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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1942
Page
3
Advice on staying cool in summer from 1942 era reader tip column. Emphasizes dress, light fabrics, avoiding heavy clothing, and practical tips to cope with heat while continuing daily work and rest. Mentions fashion and gendered clothing choices of the period as heat mitigation.
The piece discusses staying cool in hot weather through light foods and regular small meals, warns about acid buildup, and notes ice cream as a common cooling treat. It highlights the role of clothing, hydration, and sun protection while advising caution for infants and the elderly, including seeking medical advice and using remedies from druggists.
A popular method to beat the heat remains effective across private pools parks rivers ponds lakes and seas. The summer sun intensifies its glare as heat drives people to seek cooling water sources everywhere.
The piece urges sun safety during summer for all ages and encourages enjoying outdoor picnics and simple at home setups. It promotes shade, hydration, and creative cooling methods, noting wartime ingenuity and self help to counteract heat effects. It emphasizes communal effort and sensible heat management.
Grandfather Frog leaves the Smiling Pool seeking adventure and dives into a spring. The clear water becomes a confining chamber with smooth walls and no escape. He fears Farmer Brown's Boy will discover him, ending any hope of returning to the pool.
Summery salad ideas highlight crisp vegetables and vivid dressings. Veal Salad Summer Style blends cold veal beans eggs and tomatoes with oil and vinegar, rested before serving. Jellied Green Pea Salad uses gelatin and pea liquor for a light cold dish.
A collection of retro recipes including Royal Meat Salad and Savory Corned Beef Loaf with gelatin based molds and fruit salads. Instructions cover ingredient lists, assembly steps, chilling times, and garnishes. Ends with a note inviting readers to send cooking questions to Miss Lumbers at Western Newspaper Union in Chicago.
A compact guide notes use of a stiff wire brush for stove burners and suggests planing baking to save heat. It urges using stale bread to make crisp rusks, proposes flavored toppings for muffins and sandwiches, and covers copper flashing upkeep and gallvanized flashing care. It also notes tobacco as a morale booster for armed forces and suggests gifts from local dealers for service members.
Dr. Clifford E. Erickson of Northwestern University warned that war conditions expose English children to death, disease, wounds, birth, sex, and human nature, making it impossible to shield them from realities once taboo. He cited research studies and confidential documents and noted widespread emotional disturbance among children.
France launched its first postwar era passenger ship since the war began, the Kairouan, near Toulon in January 1942. It was designed to carry 1,500 passengers and freight between Marseilles and North Africa, featuring two cold storage chambers and extensive meat and produce capacity.
The piece argues that longer washes may waste time as soap breaks down and soil reappears. It cites experiments showing one woman washing in half the time, with better results. A twenty minute soak loosens soil and speeds cleaning before wringing into sudsy water.
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