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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
2
A reflective piece on how grown children judge parents by outward appearance and grooming. It urges mothers to seek their children's advice on self-pashioning and improve their own upkeep as grown offspring visit and form harsh judgments.
Glove styles and fabrics dominate the men’s fashion notes with Peccary pigskin leading sales and Windsor gloves blending form with function amid evolving car comfort. The piece also shifts to hair and makeup advice for older women, urging lighter tones, careful skincare, and refined cosmetics to maintain dignity and appeal.
Dr. C. N. Chrisman argues that perceived off days stem from fatigue and toxic buildup. He urges regular elimination, rest when needed, and avoiding stimulants, noting constipation as a universal issue and urging self assessment to restore energy and health.
Judith Wilson argues a well planned hot breakfast boosts family morale and productivity. A calmer morning routine reduces rushed meals and fosters better school performance and work focus.
A list of breakfast items includes sliced bananas with applesauce, savory codfish balls, poached eggs on toast, coffee or cocoa, broiled grapefruit, ready-to-serve rice cereal, breakfast hash, fried biscuits, cereal, and a milk-based beverage.
R.Katharine Blodgett, noted scientist, develops a nearly transparent glass film. The piece profiles her Schenectady lab work and home life, noting her leadership under Nobel laureate Langmuir and her research on monomolecular surface layers. It blends domestic detail with scientific achievement.
In a reader's Q and A style, guidance on etiquette covers inviting friends discreetly, avoiding third parties to prevent hurt, and the proper way for a gentleman to be served when visiting a lady. It recommends private invitations and simple dress code cues like asking where to place hats and coats.
The guidance recommends adding flavoring extracts when foods are cool to preserve aroma, as heat causes steam to carry away flavors. It notes that this caution does not apply to baked foods.
Paris designers feature taffeta in fur fashion with Lanvin highlighting a waist length black Persian lamb coat. The garment showcases a broad girdle style tied around the hips while using black taffeta to contrast the fur.
A reader reports extremely dry peeling skin on the nose with redness when outdoors while the rest of the face remains normal. Advice recommends nightly cleansing cream, thorough rinse, pat dry, nourishing cream on the nose, gentle downward strokes and circular massage, remove excess oil, cold water or mild tonic, and a protective foundation cream as makeup base.
Short cuts advise cooking onions and cauliflower uncovered to reduce strong flavors. For glass dishes and casseroles, scrub brown stains with fine steel wool and scouring powder before measuring molasses. Lightly grease the measuring cup to help molasses release. For burnt cake or toast, rub with a grater instead of a knife.
A columnist argues against parental shunning as punishment, warning it damages a child's morale and trust. The piece notes double punishments harm parent child relations, urging focus on love and constructive correction over revenge. It includes a reader letter from a young person distressed by a divorced family with stepparents.
The writer urges patience with a mother's remarriage and suggests giving the stepfather a fair chance. It notes school during vacation can be preferable, and recommends frank family discussions to arrange a workable summer. The tone counsels empathy for both sides and warns against self pity.
A reader presents an inexpensive DIY bleaching mix for fingertips to remove yellow nicotine stains. The formula includes Glycerine 100 parts, rose water triple 900 parts, and pure hydrochloric acid 4 parts.
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