02 May 1940
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
1
A reader shows a half dozen braided rag rugs and highlights one with a scalloped border. The maker explains using wool rags dyed to desired colors, cutting or tearing strips, braiding tightly, and sewing with double carpet thread to keep flat. Instructions describe center length, edging with loops, and even edge distribution.
Advice on dietary causes of constipation and how high bulk foods like Kellogg's All-Bran can help. Recommends breakfast options such as coffee, toast, and cereal, explains bulk as fiber, and suggests consulting a physician if symptoms persist.
A brief adage attributed to Cato noting that fools provide greater lessons than the wise. The quote emphasizes that flawed behavior reveals more than prudent conduct.
In a snowbound New York Christmas scene Gay and John navigate romance amid party guests and social tension. He fears outsider status as friends weigh loyalty while awaiting a country visit and the future of their relationship. The scene ends with unresolved tension and a foreshadowed continuation.
John dances with a vivacious brunette while Gay sits by the fire. The couple discuss mystery and Gay's abrupt departure. The scene shifts to a lively party with guests, curious about John being a doctor and Gay's godfather’s nephew, as the room fills with restless, animated groups.
Columbia University researchers report that in 1000 tests with hidden cards, some average individuals show mental prompting yielding above chance results. They found a definite relation between scores and card sets, suggesting factors beyond chance, though they offer no clear explanation. The team plans to continue experiments with new and existing subjects.
In Genoa Italy the chapel of John the Baptist within the Cathedral of St. Lorenzo has barred women including nuns since a woman named Salome caused his death. Astatistically noted fact lists only six states Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Maine and Vermont as never having a lynching. A roughly 70 country coastline shows about 165 nations with some form of life saving service. An electrical injection of histamine is claimed to remove bruises within 24 hours by dilating capillaries speeding absorption of blood, per Collier's.
A concise quotation attribute Calvin Coolidge on growth requiring activity and effort. It emphasizes that development, physical or intellectual, comes only with work and that work is a prerogative of intelligence and a measure of civilization.
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