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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
7
Describes a sewing pattern for a slim fitting bodice with gathered bust, darts, waist shaping, and a deep V neckline. Recommends trims like lace or frills and provides fabric yardages for sizes 36 through 52, plus pattern ordering and address for Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. 145 New Montgomery Ave, San Francisco, Calif.
A mother warns Bertha to stop fidgeting during a dull play as the child eyes a chocolate box and toys with its lid. Bertha cheekily asks whether punishment will be a hairbrush or just her mother’s hand, testing boundaries in a domestic scene.
A mixed set of questions and answers on topics from Roman hills to temperature conversion and political conventions. It notes that horsepower at 5 000 feet elevation decreases due to thinner air, mentions Lady Godiva, and identifies Falkland as the British isle controlling the Strait of Magellan.
The item lists a sequence of seven items including a conversion formula nine fifths plus thirty two and notes about taxation, a greeting, a majority, a primary reason tied to test substances, and a statement about a car’s horsepower at sea level.
A compilation of practical advice for domestic chores including removing lime from kettles with vinegar and ink from carpets with skin milk. It also suggests using old pillow cases for patches, seasoning gravy with bay leaf, and using clear ammonia for paint removal with a scrubbing brush.
The fragment cites Laertius attributing to Aristotle that hope is a waking dream. It presents a concise philosophical gloss on hope as an inner vision tied to aspiration rather than reality. The source names Aristotle and Laertius, reflecting a classical lineage of thought on hope.
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