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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
8
The article urges careful health preparation for freshmen noting many have left high school directly into college life. It warns about nerves, homesickness, and worry, recommending a year of work experience to build stability and mental hygiene as part of education.
Practical tips for homemakers include buying at peak season for best prices, using vanilla ice cream in cream puff shells with hot chocolate sauce and nuts, and deterring kitchen odors with charcoal in the fridge. Additional notes cover killing earth insects with mustard water and tenderizing meat or fowl with a teaspoon of vinegar in cooking water.
The article details Princess Juliana of the Netherlands slimming during a honeymoon with Prince Bernhard under the care of Miss Gloria Bristol. Bristol, a Hungarian living in New York, claims to have reduced the now streamlined princess by 60 days of dieting and facial figure treatments.
A description of lace blouses featuring corseted silhouette and long sleeves. The black lace blouse shows a draped collar embroidered with gold sequins, illustrating 1930s fashion detailing.
A vintage style guide explains shaping eyebrows to a clean even line and keeping them healthy with tweezers and oil. It then describes choosing eye makeup shades to suit eye color and adjusting shadow placement to alter eye size, shape, and expression.
Advice to use a cream suited for oily skin even if sensitive. massage after cleansing, wait a few minutes, wipe away. finish with astringent or ice water. For powder shade, determine whether creamy yellow or pink undertones suit you, consult a beauty consultant if unsure. Includes cranberry cocktail and dessert recipes.
The piece argues women summoned into public life must endure public scrutiny and defend themselves without expecting protection. It notes juror dynamics, male discomfort, and internal tensions among women while praising women for knowing how to behave with courtesy to a distressed gentleman.
A reader asks about an afternoon shower menu and the reply suggests a tea shower with dainty sandwiches tea and cake around four.
A social fashion note surveys theater season dressing in New York style. Evening and afternoon dresses mix with elaborate jackets and embroideries, favoring soft tones and unusual colors. Colored gloves and coordinated hats appear with black ensembles.
A Henley era essay contrasts women on juries with male members in New York State, then shifts to parenting ideals. It argues prejudice is learned before age seven and urges parents to teach tolerance, respect for others beliefs, and broad good manners to foster higher ideals in children.
Bright red cranberries appear in grocers as fall colors inspire new recipes. Savory stuffings and side dishes pair with roast turkey or fowl, while chestnuts boil to tenderness. Fold parboiled heart liver gizzard prunes pears with butter and wine, season, and stuff loosely.
The menu lists a roasted pork loin with cranberry orange relish and sweet potatoes on pineapple slices, buttered Brussels sprouts, date torte with whipped cream, coffee and juice, a cranberry juice cocktail, roast turkey with Italian stuffing, mashed potatoes and brown gravy, buttered broccoli, endive beet salad, jelly roll, and coffee.
A comforting routine soaks feet in warm soapy water or baking soda solution. The feet are dried with a Turkish towel and massaged with olive oil for relief.
Advice for housewives on preserving aroma by stuffing soft paper in the coffee pot spout while awaiting the husband’s breakfast. The technique aims to trap aromas inside until ready to serve.
Chanel showcases a romantic collection featuring a black taffeta bodice with laced sides and a tiny waist, a pink and black satin dinner dress with a loose bolero, and a pink pleated net frock with a narrow black ribbon waist.
To maintain sharp blades store them properly in a grooved box. Knives dull when rubbed against other articles, so separation prevents wear.
The passage notes seven of eleven women aligned with the lone man while four were labeled very obstinate. One juror accused of mind being made up, and critics urge adult behavior despite pressure and public scrutiny. It questions female juror dynamics and clashes over ballots.
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