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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
7
Elmer Twitchell advocates a sourpuss political candidate with a deadpan mug and flat radio voice. He argues public is ready to swing away from personality plus politics and even starts Sourpuss for President Clubs to back such a figure.
Dr James W Barton discusses foot ailments and cures in a Western Newspaper Union release. He notes many physicians overlook common conditions like painful arches corns bunions hammertoes and ringworm in patient complaints.
The weight borne by the feet during walking creates pressure on the toes. The article notes ill fitting footwear and improper nail trimming as main causes of ingrown toenails and advises initial self care with alcohol-moistened cotton packs and careful trimming, reserving second and third stage treatment for physicians.
Hollywood reports spotlight Paulette Goddard practicing knife throwing for North West Mounted Police and Steve Clemente’s stunts at Warner Brothers. Bette Davis buys a near studio home, Martha Scott and William Holden savor 32 strawberry sodas in Our Town, while Albert Dekker wins Blue Ridge college’s Perfect Profile of 1940 honoring his Dr Cyclops look.
A health note explains mucous colitis caused by nervousness with abdominal pain, mucus in stools, and fatigue. It recommends calmness, soft foods, fruit juices, greens, and clear soups, plus avoidance of fried and spicy items. A chronic ulcerative form is described with mucus blood and weight loss, plus gradual dietary progression and daily cleansing enemas.
A reader asks if colitis comes from rough food. The answer says colitis is usually linked to nerves and emotional distress, though rough foods can aggravate it. Another reader asks about early baldness at 23. guidance notes hair often returns after illness, otherwise consult a physician for a blood test.
The pattern details a braid trim edged frock and bonnet with a sew chart and directions. It covers fabrics like gingham seersucker percale and chambray in colors suitable for tots play tags. Sizes 2 to 6 years require specific yardage and ricrac braid, with orders to be sent to the given address.
This snippet lists a clever 1928 pattern set including a sun-suit, a sweet frock, and a scoopy bonnet. Each piece is easy to make and comfortable for play, with the sun-suit featuring back gathers and straight front and the frock yoke extending into kimono sleeve wings.
The quiz lists eight questions and answers covering topics from geography and military terms to anatomy and history. It notes Iceland as the country with no army and navy and identifies Socrates as the henpecked philosopher, with concise explanations for rank and file and other clues.
Whitley hired decorators to paper the dining room and bathroom while his wife was away. On return he found the dining room wallpapered as a bathroom with green tile and purple water lilies. The painter blamed it on a mix up and suggested moving the bath would require a plumber.
A compact meditation on fortune highlighting resilience in facing life’s highest and lowest vicissitudes. It praises equanimity as the shield that deprives misfortune of power and frames hardship as a test of character.
The column offers household guidance: avoid vacuuming loose tacks, make a warm fruit sauce for ice cream, easy orange prep by boiling water, carrot puree method, corduroy care with mild soap and drying, avoid soaking flannels, and a nourishing egg orange drink. A tip on soaking bowls to ease washing.
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