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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
2
Mrs Penfield runs The Custer Cup an apartment building from a barn converted home. Her income comes from laundry with Mrs Horatius Weath erstone as her unseen patron. She lives with Drink Thad and adopts Lettle after a tense encounter in a refuse dump.
Mrs. Penfield expands her frugal kitchen with an unexpected guest Lettie, a sharp eyed girl, as Thad and Drink prepare a simple supper. The scene centers on family improvisation and care within a close community.
In a shared dinner scene Lettie vows to remain with Mrs. Penfield forever after a moment of gratitude. The group, including Lettia and Lettie, respond with humor and quiet warmth as they close the meal in contentment.
Mrs. Penfield meets her long lost Uncle Jerry Winston, Jeremiah Winston, who survived a lumber camp accident in Oregon and left the west for a freer life. He explains why he vanished, speaks of family estrangement, and stays nearby as they rekindle kinship while local acquaintances mingle including Gussie Bosley and Lorene Percy.
The author urges balanced money thinking: earn honestly and spend prudently without obsession, then devote effort to useful work. He notes to forget money’s details as life’s main aim is to develop abilities and contribute, letting wealth follow.
The article lists globe crossings by explorers and settlers from Magellan 1519 1522 to John Henry Mears 1918 85 days. It notes Mears cannot beat 1913 feat today due to Trans Siberian closure. Flying time roughly twelve and a half days with six months of layovers.
Winter snows pile up from 3 to 40 feet in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges. Summit California at 7000 feet reports 60 feet in one season and about 25 feet in one month.
An English inventor demonstrates a rotating platform to launch aircraft without a long field run. The device moves rapidly backward as the plane accelerates, enabling a quick lift off. The concept evokes rapid-ball motion and odd roof ideas for future houses.
After a brick fell on Charles H. Brisbin during the San Francisco quake he devised a new earthquake resistant brick. The device features a concave one sided convex other design allowing interlocking fit and decreased material use, made in California and Arizona.
An advertisement touts Cuticura for pimply faces claiming pimples and blackheads vanish when the ointment is smeared on the skin and washed off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It urges daily use to maintain clear skin and mentions Cuticura Talcum.
A vintage advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue to achieve a dainty, well groomed appearance for girls. The dialogue suggests a father advising his son on laundry for his daughter.
San Quentin officials report more escapes planned between the new moon and first quarter and note inmates grow restless during bright moon phases. Guards must increase vigilance as the lunar cycle heightens unrest and odd behavior.
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