Eleanor Roosevelt and notable life reflections
The writer recalls Eleanor Roosevelt’s Hyde Park trip including a Saratoga christening, notes on a sea rescuer officer from HMS Patria, and reflections on Chief Justice Hughes retiring. The piece also honors Julia Jaffray of the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor and comments on rain, robins, and domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
K. Jaffray
United States
Galt
Canada
Helen Varick Boswell
Jaffray
The New Bunker Hills and World Sights Across the Sea
In a rambling piece the author muses that distance shrinks and evacuation drills live in headlines. Paul Revere is recast as needing long range glasses to scan Arctic shores and distant signals from Madagascar. The essay wryly notes how modern threats erase old maps and the emergency now feels near everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
Charlestown
Labrador
Lost Affection What would you do if your husband fell in love
Kathleen Norris counsels Emily to endure a crisis after 27 years of marriage when her husband Tom wants a divorce for a younger partner. She urges Emily to focus on self improvement, maintain dignity, and visit family, with hope of years of health and activity ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Saratoga
N. Y
al William Kresse
Hughes
Justice Hughes
Emily Baker
Massachusetts
Emily
Tom
Alicia
Rosy
Don
Reno
Betty
Aida
Kathleen Norris
Joan
Daddy
New Treatment for Varicose Ulcers
A Montreal physician reports a new outpatient method for varicose veins and ulcers. Tying off leg surface veins near the groin and injecting a hardening solution in the lower leg heals ulcers rapidly with immediate pain relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus C. Luke
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
Canadian Medical Association
Luke
Groin
Injections For Hernia Need Truss
Dr Barton notes hernia patients may require injections and a truss for support. Details on treatment steps and indications are limited in this fragment from medical notes.
Injection method for hernia gains cautious favor
Health columnist notes WWI era experience with surgery and the injection approach. Modern reports claim up to 90 percent cure in carefully chosen cases, with criteria including recent, thin, easily reducible hernias and older patients less fit for operation. Truss use is emphasized, with injections given two to three times weekly for six to eight weeks and continued daytime wear for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Barton
Union
Lazarius Manoil
New York City
Archives of Surgery
Pattern No. 8871 for a child’s frock bonnet sunsuit
This 2 to 6 year size pattern features a front-button frock with a plain neckline and ruffly sleeves in percale gingham linen and seersucker. It includes sunsuit and bonnet options and requires 3 yards of 36 inch material for size 3 plus 1/2 yard braid. Send your order to the listed address.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Daily Mail
London
Seven Seas
In Phillips
Bunker Hill
Roosevelt
Iceland
Boston
Concord Bridge
North Church
Paul
Dakar
Trinidad
Suez
Madagascar
Mystic
New England
Medford Cocks
Baffin Bay
Lexington
Concord
Azores
Cape Race
Narvik
Newfoundland
Middlesex
Midatlantic
Martinique
China
Crete
Finistere
L'Yenvol
New York
New Yorker
America
Elmer Twitchell
Lee A. Cavalier
North Carolina
Uncle Sam
Bank
Bell Syndicate
By Kathleen Norris
Dr. Barton
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