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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1939

Page

2

Cobra venom offered as painless treatment in cancer pain

The article reports Dr David Macht of Baltimore noting cobra venom provides lasting pain relief for chronic cancer pain and other severe pains. It contrasts venom with morphine, highlighting fewer side effects, slower onset but longer duration, and a dosing plan of injections over several days then maintenance.

Soviet Envoy 37 Takes Up Duties In Washington

Constantine A. Oumansky, aged 37, becomes Ambassador to the United States after serving as Charge d Affaires. Born in Nikolaev, Ukraine, he studied in Moscow and has long experience in Russian foreign affairs. He speaks English and several languages, travels widely in the U.S., and is married with a daughter, Nina.

Russia Trovanovsky Lawrence A. Steinhardt Constantine A. Oumansky United States Oumansky Washington Nikolaev Ukraine Potemkin Catherine the Great Moscow Tass Nina

Swim Suits Are Best If Not Too Fancy

Beach fashion notes discuss practical play clothes for women and two color ensembles over solids, with white exceptions. Suit styles range from casual to fussy, some with foundation garments. beachwear varies between gay prints and practical options. Paris dressmakers push full skirted gowns into opera wear, with Maggy Rouff and Robert Piguet highlighting bold reds and a diamond fastener trend.

York Paris Maggy Rouff Paquin Robert Piguet

Venom Therapy for Chronic Pain and Palsy

The text discusses venom as a treatment for chronic diseases and neuropathic pain. It notes variability in patient reactions including hives and breathing trouble, outlines cost relative to long term morphine, and mentions limited curative effect. Benefits include reduced pain, decreased muscle stiffness, tremor relief, and improved patient capability, with emphasis on incurable cancer pain.

Household Tips From The Household Page

Short cuts improve grinding results for dates jigs or raisins when a few lemon drops are added. Small bottles are ideal for jams. Salt peanuts in the shell by soaking in ten per cent salt solution before roasting. Piano keys stay white if rubbed with alcohol and dried. Dishwashing soap creates suds when used with a cloth. A sponge can be made by adding egg white to plain gelatin. Remove hard grease spots on a stove by applying kerosene oil drops to a cloth and rubbing.

Teddy

She's Sentimental in Velvet Heartbreak Nails

Andrea Leeds is described as a sentimentalist. The note highlights her habit of wearing a tiny velvet heart on her sleeve matching heartbreak nail polish. The piece focuses on her emotional style.

Andrea Leeds

Cameo Appeal Inspires Lingerie Blouse Fashion

Jean Parker intensifies her refined style with a cameo accent on lingerie blouses and matching cameo nail polish, creating a coordinated look.

Jean Parker

Summer Smock from Spun Rayon Border Print

A 1935 summer smock in spun rayon features a two shade blue border print on natural ground. Short puffed sleeves offer a light home or beach wear option.

Oy Fairecitia

Canned Citrus Fruits Add Brighten Spring Menus

Fresh grapefruit can be tastier with canned sections and juice, ideal for spring meals. The article offers recipes using grapefruit and orange combinations for appetizers, main dishes, and desserts, plus fruit salads and banana mayonnaise blends.

Nail care tips for neat polish application

Apply polish with a single stroke around the moon and three to four quick lengthwise strokes. Wipe a thin edge line while wet. For long narrow nails leave the tip uncovered to appear wider. Use bleach under the free nail edge to heighten contrast.

Storing Ice Bags With Talcum Powder Helps Prevent Sticking

The guide suggests sprinkling talcum powder inside an ice bag or hot water bottle to keep bags from sticking together during storage. It notes the powder acts as a separating layer.

Milk delivery by hand from medieval houses

House to house milk delivery dates back to the Middle Ages when cows were moved from home to home and milked.

White for Summer White Jewelry Fashions

Charlotte of Paris, a noted stylist and designer, says white jewelry is the summer frosting for smart costumes. She notes women are accessorizing with white porcelain necklaces and bracelets, shell beads on country club frocks, and white plastic accents with evening gowns and sheer fabrics.

Charlotte Paris

Tantrums Stop If Game Is Suggested

A reader argues that athletic, capable women can be good housewives, noting tantrum cases show cooperation beats force. The letter critiques young men preferring soft, dependent partners and weighs sports prowess against domestic skills and marriage expectations.

World Fair traffic signs feature Perisphere and Trylon markers

New York has marked all main highways to the World Fair with two foot orange Perisphere and Trylon symbols bordered in blue. Blue L and R indicators show left and right turns on the Perisphere center.

New York Trylon

Diamonds and wool arrive for New York World Fair display

Port of New York hosts a global flow of goods imported duty free for the fair. Officials announce all items entered under bond must be returned to their country of origin after exhibition.

New York

Put a Posie in Your Hair for Chic Coiffures

A guide to spring hair trends with flowers ribbons and velvet bows. Amanda Duff and Jo Ann Sayers showcase styles from casual soft bobs to formal curls with bright bows. Tips cover bow making hair nets lacquer and mid party maintenance.

Chic Amanda Duff Jo Ann Sayers Hollywood Miss Sayers

Muscular Modern Girls in Matrimonial Viewpoint

A columnist notes tension between athletic modern women and traditional domestic roles. He argues men seek either strict femininity or a capable partner, while athletic pursuits and suntanned looks challenge conventional expectations of marriage and home life.

Modes and Manners: Hotel Registers and Etiquette

A guide answering common social questions: registering a traveling couple with children and nurse uses one line for the couple and a child listed below, a married woman may sign as Mrs. Robert T. Jones, bridge players should not show hands to the dummy, a gentleman may stand fully or halfway to let others pass, and evening receptions are properly from 8 to 11 or 8:30 to 11:30.

Robert T. Jones Harriet Jones John Smith Boston Ann Smith

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