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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1947
Page
3
A plant derived coloring matter, chloro phytls, is discussed as a healing component in ointments for leg ulcers. The article notes varicose veins slow blood flow, causing skin cell death, and outlines local foot and leg cleansing with warm water and gauze moistened in carbon tetrachloride, followed by antiseptic steps to reduce pain and cleanse the ulcer.
A compact recipe for blueberry pinwheels uses Swans Down Self Rising Cake Flour with melted butter and milk to form a soft dough. The dough is rolled, filled with blueberries and sugar, rolled jelly-roll style, cut into pinwheels, brushed with butter, topped with extra sugar, and baked at 425 F for 15 minutes, served with hot blueberry sauce.
The regimen coats the staek with ointment then covers with gauze and a rubber sponge. The leg is wrapped with an elastic bandage and the dressing is changed every two days. At night the bandage and sponge are removed and the leg rewrapped in the morning.
The response offers to send outlined suggestions for treating pimples and blackheads. It requests the recipient to write again with a large self addressed stamped envelope. Names will not be used.
Pattern 4898 offers an easy to use dress with flower embroidery and a flattering neckline. Sizes 34 through 50 available, fabric needs vary. size 36 requires 358 yards of 38 inch. Send 25 cents in coins to The Bridgeport Telegram Pattern Dept. 243 Weat 17th St New York NY.
A long discussion on how moving to a new home affects children of different ages. It stresses the need for gentle adjustment by parents and careful school integration, including teacher involvement, early familiarization, and allowing pets to acclimate to the new environment.
In a New Rochelle bridge game, Bertram Lebhar Jr. and his wife Mrs. Lebhar reach an unlikely seven spades after a sequence of jumps and bids. The hand features a strong spade fit and voids, with clubs split three to three and no issues in play, though Lebhar notes it is rare for partners to support each other with a void.
Luxurious gift idea features damask rose heart and forget me nots in blue and rose. Pattern No 53818 offers 2 pillowcase transfers, 1 sheet design, color chart and illustrations for 1% cents plus 1 cent postage. Send name address and pattern number to Anne Cabot at The Bridgeport Telegram New York.
A home recipe feature presents a ground beef corn casserole with tomatoes and breadcrumbs serving four, plus a buttered griddle trick using a cheesecloth salt bag to prevent sticking. Authentic period tone reflects step by step cooking and practical kitchen hacks.
A batch of brief literary notices covers Grace Wagstaff and Robert Greenwood’s tale of snobbery and renewal, plus Hobert Douglas Skidmore’s Disturb Not Our Dreams about an abandoned baby girl raised in a home for the elderly. Barnaby’s The Goose Tale criticizes its humor and odd names, calling the work unfit and unhousebroken.
Questions and answers cover topics such as the point with neither latitude nor longitude, active volcanos like Stroemboli near Lipari, the first U S zoological garden in Philadelphia 1874, Kremlin meaning citadel, and the geographic center of North America near Devils Lake North Dakota.
The Quota club schedules its quarterly meeting for tomorrow at 6 30 p m in the Stratfield hotel. President Miss Katherine Fall will preside over the session.
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