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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1938

Page

9

Pain in health care misunderstood by patients

Dr. Claud North Chrisman argues pain is a signal to seek care not a fearsome omen. Delaying doctor visits can let problems worsen while minor discomfort may be remedied with rest, simple remedies, or nature’s healing. Cancer may present with little pain until invasion is advanced.

Profiles For Today Not All Kidney Trouble

The piece argues self diagnosis is biased and chest pain often is neuralgia or muscular weakness from grippe. It notes many believe heart trouble, but causes include intercostal neuralgia, overeating, indigestion, or gas. Kidney worries are common but back pain may reflect posture or nerves, not kidneys. It calls for measurements, X rays, and systemic treatment to locate pain source.

Springtime beauty tips and a local author's triumph

The piece blends makeup advice for brunettes and blondes with a profile of Elizabeth Seifert of Moberly Missouri who won a $10,000 prize for a novel about doctors. It highlights her background, family duties, and how she wrote while managing four children and a husband working as an engineer. The tone hails spring as a motivator for creative effort.

Elizabeth Seifert Moberly John Gasparotti Miss Seifert Shirley Seifert Moberly Ice Plant St. Louis Washington University

Unbelted Navy Wool Coat From Paris Showings

A 1958 Fairchild note describes an unbelted navy blue woolen coat with inset waist shaping. The silhouette is an afternoon coat style featured among Paris showings.

Paris

How to address a widow in letters and signatures

In letters to a widow you should address her as Mrs. George Brown. When signing a business letter she should sign as Mary Brown. Underneath her signature for identification she may add (Mrs. George Brown).

George Brown Mary Brown Mrs. Mary Brown

Dainty Touches Lift Meals from Drudgery to Art

Judith Wilson’s column highlights dainty meal touches and new dishes to elevate everyday cooking. It suggests strawberries with breakfast, frosty tomato juice cocktails, and decorative garnishes, plus ideas for custards muffins and salads.

Judith Wilson

Shantung Print with Daisy Motif Described

A 1938 Fairchild fabric description details a soft light blue shantung with red and yellow daisies. Jabot-revers shape the neckline and a sideways flared line is created by draping.

Fairchild

Guide to Charm Makeup For Redheads Is Big Problem

A beauty editor advises redheads on makeup rules and skin care. It covers skin conditioning, sun protection, cleansing, and tailored lipstick and rouge choices for various red hair shades from flaming red to mahogany. It warns redheads have delicate skin and freckles, so careful application matters.

Modern Women Informal Entertainment Rising in Favor

A report notes a shift in social life with more women hosting informal gatherings. Old fashioned parties are being revived as a preferred form of entertainment, reflecting changing social norms and domestic culture.

Church suppers become a rural social fad

A rural church supper trend spreads as communities embrace donated meals and profits. A teacher’s visit prompts a mother to explain a child’s fibbing as imaginative storytelling, not malice. The article argues youngsters exaggerate to feel important and that guidance should softly steer truth from fiction.

David

Progressive Dinners Become Community Feasts In Towns

A rural section habit develops maid nights and church suppers with guests contributing a course a cook’s teamwork. Progressing from house to house for each dish may be less popular than a single location banquet where six couples share duties. The trend favors shared labor and costs, though some find it less convenient than staying put.

Oldsters

Dessert Bridge Gains Popularity in Casual Hosting

A hospitable hostess favors maid’s night off entertaining, preferring informal evenings with dessert and after dinner coffee on the porch or by the fireplace. Dessert-bridge and porch gatherings replace formal dinners, offering simpler, more intimate socializing and less kitchen strain.

Tape Labels Useful for Labeling Bottles and Boxes

A practical tip explains using adhesive tape to label bottles boxes and children's items for easy identification and organization.

Wedge Heels Tilts Introduces New All In One Heel

The new wedge heel shoes named Wedge Heels Tilts feature an all in one sole and heel construction. The heel begins large at the back, extends into the instep, then tapers to the sole, with blossoms on the spring shoe tree.

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Claud North Chrisman DR. Chrisman Talbot Lake Louisiana India New York City New York Gibson Girl Shantung Print Guide To Miss Bunt Marian Mays Martin Jane Herbert Goward Mrs. Martin Mrs. Goward
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