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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
8
Vintage notice promotes a crochet rug pattern 2051 offering square crochet blocks and charts. It outlines required materials and stitch illustrations and directs readers to send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. in New York for pattern 2051. Include name and address with the request.
Instructional piece by Ruth Wyeti Spears describes a quick to make boy and girl doll. It details fabric tubes for limbs a cloth head with a wig and sewing steps to assemble joints facial features and clothing. Pricing notes offer 10 cent sewing books and quilt block patterns with mail order details.
A teaching on Jesus parables as a teaching method, its value and interpretation. It discusses the Sower, four hearer types, dangers of worldly influence, shallow faith, and the need to value redemption through Christ, urging steadfast, disciplined Christian living.
A survey of festive customs from England Germany Italy France Belgium Russia Poland Hungary Holy Land and other places. The piece notes English carols the Yule log and Christmas dinners in England while Germany keeps tree decorating and the Stille Nacht hymn. Italy celebrates Epiphany gifts from Befana and a cenone on Christmas eve. France marks gift exchanges on New Year with Pere Noel. Belgium honors St Nicholas and carrot offerings for his donkey. Russia uses New Year trees and Ded Moroz. Poland extends Christmas festivities to February with fasting and manger imagery. Hungary describes Santa recipients and angels. Holy Land recalls Nativity church rites with pilgrims singing Glory to the New-Born King.
Pattern No. 8587 redesigned for sizes 2 to 6 years. Dress needs 1% yards of 33 Inch fabric and panties %yard. Two rows of braid or bias trim require a% yards. Send 18 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Room 1324 211 Wacker Dr Chicago Ill Bal Syndicats WND Bervies.
A frock pattern described as highly fashionable for children features a high waist, puffed sleeves, and a full skirt that swirls above the knees. Materials suggested include gingham linen batiste or challis with optional party versions in organdy taf feta dimity or dotted Swiss.
Collier's notes that since 1789 the chief justice seat has been accepted 11 times and declined six. It lists Alexander Hamilton Patrick Henry and William Cushing as refusals to George Washington John Hay refused it from John Adams Roscoe Conkling refused it from Ulysses Grant and John Schofield refused it from Grover Cleveland.
A concise quotation attributed to D. H. Mill states that people do not act ill for strong desires but because their consciences are weak. The line contrasts motive and moral restraint, reflecting utilitarian ethical wit.
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