$250 Million U S Toy Business Refashions Playtime Technique
A 1938 overview notes parents recall tin toys while American firms lead a modern toy revolution. It details moves to meet growing child needs with authentic miniatures, the shift toward constructive play, and six toy categories guiding Christmas purchases.
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U. S
Joseph W. Labine
Father
Santa Claus
Emma
United States
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
Fire hazards menace Christmas festivities nationwide
Engineers from Underwriters Laboratory warn faulty electrical cords threaten homes during the holidays. Faulty plugs and worn cords cause shocks and fires, with 125,000,000 cords in use risking accidents as cords are chewed, twisted, or walked on.
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Chicago
Algo S of
Vitamin D and cod liver oil cited for child health
C H Goudiss explains vitamin D origins from cod liver oil and sun exposure, detailing discovery, rickets relation, calcium and phosphorus needs, and natural fortified foods. Emphasizes early infant supplementation and sources like irradiated milk, margarine, fish liver oils, eggs, and salmon for ongoing vitamin D intake.
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C. Houston Goudiss
England
United States Children's Bureau
New Dress Patterns for A Fresh After Holiday Look
Two smart fashion patterns from The Sewing Circle offer soft afternoon dresses and a suspender skirt with jacket. No. 1641 fits sizes 12 to 20 using 4 5? yards of 39 inch material. No. 1646 for 54 inch fabric with long sleeves. Orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Room 1020 211 W Wacker Dr Chicago Illinois. Prices 15 cents each.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Household Questions For Practical Home Maintenance
A compact guide offers tips from keeping oven interiors clean with emery paper to judging grapefruit by firmness and shape. It covers mincing mince pies for digestibility, reviving dry fruit cake with spiced juice, lint prevention with weak starch, and quieting creaking shoes with linseed oil.
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