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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
16
A school reader discusses monastic life, from early hermits to Benedictines, noting monks and priests in monasteries and nuns in convents. It traces origins in Egypt, the Essenes, and the rise of Christian religious orders with St. Pachomius and St. Benedict shaping communal life.
A collage of notes from HAL Boyle and other items dated August 8 1446 outlines daily life curiosities. It cites household living rights as husbands’ legal authority, high psychiatrist ratios in Washington DC, and a New York column about mail volume and pet cats. It notes a Manhattan jeweler keeping a policeman’s cap and references costs of Japanese education. It ends with Roosevelt quotes about deficits and borrowing.
The text traces the formation of female branches within male orders, noting that most women’s orders follow the rule of St. Augustine or St. Francis and take similar vows. It explains convent life and clothing, then describes a shift since the 17th century from cloistered prayer to active work in schools, hospitals, and homes.
A light comic exchange features a boy learning to say yes sir and no sir while a customer struggles to recall the proper name for aspirin, joking with the druggist who suggests the common term.
Tell a friend to place heels against the wall and set a coin at his feet then challenge him to lift it without moving feet or bending knees. The puzzle promises Britannica prizes. today’s winner is Kathy Rouse, 12, Tacoma, Washington, who sent in a riddle.
In Decatur the AMOCO brand touts Lead Free Gasoline as reliable and long lasting. The ad claims driving over 750000 miles with no muffler or spark plug issues and positions AMOCO as delivering more from American brands. It emphasizes family of firms including Amoco Chemicals.
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