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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1949
Page
1
A practical guide to housework treats daily tidying as a business. It urges planning schedules that balance work, recreation, and beauty care, with daily tasks like bed making and dish washing, and advises weekly deep cleaning on one day or spread across days to avoid overload. It emphasizes orderly storage, functional decor, and disposing of clutter.
A fragment discusses potatoes as a low calorie food. It argues the key is what you eat with them rather than the potato itself and mentions gravy as a potential weight gain factor. The piece references the U S Department of Agriculture and suggests moderation in consumption.
Fabric makes fashion news in summer shoes combining texture and color with piqué, shantung, linen and faille options. White or dyed fabrics appear in sandals, pumps and wedges, with contrasts and leather trims. Designers import shantung from China, offer cotton mesh laced with plastic threads, and tout dyeable white fabrics to harmonize with summer costumes and accessories.
Heat stresses conifers and broad leaved evergreens so water is crucial. Buy from reputable nurseries with root pruned stock and plant with ample size soil, burlap undisturbed. Water well, keep tops moist until established, and adjust to sun or shade needs with local nursery guidance.
Crochet pattern 7438 for large and small doilies with photos and directions. Ad offers improved visuals and easy tracing, urging readers to send 20 cents and request a catalog. Includes Troy Record address in Brooklyn and mentions crochet knitting and needlework designs.
A column outlines essential social skills for an 18 year old girl to master, including conversation, memory for names and faces, gracious introductions, active listening, inclusion of others, initiating friendships, and poised behavior. It argues these basics underpin professional and personal success in any path.
Fresh flowers brighten homes year round and can be arranged with ordinary attic finds. An old birdcage becomes a rose holder with water at the bottom and roses peeking through. Ivy or philodendron on the cage adds background while a coat of paint or simple decorations revives water pitchers bottles lamp bases and wash basins. Change flowers daily and refresh water or use powder food to extend life to about a week.
Dr Ernest G Osborne notes a new plastic inflatable boat weighing about five pounds when inflated that fits into a car trunk and carries two to four people. He recalls his grandmother’s admonition to wash, and muses on cleanliness habits for children, asking readers what they think.
Dear Miss Woodward advises choosing between wearing a corsage from parents or from a boyfriend at a banquet. She recommends wearing the boyfriend’s flowers if possible, or none, and treating formal mitts as gloves: wear on arrival, remove while eating, and keep them tucked later.
New plastic reusable bags designed to withstand subzero temperatures without outer covering. They can hold meats fruits pastries and vegetables and are easy to clean with soap and water. Available in various sizes with covers for refrigerator storage cookie jars salt sugar moisture protection travel cases and mothproof document envelopes.
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