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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1946
Page
7
Pattern No 8974 outlines a play set for children ages 2 through 10 including live 3 dress and 119 yards of fabric for 35 or 34 inch width overalls. The notice lists yardage for panties and tie rags, and directs readers to send orders.
A letter from Wellman Thrush of Wabash Indiana praises Kellogg’s All-Bran as a daily laxative free cereal offering gentle bulk from the wheat’s outer layers. The note urges daily use with water, suggests muffins, and promises money back if not satisfied, with product from Kellogg’s Battle Creek and Omaha.
A feature on light balance and new desserts highlights lemon chiffon sponge cake, caramel cream parfait, banana cream, strawberry meringue cake, and mint meringues. Recipes include gelatin methods, whipping cream, fruit fillings, and serving suggestions from Western Newspaper Union.
By Pat Manton the article argues Congress kept OPA powers alive to March 31 next year, resisting cost plus profits amendments and a plan to drop controls when production hits last year. It notes subsidies opposed, warns removal timing key, and critiques internal Roosevelt-era political posturing and Truman alignment.
A United States policy change ends price controls on hammocks fly swatters decorative sofa pillows pocket knives and thermometers. The move is hailed as boosting morale easing wartime tensions and signaling a positive shift for the Truman administration amid postwar anxiety. The change reduced public complaints and renewed hope as the nation recovers from Pearl Harbor era disruptions.
The exchange shows a military council debating an immediate attack on a mountain town. Officers argue for postponement while a G I cites legal rights and motions, until a sergeant questions enemy timing and the plan is kept in motion for now.
A columnist advises salads as a prime way to add fresh vegetables to the diet. Mix greens with avocado, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, or onions and dress with oil herbs and crumbled blue cheese. Add cooked veg like peas beans beets asparagus and Brussels sprouts for variety.
A historical note explains that at the opening of a baseball game in Mexico the cry is Play ball. The piece reflects how baseball rituals are observed in Mexican venues.
A breezy column recalls John Kieran naming Kate Hepburn and a cartoon strip character as favorites. It also notes William Allen White's autobiography and a childhood sweetheart memory, plus light jests about printing on radio sets and a temporary paper cancellation announcement.
For roasting pork use 20 to 25 minutes per pound and avoid quick ovens. If your floor squeaks, sprinkle talcum powder between boards and add a wedge if needed. Dust behind pictures to prevent a black outline. Coffee grounds work as a sweeping compound on basement floors.
Home tip recommends placing a thin strip of sandpaper on the lower edge of each picture frame to grip the wallpaper and keep the frame hanging straight.
Blue green end walls in southern textile mills are claimed to lessen workers' sense of heat. In northern mills warm buff walls are said to create an illusion of warmth in otherwise cold rooms.
Industry and military forgings require various forging quality steels. Each steel grade for forgings is designated by a color code in the forge shop steel storage system.
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