Typhus Cause Tied to Poor Housing and Vermin
Dr. Claud North Chrisman explains typhus fever differs from typhoid, arising from body louse bites and poor housing. It thrives in crowded, unsanitary conditions with limited cleanliness, and has spread from war camps and immigrant arrivals. Symptoms include sudden chills, fever rising to 106, rash, delirium, and possible pneumonia. treatment centers on sanitation, delousing, nutrition, and pain relief.
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Claud North Chrisman
Colorado
Hugh
America
Balkan States
Italy
Russia
Siberia
Germany
Austria
Tropics
Beauty Tips For A Plain Oval Face With Center Part
A reader asks how to improve an oval plain face with center part and shoulder length hair. The adviser suggests thinning the top slightly, maintaining the center part, brushing hair higher, curling ends into soft red curls, and using makeup to define brows and lips for a fuller mouth.
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Ethel
War mobilization planned by Stettinius and industry leaders
Edward Stettinius Jr., at 39 head of U S Steel, has been named head of the War Resources Board to mobilize industry for war. The move mirrors the wartime Army Navy approach and follows his rise from General Motors circles, his social security advisory roles, and his modernizing office reforms.
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John D. Rockefeller
John D., Jr
Papa
Edward Stettinius
Edward. J
U.S. Steel
Stettinius
War Resources Board
Army and Navy Munitions Board
War Industries Board
B. M Baruch
Eproup
Mars
General Motors
Big Bizz
Advisory Council of Social Security
Business Advisory Council
Department of Commerce
U. S. Steel
Gary
Virginia Gordon Wallace
Paris Dress Openings Spark Autumn Fashion Revival
Paris endures a semiyearly surge of American buyers at dress maker openings. The trend highlights the bustle and high waists, stubborn corset hopes, and the spindle silhouette from Robert Piguet. Evening wear features short skirts, fur stoles, and knickers matching dresses.
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Robert Piguet
Paris
America
Brun Zoulou J
Piguet
Marten
Lelong
Lucien Lelong
Piguet and Bruyere
Mishkutotash Dish Origin Story From Early America
Mishkutotash known today as succotash is traced to around 1620. Indigenous Americans taught Pilgrim mothers to prepare this early American dish.
Beauty May Fade Unless It's Guarded
A guide to maintaining beauty and charm for young women emphasizing health, posture, and grooming. It urges balance over excess makeup, recommends exercise like tennis and swimming, and advises careful skin care, moderation in beauty aids, and persistent effort to keep a youthful glow. It notes prettiness can fade yet may endure with proper care.
Remove Chocolate Stains From Linens
A method to treat stubborn chocolate stains on linens involves sponging with kerosene on a soft cloth, then washing in warm, sudsy water to lift the stain. This approach emphasizes careful application and thorough cleaning to restore fabric.
Balancing Pamper and Independence in Child Rearing
A guide on fostering self reliance while providing affection, noting a child alternates between needing parental guidance and independence. The piece urges diplomacy with adolescents, avoiding belittling youth, and using mutual concessions to handle issues like curfews, smoking, drinking, and car use.
Offer Eggs in New Guise At Late Sunday Breakfast
Judith Wilson suggests a special Sunday breakfast to please late risers. The menu features chilled melon, spicy scrambled eggs, French fried potatoes, blueberry muffins, coffee, orange juice, sliced peaches, and cream, plus baked tomato boats filled with eggs.
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Judith Wilson
Weekend Brunch Eggs Dishes and First Course Ideas
A collection of simple brunch recipes includes creamy eggs with chive chili sauce served with fries or a salad, crispy bacon with spaghetti in tomato sauce scrambled together, creamed finnan haddie with a white sauce, and classic eggs benedict with ham and hollandaise. Also notes English eggs with tomatoes and a crumb coating.
Why Do People Like Antiques In Modern Times
A reader laments affection for Americana and Early American furniture and asks why others cherish antiques. The column response notes personal taste varies and that some readers never embrace antique styles, while implying no universal verdict on the value or comfort of historical pieces.
Long-Winde Talkers Are A Nuisance
A humorous recounting of a weekend visit where two wives dominate conversation, leaving their husbands with little chance to speak. The piece satirizes perpetual chatter, especially about trivial topics like curtains, urging relief for listening husbands and more substantial talk from both spouses.
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Europe
Gray
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Rash
DR. Chrisman
Fairchild
Eleanor Gunn
New York
England
Miss Hunt
Jane Herbert Goward
Mrs. Goward
Jane Wyman
Bieta
Dimester
Marian Mays Martin
MES. Martin
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