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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1929
Page
11
A humorous column opens with verse and quips from Elk Point residents and local names like Art Hicks, Joe Whalen, Capt. Bill McCanna, and Ted Wilhelmi. The sketches poke at married life, professions, and small jests about weather and dates in a lively small‑town voice.
The piece lists stain remedies for chocolate iodine ink grape and mildew stains and general cleaning hints. It covers soaking cold water for stains milky treatments ammonia and turpentine mixes lemon salt and sun exposure for ink and grass stains alcohol camphor and sun drying, Javelle water for stubborn marks, olive oil for finger prints on wood, lemon for scratches, soap and steam for upholstery, and labeling unlabeled containers with contents on tape.
A couple elopes into marriage and starts a family as a cheerful baby arrives. A blonde neighbor with blue eyes moves into the next apartment, adding a new dynamic to their life.
The article urges daily brushing to cleanse and exercise hair and recommends using sunshine whenever available. It notes experts say regular dressing protects against baldness by giving hair routine exercise even when neglected.
The article explains hair roots feed from the scalp and stresses a healthy scalp for strong hair. It warns dry scalps from cold water and partial drying, causing brittle hair, and recommends consulting a beauty specialist and using an appropriate tonic to restore natural oils.
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