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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1949
Page
5
A reader asks how to handle a married ex who keeps calling for dates and how to stop the unwanted attention. The columnist suggests a firm, clear message that no contact is desired and to avoid meeting alone. Include boundaries, stop responding to calls, and end the flirtation decisively.
In Dr Ernest G Osborne's column a retro parlor game is revived as a modern advertising guessing contest. Families cut pictures from magazines, paste them on cards, and guess the product or company. Players have a minute or two to identify each image. the highest correct guess count wins.
A quirky holiday guide suggests budget or luxury gifts packed in suede pouches. Items include perfume, powder with pearlized accents, a crescent hair brush and comb, and a circular knit box. For men, a real cocktail kit with aftershave lotion or cologne is offered.
The article notes that the word yule derives from the Scandinavian term Jul and that all three Scandinavian countries bring straw gifts at Christmas. The practice traces to midwinter festival when grain thrashing ended, with the last sheaf used to craft the Christmas goat and other straw figures believed to hold special powers. today the goat is both a toy and decoration.
The article describes scented lacquer and a scented tube for dresser drawers and closets. It claims fragrances transfer to clothing and lingerie while providing a thermometer gauge and six fragrance options. It notes use on dressers and bedside tables and mentions a product named GRIDDLE METER for timing lacquering.
Danish origin Christmas seal was brought to the United States by Jacob A. Riis and linked to tuberculosis aid. Emily P. Bissey of Wilmington designed a seal based on Riis interest, and it went on sale in December 1907 in Wilmington.
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