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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1950
Page
15
A plea against harsh treatment of children outlines many harms from shaming, humiliation, and unfair punishment. The piece argues adults should listen, explain, and support a child’s needs rather than mock or dominate.
The article describes Dorothy Sarnoff advocating regular hot oil treatments to keep hair soft and moisturized. It notes oiling to the ends, massaging the scalp, and drying with careful techniques. Sarnoff reportedly mixes routine salon-like care at home, including brushing and pillowcase protection, to maintain healthy locks.
Press the cover onto the rim to seal against air liquids and odors. A transparent odorless styrene container uses two ring seals to lock flavor and prevent contamination, with a flexible peelable cover for easy opening and resealing.
The piece urges calm handling of wartime anxieties and urges women to curb hysteria while addressing the looming threat of atomic warfare. It notes the need for measured responses, collective resilience, and practical support for children amid global tension and rapid scientific advances. It also contrasts wartime crime and juvenile behavior with the pressures of modern life and science.
A garbled market note describes inflatable plastic toys from 1A to 30 inches tall featuring a smiling pope figure and a wand-like bone that returns after each hit. The colorful punching bag deflates quickly when pressed with a valve in the tower’s lower vent.
The article praises rayon as a leading spring fabric with firm bodied cultings and sheer chiffons. Fully lined rayon suits cost twelve to twenty five dollars, with rayon gabardine and rayon wool blends trending. Patterned prints in navy, beige, cocoa, and pastels appear across crepes, taffetas, chiffons, and batistes for dresses and coat dresses.
An old advertisement touts pattern 7249 for knitted rosé doy with charts and photos. It promotes easy instruction, requests twenty cents to The Troy Record for pattern 7249, and notes a needlework magazine with a free pattern offer and Alice Brooks needlework content.
Dear Miss Woodward addresses wedding planning tensions among bridesmaids and a mother hosting a shower. The guidance urges harmony, selecting the maid of honor by bride’s preference, and suggests the shower be organized by the bride’s friends, not the mother, with graceful participation and simple party ideas.
A toy described as an inflatable dress up doll made of plastic offers hours of play for children. It includes a basic head body arms legs with interchangeable skirts blouses sleeves and hats. Crayons are provided to color faces hands and feet and can be removed to change the look.
A mother of three shares a personal system to balance chores and play with her kids. She shifts to do dull tasks when she has energy and saves moments for companionship, arguing against being always tired or too busy. The piece urges readers to adjust routines to spend time with children now.
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