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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1950
Page
6
Dear Mary Haworth asks how to cope with persistent television noise and crowding of interests as five at home juggle video use. The response recommends moderate use, time scheduling, fair program choice, and practical fixes like checking wiring to reduce aerial vibrations and stress while preserving enjoyment.
The passage advises avoiding involvement in children’s disputes between neighbors while noting children may reconcile in a few days. It also offers at home foot care steps for irritated feet including a hot soapy bath, thorough drying, olive oil for sore areas, and a diluted witch hazel rub to feel cooler and refreshed.
Dietitians at two Chicago orphanages tested flavored and varied oatmeal to boost morning eating. Within two weeks most poor eaters asked for seconds. Tips included using water boiling first for fluffy oats, adding salt, cinnamon, butter, dried fruits, and optional eggnog topping.
Tomorrow's meals include orange juice oatmeal with eggnog topping enriched toast and coffee for breakfast. Luncheon features corn chowder with bacon pieces crackers salad and gingerbread. Dinner offers stewed chicken and rice with spinach, raw carrot sticks, apple, brown Betty, and hard sauce.
A patient recounts illness with pneumonia, meals approved by doctors, and a social flood of visitors at a distant farmhouse. The narrator notes mixed gifts, the odd elegance of concern, and a wry, defiant tone toward medical control. The doctor John monitors fever and recovery while the household navigates sympathy and social ritual.
A wartime era advice piece on female jealousy and handling quarrels with boyfriends. It advises staying calm, avoiding scenes, using humor and confidence, and presenting a united front as a 50 50 partnership to prevent breakups. Nancy answers reader letters on such problems.
A Home Economics Dean recalls how college life has shifted for married students. Mothers juggle child care with classes as football players risk injury, husbands open restaurants, and part time work funds baby costs. The piece contrasts today’s campus with earlier days of simpler concerns.
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