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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1949
Page
2
Tall women can wear robes with elegance by avoiding excess fuse and horizontal lines to balance height. Choose wide brim hats, soft lines, and fitted belted coats to break verticality, with capes and bold textures to flatter figures.
A fashion guide for tall women explains how to break a waistline with jackets and skirts, choosing color contrasts and long jackets for varying body shapes. It cautions against tight skirts, tuck in blouses, and droopy looks, and suggests draped or pleated skirts and shirred tops to flatter height.
New improved strawberries raspberries blackberries and grapes enter home gardens with varieties like Indian Summer September Yan Wheet Morrison Bristol Sodus Streammer Mavor and Seedless Concord. These everbearers heavy crops hardy plants and space for fencing provide multiple harvests per year. Grapes Golden Muscat Seneca seedless Concord and other seedless types are under trial with vines trained on fences and rails. Continue selecting best kinds and pruning old canes to maximize yield.
The text notes ultra feminine dress designs with lattice straps or cut-out patterns and dainty detailing. It highlights polished leather footwear in colors with blond hues, suggesting a formal look for early and late summer, while mentioning reptiles adopting vivid color in a striking way.
Kathleen Norris argues that ordinary daily sensations can feel thrilling when infused with intentional interest. She notes how neighbors gossip and small events spark envy, then advises women to inject deliberate excitement into daily life by nurturing love, purpose, and plans for a better home and future.
Dr. John M. Brewster at Great Lakes Naval Hospital says the first phase of the common cold is an allergic reaction triggered by foods or inhaled irritants. He favors antihistaminic drugs like Benadryl, Pyribenzamine, Thenylene, Neoantergan and Histady begun early, with high cure rates reported in early treated patients.
Federal entomologists evaluate new chemicals using white mice in a revolving shower test to screen formulas for protecting cattle from stable flies and other blood sucking pests. The method replaces older wax cylinder trials and aims to prevent summer milk and weight losses in dairy herds.
The Middle West soil improvement committee urges protecting soil with year round cover crops. Grow thick grasses and deep rooted legumes for best protection. Following corn with small grains and using winter wheat or rye or else mashed corn stalks promote soil retention and moisture. Legumes improve infiltration with taproots and benefit from phosphate and potash plus organic matter.
A collection of thrift minded tips covers sealing wire cloth to prevent rust and ease cleaning, using paraffin dipped casters, vacuuming around walls, and preserving items like marshmallows and paint. Advice includes gentle drying of fabrics, lemon juice extraction, cheese softening, and visual tricks to make rooms look larger.
The largest single insurance loss payment in history was made in 1948 to Scott Paper Co of Chester Pa for a 1946 dryer roll paper machine explosion. The payout exceeded 3 million dollars mainly under machinery use and occupancy polices per the National Underwriter. Green wood is moisture rich and yields low heat value due to water content.
The piece notes Alaska as the oldest and largest U S outlying territory seeking statehood. It suggests that if admitted, Texas might feel pressure or concern about shifts in political balance.
The Atomic Energy Commission through the Office of Naval Research funds Dr. Mary A. Russell at the University of Delaware for continued cancer control research. The project compares effects of x rays neutrons and mustard compounds on corn seedling growth and development.
Newborn lambs should be dried quickly and fed warm milk. If the mother lacks milk, bottle feed from another ewe or cow milk. In the first days place ewe and lamb in a small individual pen to foster bonding.
D L Gross Nebraska university extension agronomist advises turning soil under after wheat and before legumes grow tall. Do not plow under clover until crown shoots reach four to six inches to avoid harming the legume and wasting moisture.
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