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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1966
Page
4
A hobby artisan guide covers making centerpieces from pumpkins bowls and evergreen decorations. It details forming square candles in cardboard molds, melting wax, and prepping wicks and molds with cooling water to ease removal. Additional tips cover evergreens, forcing bulbs, and a mini clinic on Sloxinia leaf curl from overwatering or drainage issues.
A narrator reflects on how holiday expectations have grown from simple family decorating and intimate gatherings to elaborate decorations, parties, and gift planning. The piece laments the pressure, the crowded calendar, and the stress of surviving the Christmas season.
A 24 year old tale of sunburn relief leads to discovery of the aloe vera gel as a healing plant. A Chicago company sales clerk, Stockton, pursued a cure after a severe sunburn and, aided by an Indian medicine man’s chant, found that the plant’s inner gel healed rashes and blemishes. FDA approved Alc Ointment and related cosmetics now sold nationwide.
A brief fashion notice describes a two piece outfit with a shaper fit and tailored details. It highlights a lady like silhouette, postable address style, and a zip code based sizing cue. The piece promotes new patterns and magazine features showcasing Basle IKALINON and related design notes.
An odd promotion touts leg cream with fishnet stockings, claiming the product protects skin from cold winds. The ad urges rubbing in baby cream before wearing stockings to ensure long lasting protection during long walks in snow.
A compact product blurb touts a silky powder that keeps clothes cool and comfortable by dusting it on before wearing. It emphasizes ease of use for activities like scootering shopping or general wear. The aim is to prevent heat and sweat discomfort with a soft finish.
A vintage note promotes personality patches for children. Text suggests attaching patches to worn garments, overalls, dresses, and tires, using bright animal shapes and finger patches. Emphasizes adding color and character to kids’ clothing to cover holes and enhance appearance.
Designers emphasize pants in new spring collections as Fifth Avenue retailers in New York adopt the trend. From sleepwear to hostess outfits, pants appear in tweed for daywear and metallic for evening events, with jackets, blouses, and varied textures expanding their use across occasions.
The institute reports a surge of women as classmilus in the forestry department with 11 freshmen among 130 undergraduates and 48 graduate students. Laurie Nultycombe of Charlottesville Virginia says the school is “eyed bollor” and Patricia Gillock of Waynesboro Virginia eyes forest soils and possibly a forest ranger career.
A period note advises reinforcing waistline seams with tape, seam binding, or ribbon woven on the straight grain to resist strain. It recommends starching and pressing steps, washing considerations, and following pattern guides for pressing and finishing the waistline seam.
A quirky tip urges using leftover bacon from breakfast to enrich a sandwich with Alling and a spread of peanut butter. The idea suggests crumbling bacon into peanut butter for a savory twist.
A readable column discusses how children respond to adults with mixed energy, stressing that gentle, reassuring contact helps youngsters feel people are nice. It also gives fashion and beauty advice for school and evening wear, plus a note about privacy and sending personal addresses.
A caregiver asks about a grandson with chronic soiling and social withdrawal. The expert notes encopresis as a possible emotional factor and suggests ruling out food sensitivities, especially cow’s milk and chocolate, with an elimination diet. Behavioral support and patience are emphasized to reduce punishment and rejection.
Twin sisters Sandra and Susan Duff, blind since birth, excel at Washburn High School in Minneapolis. They participate in all activities, take notes in braille, use a slate and stylus in class, typewritten assignments, and lead in Spanish as National Honor Society members. They plan to attend college.
A compact, fragmentary notice discusses leather used for garment trim and the ease of cutting in any direction, followed by a brief remark on plant watering practices for potted philodendron and coleus. It suggests frequent watering for these plants, contrasting with others.
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