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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
2
A Southwest senator reveals a method to win women by keeping indexed notes on meals and receptions. After each lady's name he records attire details so on meeting again he can claim, I remember you. The piece suggests such memory aids boost political support.
This page offers practical home advice on lining clothes baskets with washable materials, making cream cheese substitute from cottage cheese, avoiding sharp objects in vacuums, enhancing cookie flavor with jam, and adding borax to wash white collars to remove yellowing. It reads as a compact home hacks roundup from a lifestyle column.
Instructions describe using two or more colors of crochet cotton or wool to create white fillet foundations with navy blue, carmine, and Delft blue woven stripes for a knitting bag and zipper purses. Steps cover chain foundation, double crochet rows, weaving through fillet mesh, finishing ends, and suggestions to request Mrs. Spears Book 2 by mail from Chicago.
The Empire State Building rises 102 stories to 1,248 feet on two acres of bedrock. It occupies 200 feet on Fifth Avenue and 425 feet on Thirty third and Thirty fourth streets. Construction began February 1930 and finished May 1931 at about 55 million dollars on the Waldorf Astoria site.
An advert describes the modernized Pepsodent dentifrice featuring Irium for extra cleansing power. It claims to quickly remove surface stains and polish teeth to natural radiance without grit pumice or drugs, urging readers to get it today.
A house built of glass bottles lies in Tonopah Ney. Bottles are arranged in tiers in adobe with the bottoms outward forming the exterior. The interior is plastered with smooth walls, standard windows and doors, and a shingle roof. About 10 000 quart bottles used.
A concise quotation attributed to George Washington asserts that lasting friendship grows slowly and must endure trials before earning its name. The remark frames friendship as a plant requiring patience and resilience.
The small brother of the bride is given a wedding cake piece to keep under his pillow. He reveals he ate it to surprise his future wife. A stray line follows about a sick baby and a quip on love and marriage reflecting a playful column tone.
Two cronies lunching discuss finances and an income tax return as one laments fiscal woes. A cartoonish moment follows with a joke about a missing stamp and memory. The piece captures midcentury humor and letter writing habits.
Crochet pattern 1745 offers a lace bolero with two strands of string, includes directions stitches and materials. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New York for pattern.
The quote from N. C. Morse argues against dependence on others for growth suggesting that reliance precludes personal mental development and independent thought.
Safe gardening guidance warns against using damaged tools and teaches proper handling. It urges carrying blades downward, cutting away from the body, seeking first aid for any cut, and storing tools with heads up to prevent injuries.
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