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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1938
Page
8
Ladies set in sport yarn features single crochet body with decorative picots. Muff doubles as purse and reads stylish grown up. Pattern Eetus for making shown with stitch illustrations. To obtain pattern mail 15 cents in stamps or coins to Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York NY. Include name and address and pattern number.
Ruth Wyeth Spears tells how a hurriedly bought scarf and mittens were brightened with a Swedish cross stitch design. A young miss at school sought a gay foreign look for skating and transformed drab items into a speaking accessory.
Instructions describe cross stitches for a large red flower with blue small blooms and green stems to decorate mittens and scarves. It promotes Mrs Spears Sewing Book 2 Gifts Embroidery and Book 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator with a free leaflet on crazy patch quilts when ordering by mail.
An advertisement urges readers with lingering coughs from colds to try Creomulsion claiming it reaches the source of mucous irritation. It asserts faster relief and urges avoiding weaker remedies.
A brief quip features Willie and a schoolmaster debating wisdom with a serpent analogy about avoiding flattery. The exchange hints at lessons on deception and prudence in speech.
The article links adolescent diet to later dental health and pregnancy outcomes. It emphasizes calcium and vitamins, especially for expectant mothers, and urges mothers to supervise teens’ eating and dental hygiene. It notes potential tooth loss for each child if calcium is deficient and advises nourishing diets with milk, fruits, vegetables, and proper oral care.
Nutrition authorities warn the average American diet is deficient in calcium, especially among youths. Adolescent boys crave energy foods while girls often eat less or choose rich snacks, risking low calcium intake. A balanced plan recommends milk cheese leafy greens eggs fruits and high-fiber foods to support bone health and regular digestion. Mothers should actively ensure proper feeding.
Workaday fashions offer aprons and a flare-skirted school dress. Patterns No. 1625 cover sizes 6 to 14 and 32 to 44. yardage and braid needs listed. Fall and Winter Pattern Book 32 pages, photo pages, 25 cents. Order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
The questions cover meanings and trivia from language and literature. Topics include the phrase by and large the Jokes consanguineous marriage the distress call SOS spelling periods in signals the Pearl of the Antilles the origin of the term vole time and the Houyhnhnms from Gullivers Travels.
The fragment lists items on heredity marriage and language roots. It mentions the Jukes as a celebrated family of imbeciles and criminals, notes Cuba as a large West Indian island, explains papyrus origin for the word volume, and cites Swift characters in Gulliver’s Travels.
An old advertisement claims Phillips Milk of Magnesia, in liquid or tablet form, gives rapid relief from acid indigestion within minutes. It promises nausea and upset stomach vanish, while noting potential discomforts and urging home use and portable tablets.
Advertising is vital to business success, described as the stone in the arch of merchandising. The article urges readers to learn how to apply advertising principles to their own enterprises for growth and effectiveness.
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