FIRST AID to the AILING HOUSE
The reply notes no leaflets cover the topics. It suggests checking a public library for plumbing handbooks and lists source publishers and bulletins: Theodore Audel & Company New York, Popular Mechanics Chicago, and Portland Cement Association Chicago for concrete work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Audel & Company
West 23Rd St
New York
Popular Mechanics
East Ontario St
Chicago
Portland Cement Association
West Grand Ave
New Gasoline Process Promises Synthetic Fuel Supply
The nation faces a gasoline shortage but officials say abundant liquid fuel can be produced at reasonable cost using a new synthetic process from natural gas. Widespread use is not expected for several years.
Love and Money in a Syracuse Marriage Debated
Eva asks Kathleen Norris about a wife’s financial rights and a written agreement. Norris cautions against a strict budget mindset and urges trust over contracts, noting practical risks and praising the wife’s essential role and value in a modern household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve Carpenter
Syracuse
Barry
Eva
Meg
Farm Buying Power Still Shows Gains
A Northwestern National Life chart study finds the average city wage earner in early 1949 has nearly the same buying power as in June 1946 despite price drop costs. Farmers show a larger gain buffered by price supports, with wages up about 26.5 percent since 1946 and living costs up about 28 percent. Three million unemployed remain, fringe benefits rising, and permanent recovery after the wartime boom is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opa
Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
A Lesson from Sarazen on Speed in Golf
Gene Sarazen urges faster play in golf, advocating two-ball or three-ball rounds in about two hours and 45 minutes. He describes brisk decision making, quick club selection, and purposeful walking to the ball, stressing no wasted motion and steady nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Gene
Hormones May Limit Frost Damage in Time
American apple growers face frost losses but a new approach uses tracers and hormones to keep buds closed until warm weather returns. A spray could protect fruit and reduce yearly financial damage by preserving crops.
Jumping to July Fourth in the National League Race
Billy Southworth and Leo Durocher predict a tight NL pennant race with eight evenly matched clubs. They note the Reds could rival top teams if they had Blackwell, warn teams may quit under pressure, and applaud the Phillies’ strong lineup as a potential factor shaping the title chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Southworth
Leo Durocher
Reds
Blackwell
Eddie Dyer
Eddie
Ewell Blackwell
Phillies
You Build It Tool Box Solves Storage Problem Pattern No 7
The pattern describes a wall hanging foldable tool chest 36 inches high and 60 inches wide when open 36 by 30 inches closed with tools fitted inside the doors and on shelves. It offers safe convenient storage for woodworking tools and can be locked or carried. Send 25 cents to East-Bird Pattern Company Pleasantville NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Tom
Meg
Santa Barbara
East-Bird Pattern Company
Dept. W. Pleasantville
Mrs Smythe-Smythe Shows Interest in Marriage
Noting a kiss on his bald head, Mrs Smythe-Smythe asks her husband to accept more affection in their marriage. He reacts with mock irritation, recalling the prior kiss four months ago as surprise and humor in their daily exchange.
Inmate's Answer on Time and Weather
An old lady asks an inmate near a cloistered asylum for the time. He tests tools and declares four o'clock, then explains that in rain he cannot shadow measure and simply checks his watch. The exchange mirrors a humorous, ironic view of precise methods versus practical immediacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insane Asylum
Brief Lexicology Of Bossy
The origin of the term bossy for a cow may mix humor Latin roots and Teutonic forms. An evolutionary view links bos meaning ox to a boss calf kept in a barn, giving rise to bossy for a cow later grazing widely.
No Electric Pajamas Spark in Bed Heating Debate
An new electric sheet joins electric blanket and warming pad as cold sleeper heat sources. It is designed to work with standard bed coverings, drawing attention from trade press which quips that electric pajamas are still desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Field
Ancient Advice Motto Prompts Caution for Young Women
A fragment echoes a vintage counsel advising a young woman to guard her youth. The line suggests avoiding introducing a prospective partner to other girls and reflects dated social norms on courtship and propriety.
Household tips on cooking sewing and cleaning methods
Practical instructions cover dropping dough for cookies and stamping with a cup bottom, preventing boilovers by greasing pans, using fine pins for rayon fabrics, pinning seams for better fit, removing caster cup from linoleum with hot water, refreshing pile upholstery with steam and brushing, treating scratches with alcohol, using waxed paper to prevent linen sticking, boiling berries to peel, and removing scorch stains with peroxide.
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Roger C. Whitman
Kellogg's
Allran
Clarence M. Smith
St. Paul Avenue
Madison
Wis
Kelloge’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Yancey Laboratories, Inc
Uttle Wack, Arkansas
James
Eens Benetices 99
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Doan
Doans
Kathleen Norris
California
America
Grantland Rice
Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
Esardless
RCA Victor
Vere
C Wall
Vandold
RCA
RCA Binetics
Des Moines
Omaha
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