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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1939
Page
11
The Enterprise invites readers to address problems to Marjorie Mansfield in care of the newspaper. Readers are told their letters will be answered in the columns.
A wife describes working hard and saving for a home while her husband enjoys nightlife. She resents his nights out with other women, though she trusts him and fears insisting on him staying home. She asks what to do without accusing him or breaking their bond.
Philadelphia November 18. An experiment presented to the American Philosophical Society says insanity originates at nerve ends. The ends are plantlike tendrils growing from nerve fibers and connecting with neighboring fibers. Dr Carl Caskey Speidel of the University of Virginia reported the finding.
A writer argues women face impossible balance between outside work and home duties. Few can juggle work, marriage, and leisure without harm to health or temper, suggesting limits to double workloads for women.
The piece argues hiring a capable housekeeper is money well spent for health and happiness. It notes a husband's desire for his wife to join him now and questions if she will always be content to work, stew, and collapse when he wants leisure.
The piece advises a young wife to rest and step back from full-time labor or hire help to avoid strain on health and happiness. It urges returning to shared social life with husband and his friends, noting homemaking duties fall on her and rest improves outlook.
Julian Robertson of the Erlanger Company announces E. P. Cofield of Reidsville as general manager of the Erlanger and Nokomis Mills in Lexington on November 16.
Archaeological findings reveal ancient Egyptians possessed musical instruments including harp guitar pipe trumpet and drum. The discovery highlights a rich musical culture and artistic expression in antiquity.
After World War II England has rehoused about 15 million people, roughly a third of the population. Tanganyika reports rats that destroyed a town after ruining cotton crops, forcing residents to evacuate. Female canaries do not sing.
The article explains anemia as a deficiency of blood or red blood cells and red coloring matter. It lists causes including iron deficiency, bone marrow damage from poisons or disease, blood destruction by infection or toxins, and bile jaundice. It notes pallor and eye palate signs and the liver stomach roles in blood formation.
Facing crowded facilities, Havana University petitions the Cuban government for construction of another university to accommodate 12,589 students in the influx.
Hollywood star Joan Blondell urges working women to study shop windows and magazines for budget friendly style. She notes proper fit matters most and shares simple office dress ideas from a secretary role in The Incredible Mr Williams, including adaptable jackets, scarves, and versatile suits.
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