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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1953
Page
7
A home style note on decorating a little girl's room with Sanforized terry cloth fabrics. It highlights bed spreads curtains and slipcovers in fluffy colors, easy care hints for washing drying and ironing, plus suggestions for rugs and simple finishing trims.
A vintage ad highlights a One Yard Beauty sewing pattern using 35 inch fabric for medium size with a capelet bow pocket design. It promotes sending 35 cents plus 5 cents per extra pattern for mail delivery from Marian Martin The Journal pattern dept New York. Also suggesting a useful bride gift a roast meat thermometer to gauge doneness.
A guide urging daughters in law to treat their husband’s mother as a mother figure first. Do not fault the mother in law to the husband, and avoid bringing conflicts to the husband. Emphasizes consideration for the mother in law and using terms like my husband’s mother.
In a letter, Mary Haworth Aved advises a couple to protect their peace and independence by keeping the 80 year old mother-in-law in her own apartment and arranging care from afar rather than moving her in. The response argues for balanced boundaries, avoiding heroic sacrifice, and focusing on equitable, sustainable care.
An advertising snippet promotes Pattern 512 for children's sizes with embroidery transfers and a twirling skirt. Instructions ask readers to send twenty five cents and provide mailing details to News Journal Needlecraft Department for the pattern and a Laura Wheeler book offer with twenty cents for a copy.
Old Long Island town Glen Head hosts a home kitchen feature from Mary Cameron. Includes Savory Meat Loaf recipe serving 8 to 12 with pork, beef, onions, tomatoes, bran flakes and optional peas, plus Blueberry Turnovers with blueberries, sugar and crust. Tomorrow's dinner lists parsley potatoes, lima beans, enriched bread, salad, coffee and milk.
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