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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1950
Page
2
Homemaker tips keep kitchen appliances clean with a once a week thorough cleaning of top burner broiler and oven. Wipe surfaces after dishwashing, avoid cleaning hot porcelain, and blot spills immediately. Detailed methods cover burners, enamel parts, cast iron, aluminum, chrome, broiler pans, and ammonia soaking for stubborn residue.
A California educator promotes a teen pamphlet arguing that love isn’t chance but growth and that happy marriage comes from becoming the right person. He faces resistance as springtime romance fuels belief in a one and only true partner.
A playful ad style message praises Reynolds Wrap for wrapping fish in pure aluminum foil. It touts easy preparation, odor control, and economical pricing, urging readers to get Reynolds Wrap at grocers, drug and department stores.
Advice on tanning safely for children and adults outlines applying lotion before sun exposure, renewing after swimming or sweating, and using non greasy, protective creams. It warns to go slow, adjust times by skin sensitivity, and use medicated lip pomades with sunscreen.
The article notes a fashion designer expanding into larger sizes, offering stylish, high fashion lines for size 16s and up. It covers summer dress details like scooped necklines, short sleeves, checks with solid colors, bolero-inspired bodices, and varied silhouettes. Colors include grays browns russet blacks and whites, with casual day, town or country, and evening dress groupings.
A Dear Miss Woodward column advises girls to enjoy brief chats with strangers in crowds but cautions against leaving safety or civility to chance. It urges keeping encounters short, staying in public spaces, and avoiding rides or rides home with unknown boys to prevent risky situations.
Readers learn of graduation fashion trends for high school girls including white and pastel dresses, formal day gowns, dance frocks, and coat dresses. Designs emphasize modest necklines, versatile separate pieces, and color accents suitable for caps and gowns, with tips on care and finishing touches.
Dr Osborne recalls parental answers on children milk and health questions. The piece critiques generational shifts in childrearing and the belief that certain practices are universally best for kids. It notes how past generations faced pressure to enforce routines and discipline, often with broad consensus that what’s good for children is for their own good.
A vintage request advertises monogrammed knitting patterns with 42 motifs and complete charts. Readers are asked to mail twenty cents for the pattern, include name address zone and pattern number, and send to The Trey Record Hovensia, P.O. Box 168, 014 Carera Station, New York.
Dab lies the full sun in a moist well drained garden room plant tuberous roots dig holes four to six inches deep place the root horizontal with eyes up stake the plant for support as shoots grow fill in soil prune shrubs prune after flowering or in early spring categorize two groups and give examples the Green Thumb bulletin offers pruning guidance and a free readers bulletin on bulb culture tips on tulips including harvesting lifting bulbs and storage and tobacco dust for aphids and sulfur for mildew telegraphing bulb care and seasonal tasks
Advice on choosing luggage for travel covers canvas leather aluminum and nylon options. It outlines weight guidelines for cases ages and the varying free baggage allowances by air ship and border crossings plus charges for excess luggage.
Replacing lamp shades often accompanies house cleaning. Consider plastic shades that resemble fabric but are durable and easy to clean with mild soap and water. Choose white or near white linings to avoid heat absorption and wasted light.
Baby care advice notes that affectionate mothers can irritate infants with starched clothing and bath routines. It suggests soothing baths, non slip towels, protective eye gear, and a gentle post bath oil blend to prevent diaper rash and chafing, plus a washcloth mitten technique to wash the face.
Experts disagree on comic books affect children. A six month diet of comics dulls reading interest and replaces real play and learning. A child with a stack of comics grows detached from voices and family activity, forming a dream world that shapes adulthood.
Use full length coat hangers to store winter drapes. Hang them properly to prevent creases and wrinkles that occur when folded. Maintain fabric quality by keeping drapes hanging rather than folded during off season.
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