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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1936
Page
2
Dr Claud North Chrisman explains croup can occur any season due to sudden weather changes and chilling. He notes attacks can strike adults, not just children, with spasms of the larynx producing harsh crowing breaths and barking cough despite the disease often being only simple croup.
The article discusses selecting night hours for attacks, emphasizes rapid care to relieve distress, and discourages vomiting. It advocates using heated vapors or wet compresses, preserving energy, and notes croup kettles or evaporators for at risk households to prevent exposure and chilling. It highlights past use of pecac and the shift to focusing on laryngeal relaxation and patient strength.
A medical column describes vapors produced with boiling water and additives like benzoin tar turpentine camphor or creosote to relieve congestion and stricture. Cold compresses and counterirritants warm the throat, with iodized calcium hourly next day, and mustard baths or cold compresses at night to abort early throat irritation. Dr Chrisman invites reader questions for his daily column.
Profiles for Today notes Olive Fremstad once a Metropolitan opera diva. Now features a move from Bronxville to a New York City apartment. Though retired since 1914 she hints at a life beyond singing and plans to reveal new work while selling her preserved early costumes.
The practice of serving dessert at group gatherings such as bridge clubs and committee meetings has become widespread. It acts as a prelude to music, puts attendees in a receptive mood, and allows the hostess to focus on preparations while enjoying the event herself.
A brief note suggests adding dill to vegetable soup for distinct flavor. It also mentions shredding carrot and lettuce, mixing with French dressing for a colorful salad. The tip advises using a top sheet as a makeshift blanket tie after an operation, once the wrap is removed.
The slide fastener side closing single slit pocket and center pleat distinguish the skirt shown at left. The second pink flannel skirt features a sectioned front and a central pleat.
Advice on nicotine stain removal suggests drugstore products or cuticle remover for nails and gentle scrubbing with pumice and olive oil. It advises regular use near the wash basin and notes widespread care may help fade stains over time.
A Q and A on home smoking etiquette and who pays for wedding flowers. If guests ask to smoke, ensure hosts are truly comfortable before lighting up. Typically the groom pays for the bride’s bouquet, though families may cover all wedding costs in fashionable cases. Close friends may send presents before invitations if they know the couple well.
Practical advice for maintaining attractive hands from Victorian era to modern times. Recommends gloves, limited hot water, and hand creams to counter soap dryness. Describes a new hand balm, use as night cream or quick substitute for washing, plus techniques for cuticle care, stain removal, and daily hand exercises to improve grace and flexibility.
An article encourages serving hearty soups as a first or main course during cold days. It notes soups vary from starters to substantial meals and offers recipes for first course and main course soups along with hot desserts to pair with coffee.
A historical menu lists diverse dishes including borscht pumpernickel sweet butter lam t tomato on brochette buttered steamed rice and mixed green salad. It features fruit compote cake tea codfish chowder pilot crackers deviled ham rounds stuffed tomato salad fig fritters with brown sugar sauce and coffee.
A set of old fashioned soup and chowder instructions including cod or haddock stock fish with potatoes and pork, beets with vinegar and sour cream, and a vegetable chowder with corn celery pepper tomato and cheese. Each dish is prepared in steps with simmer times and seasonings for a hearty 6 serving meal.
A child named Peggy fears the dark and demands an open door and a night light. Parents learn reassurance works better than force, keeping a dim light, an open door, and gradual fading of the light as courage returns. The piece offers guidance and a pamphlet path for further school child problems.
Readers are urged to request a copy of the new pamphlet titled Ladylike Hands by sending a stamped self addressed envelope. The notice emphasizes polite presentation and invites interested individuals to obtain the leaflet through mail correspondence.
Paris fashion writers note that dinner tailleurs remain feminine with soft lines and skirts, not mannish influence. Parisiennes mix tailored jackets with bloom hats and delicate fabrics like brocades and embroideries, while evening jackets pair with small hats or floral accents.
The essay reviews John Erskine's The Influence of Women and Its Cure, noting his satire targets moralizing about women from Eve to modern figures. It argues his view questions women's place, while praising frontier pioneer partnerships and suggesting dangers in a woman powered world.
The column discusses views on the modern woman’s role in society asking if she is hired or loved for love alone. It cites Erskine’s point about civilization and money, a theory about gadgets eroding domestic function, and a critique of the leisure-class woman with plenty of free time. Mrs. Martin invites reader questions for general interest.
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