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Cumulative Index for Consumers' Research Bulletins
July 1943 through December 1943
) (Vol. 12, No. 1 through Vol. 12, No. 6)
Single Bu l l et in s are available, at 30 cents. The month of Issue is followed by the num ber of the page or pages on which the item appears.
Entries marked by an asterisk (*) are brief or minor items.
Month Page
^fllergy...................................................................Oct., 3*
Anti-freeze.................................. Oct., 10-12; Nov., 18-19 inhibitors, types of...................... Oct., 12; Nov., 19 care and treatment of used.................... Oct., 11-12
Automobiles, anti-freeze.......... Oct., 10-12; Nov., 18-19 batteries, storage, guard against freezing of.................................................. Nov., 15 maintenance costs in wartime...................July, 29*
Bathtubs, unavailability of new........................Aug., 3*
Batteries, automobile storage, guard against
freezing of............................................................ Nov., 15
dry-cell, availability of................................ Aug., 29*
Bedding-sheets and blankets more protection
than blankets alone......................................... Sept., 29*
Beekeeping, relation to crops.................
Aug., 3*
Binoculars and monoculars, prism, source
of supply............................................................. Aug.. 30*
Blankets (see Bedding)
Bottle closures, for resealing carbonated and
malt beverages..................................................... July, 8
Bread, addition of protein..................................Sept., 29*
Building materials, mildew prevention...............Aug., 4*
Burglar alarm system, photo-cell type........ Aug., 21-24
Butter, canned...................................................... Nov., 29*
home made....................................
Nov., 29*
Buttons, availability of........................................ Oct., 30*
Cameras exposure meters for.................................... Aug., 30* film, photographic, glass plates.................July, 18* negatives, filing of............................... Nov., 4*
Camping equipment................ ........................July, 11-13 Candy, chocolate bars....................................... Nov., 29*
substitutes for................................................. Aug., 3* Canning, home, booklet on.................. ............Sept., 30*
jars for, defects in certain makes..............Sept., 23 Ceramics, wartime substitute for metals.........Sept., 4* Chamois skins.......................................................Oct., 30* Checkers......................................................... Nov., 29-30* Cheese, preservation of...................................... Aug., 29* Cigarette lighters.................................................... Nov., 6* Civilian products, quality of, in wartime............Oct., 4*
half-soles of poor-quality leather..............Oct., 29* Cleaning fluid................................................ July, 29-30* Clothes drier.........................................................Oct., 30*
Clothing hangers for........................................ ............Oct., 30* increased cost of.......................................... Dec., 29*
Month Page rationing................................. . . .Aug., 3*; Sept., 3* storage of........................................................Aug., 4* Coal "fuel-savers," chemical..........................Oct., 21-22 soft or bituminous,notes on burning. . .Dec., 9-10 Coats, fur...............................................................Oct., 5-7 Coffee, soluble...................................................... Dec,, 30* Compass.................................................................July, 30* Consumers' Observation Post, The.... each issue,
beginning at page 3 Cookbooks........................................................ Aug., 17-20
references..................................................Aug., 19-20' Cooking utensils (see Utensils, kitchen) Corrections to CR Bulletins.............................. Oct., 20* Cosmetics
face powder...................................................Dec., 30* lacquer hair pads, danger in use.................Dec., 3* shortages......................................................... July, 3*
Dehydrator, home................................................Nov., 4*
Cornell food................................................Aug., 9-12 Dentifrices, hazards of gritty..............................Sept., 5 Drugs, sulfonamide............................................... Dec., 3* Dry cleaning, professional, non-flammable
solvents, shortage of......................................... Oct., 4*
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Editorial, each issue, beginning at page 2
Eggs, preservation of............................................July, 4* storage of.............. ...................................... Sept., 30*
Exposure meters..................................................Aug., 30*
ats, household, in meat...............................Sept., 21-23 Faucet-washers, replacement....... ...................... Aug., 20 Fire alarm system, photo-cell type.............. Aug., 21-24 Fireplaces, outdoor, references on.....................July, 13* Fish, home raising of...........................................Oct., 29* Flashlights.................................................................... Nov.,6* Food (see also particular item wanted)
canning of, home, booklet on...................Sept., 30* jars for, defects in certain makes... .Sept., 23
cinnamon, substitutes for.................................. Nov.,3* cocoa, substitutes for......................................... Nov.,3* container materials for home
freezer-storage units........................................ July,14 fillers, stretchers, extenders...............................Nov.,3* frozen, references........................................ Sept., 30* high-carbohydrate diet, disadvantages of.. Dec., 18 home dehydration of fruits and
vegetables............................. Aug., 9-12; Nov., 4*
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Month Page storing dehydrated foods.................... Aug., 11 lockers, frozen food, freezer-storage \ units.........................................July, 14-18 references on..................................... July, 17-18 shopping by mail for..................................Nov., 26* storing of, in root cellars, references. . . .Sept., 30* Fountain pens..................................... Nov., 7*; Dec., 5-9 Fruit juices, canned, orange and grapefruit, deterioration of................................................. Nov., 4* Fruits home dehydration of................................Aug., 9-12 oranges........................................................Nov., 3-4* storing in home freezers......................... July, 14-18 Fur coats................................................................ Oct., 5-7 Furniture, outdoor................................. ..........July, 11-13
Games, indoor, checkers............................Nov., 29-30*
outdoor...................................................................July,13 Garden seeds, storage of........................................... Sept.,12 Garden soils, care of...........................................Aug., 12* Garden supplies, care of............................................ Sept.,12 Gasoline, substitutes for, naphtha not to be
used as.............................................................. Oct., 29* Gloves, sheepskin lined available............................. Dec.,3* Grills, outdoor.............................................................. July,11
Hair
lacquer pads, danger in use............................... Dec.,3* restoration of gray, some vitamin-like
substances ineffective.............................Sept., 4* Hangers, clothes.................................................. Oct., 30* Harness, horse, care of............................................... Aug.,4* 1 Tqts, men's felt............................................... Nov., 13-15
j Panama, offer to subscribers.................... July, 10* Heating equipment, chimneys....... .....................Nov., 8*
burning bituminous coal..........................Dec., 9-10 dampers and damper controls.............. Nov., 9-10* efficiency of heating plant
improvement......................... ................Nov., 8-12 fireplaces, composition kindling for......... Dec., 30* grates..................................................................... Nov.,9* high-pressure selling of..................................Sept., 8 how to check..............................................Nov., 8-12 insulation of pipes andboilers..................Nov., 11* "soot-removers," chemical.................... Oct., 21-22 tear sheet offer............................................. Nov., 12* Hosiery, drier for.................................................July, 30* rayon, care in buying.........................................Sept.,4*
Month Page
'ewelery, shortage of.......................................... Nov., 3* wedding rings................................................Oct., 29*
--ard, allocation of, for soap industry.............Dec., 29* Laundry, home........................................... .. . Dec., 29-30*
equipment for, hosiery and lingerie drier. .July, 30* ironing board, folding............................... .Dec., 30* Lawn care, advice on...........................................July, 29* Leather harness, preservation of......................... .Aug., 4* preservation of.................... July, 24-25; Sept., 9-12 varieties of, for shoes.................................... July, 22 Lingerie (see Underwear) Lockers, frozen food units..............................July, 14-18 container materials for food in..................... July, 14 references on...............................................July, 17-18 Looms, toy............................................................Nov., 30* Luggage, wartime.....................................................Oct., J*
Meat................................................................. Nov., 16-17
beef liver and yellow beef, Vitamin A potency of....................................................Aug., 16
cooking methods.............................................. Oct., 24 fat in........................................................... Sept., 21-23 home-raised...................................July, 4*; Sept., 4*
shortage of protein feeds for............ Sept., 29* lean meat, percentage of, in meat cuts.. .Oct., 12* shortage of............ Nov., 4*; Dec., 4, 29*; Dec., 25 storing in home freezers........................... July, 14-18 substitutes for.............................. Oct., 3*; Nov., 3* whale-meat........................................................ Oct., 3* Metals, ceramic substitutes.................................. Sept., 4* Mildew prevention..................................................Aug., 4* Milk, chocolate-flavored, less Nutritious than plain milk....................................................Aug., 3* fresh, shortage of............................................. Dec., 4* pasteurized, storage in home........................Sept., 3* Moths, methods of controlling.............................. Oct., 4* Motion picture ratings............... each issue, pages 27-28 Motors, household, repair of.................................Aug., 4* Mushrooms, toxic in combination with cocktails................................................................. July, 3*
*il burners.....................................................Nov., 11-12 servicing of, excessive charges for.............Oct., 31*
Ice boxes, wartime............................................ July, 9-10
Ice cream, butterfat content decreased................... July,4* Insulation, home, against cold and heat.. . .Oct., 13-20
reflective insulation..............................................Oct.,17 storm doors...............................................Oct., 13-14 storm windows......................................... Oct., 13-14 vapor barriers...........................................Oct., 14-15 weatherstripping......................................Oct., 13-14 Insulation of heating systems........................... Nov., 11* Ironing boards, folding.......................................Dec., 30* Irons, electric, possible relaxation of restrictions on production............. Oct., 30*; Dec., 3*
astry made with sour cream.......................... Dec., 30* Perfume.......................... .................................. Nov., 22-24
dry....................................................................Oct., 3* Phonographs, records for............. July, 25-26; Aug., 31;
Sept., 31; Oct., 25-26; Nov., 31; Dec., 31 Photo-cell alarm devices, source of supply. . .Aug., 24* Photographic equipment (see Cameras) Plumbing (see also particular item wanted)
repairs, replacement faucet-washers.......... Aug., 20 Post exchange.......................................................Nov., 5-7 Potatoes, wasteful shipment of by 0. D. T... .Sept., 4* Poultry flocks, home............................................. J uly, 4* Pressure canners.............Aug., 29*; Oct., 3*; Dec., 3-4* Protein foods, possible deficiency in.............. July, 2, 31
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Radiators.........................................
Radios, assembled from parts....... farm, availability of dry-cell batteries for......................... portable sets............................ receivers for, standardized. . . repair and maintenance, hom< servicing................................. references on.................... sets of non-essential materials be sold in Great Britain... shopping by mail for..............
Rayon, waterproofed fabric.......... Razor blades
double edge.............................. sharpeners for.......................... Records, phonograph (see- Phonogi Refrigerators, electric, shortage of wartime ice boxes...................
Screen wire, window, preservatioi
Septic tank (sewage disposal) syst Sheets (see Bedding) Shoes, buying advice.......................
care and preservation of.. .Ju children's................................... construction of......................... heels for..................................... house slippers, men's.............. house slippers, women's........ leather varieties....................... polishes and dressings for --
equipment for polishing. hazards of.......................... scarcity of................................. soles............................................ plastic............................... scarcity of top-grade leat synthetic............................ substitute materials................ women's low-heel walking. . . women's walking...................... Silverware, cleaning of................... Slippers, house men's.......................................... sheepskin lined, available.. . . women's....................................
Soap allocation of lard for making. conservation of.........................
Socks, men's...................................... Soot and fly ash, removal of.......... Sporting goods, shopping by mail : Stains, lipstick, removal of............ Stockings (see Hosiery) Stokers............................................... Storm doors and windows.............. Suits, men's.......................................
CONSUMERS' RESEAR<
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,|\adiators...................................................'...........Nov., 11 ^dios, assembled from parts...........................Sept., 26 J farm, availability of dry-cell batteries for............................................. Aug., 29* portable sets....................................................Nov., 7* receivers for, standardized............................July, 3* repair and maintenance, home servicing................................................. July, 19-21 references on............................................July, 21 sets of non-essential materials soon to
^ be sold in Great Britain..........................Sept., 3* 4" shopping by mail for..................................Nov., 26* ; Rayon, waterproofed fabric..............................July, 30*
Razor blades t double edge...................................................... Nov., 6* ? sharpeners for..................................................Nov., 6* Records, phonograph (see- Phonographs) ^Refrigerators, electric, shortage of..................... Dec., 3* /' wartime ice boxes....................................... July, 9-10
Month Page
Teeth, care of............................................................. Sept., 5-8
diet an important factor............................Sept.,5-6
Textiles (see also particular item wanted)
insulation by metallic coating...........................Aug., 12*
mildew prevention...............................................Aug.,4*
rayon fabric, waterproofed.........................J uly, 30*
Tires..................................................'............... Nov., 19-20
chains, production restricted.............................. Dec.,3*.
Toasters, electric, relaxation of restrictions
on production..........................................
Dec., 3*
Tools, shortage of.............................................Oct., 23-24
Toothbrushes..................................
Sept., 5-8
Tooth pastes, powders, gritty.............................. Sept., 5
Toys.................................................Oct., 29*] Dec., 11-14
looms..................................................................... Nov.,30*
shopping by mail for...................................Nov., 26*
Tweezers....................................................................... Sept.,17
Typewriters, care of........................................Nov., 20-21
, Screen wire, window, preservation of...............July, 4*
Umbrellas,_re-covered at home............................... Nov.,29*
- Septic tank (sewage disposal) systems___:. . .Aug., 24 . Sheets (see Bedding) i Shoes, buying advice....................................... July, 22-25
care and preservation of.. .July, 24-25; Sept., 9-12 children's.................................'..................... Aug., 5-8 construction of............................................July, 22-23 heels for....................................................... July, 23-24 house slippers, men's.................................Dec., 22-24
Underwear, drier for....................................................July,30* Utensils, kitchen, cream extractor...........................Sept.,30*
food chopper................................................. July* 30* food mill and flour sifter................................... Sept.,30* outdoor.......................................................July, 11-12 pans, effect on color of cakes............................ Aug.,30* pot cleaners, again available............................ Sept.,29*
house slippers, women's...........................Nov., 19-21 leather varieties.................................................... July,22 polishes and dressings for........................Sept., 9-12
pressure canners.........................Oct., 3*; Dec., 3-4* pressure saucepans, Vitamin C retention
in cooking......................................................... Aug.,29*
equipment for polishing.................. Sept., 9-10
\ hazards of.............................................. Sept., 11 scarcity of.............................................................. Dec.,4* soles........................................................................ July,23 plastic............................................................Nov.,3* scarcity of top-grade leather for....... Oct., 29* synthetic........................................................July,29* substitute materials.............................................Aug., 5-6 women's low-heel walking.......................Sept., 18-20 women's walking.................................................. July, 5-8
Silverware, cleaning of........................................... Aug., 8 Slippers, house
Vegetables
home dehydration of............................. .Aug., 9-12 storing in home freezers.......................... J uly, 14-18 Vitamins........................................................................ Dec.,25* pantothenate, etc., ineffective for
restoration of gray hair..................................Sept.,4* interference with action of sulfa drugs. . .Sept., 4* Vitamin A potency of beef liver and
yellow beef........................................................ Aug.,16 Vitamin B, excessive intake of, may lead
men's............................................................ Dec., 22-24 sheepskin lined, available...................................Dec.,3*
to gallstones...................................................... Dec.,4* Vitamin C retention greater by using
women's.......................................................Nov., 19-21
pressure cookers...............................................Aug.,29*
Soap
allocation of lard for making.................... Dec., 29* Wallpaper........................................................Aug., 13-15
conservation of......................................................Oct.,4*
Socks, men's.................................................................. Oct., 8-9
hanging, by amateurs.......... Aug., 14; Sept., 13-17
Soot and fly ash, removal of..................................... Nov.,10 Washing machines, electric, shortage of.............Dec., J* Sporting goods, shopping by mail for..................... Nov.,26* Watches, pocket, wrist, men's, women's........... Nov., 7*
Stains, lipstick, removal of........................................ Dec.,30* Weatherstripping................................................Oct., 13-14
Stockings (see Hosiery)
Wills and bequests............................................Sept., 24-25
Stokers.................................................................Nov., 11-12 Woolens
Storm doors and windows.................................Oct., 13-14
English, shortage of.............................................Dec.,4*
Suits, men's................................................................... July,13*
moth-proof storage..............................................Aug.,4*
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