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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1938
Page
10
A dense OCR puzzle text listing numerous clues about mausoleum decoration architecture and related terms across multiple numbered entries. It references a mausoleum in India built by Shah for his wife and includes scattered clues for words like Mother, East Indian plant, sun god, and other varied terms.
An uncle reports Chinese and American witnesses describing repeated bombings in Shanghai from August through October last year. Two Japanese were killed near the city. sections under French British and American control reportedly escaped attacks. A Bloody Saturday event saw two giant bombs detonating on a crowded street, with a Chinese plane possibly responsible after being struck. An American journalist observed Japanese bombers from a rooftop over the Chapel district.
Hoeft ownership lands condemned by the State Highway Commission. Appraisers set damages at $1600, a district court jury awarded $5500, and the Commission appealed to the Supreme Court arguing a jury instruction allowing use of personal knowledge of property values. The case asks whether that instruction required reversal.
A reader asks how to improve black material in laundering. The answer notes rinsing in deep blueing water enhances appearance and color. The piece also advises on odor control in kitchens without vents by using an electric fan toward an open window. It suggests making a dustless mop by cutting old stocking legs into strips and soaking them in cedar oil.
A syndicated etiquette item covers how to address staff, noting that butlers and valets take last names while other servants use first names with housekeepers and cooks addressed as Miss or Mrs. It advises engraved calling cards and that card lettering changes with fashion. It also says a woman pouring at a club tea should wear a hat.
A quiz style item lists five questions with answers. It asks meanings of Nevada, author of The Virginian, percent of plate glass used in autos, date and place of the Maine explosion, and English town famed for cutlery, providing concise answers for each.
A page mixes English language notes with humorous and dramatic snippets. It includes usage tips on and mispronunciations of common phrases, a vocabulary entry for invective, a Sir Philip Sidney quotation, a claim about a world’s only braces fiddle, an account of a bombing plane incident, and a travel note about a leaflet offer and a future Saturday walk.
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