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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
4
Dr Chrisman comments on mail questions about skin spots and the condition leucoderma or vitiligo. He notes it affects dark skinned people, rarely harms overall health, and suggests painting spots with weak walnut hull juice for temporary concealment.
A warm evening menu suggests iced coffee and dessert. Freshly brewed extra strong coffee dilutes less with ice, with a trick to freeze coffee in the refrigerator for coffee ice cubes. The iced coffee variation called iced coffolate uses milk, coffee and sugar, baked cream garnish, and whipped cream, per Miss Wilson's column.
Mrs Walao warns that persistent dirt eating in children should prompt examination for hookworm disease. Although rare outside the South, the infection can affect vitality, appearance, intellect, and digestion. Treatment is effective, with sanitation improvements aiding prevention.
A Pennsylvania woman reports menopause induced by radium last December and describes nervous symptoms skin changes and a blue mood. A Colorado reader asks about hernia surgery and anesthesia with notes that nonstrangulated hernias may be treated without operation if a truss holds.
Miss Katherine Brougher Gray leads the fairs information service as 70 of 280 information cadets are dismissed for economy. She reshaped duties, scrapped honorary titles, and handles guides, mail, and the fair's telephone system while fielding odd queries from visitors. Nut meats peel by boiling fifteen minutes.
A reader asks if war depilatories cause wrinkles and expert replies suggest gentle skin prep for sensitive skin. Use alcohol lotion first, then soothing cream, massage daily, and avoid petty remarks about others. For children, apply a protective ointment to exposed skin to prevent sunburn and chapping.
A 1939 pattern features a navy novelty basket weave rayon skirt with a long sleeved striped rayon challis blouse. The text also offers multiple coffee based dessert and beverage recipes including iced coffolate mocha float cafe creme glace coffeefrappe and coffee rice pudding with detailed steps and measurements.
New York shoppers flock to pre autumn fur sales as women select beaver, silver fox, mink and other furs. The piece details dye tones, popular species, and three major coat styles from boxy 36 to 40 inch lengths to swing backs and long fitted waists.
A listing of dinner items featuring fried chicken, succotash, creamed spinach, mashed potatoes, cookies, coffee, frappe, chilled tomato juice, shirred eggs with kidney, cucumber and lettuce salad with French dressing. The menu highlights a variety of home style dishes and beverages.
The reader suggests a simple spun rayon dress with a flower print and a dark ground for travel. White accessories may look fresh but soil easily. better to match hat, pocket book, and shoes to the frock’s background or choose shiny black. A light cotton or rayon jacket in the print color or white remains practical for cool evenings.
Judy tells a friend about a picnic but her mother warns not to believe her. The piece argues children confuse make believe and reality and should be guided gently to distinguish truth from fiction. It urges patient teaching over punitive labeling and supports nurturing imagination alongside truth.
A compact note describes using a long-handled triangular brush to simplify washing the bath tub. The item is presented as a convenient cleaning tool with emphasis on reach and ease.
The article advises relaxing during heat and avoiding haste, using cool cosmetics and fragrances to look fresh, drinking water and fruit juices, and maintaining a light diet with extra salt. It suggests simple daily exercises, two baths or swims, and cooling routines like tepid showers and eau de Cologne. Olivia de Havilland is noted enjoying daily badminton in warm weather.
A country column urges suburban naturists to observe birds, install bird baths, and enjoy dawn chorus. The writer reflects on feathered visitors, including orioles, bluebirds, wrens, robins, and a brown thrush, praising natural listening over cage keeping and sharing a witty prime of a reader letter about daughters and marriage.
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