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Newspaper

Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1938

Page

3

Free Sodas for Kids With Good Deportment Marks

Camden druggist Charles Balaban offered a free soda to any pupil with an A in deportment at Yorkship Public Schools. About 100 to 150 students earned As, triggering a rush that forced him to withdraw the promotion.

Charles Balaban Camden N. J Balaban Yorkship Publics

Why are Frenchmen called frogs and other trivia

The list answers common trivia questions. It states Paris street conditions led to “frogs” as a derisive nickname, Manila Bay won in 1898, Heil means hail, Pennsylvanian Dutch descend from Germans, Greek predates Latin, and Eboracum was the Roman name for York, England.

United States New York City Paris Manila Bay Philippine Islands York England Britain

Crochet and Cross-Stitch Patterns Promised for Linens

Decorative crochet motifs and cross stitched bouquets showcased as needlework for towels pillowcases and scarfs. Pattern 6038 offers transfers two motif sizes a chart edgings and stitch directions with material needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York NY with name address and pattern number.

Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N. Y

Uncertain musings on pride effort and envy from Uncle Phil

A fragmented reflection questions pride in handiwork and self denial versus social demands. It muses on heredity, farms, stock market woes, and the paradoxes of happiness and flattery, ending with a paradox about bravest and tenderness.

A Simple Scent Stops Dogs From Scratching Shrubs

Homeowners facing dogs trampling evergreens can now use a straightforward method. Saltpeter nicotine sulfate mixed in water sprayed on lower branches repels dogs by odor, harming plants little and easing tense neighbor relations.

No Need for Hearing Wit Sparks Deafness Comment

A witty remark notes a person’s growing deafness due to lack of practice, quipping that he is the worst listener the speaker has dealt with. The line preserves humor while commenting on attentive listening and communication.

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