29 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
1
A new department offers patterns for wallboard plywood or thin lumber yard art. The 24 inch tall hoop skirt lady on pattern 79067 and the belle with a sprinkling can on pattern 29068 cost 15 cents each. Order from Aunt Martha Box 166 W Kansas City Mo.
The hottest man made flame is an atomic nitrogen arc reaching 18300 degrees F at 14000 psi. Nitrogen gas flowing through the arc produces the heat by atomic separation and recombination. Chimney sweeps wear formal silk hats, while explosives work bans metal buttons to avoid sparks. The industry shows safety precautions yet a high accident frequency, 38 percent below average for all industries.
A fragmented line describes a mammal known as a hippo potamus able to walk the river bed and graze aquatic vegetation. The garbled text mentions colloquial terms and rivers, with potential reference to living or moving underwater.
A compact reflection on truth versus deception, noting that truth feels sharp yet honest while falsehood feels sweet but is readily accepted by fools. The line contrasts biting honesty with easier, flattering illusion.
Autumn learns from Hector that a long hidden past shapes Bruce Landor and the death of her father Geoffrey Landor. Letters from Millicent reveal Geoffrey’s failed plan to escape with Millicent, while Autumn confronts the burden of parental secrets and the fragile hope of peace between former enemies.
Bruce Landor joins Hector Cardigan for a dining room meditation on the past and its influence. Hector probes Bruce about his father’s death and a hidden love, hinting at long buried passions and destinies entwined with Geoffrey Landor. The scene ends with a tense setup as Bruce reveals he suspects a lovers’ tragedy.
An ad for Barbara Bell Pattern No 1902 8 offers a slenderizing house and street wear design in gingham linen chambray wool crepe and small-figured prints. It describes a bodice gathered beneath a shoulder yoke a slim hip skirt and waistline with a dash bow or belt. Sizes 36 through 52 shown with yardage for 39 inch material and sleeves. Order by mailing 15 cents plus name address style number and size to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Room 1324 211 W Wacker Dr Chicago Ill.
A compact quip filled column notes curious truths about life. A girl’s sudden maternity, a man’s wavering resolve from Monday to Saturday, a dawn riser’s timing, and a joke about puppy love. England complains of inferior foreign steel being sold as British forged steel.
A garbled set of trivia prompts covering topics from anatomy and statues to rivers ages and civilizations. It includes questions about ship sizes, the Statue of Liberty origin, the Mississippi’s formation, Great Lakes ownership, banana ripening, and Mohammedan burial practices.
Answers cover distances over 2000 miles and a Paris exhibit shipped in cases after display. Heart rate adjusts to breathing during respiration. Ice age ended about 20 000 years ago. A rare Puerto Rican fruit tastes like pineapple and banana. Three primary human emotions are anger fear and love. Great Lakes area totals show 60770 square miles in the US and 33940 in Canada. Bananas are picked green to avoid poor ripening and starch conversion.
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