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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1936
Page
8
Dr Claud North Chrisman argues the Works Progress Administration health census seeks to gauge daily health habits and living standards. He notes public cooperation through frank answers helps record epidemics and leading mortality diseases, guiding a broader health crusade.
Some 30 000 WPA workers as enumerators assist the Public Health Service in a nationwide survey of chronic and disabling diseases across 19 states. The effort targets living conditions, housing, crowding, and nutrition to understand disease duration, disability, and the social security program aims discussed in the plan.
In response, note that today girls usually begin gathering a trousseau only after a wedding date is set. The traditional hope chest of lifetime linens is outdated as styles change quickly, and no modern girl wants to start housekeeping with outmoded items.
Sir Arthur Eddington attends Arvard’s centennial celebration where a math symposium cites discoveries supporting Einstein. He discusses electrons as an eighty digit number starting with one and notes doubling every 1 300 000 years while hinting at mysticism in advanced science.
The piece argues that adolescent friendships test parental guidance. It notes how gossip, jealousy, and exclusion end many friendships and lead youths to attack a former friend’s character.
A business oriented guide emphasizes daily personal hygiene from baths to hair care and breath. It prescribes regular shampooing, brushing, deodorants, skin cleansing, and weekly beauty routines. It also advises dental care, limited smoking, and eye care for a polished professional appearance.
A magazine style guide outlines simple winter desserts and a menu plan. It features easy to make puddings such as Fig and Raisin Tarts with lemon zest and a double boiler method, plus suggestions for serving with whipped cream or meringue.
New York fall fashions move from theory to fact with safe black wool ensembles and suits featuring flared jackets and fur trim. Coats dominate the collections with redingote lines, long wraps, and lavish fur. accessories include broad belts and jeweled hair accents from designers like Rochas Mainbocher and Chanel.
A reader asks about a flushed oily face with large pores and thinning hair. Advice urges medical checkup, diet and exercise, cleansing routines with astringents, ice water or homemade mixtures, makeup powder, and brushing plus scalp tonics to improve circulation and hair growth.
A banana mashed and beaten with egg white dissolves completely into a foam. When whipped stiff, it serves as an excellent substitute for whipped cream.
Advice column discusses whether a man truly intends to marry and the tough choices for a couple facing delayed wedding. It contrasts a cautious partner with a ready provider, offering parenting tips for teens and a reader question about engagement and finances. The guidance urges clarity, patience, and evaluating intentions before making a decision.
A mother asks how to curb a headstrong 20 year old daughter's social life. The adviser suggests restricting morning freedom and chores, advises patience and allowing her to choose a partner later, and notes worries reflect old beliefs about beaux and marriage. The tone urges practical bounds rather than rushing into marriage.
A guide notes rust stains on clothing can be treated by rubbing salt and lemon juice into the fabric. It also counsels adding a dash of vinegar to a pot before cooking a tough piece of meat to help tenderize it.
A recipe excerpt outlines Indian pudding with scalded milk cornmeal, butter, molasses, eggs, and spices baked in a water bath, served with cream or ice cream. It continues with individual bread puddings using bread crumbs raisins cherries and lemon sauce.
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