Finish Off the Blankets with a Carpet Beater
After washing and thorough drying, beat blankets with a carpet beater to fluff the wool and restore a soft, fluffy appearance. The method improves texture and fullness, yielding a more comfortable weave.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1920
Page
12
After washing and thorough drying, beat blankets with a carpet beater to fluff the wool and restore a soft, fluffy appearance. The method improves texture and fullness, yielding a more comfortable weave.
Mothers are urged to rub Musterole on throats and chests for quick relief from coughs and potential croup. The ad claims it soothes sore throats, bronchitis, tonsillitis, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, and many aches without blistering. It touts universal use for adults and children and notes pneumonia is a possible outcome without it.
The New York gathering of Democratic delegates to plan the San Francisco convention included two women among twenty on the main committee. Mary B. Pay of Los Angeles and Mrs. Bass were named to subcommittees on halls and hotels, while George F. Mara met the National Chairman Homer Cummings and will act as Cummings' representative in San Francisco. Mara departs for the city early Wednesday and attends a dinner at Bridgeport club. Cummings denounced circulating slander about the party finances, defending the committee’s integrity and questioning the spreads about funds raised.
Report covers Mexican pirates near Mazatlan harbor as Carranza dispatches a naval expedition to rout them. Pirates operate on islands off Mexico, smuggling and raiding tramp vessels to the United States and South American ports.
A tour through Central Europe reports Vienna in dire straits. Despite large food deliveries under American relief, conditions are brutal with hunger, cold, and job scarcity. A visitor recalls dim hotel lounges, crowds of shadows, and rationing that keeps residents indoors and seeking warmth.
In Buenos Aires January, Tucuman sugar growers reported a 54060 ton surplus and urged President Irigoyen to lift the export ban. Labor groups protested, warning exports would raise domestic prices and keep the surplus for Argentina at home. President Irigoyen refused to revoke the decree.
Paris report notes Premier Clemenceau will attend the supreme council meeting at the peace conference to help draw up a definitive list of German officers and soldiers to be tried for war crimes. Attending also will be Lloyd George Nitti Wallace Matsui and other ambassadors as jurists consider Turkey status and Yugoslav replies. The note on William of Germany extradition cited Versailles Article 22½ and Dutch sentiment toward repressive measures is discussed.
San Francisco January 13 Abe Ruef political boss in San Francisco graft era faces expiration of his 14 year sentence imposed in 1911 paroled in 1915 and has since run a real estate business. Ruef’s 1911 trial saw prosecutor shot and wounded by a juror member Morris Haas later killed himself.
Modern beauty advice suggests daily use of Cuticura preparations to restore clogged pores and promote healthy skin. The guidance emphasizes natural care, hygiene, and purity as pathways to beauty.
If Your Complexion Is Marred by clogged pores pimples blackheads redness or roughness gently smear the face on rising with Cuticura ointment on the end of the finger wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water using plenty of soap best applied with the hands which it softens wonderfully and continue bathing a few minutes Finally dust on a few grains of Cuticura Talcum the most fragrant and healthful of talcum powders.
The advice recommends using Ointment on the forefinger for dandruff and dryness, covering the head at night, washing with Cuticura Soap and Ao? water in the morning, rinsing with tepid water, and repeating every two weeks if needed. It promotes fragrant emollients for daily use to achieve clear skin, a healthy scalp, and soft hands with minimal expense.
Zemo is advertised as a clean antiseptic liquid that removes eczema and soothes skin. It claims to stop itching and heal sores, burns, wounds, and chafing. Available from druggists for 35 cents or 1.00 for large size. The E. W. Rose Co of Cleveland promotes it as effective and affordable.
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