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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
3
Sister Madeleva, president of St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, discusses a test to reveal poetic potential. She links poetry to work, God, and grace, citing Jacques Maritain and arguing poetry elevates labor to a deific plane and strengthens friendship with God.
A Springfield Republican tale notes a dispute over four cents per meal in a school mistress’s boarding house. Entries show meals and room rent, with prices varying by appetite between men and women as farm hands’ victuals rise to 3.62 for 38 meals, hinting at pre September and late April appetite shifts.
An old science note compares the Earth to a giant yard scale with Earth heavier than the Moon. The balance point lies about a thousand miles beneath the surface, while the remaining radius acts as a lever, allowing the Moon to influence the Earth’s vibrations. A separate line cites the Indian cobra as a major cause of thousands of deaths yearly.
A typical commercial vessel passing the Panama Canal is assessed about 4 000 in tolls, reflecting standard charges applied to transit. This figure highlights the canal’s role in global shipping costs and the burden on merchants using the waterway.
In Nome Alaska the milkman calls from house to house delivering blocks of frozen rein deer milk or cream equal to a pint or a quart. A white cord acts as a handle and the blocks are wrapped in oil paper resembling ice cream. Frozen storage prevents deterioration of quantity or quality.
Puzzle style query asking to identify a horse that won a major race last May among options Man Of War Lawrin El Chico or War Admiral, plus query about a land plot shown in black including its name and current owner, and a question about a young gentleman who traveled abroad last summer asking his name and destination and what is wrong with him.
Fanny Brice divorces Billy Rose to wed Eleanor Holm while Lou Gehrig’s name appears in sports lore. Submarine Squalus raised attempts noted but failed. Johnstown linked to a Kentucky Derby win. Cardinal Pacelli becomes pope as Roosevelt comments. WPA wage protests documented. Albania seized by Italy, hinging on Hing Zog. Fred Snite Jr. infantile paralysis victim visits Lourdes. Admiral Richard E Byrd leads Antarctic land claim stakes for J B.
Leap year 1940 makes February have twenty nine days causing maidens to propose marriage. The piece explains leap year as a day added every four years and notes the historical trend of proposals since 1936.
A New Year trend favors informal self serve buffets modeled on Swedish smorgasbord. Guests help themselves at a central table, choosing a simple or elaborate menu. The piece notes staying at home becomes common as America adopts home entertaining practices.
A vintage looking guide describes planning a New Year’s Eve “clock party.” It suggests placing alarm and striking clocks around the home for surprising chimes, with black and white decor and a clock themed Q&A game. Prizes tie to time items like calendars and clocks.
George Quartin and Martin Rent, hunting near Kingston New York in January 1929, become trapped in a windowless weathered house. A blast, fire and smoke engulf the room as moonshiners lock them inside believing them to be revenuers. State troopers rescue the youths as the blaze reveals the plant.
Vic Steel or iron has long favored sports gear from ancient javelins to medieval tournaments. Modern time sees steel dominate, with millions of pounds used yearly for speed, strength, and safety in equipment. In 1938 golf clubs accounted for 1,069,000 pounds of steel, 175,000 for shafts of wood headed clubs and 894,000 for iron heads and shafts.
Reader notice promotes a crocheted medallion pattern from 1959 with directions and stitch list. Includes payment request of 15 cents and mailing address at The Sewing Circle Noilecraft Dept New York. Requires name and address. provides pattern number.
A fragment argues that drudgery is essential to reveal the treasures of the mind, likening labor to planting and harvesting. The quotation references Margaret Fuller, suggesting a literary attribution or allusion to her themes.
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