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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1940
Page
3
A nostalgic article extols swimming as joyous exercise for young and old, disabled or fit, highlighting natural waters as ideal and modern hygiene improvements. It notes clean water, bathers’ cleanliness, and sanitary conditions at pools reducing infectious diseases, with filtration and disinfection methods such as ultraviolet light and ozonation.
The article blends dessert ideas with health guidance. It presents coffee and peanut butter fudge sauce recipes for ice cream, then shifts to swimming health cautions from Dr. H Marshall Taylor, detailing how cooling water can induce fatigue and affect immune response, and ends with summer fashion notes on navy blue, mimosa yellow, and maternity style.
A home feature blends a veal and mushroom Italienne recipe with baby care guidance. The kitchen section details veal rolls with tomatoes and mushrooms plus a peach mousse dessert, while the parenting portion offers crib setup tips and safe sleeping practices for infants, plus reader questions about discipline and faith discussions.
A new version of town black appeals for dinner wear with a slim black taille suit and lace blouse. Betsy Blackwell and Betsy Bedwell are among the expo attendees. Many business girls choose Fifth Avenue black silk and Madison Avenue tropical linen outfits. Hot weather color trends include foggy mimosa and mustard gold inspired by Marlene Dietrich, paired with cornflower blue or clear green. An inexpensive evening wrap feature is a short blue denim jacket.
Children stroll the sunlit shore with shadows Knarf and Hanid. A sandpiper explains waves come from where they are going and go where they came from, then bids them ponder the simple riddle. The pair promise not to ask further questions as the bird departs.
Adele Garrison delivers a serialized melodrama excerpt where Jack Leslie, an underworld boss, presses Charles Spencer for Mary Veritzen and Noel in exchange for returning Queen Olga's emeralds. Hidden in underbrush, Madge Graham and Lillian Underwood spy as Spencer's guards, disguised as Mary and Noel, confront a tense double cross while Leslie lurks nearby observing the setup and awaiting the outcome.
Household tips recommend hand hemmed doilies and napkins in pottery or dusty colors. Use coarse linen and make sets of six per color. If more than six guests appear, mix the colors for a balanced table presentation.
Fireflies or lightning bugs glow by combining a combustible substance with oxygen, producing light in twilight.
A racing crowd watches speed cars on an oval track as Mr and Mrs Brown discuss the number of entrants. Mrs Brown asks how many cars there are and the puzzled husband suggests a math hint involving one third of the cars in front of the red car and three quarters behind it. The solution appears in column eight.
A description of a heavy black sheer dress with a decolletage neck buttoning from throat to hem. The front and back pleated slash skirt, white sheer sleeves with red dots, and shoulder to yoke gathers create a smart yet casual look suitable for commuter trains and city lunches.
The piece argues that beauty rests on physical vitality and mental health rather than mere appearances. It urges regular relaxation for youth and adults, recommends naps and early bedtimes for mothers, and warns fatigue harms mood, efficiency, and digestion. It notes dress can boost morale and advises practical, durable fashion over frivolous trends.
The article foresees a rapid windfall from a surprising source, leading to a dramatic crisis and radical future changes. Birthdays today suggest expectation of the unexpected, with disruption, new surroundings, and inventive, adventurous outcomes. A born child may show originality and creative talent with intuitive, suave traits.
The puzzle states thirteen cars could race under the given conditions. With a continuous track all others must be both ahead of and behind the red car. It computes one third of twelve plus three quarters of twelve equals thirteen.
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