
or the traditional English steak
and-kidney pie. Use butter or other
fat, with flour in thickening the
kidney stock to make a rich gravy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
TODAy'S
R ECIP E S

Some Of the most nutritious
meats are found at the bottom
Of the butchers price list-kidneys.
brains, heart, and liver. All these
meat organs. except calf liver, are
inexpensive.
Judge the quality Of these meats
by certain rules. First, notice the
color. Most persons prefer a bright
color In kidney. heart, and liver.
Fresh brains are a pinkish-gray.
All these organs are plump and
well rounded when they come from
good. young animals.
Avoid fiat kidneys, flabby
hearts, thin livers. and brains that
are broken into pieces. In select
ing brains, make sure there are
few blood clots, also that the tex
ture Of liver In fine-grained and
without coarse strings.
Remove the outer membrane and
fat from kidneys; trim the gristle
and veins off a heart: and take any
blood clots off the brains. Calf and
beef livers require no special pre-
paration. but lamb and hog livers
and usually scalded to improve the
flavor.
The very tender organs-liver,
kidneys from young animals, and
brains--are cooked at a moderate
temperature and no longer than
necessary. To keep the meat ten
der and to retain the delicate
flavor. be careful not to overlook
AZ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
Women In Authority Often
Forget Their Femininity
Reader Thinks Weaker Sex Hes Tendency 10
Display Unbeeomine Strength When Bossy
Nv CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey: II seems amazing TO that many
who thiyish you describe them write and complain
about their lack Of friends and particularly about the
scarcity Of manageable think if these would
stop crcxng others and would take stock of themselves
they would find the they seek
Let take moderately successful business for
instance she heads office has any amount of author
ity number of and especially men, she
somehow loses her fennity and that is the she
m old maid
She may be most charming person-she is usually a
of high character but the hardness she unconscousy
develops because she has authority and the bitterness that
follows because she lonely life ahead of her is what
doea the trick
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
BRONCHIAL
COLDS

To quickly relieve DISTRESS--when
. cold Affects your upper bronchial tubes
---REMENBER Il takes MORE than
..jusf . Ealre!" You need TO rub your
chest, throat and back with . warming,
soothing s'counfer-irrffnnfS like good
old reliable Musferole which penetrstes
the outer layers Of the skin and helps
break up local congestion and pain Its
soothing vspors ease breathing. Used by
millions for over 50 yezrsi strengths:
Regular, Children's (miid) and Extra
Strong. 90. Hospital Size. $500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
Answers TO Test Questions

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
/. New York.
2. Ostrich.
8. Hollywood, Calf.
4. No.
5. Mineralogy.
6. Teheran.
7. Irish Republican Army
6. Basketball.
o. Mediterranean sea.
10. Teeth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09

wife very well out Of the office
and unless out of the office she
calls you Mary, you should continue
to use the business form: This is
Miss Blank"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-09
Doubleday Cape

THIS smar,
hooded cape
in bright red.
soft angors
tweed
was featured
in the
Rifz-carlton's
recent showing
of southern
resort fashions.
Warm.
but not
too heavy for
Florida
and southern
California
climates.
II is suitable
for wear
over daytime
as well as
evening clothes.
The cape is
shown here
with a beautiful
white crepe
dinner gown,
cut on easy.
flowing lines,
with long
sleeves and
fullness
massed
on the back
OF the skirt.