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Newspaper
Bowie Booster
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1936
Page
7
A guide to hosting a pre bridge luncheon with practical menu ideas and time saving tips. It suggests serving at ten o clock breakfast style with items such as melon coffee waffles ham and eggs and tomato shrimp jelly. Recipes include chicken turnover and a sour cream dressing for crumbled cucumber salad.
Dr. Harold S. Colton of the Museum of Northern Arizona reports a large oval bowl near Flagstaff, Arizona, indicating prehistoric American games were played there eight centuries ago. The 100 by 45 foot court had seven to eight foot high sloping sides and a four-rock goal, revealing wide spread ball games among Mayas Aztecs and others.
A pattern ad promotes Pattern 9609 with a surplice bodice and collarless lines to slim the silhouette. It lists sizes 16 18 20 34 36 38 40 42 44 and 46, notes fabric needs for size 36, and includes a complete sew chart. Order details specify sending fifteen cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. at 282 W Eighteenth St New York NY with name address style number and size.
An add reads that two teaspoonfuls of Phillips Milk of Magnesia in water or two tablets provide rapid relief for upset stomachs caused by acidity from over eating or stimulants.
A railroad worker named Norman recounts a perilous escape after falling between a car and the engine during a jump to the tender. He clung to a chain then an iron bar, dragged across a tunnel, and finally climbed a ladder to safety as the train exited the tunnel near Harper's Ferry.
Pearsons London Weekly notes that the loneliest Britons are on Hebrides islands with fewer than a dozen inhabitants and no roads or cinemas. It mentions Bidon Cinq in Algerian Sahara as the loneliest petrol pump, the Widow's Tears lighthouse in the Red Sea, Arranmore bagpipers as Britain's loneliest band, and night watchmen as the loneliest city workers.
The Scotch-Irish descended mainly from Scotland, with roots in Ulster Ireland. They began emigrating to America around 1730 and by the Revolutionary War era about one sixth of the colonial population were Scotch-Irish.
Edward A. O Neal head of the American Farm Bureau Federation urges Congress to advance a program for agricultural parity. He argues the Agriculture Adjustment Act has boosted purchasing power and spurred nationwide business revival, and calls for specific legislative steps to sustain parity within constitutional limits.
The speaker reflects on the passage of time since the last national election and marks March 1933 as a pivotal point. He highlights two major achievements: renewed citizen interest in national problems and a government proven in its devotion to the recovery and welfare of the people.
John B s Thomas president of Clarkson College argues against claims that capitalism causes collapse and oppression. He defends capitalism and competition as forces that have produced the most marvelous two centuries of prosperity since 1700.
The article quotes President Hoover warning that the expanded public power created in 34 months could be dangerous if held by individuals. It argues the ideal is a government of laws and that such powers must not be possessed by anyone in the United States, even by well meaning leaders, in contrast to the idea that the people’s government is wholesome.
Thieves stole priceless religious relics valued over 700000 dollars from Pamplona Cathedral Spain. They gained access by studying the routine and using keys to open treasury chests. Chalices crosses and gems were among the loot and the culprits escaped toward the frontier.
Doctor Richardson advises rest through variety in work to boost productivity. He notes that changing tasks renews energy and spirits, helping active minds cope with discouragement. Even the greatest workers gain rest and renewed power by altering their occupation, since life is too short for idleness.
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