“…McCLELAND 53, MARSHAM STREET, LONDON, S.W.1 TELEPHONE VICTORIA 2168 Dear Sir, There has just been produced jointly by Victor Saville Productions and the Realist Film Unit a very remarkable one reel picture, called Modern Orphans of the Storm, on the Basque children in England. …”

“…Some of the most modern homes are now fitted with a central vacuum system. …”

“…1934-11 1934 1930s 22 pages DOUGLAS WHITE. Modern Light on Sex and Marriage. 1933. 3/6. pp.128. …”

“…The old method of soaking clothes overnight is not so necessary as it used to be before modern soaps and powders were available for washing. …”

“…— If you have not got a modern porcelain bath, it is a good plan to include re-enamelling the bath as one item of the spring clean. …”

“…From holystone and bath-brick to the modern cleansing powders, which solve the problem of effecting the maximum of cleansing with the minimum of scratching, is a story of continuous investigation. …”

“…A good national housing policy, with open spaces, recreational facilities, modern labour saving appliances, at reasonable rents, is a prerequisite. …”

“…It is impossible to speak of the cleansing of the modern home without referring to polishes — to floor and furniture and linoleum and shoe polishes. …”

“…CHANTER, High-Class Meat Purveyor, 39 BRIDGE STREET, EXETER. MODERN COLD STORAGE. Nicely Pickled Ox Tongues, Silverside, Pickled Bacon (Fat and Lean), Brawn, Pressed Beef, BEEF and PORK SAUSAGES Fresh Daily. 69 292/841.51/2/2…”

“…There are now obtainable soaps, soap powders, and soap flakes especially made to give the housewife the greatest possible assistance in her laundry duties. The modern electric laundry appliances and various items of electrical cleaning apparatus are magical aids for the busy woman which, while not yet in use in the majority of homes, are becoming more generally adopted as electricity continues to be increasingly used for domestic purposes. …”

“…Devon Fire One of the Modern Designs on view in our Showrooms. WALTER OTTON & SONS, Ltd., Fireplace Showrooms, 135, 136, 137, 138 & 139 FORE St., EXETER. …”

“…1944 1944 1940s 34 pages The Social Services Immediate Problems and The Way Forward The term "social services" includes in its wider sense all amenities collectively provided by society for the benefit of its members, but we have limited the scope of this pamphlet to consideration of the responsibility which ought to be taken by society for the provision of amenities over and above the more elementary necessities of modern life. It is true that many such necessities have not yet been adequately provided and it may be asked if we are not doing something akin to planning refrigerators before the electricity is laid on. …”

“…The increasing popularity of electrical appliances, the extension of the "grid" system, and the increase of housing accommodation of the modern type, makes it reasonably certain that a fair proportion of those who are pupils in the schools today will, in a few years, be using electrical refrigeration in their homes as a matter of course. …”

“…Cleanliness here is the family's best home rule. HAVE A MODERN EASILY CLEANED COOKER Where electricity is available, make enquiries about hiring an electric cooker, which is economical, easy to use and easy to keep clean. …”

“…These should be linked with each other and with the Health Unit Hospital, which modern science dictates should be wherever possible a large General Hospital, able to provide a complete service of specialists and consultants, all of whom would be available in the homes and at the Centres on the call of the general practitioner, or Home Doctor as some prefer to call him. …”

“…Within their walls steady, hard work has been done, not only in the wards, but in the laboratories, whereby great discoveries have been made, the root causes of disease have been revealed, and all the modern methods of prevention and cure have been evolved. …”

“…They should be washed in good soap, soap flakes or powder, or in one of the modern soapless washing powders, in order to keep white woollens from becoming yellow and harsh, and to eliminate that rancid smell peculiar to woollens washed in cheap soap. …”

“…[illustration] Buy your food in clean shops. [insert] Modern equipment is the housewife's blessing — but whether you're up-to-date or out-of-date, be clean! …”

“…There is no reason, however, why they should not be urged to do so, for the cheapness of quite good modern articles makes it possible for children to overcome the difficulties in the way, provided the incentive is sufficiently strong. 177/5/8/3…”

“…We are now moving into an age when poverty can and must be removed, and we are becoming conscious that the emphasis in social service must be shifted towards providing for the normal person the most satisfactory life that modern resources make possible, and this goes far beyond the mere raising of material standards. …”