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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1937
Page
14
A compiled crossword style clue set listing across and down hints for authors, metals, animals, and common terms with entries like The Old Curiosity Shop author and various vertical and horizontal hints for a mixed puzzle. Includes references to literature figures, measurements, and natural objects.
The Thames in England is described through a visitor’s notes on river width at the Nore and London, depths for ship passage, and the river’s total length of about 209 miles. It mentions floods, daily flow estimates after rain, and Roman references to Thamesis.
For years breeders sought a regal lily with anthers that do not shed pollen on petals. An accidental result from meray exposure yielded a plant that remains cleanly colored. It has earned U S Patent Plant Patent No 165.
An assortment of trivia questions with answers on keys amphibians and Pope Adrian IV. The piece then shifts to London’s growth from medieval times to today and notes Thames boating and the Oxford Cambridge races. A travel scrapbook note mentions Marvels of the Sky and a request for a free copy via stamped return envelope.
A compact language card highlights common misuses mispronunciations and spellings. It defines fortitude as passive courage and firmness facing danger with a Dryden quote illustrating patient faith.
A reader asks how to prepare a cleaning solution for linoleum. The answer recommends equal parts boiled starch and wash soapsuds to improve wear. Another inquiry seeks protection for tender feet on long hikes via greasing stockings with vaseline or grease. A final tip explains freeing desserts from freezer trays by briefly warming the container in hot water to avoid breakage.
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about refusals at luncheons and proper letter closings. She notes a luncheon should rarely refuse dishes, suggests "Faithfully yours" or "sincerely yours" for female-to-friend letters, and says a day at home for a woman is optional and varies by household.
Qualified as administrator with will annexed, R H Sechrest of High Point NC notifies creditors to present claims by April 3, 1938 or be barred. All debtors urged to settle promptly. Notice dated April 2, 1937. Gold McAnally and Gold handling.
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