Better Homes And Gardens September 1959

September 1959

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SEPTEMBER GARDEN REMINDERS

Feed lawns: Use lawn food to give summer-worn grass new life to go through the winter. Use plant food spreader for uniform results. Follow directions on bag. Water until fall rains take over.

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Will the same old stupidity make a firetrap of your school?

THERE is no excuse for schools that are firetraps in this country; still, we continue to allow new ones to be built and old ones to operate."

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What's NEW in MEDICINE?

New vaccines for children. A vaccine that supplies a simultaneous vaccination against whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria has been in use for some time. Now, a new four-in-one vaccine for children under five years of age contains polio vaccine as well. A series of four spaced injections with the new product can be expected to give the same protection that formerly required four shots of the three-way vaccine plus three polio shots. Net saving: three needle-jabs.

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Wilbur Wilt rakes his LEAVES

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WINTERIZE YOUR EVERGREENS

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So much in one room!

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These FOODS are NEWS!

Caramel pudding-cake mix-- all the fixings to make an easy dessert for fall meals. You start with an envelope of cake mix and one of pudding mix; add only an egg and water. As this combo bakes, the caramel sauce goes to the bottom and the cake rises to the top. In 10-ounce package.

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Teach your son to hunt--safely!

Sometime in his early teens, your boy will start wanting his first real gun. This is just as natural as his desire for a toy pistol or cowboy and Indian games. And equally natural is your anxiety about whether your son is ready for a gun.

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How to undermine Junior's teacher

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IDEA HOME FOUR WAYS

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Now see 2909-A as it was built

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Ready, set, grow!

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Now is the time to . . .

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How to arrange fall flowers and foliages

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Four Test Kitchens in one! Come on in and meet the staff

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Foods and Equipment Editor Myrna Johnston says tasting is fun-and a job!

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Every recipe is tested over and over-as many times as are necessary

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The Joy of Baking Hot Popovers

In the whole wide world of baking, the perfect pop- over has no counterpart. It is a lighthearted puff of deliciousness... crusty tan on the outside... a golden hollow of airy tenderness on the inside. The one hot bread that is strictly homemade-- you can't buy popovers anywhere!

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How to pickle pears . . .

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In the narrow living room Create your own corners

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When a baby has colic

CRYING is normal for the small infant. It's the only manner in which Baby can call attention to his needs.

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Sew-simple copycat duds

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Tranquilizer tools

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The menace of glaucoma

Of all the diseases that flesh is heir to, none carries more fearful respect than those that attack the eyes and threaten vision. A child entertaining his earliest thoughts of disablement usually decides that anything would be better than going blind; and that same person, plagued by one infirmity or another 50 years later, can still feel fortunate if his ailment, however unpleasant, at least does not imperil his sight.

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How to get plans

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THE MAN NEXT DOOR

When the wives on our block want something done around the house, they persuade Elaine Cowan, the pretty divorcee, to drop a hint that she would just adore for one of us wonderful men to check her water heater or put up a couple of pantry shelves for her. Naturally, we are too gentlemanly to refuse, but we are not so fool-hard y as to go over to her place before we have fixed whatever it is our wives have been after us about.

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