Old Men and Women Eat Too Much Says Kathleen Norris
Kathleen Norris argues elderly people often overeat causing health decline and unhappiness. She cites families consuming heavy meals, advises stopping stuffing and adopting lighter, balanced fare to regain vigor, sleep, and cheer. The piece urges restraint and dignity for aging to benefit both elders and their families.
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Kathleen Norris
New England
Maria
Lizzie
Irving Cobb
Kathleen Norris on diet for aging readers
The article cites Kathleen Norris arguing that many old age ailments come from overeating and suggests a strict, minimalist diet. She urges cutting desserts, gravies, hot breads, and second helpings and sticking to a planned diet to avoid health complaints in later decades.
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Kathleen Norris
Build Your Diet On Simple Foods To Lower Costs
A Northwestern Life Insurance study argues Americans can nourish families on about 25 cents per day by basing meals on whole wheat and milk, supplemented with soy flour, vegetables, fruit, and small amounts of meat. It promotes whole wheat bread, oats, barley, corn products, potato soup, and navy beans as economical core foods amid rising prices and wartime demand.
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Chicago
Ill
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
U. S
Farm Outlook Best in Many Years
A 1941 farm outlook notes income gains totaling 1.201 billion dollars over 1940 through August with livestock gains outpacing crops. Harvests are large, granaries full, prices high, and livestock numbers near peak. Farmers expect continued strong production of cattle hog dairy and poultry to meet rising demand.
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L. G. Elliott
la Salle Extension University
Chicago
Lifetime of 76-year-old innovator fuels insulation boom
Minneapolis scientist George H. Ellis, active since youth, created the first flax straw insulation board, later evolving to wood fiber boards and a vast industry worth an estimated 150 million dollars. With 150 patents, he continues to work on new developments while consulting for major firms.
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Minneapolis
George H. Ellis
Sauk Centre
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Ellis
Government Commission
U. S
Panama
Minnesota and
Ontario Paper Company
Insulite
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
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Eklis
Army Seeks Substitutes for Strategic Materials
The War Department says the Quartermaster Corps is developing substitutes to reduce reliance on strategic and critical materials used in army supplies and equipment. Tentative specifications are being set for many items to guide substitution.
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Washington
Army
Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Needed Habit The Victory Of Success
A concise quotation credits Sarah A Bolton noting that success begins with forming a habit of work and sustained effort leads to achievement. The saying emphasizes discipline as a key factor in reaching goals and enduring progress through steady labor.
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Sarah A. Bolton
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