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Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1944

Page

8

Vanity Table From Old Mirror and Odds and Ends

A simple DIY vanity table can be fashioned from an old mirror an orange crate or boxes a curtain rod and basic hardware. Curtains and a skirt hide rough edges while a swing back design uses hinges hooks and wire to create a frilly dressing table suitable for living rooms.

Practical Slip Cover Ideas from Sewing Circle

Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept offers step by step directions for practical slip covers with fabric saving tips. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, some orders take longer. mail orders to 564 W Randolph Chicago 8 with 15 cents plus 1 cent postage for Pattern No.

Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept W. Randolph &J Chicago

Via Salaria and Salt Routings Shape Ancient Trade

Salt and incense drove early economies and religion, forging major routes. Italy's Via Salaria is among the oldest roads, linking salt sources to markets. Salt routes from Greece reached Dnieper pans that fed Far East trade, shaping London’s Thames settlement as salt traders landed packs for export to Gaul.

Italy Salaria Greece Dnieper Far East London Thames Cheshire Channel Gaul

Young Lawyer Refuted by Client In Courtroom Banter

Dialogue shows a frank exchange about age and competence as a young lawyer faces stern warning from an older client. A side remark reveals a marriage news twist with a humorous misnaming. A World War II era joke ends with a pun on a German coffin encore.

Fly-Sized Powerhouse: Tiny Motor Powers Tiny Machines

A Nebraska inventor spent three years building a micro motor no larger than a housefly. Weighing a quarter of a pound, it runs itself and operates other delicate machinery. The device consists of 58 parts of gold, silver, copper, brass and iron.

Nebraska

Join the Navy Slogan Cited in Public Debate

A vintage quotation calling for enlistment surfaces in discussions about military recruitment and public memory. The line prompts reflection on national service and wartime rhetoric, attributed to a historical slogan critics say shaped attitudes toward the armed forces.

Tideless Sea Myth Fades as Tides Vary Eastward

A historical note explains that the tideless sea label does not hold across the Mediterranean. Tides are minimal near the western basin but rise to foot or multiple feet near Leghorn Venice and the Gulf of Syrtis. Djerba shows nearly ten feet between high and low water.

Mediterranean Leghorn Venice Adriatic Gulf of Syrtis Tunisian Djerba Tunisia

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