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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
10
Dear Mary Haworth, a reader asks why some couples grow distant after about five years of marriage. The writer notes her two year happy union, her husband Bert's belief that fatigue sets in after five years, and she asks for guidance and a balanced view for herself and engaged friends.
A reader counters Bert’s controversial view that marriage declines after five years. The letter argues there is truth amid ignorance in his stance and that civility does not require being madly in love, challenging his social axiom with a pragmatic take.
The text argues that modern marriages often begin in intense romantic fever driven by infatuation and emotional hunger. As years pass the pair lose such illusions, yet this does not guarantee constant conflict. embittered fighting is not inevitable.
The writer argues that good character and kindliness form the basis of a strong marriage. With effort and bone-bred manners, couples grow together into a secure, loyal partnership, surpassing romance fueled mainly by infatuation. Warns against relying on sex to repair quarrels and urges mindful behavior.
A close fitting bob can stay smooth after shampoo with a worn stocking cap. Stretch the stocking over brushed hair, tie the top knot, and pin the top edge. Ensure bangs tuck under for a neat front fringe and use pin curls to curl ends up to the cap edge.
A wife asks if young couples must spend annual vacations visiting each set of parents. The column urges couples to take new shared experiences away from daily life and explains parents should understand choosing a different vacation this year. It argues that couples need refreshment and together time, not separate trips.
Laura Wheeler's improved pattern makes needlework easy with charts photos and clear directions. Send twenty cents for pattern 747 with your name address and zone to Middletown Journal Needlecraft Dept New York. Also send fifteen cents for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book featuring 104 illustrations and beginner to expert designs.
Homemade jellied soups tempt appetites with cool presentations. Apricot nectar and lime create a delicate jelly. tomato juice and vegetables offer savory alternatives. Bouillon Jellied Soup blends beef bouillon with vegetables for a firm chilled serving.
Breakfast features chilled prune juice scrambled eggs with fried tomato rings enriched toast and coffee. Luncheon offers toasted cheese sandwiches watercress and scallions gingerbread fruit tea. Dinner includes tomato jellied soup fried chicken mashed potatoes buttered peas enriched bread cucumbers in sour cream blueberries vanilla ice cream coffee milk.
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