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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1939
Page
3
The feature recounts a bride's attic rummage with Mother, transforming a dresser into a chest, adding a mirror, and describing a rose brocade display in a fish bowl. It previews next week’s reveal of the stool and mirror and promotes sewing book patterns and a long standing tonic for women.
A terse line quotes Young reflecting on fate and resilience, suggesting fools endure beyond death while living wit is perennially tested.
Captain Norwood, O'Leary, and Norwood's survey confront a temple mine dispute in Kadur. Lynn and Rundhia spark a moonlit intrigue as O'Leary exposes a scheme to redirect the mine to the Maharajah. The pair plot amid palace plots and hidden loyalties.
Experts at the Chicago Zoological Park challenge popular beliefs about animal memory and behavior. They cite observations of elephants, monkeys, hummingbirds, and cats, noting memory limits, temperament, and surprising preferences, with curator Robert Bean detailing a baby elephant's memory inconsistencies and general skepticism toward long-held sayings.
Phe Ui reports a shift in soap production with Pelne Kernel Ol Ita motifs. palm and kernel oil replace traditional tallow and coconut oil in formulations as demand rises. industry notes indicate quantity increases and sourcing changes impacting output and pricing.
Advertisement for a children’s knit suit pattern 6312 in sizes 6 8 and 10 years. Describes fabric in tock inette stitch with pleated skirt effect and year round wear. Instructions plus illustrations and materials. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259 W 14th St New York NY.
A pithy quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin on human folly and the cost of personal shortcomings.
An old time medicine ad touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative-Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve stomach distress from undigested food and gas by stimulating the stomach and laxing the bowels. It claims Pepsin dissolves lumps of undigested protein while the laxative wakes up lazy nerves and muscles for relief. Children are said to enjoy the taste.
A brief quotation notes that among fine arts, painting the cheeks with health stands as one of the finest expressions. It attributes the sentiment to Ruskin and frames cosmetic care as an art form.
A concise reflection cites La Rochefoucauld noting that suspecting a friend harms more than being deceived by him. The maxim underscores mistrust as a heavier burden than betrayal.
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