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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1953
Page
9
Kay Sherwood surveys new spring carpet trends highlighting affordable luxury, durable textures, and design varieties. Contemporary geometric patterns, floral damask revisions, hooked antique motifs, checks and plaids, and optical textures provide colorful options. Browns golds blues greens and grays dominate palettes for varied decor styles.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural laxative option. It touts gentle relief from constipation without purging and claims the vegetable formula creates rhythmic bowel movements. Prices listed are 15¢ 30¢ and 60¢.
A guidance note contrasts visiting a sick friend with and without warning. It emphasizes calling first to check if the person feels up to a visitor and to arrange a suitable time.
Practical advice on cleaning and maintenance including removing wax from wood floors with naphtha and vinegar, picking up broken glass with damp soap, buffing polishing wax, moth prevention with crystals, sanitation of garbage pails, and tips for handling dairy and eggs.
A reader describes an earlier toboggan crash and subsequent schizoid withdrawal, asking how to regain purpose. The columnist urges self reliance, gradual risk taking, and considers psychiatric help as a supportive option for regaining motivation and social engagement.
Henry Hensel of Saddle River New Jersey published a front page style advertisement in the Passaic Herald-News thanking his wife Sophie for 55 years of love and devotion as wife mother mother in law grandmother and great grandmother. The column notes such recognition for women is rare and highlights public tribute to a devoted wife.
The listing details a daily school or institution menu with breakfast offerings of rhubarb sauce codfish cakes whole wheat toast butter marmalade coffee milk and lunch of potato leek soup rye bread cole slaw fruit cake tea milk. Dinner features clambisque crackers roast leg of lamb brown gravy curried pineapple chunks parsley potatoes peas mint rolls butter watercress cucumber salad French dressing strawberry sherbet angel food cake coffee milk.
Home economist GAYNOR MADDOX provides lamb roasting methods for a family friendly meal. Remove the fat cover, roast fat side up, bake at 350 F, and use a meat thermometer for 175 F or 182 F for well done. Add garlic slivers in slashes last 15 minutes, then remove before serving. Add nutmeg or optional French dressing baste for flavor.
Alicia Hart suggests plastic kid friendly room accessories as teaching aids for grooming. Humpty Dumpty laundry bag clown mouth shoe bag and character decorated racks help organize clothes shoes and accessories. Washable plastic items simplify cleaning and reinforce routines.
Edna Ayers of 1631 Hay Ave Coshocton Ohio reports shedding 34 pounds using Rennel from 159 to 125 pounds. She says she still uses Rennel occasionally to keep weight down without strict dieting and credits the product with suppressing hunger. The ad notes available liquid Rennel from druggists with a free booklet and a $1.40 price and refund option.
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