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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1940
Page
3
A mother writes Dr. Myers about isolating her three and a half year old daughter from peers to shield morals. The letter notes the child’s social delay and fears that prolonged sheltering will hinder her ability to engage with broader society as she grows.
A historical note links carrot juice to night vision, vitamin A in carotene, and broad medical uses from preventing postoperative thrombosis to treating phlebitis. It warns that deep breaths and water clear breath, and criticizes motorists who fail sobriety tests for not following precautionary advice.
A reader describes a colorimetric breath test using potassium permanganate and sulfuric acid to detect alcohol in breath. The test is said to decolorize the solution if alcohol is present, though it is noted as delicate and potentially beatable with small trace amounts remaining in the mouth.
A mother worries about her daughter playing with others and fears snobbery from peer influence. An adviser urges social mixing and supervised outdoor play to build resilience, recommending inviting age mates to visit and maintaining open, honest conversations to guard against hazards.
A vintage recipe feature offers a gold cake with orange filling and frosting, plus beige parfait and fruit desserts. It includes detailed measurements for the cake, orange filling, and frosting, plus recipes for apple sherbet and rhubarb sherbet with instructions on preparation, chilling, and yield.
A beauty class urges winter sports like skating to boost health and complexion. It argues outdoor life keeps youth, improves spirits and tone, and even benefits mothers. The piece also offers basic hot compress tips for eye styes and cautions against self treatment.
The reading notes generally propitious configurations for a pleasant and profitable day despite minor delays. It urges confidence in dealing with large corporations and influential bodies to promote new major projects and seeks favorable support for those with birthdays this year.
Readers are asked to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor with a self addressed stamped envelope for replies. The notice instructs addressed inquiries to be directed to the editor via the newspaper.
A traveler’s portrait of Salt Lake City highlights alpine views above the metropolis, Temple Square relics and monuments, Pioneer Brigham Young statue, and the grand capitol. It notes saline Great Salt Lake beaches at Saltair and Lagoon Resort with dancing, boating, and water activities as key amusements.
The article explains heparin as a natural anti coagulent that inhibits blood clotting. It notes its use to prevent clot formation in medical settings and discusses its therapeutic applications and potential benefits in coagulation control.
Adele Garrison portrays Madge Graham maneuvering through Sag Harbor to expose plotting by Philip Veritzen and Princess Olina. Queen Olga reveals a jewel mark to detect duplication and contemplates whether Philip truly loves her as he prepares to order emeralds provoking a love driven crisis. He plans to visit Olga and Olina seeks a scene in a play with a harp.
Old wardrobe pieces such as wrappers farthingales camisoles and cambrics are being reclaimed as vintage fashion returns. Laced garments can be washed and ripped apart to craft modern versions, with wares like wainsocks and handmade laces repurposed for current styles.
A columnist advises buying a dress from early collections to secure summer options. Readers are urged to use Christmas gift money for items they will crave later, noting stock runs low by May. A safe pick is a spun rayon cotton coat style in blue and off-white plaid, packable and washable, plus a white cruise sandal with brass nail head studs and suede variant.
A diary excerpt shows marital strain as Dodo and Quentin quarrel while a couple wrestles with Bill's view of women. The narrator weighs breaking the engagement despite prior reconciliation, fearing an unhappy marriage. Also mentions fast selling hand knitted dress described with a diagonal bodice stitch and a purple red palette.
Knarf and Hanid shadows stage a waving Snow Man in their garden to the children upstairs. The Snow Man denies moving but the kids see his arm swing via a light and shadow trick, and they bid him good night before drift to sleep.
Betsy Newman presents a daily menu featuring liver on casserole with baked potatoes buttered beets mixed green salad and pumpkin chiffon pie. The article also provides a liver casserole recipe using beef or pork liver bacon onion green pepper Worcestershire sauce ketchup salt and pepper cooked slowly at 300 F for about 90 minutes then uncovered to brown the bacon.
A historical recipe summarizes mixing pumpkin with spices and gelatin, cooking over steam until thickened, then incorporating beaten eggs, milk, and gelatin. Fold in meringue and bake into a chilled nine inch pie shell, yielding a light fluffy pumpkin pie.
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