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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1944
Page
8
A home sewing pattern article describes scalloped top curtains for kitchens or rooms, using sheer lawn or gauze in white or light colors. It explains hanging above eye level on a single rod, four inch scalloped hem, and rings at scallop points for sliding. It notes pattern No 266 for corner bracket and wooden box props, with instructions and color guide, patterns 15 cents postpaid.
IGAMY notes two rites wrong and praises pleasant tolerance of bad manners. Flattery is salt a little tasty too much hard to swallow. Return friendship keep it. Many are like the debtor when unnecessary. The pessimist sees a half empty glass the optimist a half full. Laugh with folks not at them.
A seaside study found city children increased average vital capacity from 82 to 113 cubic inches during a two month vacation at the coast. Deeper slower breathing at the shore is linked to dust-free air aiding respiratory relaxation.
A collage of light exchanges and courtroom quips. a plaintiff jokes about jury service while a secretary boss and a drifting hobo feature in short vignettes. The snippets capture social humor and everyday ironies in a late 19th or early 20th century tone.
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept offers Pattern 7129 for two smart jiffy knit bags with stitch counts and materials. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, orders may take longer. send 15 cents plus 1 cent mailing to Pattern Name Address to Chicago Illinois.
The article notes international law does not require payment to foreign civilians but the U S government compensates for noncombatant accidents. Collier's reports over $2,100,000 paid to about 18,000 claimants. An accidental death of a North African Arab costs $200, his mule $250, reflecting local value bases.
Glaciers flow into the sea producing bergs that sometimes appear black from surface dust. Antarctic seas host more animal life than tropical waters, with whales supplying about 90 percent of the world’s whale oil. other inhabitants are mostly minute marine organisms.
A 1893 Great Cowboy Horse Race ran from Chadron Nebraska to Chicago for 1500 dollars and prizes including a revolver and a saddle. Nine men started. each rode two horses in alternating rides. four finished as the winner completed 1040 miles in 13 days 16 hours.
Poetic note asks for grace to catch a fish so large that no lie would be needed afterward. It frames fishing as noble, humorous self reflection on bragging. The fragment reads like a preacherly quip about honesty and modesty in triumph.
Jasper talks up meals while Joan nudges him toward bigger thoughts. The exchange hints at a lighthearted kitchen conversation about priorities and ambition as they joke about what counts as “higher” than food.
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