Physiological Effects of Flying Discussed by Army Officer
Dr North recounts a talk by Armstrong of the Army Medical Research on the physiological impact of flying. He notes high altitude effects like jammed weight force, ear pressure dangers, and potential blood oxygen issues, contrasting military aviation with civilian air travel.
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Isman
Claud North
Armstrong
Army
County Medical Society
Kia
Air travel health concerns limit early passenger use
Air sickness and high altitude effects dominate early commercial flying. Physicians advise avoiding ascent for patients with heart or kidney trouble or nasal obstructions. Airlines pursue sealed cabins with oxygen or sea level pressure to reduce risks, but many must wait until air travel is safer for all.
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Armstrong
Profiles For Today NATOLE DIEBLER Retired French executioner
NATOLE DIEBLER known as Monsieur de Paris retires from a career of 270 executions. His nephew will carry on the hereditary office traveling France with a portable guillotine. Diebler, 78, is mild in demeanor and once courted Isabel who urged a quieter life. He also makes perfumes on the side and sold a macabre fragrance titled Kiss Me on the Neck later renamed Paradise.
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Natole Diebler
Monsieur de Paris
M. de Paris
Diebler
France
Isabel
Anatole
M. Diebler
Paradise
Simple formal wedding notice in Modes and Manners style
Mr and Mrs Douglas Cook announce the marriage of their daughter Marian to Mr Walter D Smith on Thursday December 3 1936 in Detroit The notice reflects traditional phrasing and formal naming conventions used in the column The second query notes silence cloth under a table cloth is optional but preferable to reduce noise protect table finish and absorb spills
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Mrs
Douglas Cook
Marian
Walter D. Smith
Detroit
Brown Eggs Do Not Change Cake Flavor or Nutrition
Brown eggs produce a deeper yellow cake but offer the same food value as white eggs in baking.
Artful Selfishness for a Glamour Year
A guide urges women to adopt enlightened selfishness to improve appearance and social standing. It advises dressing better with well fitted clothes, purchasing flattering lingerie and makeup, resisting overpurchasing, ensuring quality foundations, and regular cleaning and grooming. The piece endorses self-critique in a mirror and early bedtimes to maintain a polished look.
Acne Advice for a 14 Year Old Girl
An advice column discusses acne in a 14 year old. It advises a balanced diet rich in eggs fruits green vegetables and salads, cod liver oil or vitamins, daily baths, washing blemished areas, and a slightly drying antiseptic lotion. It also mentions a pamphlet on beauty for school girls and notes clothing tips for stout women.
When Grinding Figs Figs and dates may be run through the food chopper
A kitchen tip notes that figs and dates can pass smoothly through a food processor if lemon juice is added in small amounts. The method helps prevent sticking and clumping during chopping.
Bolero fashions surge for formal evenings in Paris and London
The bolero leads evening wear with sequins beads and glamorous fabrics as detatchable units. Paris midseason and Dalmatian fashion interpretations boost demand for vivid prints cashmere and Persian florals. Glor ia Vanderbilt designed coronation white satin dress ends the revue with pearls and intricate beading. London hats include Jeffs Beefeater to complement coronation tie ups.
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New York
Paris
Gloria Vanderbilt
Thrifty Weeknight Meals Rely on Simple Staples
A reader is advised to plan thrifty dinners using apples hamburger a soup bone cabbage carrots celery onions and other winter vegetables to create nourishing soups meat dishes and desserts that boost nourishment and satisfy the palate.
Festive Menus and Modern Women Christmas Spirit
A cookbook style menu lists lamb and crab apple relishes, pies, soups, and a cabbage filling, plus a pudding and pumpkin pie. A feature essay by Jane Herbert Goward and Marian Mays Martin discusses Christmas spirit, social life, and Lucy’s struggle to join activities and gain popularity.
Christmas Gift-Giving and the Joy of Surprise
The piece contrasts the value of spontaneous gifts with costly shopping rituals. It argues that giving money can guarantee returns but remove surprise, notes Christmas should be fun and free, and observes that many people burden themselves with wrapping and shopping. It laments men’s difficulty in choosing gifts and praises women’s efforts.
Some Men Can Shop for Christmas Cheer
The piece reflects on who is fit to be Santa and who enjoys shopping for finery. It notes that Christmas spirit varies with age and mood, and that belief in Santa Claus persists among both the young and old.
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Marian Mays
Martin Héippi
Santa Claus
Acy
Lucy
Parlor Pink Mittens Spotlight Schiaparelli Line
The new Schiaparelli collection features Parlor Pink a vivid circus pink shade applied to smart evening mittens with cut out fingers. Velvet mittens pair with bright evening slippers and a draped gold lame gown. Red remains dominant with lemon yellow fox fur trims on a black wool coat. Pale blue with scarlet and gold braid trim black fabrics.
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Paris
Schiaparelli
Short Cuts and Kitchen Tips Roundup
A collection of practical hints covers sandwich fillings with gray American cheese and chili sauce, coffee water ratios, and steam curtain care. Advice includes damp vinegar cloths to keep cheese from drying, anchovy canapés, and methods to tenderize tough chicken by adding water in the roasting pan.
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