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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1938
Page
30
A Cedar Rapids eye care expert warns grapefruit juice can dry on glasses and etch lenses if wiped away. Other tips include avoiding water and dust on frames, laying glasses edges down, and not exposing lenses to emery wheels. The piece notes 54.6 billion grinding combinations possible for lens corrections daily.
A historical piece blends lens making details with a nostalgic autumn wood-cutting scene. It describes precise emery stages for lens polishing and a vivid account of wood chopping for fireplaces, including costs, methods, and the workers’ rugged, small-town life.
Tap and Tip are three and two years old Toy Manchester dogs belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Pontzler of Belle Plaine. The siblings weigh three and one half and three pounds and are praised as good watchdogs despite their tiny size. They travel with Mrs. Pontzler and are described as one-man dogs, remaining quiet with their owner.
The 151 year old elm on the L. G. Walter property at 1834 First Avenue E was felled to make way for a new apartment building by Stanley Reid after Miss Katharine D. Walter sold the property. The tree measured fourteen feet in circumference and stood on a rock foundation built 56 years ago.
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