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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: A puppy grows up

Pages: 6, 8

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A puppy grows up

Puppies grow so fast they soon outgrow the nourishment their mother provides for them. In a matter of a few weeks, additions to their diet can be made. Weaning should be a gradual process. Make sure that the pups are getting enough other food before separating them from the mother dog.

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: For picture-taking parents

Pages: 13, 14

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For picture-taking parents

To ADD variety to your photograph album, take a sequence of pictures telling a story, rather than single, random snapshots.

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: How to sew on a button (and make it stay)

Page: 16

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How to sew on a button (and make it stay)

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: How to activate an attic

Pages: 19, 20

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How to activate an attic

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Economy--with style and appeal

Pages: 24, 27

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Economy--with style and appeal

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: How to get plans

Page: 27

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How to get plans

Five Star Home 2912, shown on page 24, is one of a monthly series for which you can buy complete plans with the following features:

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: SET THE SCENE FOR CHRISTMAS

Pages: 36, 37

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SET THE SCENE FOR CHRISTMAS

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Set the scene: Deck the walls

Pages: 38, 39

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Set the scene: Deck the walls

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Set the scene: Ten-cent wrappings, trappings

Pages: 40, 41

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Set the scene: Ten-cent wrappings, trappings

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Set the scene: Gifts that really grow!

Pages: 46, 47

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Set the scene: Gifts that really grow!

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Planning pays off in this workshop

Pages: 48, 49

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Planning pays off in this workshop

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Quick gifts for Dad to make

Pages: 50, 51, 105

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Quick gifts for Dad to make

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Young people with ideas

Pages: 52, 53

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Young people with ideas

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: THE THOUGHT STILL HAUNTS ME

Pages: 54, 55, 94, 98

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THE THOUGHT STILL HAUNTS ME

THERE but for the grace of God, go I. This was the realization that swept over me time and time again while I was in Moscow this past summer working at the American National Exhibition. Instead of working as an American, demonstrating a most unusual American kitchen of the future, I might have been one of those Russians who daily crowded the viewing ramp-- curiously asking; those "Russian'' questions.

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: How to turn your kids against the yuletide

Pages: 56, 57, 102

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How to turn your kids against the yuletide

IF EVER parents of small children had a sure thing, it's Christmas. Consider the ingredients: Santa Claus, presents under the tree, Santa Claus, stockings stuffed with goodies, Santa Claus. Add electric trains, tinsel, candy canes, fruitcake. Add all the sights and sounds and smells of Christmas and you have what ought to be a pretty foolproof proposition. Of course, it's no such thing.

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Vacation sites for sale, rent, or lease

Page: 91

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Vacation sites for sale, rent, or lease

In the vast open areas of our western states there is plenty of land for everyone-- if you know where to look. Public campgrounds are often crowded, and the purchase of private land for a family vacation spot is often too expensive to be a practical alternative.

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: Get personal help at a Home Planning Center in planning, decorating and furnishing YOUR home

Page: 98

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Get personal help at a Home Planning Center in planning, decorating and furnishing YOUR home

Look for this Better Homes & Gardens "Home Planning Center" seal when you're looking for ideas to help make your home more comfortable and attractive. It identifies leading stores which feature personal counsel on home planning, decorating, and furnishings.

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: ACTION IN EDUCATION

Page: 100

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ACTION IN EDUCATION

IN RECOGNITION of community action to improve education, Better Homes & Gardens in co-operation with the National Education Association and the National School Boards Association, will present special ACTION IN EDUCATION citations.

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: The diary of a Plain dirt gardener

Pages: 108, 109

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The diary of a Plain dirt gardener

Dec. 1. Ground is covered with seven inches of snow. Thermometer was down to zero yesterday. Somewhat warmer today. But here it is, dead of winter, 20 days or so early.

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Better Homes & Gardens December 1959 Magazine Article: THE MAN NEXT DOOR

Page: 116

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THE MAN NEXT DOOR

Have they taken Christmas away from us? You wonder about this, and in your heart you know "they" haven't done anything you haven't done yourself.... At the office, pre-Christmas sales is a statistical term, like carloadings or inventory.... And you have enjoyed the parties and the free bottle opener from Apogee Products.

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