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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1937
Page
8
Dr Chrisman explains how small doses of diphtheria germs can immunize animals and how serum from immune animals can cure diphtheria in others. He notes similar observations with snake venom suggesting controlled reactions might offer benefits.
Historic note describes serum therapy for snake bites and potential to relieve severe pain. Research highlights cobra venom paralysis and French trials using rat unit dosages to treat pain in patients, with caveats about species specific antidotes and vascular damage from rattlesnake and moccasin venom.
The article describes dabola venom from Russell's viper as a potential treatment for chronic bleeders and hemophilia. Researchers R G MacFarlane and B Burnett tested highly diluted venom and achieved clotting at bleeding sites. Experiments in animals suggest vascular strengthening, with future widespread use anticipated.
Jewelry buttons add color to new dark outfits. Lelong showcases goldset sapphire buttons on a black crepe dress. Chanel displays cashmere printed blouse with ruby red buttons on dark green foliage fabric.
The trend favors large brimmed hats for resort wear with Breton sailors adopting wider brims. Brims tilt over the right eye to heighten the left side and flatter the coiffure.
The article recalls visits to Cuba under Machado and Batista revealing a tense, controlled society. It profiles Colonel Fulgencio Batista as the de facto ruler, notes his rise from modest origins to military power, and describes his governance style including well paid soldiers, a fortified palace, and reliance on the army to maintain regime stability.
A deep fire burning slowly in a furnace produces heat more economically than a shallow brisk fire. The principle is that slower combustion wastes less fuel and yields steadier warmth.
A weekly foot care routine with warm oil or cream, cuticle work, callous care, and nail maintenance. Advice on pedicure steps, nail shaping, drying between toes, and wearing ventilated shoes for comfort and graceful posture.
Freckles of the year round type cannot be bleached away, while sun freckles fade with mild lemon-juice bleaching and sun protection. For thin, poor posture, gain weight healthily and favor gentle activities, rest, and proper sleep. Also includes a practical sandwich‑grill recipe for Chicken Marengo, Toasted Weiners with Grilled Tomato, and biscuits.
A promotional piece touts an electric sandwich grill a toaster and a chafing dish for at table cooking. It highlights breakfasts and dinners cooked at the table with meats waffles eggs and mushrooms prepared in the grill and chafing dish with simple step instructions.
A compendium explains dining order with ladies going first, group introductions vary by size, brides and mothers typically set wedding dates, and waitstaff are hailed with Waiter or Waitress. It also notes separate introductions for women in a group and that the bride and her mother usually decide wedding dates.
A New York fashion feature notes a surge of smart ski outfits across shops. Tyrolean touches appear on Tyrolean ski suits. after skiing wear emphasizes relaxed, comfortable pieces. Reversible jackets, plaid and gray suits, three length trousers, and varied fabrics dominate the season’s ski wardrobe.
The latest dinner rings feature bandeaux designs with jeweled bands in silver platinum and gold. Rings vary in price and stone type, including a wide platinum band studded with rubies and a more modest silver band set with turquoise across.
A Paris show highlights violet lingerie with violet mauve and orchid tones. The collection includes georgette and satin negligees with a violet nightgown and matching broadcloth negigée.
Daggers replace feather quills on Paris hats and secure draped collars like broadtail astra khan or knotted scarves around the throat with small weapons used as fasteners.
A column critiques the glorification of Spaniards as brave soldiers and matadors. It argues true courage is uncertain and notes the public romance with sunny Spain hides harsher realities. Mrs. Martin reflects on idealized images of beautiful senoritas and laughter.
A reader describes a four year path of a son named Donald drifting through unstable jobs after leaving high school. The piece argues youths should pursue trades or apprenticeship to gain specialized skills, rather than chase unreliable white collar dreams.
The narrator recalls Madrid as once beautiful yet disappointing, noting marble palaces and darkly dressed locals, with tourist trade scarce and shops hard to navigate. He contrasts Madrid with Paris and Rome and mentions sword canes, forbidden in Spain, now smuggled to the United States. He recalls Madrid Toledo and San Sebastian fondly and cites dancer Angna Enters as finding a silver lining amid Spain’s gloom.
Miss Enters notes a postwar shift as youths challenge family and church control. She recalls romantic upheavals among fishermen and farmers, describing a villa on a hillside with a sea view, and quotes stark poverty where a donkey owner is wealthy and fishing depends on favorable seas.
Short cuts for home care cover freezing windows with salt on sills and serving raisins with breakfast cereals. Fresh fruit and puffed cereals pair with soup or cheese crackers. Bathtubs benefit from a water softener. Press seams on stockings before drying to restore shape.
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