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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1941
Page
18
The piece discusses decorating a room as an art with balance and sensible arrangement. It outlines three furniture groups for a living room: conversational reading and writing, emphasizing that flow and scale matter for cohesive design in various room sizes.
Gibson introduces the 1941 refrigerator models featuring the exclusive Super Freez r Shelf with a front opening crystal plate glass door and internal copper coils for even cooling. The new line includes Twin Vegetable Fresheners with moisture control, adjustable compartments, and a Defrostat or Defrostator to save top-shelf space. Sold in High Point by Austin Furniture Co at 139 East Washington Street.
Short advice column offers remedies for perfume stains on furniture using linseed oil olive oil or camphorated oil followed by blotting. It suggests flushing kitchen sinks with hot water and salt weekly to reduce grease and odors. For stuffy rooms and tobacco odors a bowl of cold water placed in a quiet spot is said to help clear the air.
The text advises using these items in small rooms and larger spaces with enough presence to avoid islands in a vast expanse. It warns against diagonal lines and kitty corner arrangements. It notes that a rug at 45 degrees confuses the eye and sofas placed across corners disrupt balance.
Sound sleep ranks as a key beauty factor as fatigue and poor posture undermine looks. A comfortable mattress, resilient springs, and plump pillows are essential, and insomnia often stems from worn bedding. Replace sagging mattresses, broken coils, or faltering pillows promptly to preserve beauty sleep and overall appearance. Per capita theater spending in 1939 reached 85.11, with total movie expenditures surpassing 673 million dollars in that year.
An ad copy highlights a comfortable chair that makes a man feel relaxed at home. It emphasizes the chair as a reliable rest spot and uses a playful line about “Dats Night” to appeal to male readers.
Census statistics place New York as the leading manufacturing state with 34514 factories producing goods valued at more than seven billion dollars annually.
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