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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1937
Page
9
Dr. Claud North Chrisman explains how foods affect body acidity and alkalinity. Proteins from meat and eggs create acids. balanced intake of alkaline foods and fluids forms neutral salts eliminated by the kidneys. Alkaline minerals like calcium magnesium potassium sodium come from fruits and vegetables.
The article explains how free acids from foods like lemons and apples are burned to carbonic acid and exhaled, while alkaline minerals neutralize acids produced by proteins. It notes buffering agents keep the body balanced under varying conditions and that taste does not predict a food’s acid or alkaline effect.
Miss Dorothy Frooks of New York campaigns for mayor promising a united women’s vote to defeat rivals including Mayor La Guardia Grover Whalen Judge Jeremiah Mahoney and Senator Royal Copeland. She praises opponents, cites New Deal ideals, and stresses persistent candidacy since 1912.
Reader asks about shoulder and upper arm breakouts with white heads. Advise firm scrubbing with a rough sponge, thorough rinsing, and lotion massage when skin pink. Irritation from dyes or fabrics possible. treat with washing, boric acid powder, or calamine. Severe cases seek medical help.
In open cooking two separate fires aid mealtime. One fire heats coffee while the other roasts corn or fries ham and eggs, simplifying outdoor meals.
A skincare guide advises adding oil on dry days when humidity is low. It recommends bland soaps, thorough rinsing, and applying a light, skin-like oil, then a heavier cream. For sun exposure, use suntan oil with UV filters and time sunbaths to maintain a smooth complexion and prevent over-drying and freckling.
A 1920s style etiquette column answers questions on fingerbowls with dessert plates and white bridal attire for second marriages. It also covers servant uniforms, plus a mother's sponge cake specialty and a lengthy cooking guidance section with vegetable doneness times and multiple recipes.
New York fashion notes praise casual play clothes for summer activity. Denim remains popular in shirts with shorts or slacks, while other colors and fabrics diversify wardrobes for beach, tennis, and active wear. Also guidance on makeup to achieve a tanned look with brown eye shadow and subtle blue or green highlights.
A discussion among women questions whether a drowned woman deliberately broke up a friend’s marriage by marrying her husband. The group debates motive and plausibility, with lines of reasoning about flirtation and fate along “Flirtation Walk” and differing views on responsibility and intention.
A mother recounts a three year old who plays with kitchen gas jets and explains how teaching proper use and supervision can turn risky curiosity into correct handling. The piece argues that children learn by doing and that consistent guidance prevents dangerous play.
A columnist argues that blaming the other woman for a broken marriage is simplistic. The author contends only the partners know the true reasons, noting men can be faithless despite appearances and wives should assess risk and blame themselves less for another's actions.
Advice on washing woolens with strong soap suds to remove dirt, using low flame to save gas, shaping neckties by pressing over a cardboard form, and removing enamel range discolorations with baking soda or kerosene.
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