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Show 'jam - Mill' The B ook That''Bypassed' Time FFS10DIC uun i ici uib ujicii- dar make a slave of I J. f you, Betty! Just take a Midol tablet with a glass of water . . . thafs all. Midol brings faster it relieves relief from menstrual pain A cramps, eases headache and chases the "blues". So get Midol today. v V V" L jj C Y .r ?' lri ' : w3M i: : "TV Tic Old Farmer's 4 n? " ' "r:::i tl J. " I fit' 1 rSSri ' "'-S2- by George Woodruff 1792, Since has been m. 4 r Photos L RHEUMATIC uninterruptedly telling folks when to plant crops, how to dress for the Fourth of July band, concert, and what quips to use when the tatting circle's conversation lags. Modern times and the move to the big city haven't dulled America's appreciation for this folksy contribution to publishing history. Changes even seem to have strengthened the annual, making it a quaint link to an unsophisticated past. Yet in 1940 it seemed that The Old Farmer's Almanac would go the way of Godey's Lady's Book, McClures and other old-tireading favorites. Circulation was dropping rapidly until Robb Sagendorph took over and hit at the source of its troubles modernization. Sagendorph threw out the Almanac's "new look" and returned to ancient woodcuts, ornate type faces, puzzles, astronomical calculations, tidal references, "rube" witticisms. And Americans again Bought copies, nearly a million a year, as avidly as their grand-daddidid. One standby of the Almanac has never been tampered with its year-rouweather forecasts which are based partly on a secret formula developed by an Almanac employee in the 18th century. Almanac boosters contend me es V PAIMS t Do you know there is no faster, safer, more effective agent in all the world than DOLCIN? More than 2,000,000,000 (two biU lion) DOLCIN tablets have been used to help millions of men and women relieve moderate pains and discomforts of arthritis, rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago whenever they occur. The DOLCIN formula is prescribed by many doctors . . . used by scores of hospitals. Try dolcin tablets today. pain-relievi- ,MrOT,.lrril4.rV editor of folksy almanac takes time to chat with Folksy ng New Hampshire neighbor. nd - , these daily weather predictions are about 80 percent correct, a figure mete- T K51PS IISAST ACTiS'l cross mors stucisyii stat:.:::a vicsa 9 Years University - - i orologists sometimes envy. While outward Almanac appearances are unchanged, .Sagendorph has imparted much of his own David Harum canniness to its pages, and his neighbors and friends in Dublin, N. H., where the annual is published, also contribute to its native American personality. Here is a camera visit with editor Sagendorph and his . venerable publication, both steeped in Yankee heritage. Experiments, SCO VioBin Oil helps Persons PROVE increases endurance. heart action liquid Snd VIOBIN lUfw - Hit 1001 MONTICEUO, itiltM, Only CopMffel N. VfSts 1 IUINOIS frm LsACKAGIE IS Boss Robb Sagendorph, arm tttttt press, resting on scans new page proofs. old-fashion- (il 2mm uonsioc mmm to ucc::DiSY hot Special: Thanks to new, scientific laboratory formulation, thousands of men and women now escape feeling old, tired, irritable and depressed from losing sleep and worrying about "Bladder Weakness" Getting Up Nights or Bed Wetting, due to common Kidney or Bladder Irritations, which often result in secondary Backache, Headache and Nervousness. In such caaes New Improved Cystex usually gives quick, calming relief by combating irritating germs in acid urine; and by relaxing, analgesic pain relief. Safe for young and old. Get Cystex at druggist. Feel better last. NEW YORK 18 Family Weekly, April 19, 1959 ed |