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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
8
The article surveys infant and children's wear trends with new fabrics and easy wear features. It highlights manly colors for boys and bright tones for girls, practical materials like corduroy and seersucker, expandable hems, mixable outfits, sun suits, and durable baby garments.
Kathleen Norris argues that resilience defines success and hardship, citing Laure Davis a deaf Texas woman facing an engagement, a broken future, and social isolation after a car accident. The piece links personal sacrifice to public figures and asks how to endure adversity without burdening others.
A 22 year old Deafness Laura Davis faces heartbreak after a car crash kills a passenger and leaves her with a loss of hearing. A psychologist urges self pity as the real danger and stresses resilience, future motherhood, and a positive attitude as keys to lasting happiness. The piece frames a broader moral about courage in the face of hardship and the example set by war veterans.
A brisk guide to making jellies from seasonal berries with small batches, pectin tips, and storage. It lists combinations like blackberry rhubarb and raspberry rhubarb, outlines juice extraction, sugar and pectin ratos, and offers recipes for currant, red raspberry, strawberry preserves, and watermelon rind preserves with processing steps and safety notes.
The piece extols crisp youthful tiffetes and beautiful organdie tails with touches of delicate fabric work. It notes cartridge pleated sleeves off a group shoulder line and recommends white frocks with flishu style accents to enhance age-old charm.
Northwestern University English assistant professor Jean H Hagstrum notes more people read for pleasure in 1947 but fiction reading declines. He cites a 10 to 15 percent rise in overall reading while emphasizing danger in viewing reading primarily for utilitarian purposes.
Broken fruits may be used for jams but a portion should be underripe. Overripe fruit lacks pectin, which is needed to gel. Cook fruits slightly before adding sugar to help pectin develop.
Auto Snowplow Titrarm Maxim, son of the inventor of the Maxim silencer for guns, has patented a snowplow to be attached to the bumper of an automobile. The attachment is a simple one, requiring no additional equipment to enable an automobile to operate it.
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