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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
8
Barbara and Tom reunite after a year apart as Tom explains he survived an accident and lost memory. A hovel is left behind as they plan to celebrate Christmas together again, with Barbara grateful and hopeful for a fresh start.
An English foreman tells an apprentice to eat up his lunch. The boy heats and eats it. The foreman protests fearing he was not asked to heat it up. The boy responds claiming he ate it up as told.
The Q and A cover claims at the North Pole, a Scott poem line, maple leaf size from a contest, Huey Long’s long filibuster, and gospel etymology. Answers note Peary raised the flag in 1909, Marmion, a 21 by 22 inch leaf, a 154 1 2 hour filibuster in 1935, and gospel from Saxon Gods spel meaning Gods story.
Pattern 6077 shows snowflake medallions with stitches and materials. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York NY for illustration and instructions. Include name address and pattern number.
An American doctor completed a 85 day voyage in a small Chinese junk crossing the Pacific from China to the United States. He faced fog that hindered observations and whales that threatened to overturn the vessel. The story notes junks are seaworthy and historically traveled rough seas better than larger ships.
Law students at Duke University in Durham North Carolina study in rustic log cabins near the law school and library. Five log cabins house 32 students who live and study during the academic year away from normal campus distractions.
A reflective quote from R L Stevenson on quiet minds maintaining their pace amid storms, comparing inner steadiness to a clock during a thunder shower. The passage emphasizes resilience and calm in adversity.
A playful dialogue scene features a speaker praised as a fine after dinner entertainer. The exchange touches on bills at a restaurant, buffet lines, and a general knowledge lesson about gum arabic. A father learns his son says polite phrases at school and at home, with a jokey twist about knee and upbringing.
A clerk mentions the proprietor is away in Africa hunting lions while a passerby reports seeing him. A joke notes a champion boxer and a silver lining. A radio broadcast of animal life thrills listeners with sounds, even a neighbor’s goat joins in the noise.
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