Faultless Starch Works Wonders for Mrs Williams
Nashville reader reports saving half her ironing time using Faultless Starch. The letter praises ironing aids mixed in the product that prevent sticking and ease movement, claiming easier, faster ironing and less physical strain.
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Nashville
Tenn
Johnny Williams
Tennessee
Faultless Starch Company
Lunch ideas with Tomato Cottage Cheese and Rice Cakes
A Nashua era lunch feature offers quick, nourishing ideas using cottage cheese stuffed tomatoes rice cakes and eggs. It suggests social noon gatherings, simple preparation, and a mushroom luncheon with a creamy mayonnaise sauce.
Postwar crime wave depends on national conversion says Hoover
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns that any postwar crime surge hinges on how America converts to peacetime life. He cites teen criminals, wartime social dislocation, gang revival, and veteran reintegration, urging broad citizen responsibility to curb crime. He notes unemployment as a risk factor and stresses that crime follows economic conditions.
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United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Armed Services
Army
Lynn Says Hints for the Home Practical upcycle tips
Sugar bags serve as dishcloths after cutting hemming and laundering. An oil cloth dishwashing apron is easy to make by cutting binding edges for a water resistant result. Old pillow cases protect clothes tops while in the closet and can store out of season garments. Odd linoleum scraps cover kitchen or laundry tables or shelves. Old socks polish wax furniture and clean silver. A blanket bin across a hall narrowspace storage for clothes, with tissue paper to prevent wrinkling.
Barbs and mail urgency for soldiers during wartime
A wartime column urges prompt Christmas mail to soldiers and stresses proper wrapping and addressing. It references 1940 and 1970 population estimates, notes German troops in Holland once carried 75 pounds, and mentions Dutch civilian behavior and limited looting, ending with a note on canned sandwiches.
Quotable maxims on habit destiny and mindset
A collection of aphorisms from Charles Reade Leigh Hunt and Disraeli, with Horace on keeping an open mind in hardship and prosperity. Emphasizes sowing habits to shape character and fate, alongside reflections on wealth and greatness.
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Charles Reade
Horace
Kelloggs All-Bran touted as relief for constipation
An unsolicited testimonial from John H. Martin of Westminster Maryland credits Kellogg's All-Bran with ending nightly laxative use. The letter promotes daily All-Bran for bulk from wheat outer layers and urges sending an empty carton for a refund if not satisfied.
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John H. Martin
Westminster
Maryland
Battle Creek
Kellogg’s
Kellogge’s
Omaha
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