Congress presses new army bill and big ship plan
Weekly News Analysis reports Congress quick approval of a 513 million army appropriation and Navy growth with two 45 thousand ton super battleships at 95 million each. It notes parity debates, cotton subsidies, rail crisis, and ICC reform ideas as President Roosevelt pushes defense and economic policy amid a shifting international balance.
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Europe Ambition and Poland’s Danzig Crisis In Focus
The piece surveys looming German aims to reclaim Danzig and the Polish corridor and Poland's possible shift toward German influence. It notes Nazi propaganda, Allied inaction, and the risk of another invasion as Goering’s press outlets push for concessions and peace.
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Exercise Based Asthma Care Promoted by UK Council
Dr James W Barton reviews Asthma Research Council findings on breathing exercises for asthmatics. The regimen teaches diaphragmatic breathing with nose inhalation and long mouth exhalation, using an F or S lips sound to extend exhalation. Practiced 10 minutes twice daily, the program is to be published in a guide from King's College, London.
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Overweight and Diet Myths on Calorie Use and Fat Storage
The piece explains that weight gain comes from consuming more calories than used by the body. It notes the body uses about half of intake for basic functions and that reducing intake to half can prevent fat gain, with exercise aiding weight loss if resting time is conserved. Copyright WNU Service.
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Trend How the wind is blowing WEALTH WESTWARD
Wealth trends show a record gold shipment of 56,204,000 arriving in New York aboard the S S Manhattan as Europeans flee war scares. Earnings slide signals the Standard Statistics report a 1938 net income for 1,898 corporations that is 42 percent below 1937.
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What to Eat and Why By C Houston Goudiss
Homemakers faced two goals feeding families to boost child weight and satisfy adults. The piece argues nutrition science now links trace minerals and vitamins to deficiency diseases and efficiency. It critiques typical meals high in protein and carbs but low in bulk and fiber, offering improved menu ideas with separate protein, added vegetables, and fruit.
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C. Houston Goudiss
Diet and Nutrition Principles for Balanced Health
The passage explains that food intake and activity determine body weight and that minerals and vitamins support teeth nerves and disease resistance. It emphasizes choosing foods for a balanced diet to promote health, longevity, and well being beyond taste.
Seven Essential Dietary Factors for Homemakers
The passage advises modern homemakers to plan meals around seven science-backed factors for health. It lists protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins A B C D E and G, water, and cellulose as key components for tissue repair, energy, regulation, deficiency prevention, nutrient transport, and digestive function.
A Day's Food Plan For Family Nutrition
The plan recommends daily milk servings with a quart per child and a pint per adult, plus eggs daily or weekly, one meat serving at the main meal, a second protein, two vegetables including a raw leafy kind, two fruit portions, and a whole grain cereal. It emphasizes balanced minerals vitamins and cellulose and notes fuel foods like bread, macaroni, rice, fats, and butter can be added. Common menu mistakes include overconcentration on a single item.
Simpler meals offer better balance and health
A author argues nutritious meals need not be costly or elaborate. Simple staples like bread milk and stewed fruits can provide minerals vitamins and bulks guarding hidden hunger and boosting vitality. Homemakers should focus on food value over fancy recipes to advance public health.
Alkaline Foods List Highlights Bananas Apples Oranges
Mrs. T. L. D. notes alkaline or base-forming foods include vegetables most fruits nuts and milk. Noted effective body alkalinizers are bananas apples oranges dried beans and potatoes. Published by WNU C Houston Goudiss 1939 57.
Hetty Green and Her Penny Pinching Schemes
The biography recalls Hetty Green known as The queen of Wall Street who died with a fortune around 20 million. It notes her extreme frugality including odd habits like using old newspapers as underclothes and washing only the lower half of her petticoats to cut laundry costs.
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