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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
7
Quaint motifs appeal as towels or small pictures or pillow-tops. Patterns use 10 to the inch cross stitch with simple stitches. Pattern 6242 includes transfer motifs, color schemes, materials, and stitch illustrations. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept. 259 West 14th St. New York NY.
Practical household hints cover plant care with weekly ammonia in water, lacquer use avoiding turpentine, benzine, and linseed oil, and cleaning aluminum with lemon juice. It also notes eye strain from shiny surfaces, suggests flat oil paint for shades, and a pinch of salt in hot starch for a glow.
The male of the species shows higher accident death rates than females. In 1937 the National Safety Council reports 119.6 male deaths per 100000, compared with 51.3 female deaths per 100000 in the United States.
In a mile square world on Kenesaw Hill three distinct houses hide secrets amid routine gatherings. June Seaford, raised among kin and a lurking guardian Uncle Jim, feels drawn toward change while Inspector Tope observes quiet tensions at the weekly Harder family gathering.
French archaeologists led by M. Esperandieu uncover thirty seven Roman coins and 179 other objects from the Gaulish occupation era at Alesia near Dijon. The find includes an elaborately decorated altar shaped table a bronze lion and a hypocaust heating furnace. The site has yielded rich material after three decades of digging attracting thousands of visitors to the battlefield and the Vercingetorix statue on Mont Auxois.
Scientists report petrified redwood trees in California’s Petrified Forest exceed five million years in age. Volcanic dust centuries ago covered the region, preserving the trees in their fossilized form.
The article notes many European castles dating to the Middle Ages remain, highlighting Carcassonne in southwestern France. Built on earlier Roman and Visigoth defenses, the fortress has survived extensive restorations and stands as a notable example of 13th century engineering.
The Washington Post notes sponges are salt water when alive but fresh water ends them. Sponges are skeletons made by tiny single celled creatures that join to form the structure. Ancient Greeks first observed these organisms and their curious appearance.
The White Lake in the Gobi Desert earns its name from its unique cycle as it dries every decade, leaving a white salt surface exposed. This rare drying pattern marks a dramatic environmental change occurring over ten year intervals.
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