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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
13
A man asks if using his late wife's diamond on his own wedding ring is selfish or comforting. Emily Post replies with empathy, praising the idea as a touching, potentially comforting gesture for widowers. She notes sentiment is a meaningful part of life and suggests the plan can bring wreaths of comfort to others.
A detailed guide on stationery choices for men and women. It covers paper colors white cream blue and granite tones, preferred paper types bond Irish Hoen granite and cut edges, sizing options large to double sheets, and envelope basics including address placement and stamping colors. It also notes restrictions on titles and names, and outlines ink colors suitable for different uses.
Fashion note describes pattern 9668 a dress pattern aimed at fuller figures with soft lines and a jabot finished yoke to flatter a full bust. It suggests fabrics like small-figured prints or matin silk in spring shades and notes the clever slimming effect of the design.
Instructions list fabric yardage and sizes 80 to 60 with size 86 needing 454 yards of 88 inch fabric. Request payment in cola or stamps, asks sender to write name address pattern style number and SI, and to mail to Sewing Circle Pattern Department 282 West Eighteenth St New York.
Dr Charles G Abbot reports to the Smithsonian that an ozone layer forty miles up could guard life from deadly sun rays. If concentrated this wall would be under one eighth inch thick yet absorb ultraviolet waves that would blind blister and kill life. The heat from the sun equals burning 400 quintillion tons of coal annually.
The article notes Stevenson’s Treasure Island is in the south Pacific near Samoa and Fiji. It identifies the real island as Niuafou, three and a half miles wide with a two and a half mile fresh water lake 800 feet above sea level, and mentions no harbors with a single tiny village and one white resident.
A sixteen year old in a British mental welfare hospital can name the weekday for any date from 1000 to 2000. Such precocity often fades, as with a ten year old who later showed normal calculation skills. In a study of thirteen cases, three had average intelligence, four were low, and one was very low.
Werry's Seeds are sold only in fresh dated packages. When you buy Ferry's Seeds you are sure of the finest quality available.
Louisvelle Courier-Journal notes a man proposed in a typed letter, was turned down, and now faces a follow-up form. The column highlights social awkwardness and etiquette in courtship with a humorous tone about modern correspondence.
The article describes early coal extraction on the south shore of the Firth of Forth with shallow bell pits and tunnels in hilly districts. It notes the 1719 depth of 880 feet, the use of gunpowder to blast coal, and daily blasting by a lit candle in damp pits before the safety lamp era of 1815.
Oxydol is a new granulated laundry soap from Procter & Gamble Research Laboratories. It dissolves instantly in any water and dirt is loosened in five minutes, reducing soaking, boiling, and scrubbing. It is safe for colors and fabrics and hands, using a patented process that eliminates harsh cleaning agents. Available at any grocer today.
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