Open Season for Colds-Have One

October first initiated the open season for colds, so you may catch them any time now. There will be five open days on pheasants this fall; the duck season will last until January 1, but the cold season will probably last all thru the winter until late in the spring. Some individuals with poaching instincts even catch them right in mid-summer, but it isn\u27t supposed to be done, and the guilty ones usually suffer quite a severe penalty

When the Thermometer Goes Up

Did you sit sweltering on a sticky mohair davenport, sipping iced lemonade and staring dejectedly at a living room done in warm browns and reds last summer

Tell Me a Story...

It is not an uncommon occurrence for a child to leave his toys, and, bringing his picture book, ask for a story. Then - what to tell him? Young children enjoy stories with much repetition of phrases in them. It is such fun to hear how the horses go cloppity-clop on the pavement, and how the kitten goes meow, meow for its saucer of cream. They learn to watch for the places where such phrases occur, and their little faces beam as occasionally they vounteer to repeat them with the story teller. It is in this way that their vocabularies may be increased as they hear strange words again and again

When the Family Is Large...

Large families are fine; uncles, aunts and cousins are great assets at times, especially if they are well distributed over the country. I heard a girl remark the other day that she could tour clear to New York without spending any money for meals or lodging, and by having luncheon and dinner rather close one day and working in a couple of second cousins, she could travel out to the west coast the same way. She comes of a prolific race, and she surely has her family well distributed

The Iowa Homemaker vol.11, no.4

Lemon or Cream?… By Ida M. Shilling His Majesty’s Room… By Anafred Stephenson Betty Gets a New Dress… By Margaret Bruechert What Shall I wear?…? By Margaret McDonoug

The Iowa Homemaker vol.10, no.3

Iowa State “Mans” the Kitchen by Helen Melton, page 1 At Home in Nippon by Sarah Field, page 2 And Rush That Order, Please! by Bessie Hammer, page 3 Luncheon – Mile High by Mildred Ghrist Day, page 3 Gotta Job? by Julia Bourne, page 4 “P’s” and “Q’s” in China Selection by Ida M. Shilling, page 5 4-H Club by Helen Melton, page 6 State Association by Marcia E. Turner, page 8 Child Health May Day by Anafred Stephenson, page 10 Editorial, page 11 Alumnae News by Dorothy B. Anderson, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.11, no.8

House Not for Sale… By Joanne M. Hansen, page 1 Home Management Mothers… By Helen Bishop, page 2 “Tell Me a Poem”… By Lorraine Sandstrom, page 3 When the Box Was Opened… By Cora B. Miller, page 4 Just Serve Yourself… By Ida M. Shilling, page 4 Modernizing Marriage… By Ethel Cessna Morgan, page 5 Girls 4-H Clubs By Clara Austin, page 6 Alumnae Echoes… By Anafred Stephenson, page 8 Editorial, page 9 Inside Information By Helen Jewell and Betty Martin, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.10, no.2

Coeds of the Naughty Ninties by Mary Morrison Beyer, page 1 Color in the Garden by Edna Rhoades, page 2 The Tragedy of Errors by Marjorie W. Smith, page 3 Where Toothbrushes Grow on Trees by Nellie Goethe, page 3 Architectural Features in Small Gardens by Margaret Jane Walker, page 4 Y. W. C. A.’s Fortieth Birthday by Ila Woodburn, page 5 4-H Club by Helen Melton, page 6 State Association by Marcia E. Turner, page 8 Child Health May Day by Anafred Stephenson, page 10 Editorial, page 11 Alumnae News by Dorothy B. Anderson, page 12 Tid Bits for Home Economics by Edith Roberts and Nellie Goethe, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.10, no.5

Spinach, Codliver Oil and Americanization by Mary H. Anderson, page 1 Prepare to Dye! by Helen Penrose and Elizabeth Flynn, page 2 Gas and It’s Family Tree by Thelma Carlson, page 3 Dance Your Way to Happiness by Jerry Martin, page 3 Who’s Boss, You or Your Kitchen? by Thelma Carlson, page 4 Make the Most of Linoleum by Edna Rhoads, page 4 “All the World’s a Stage..” by Mary Louise Murray, page 5 4-H Club by Clara Austen, page 6 Developing the You-ness of You by Grace Hoover, page 6 The Treasure Chest by Dorothy Clements, page 7 State Association by Marcia E. Turner, page 8 Open Season for Colds – Have One by Anafred Stephenson, page 9 The Child Who Will Not Eat by Lorraine Sandstrom, page 10 Editorial, page 11 Alumnae News, page 12 The Little Elves in Fondant by Thelma Carlson, page 13 Madame Browses in Books, page 1