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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1964
Page
5
Ann Landers letters discuss a restless husband who may dream of his childhood and hit his wife in sleep then forgets, and a gossiping woman realizing she is a town talker. The column then addresses a bet about fake letters and promotes Ann Landers’ book Teenagers And Sex available in stores.
A young mother and her husband share success in cutting calories and trimming weight. They tracked calories and servings, turning it into a game. He dropped 35 pounds to fall under 200, then kept reducing. A medical check may help slow pace near goals.
A look at the royal cake lineage from Lord and Lady Baltimore with the Baby Baltimore descendant. The recipes describe lavish three layer yellow butter cake with white filling, macaroons, pecans, candied fruit and sherry, plus a lighter version with white icing and raisins figs and pecan meats. The menu also lists Shrimp Salades Creole and grilled liver with onions, bacon, and Baby Baltimore Cakes as dessert.
Hints from Heloise suggests lighting many candles with a single match, letting it burn briefly to blacken the wick end, then using one spare candle for the finale to avoid trouble with numerous candles. The column also offers practical lighting advice for party moments.
A. M. DeR recounts using a small cotton swab dipped in paint to reach hard corners and finish woodwork quickly. The method also works well on furniture such as knobs and legs.
A reader shares a method to prepare baby formula bottles overnight for 4 AM feeding. Sterilized bottles are refrigerated with formula, then hot water is added briefly to warm the cold formula to a safe temperature in about a minute.
A reader describes wrapping thoroughly rinsed un ironed linens in blue tissue paper and placing them in a blue garment cover to prevent yellowing. She reports the tissue bleaches over time and she changes it every six months, noting success with jackets and shirts.
An astonishing claim from sufferers about piles being cured by Bio-Dyne, a new healing substance from a world famous research institute. Now available as suppository or ointment under the name Preparation H at all drug counters.
Dr. George W Crane discusses wife swapping as an old idea not new to modern America. He cites Judges Chapter 19 where a Levite takes back his wife after she runs home, with a feast delaying departure and the danger of the day’s travel.
Readers are advised to mail a stamped self addressed envelope to the newspaper to obtain a booklet by Dr Crane. The note directs payment of typing and printing costs via the enclosed envelope.
The article notes diverse decorating trends with warm Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian palettes using red, yellow, and orange tones, while traditional European schemes favor soft French blue and off-white. It highlights blue trim on ceilings and beams, off-white plaster, and matching furniture wood tones to create a spacious, charming family room. The piece invites readers to visit Middletown Lumber Co. at 1625 Central Ave or call 423-6546 for color planning help and quality paints.
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