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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
7
Ad promotes Pattern No. 1684 for toddlers 6 months to 3 years including a puff sleeved dress slip panties and rompers. Also features a daytime frock with cap sleeves and a range of yardage. Order the Fall and Winter Fashion pattern magazine with free pattern print inside the book priced 25 cents.
The article offers practical household advice such as polishing glass with cold vinegar on a lintless cloth, oiling ripe olives to shed shine, using glass or white pottery vases to complement flower colors, repairing sagging floors with wooden wedges, and roasting a duck or goose breast up. It also notes fashion tips like a fringed wool scarf worn as a sash.
Guidance describes washing the face with warm water then cold rinse and applying hazel to close pores and smooth the skin.
Over the past decade champion skiers entered in Flying Kilometer races sprinting 3,281 feet down an iced hill. The aim is to finish fastest as speeds up to 90 miles per hour have been recorded while wearing a streamlined metal hood to cut wind resistance.
A popular home remedy claims Pinex mixed with a simple syrup provides fast cough relief. The ad advises using 24% ounces of Pinex plus granulated sugar and water to make a pint of syrup that soothes throat irritation, loosens phlegm and clears air passages with a pleasant taste. Money refund promised if unsatisfied.
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