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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1949
Page
23
Fraudulent ad style text promotes Laura Wheeler improved patterns with charts photos and directions. Warns readers to send coins for patterns and printed booklets offering many illustrations and needlework designs via the Needlecraft Dept at Long Reach 212.
A 1949 column advises June graduates to safeguard health while pursuing dreams. It urges maintaining enthusiasm, hard work, and balance between career or marriage, with tips on sleep, nutrition, posture, and avoiding fatigue. The message emphasizes self investment, optimism, and steady effort in early adulthood.
A trimmed collage notes neck pain linked to old pillows losing buoyancy and a mahjong of new jewelry gimmicks. It cites a pillow test by pressing with hands to gauge rebound, and briefly mentions card play tactics and declarer tricks in a bridge scenario.
The Bridge World May issue highlights Luther A Dittmer on the 1949 intercollegiates at Columbia University. He notes many pairs stayed in three no trump doubled, and that four hearts can be made with careful play. The opening lead of the king of diamonds earns a winning tactic.
Ather's Father's Day piece advises starting vacation wardrobes with relaxed California sport shirts slacks and casual shoes. It outlines color options and fabrics for summer comfort, plus lighter jackets and hats, urging shoppers to gift practical, colorful outfits that emphasize ease and morale for dad.
A compact record of a mixed word puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues listing signs, pronouns, letters, metals, city names, and various abbreviations. The garbled OCR includes entries like Egyptian sun god and Greek fetter, plus numerous numbering marks and stray characters.
Readers are invited to order Pattern 4900 "Both" dresses in striped dimity with eyelet bands for sizes 2 through 66, plus a 66 bust option needing 2 1/2 yards of 33 inch striped fabric. Includes illustrated instructions and fit testing, with payment details to Anne Adams at the Press Telegram Pattern Department. Also promotes the Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with a free travel wardrobe concept and 15 cents extra for the book.
A home guidance snippet explains reviving crushed rug pile by placing a damp cloth and applying a hot iron. It notes brushing the pile briskly after and mentions restoring curled rug corners by using the same iron-on-damp-cloth method on both sides.
A squ Id masking method uses a plastic resin shield that brushed around window panes when wood surfaces are to be painted. After paint dries the shield peels away like tape, saving time and reducing scraping of excess paint.
A nostalgia piece argues Father deserves special attention with a chocolate frosting cake. It provides Yather's Favorite Cake recipe and Hungarian Chocolate Frosting, including step by step instructions and a decorative Hi Dad icing suggestion.
A 32 page children’s collection offers classic stories and verses for young readers plus riddles paper folding and scrambled names. Priced 15 cents postpaid by the Information Bureau Washington DC, with a request to enclose payment and wrap securely for mailing.
A guide advises practicing feminine accessories like parasols and fringed stoles before stepping out in summer. It suggests using a mirror to master handling, folding, and draping finery so it looks graceful, not awkward, and to avoid readjusting a drooping or sliding piece.
A guest recognizes that complaining about room temperature is rude in a host's home. The correct approach is to acknowledge discomfort, adjust discretely, and show appreciation for the hospitality while seeking a polite, noncritical solution.
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