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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1937
Page
8
A quiz titled Look and Learn by A G Gordon asks five questions. Answers indicate Andrew Jackson for birth, linen cloths reveal ancient Egyptian preservation, airplane takeoff distance about 1 000 feet, self doubt as sign of sanity, and McKinley in Alaska at 20 300 feet.
A stray travel column fragment asks trivia about senators on multiple committees the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Jesse James while explaining old French currency like the sou and centime. It references a Travel section request for the Famous Cities of Europe and mentions Uncle Ray with French food hints.
Puzzle lists many small animals and words across horizontal items with clues for 1 8 13 14 15 16 17 98 21 25 37, including family ties, edible grasses, cooking tools, and various nouns. It reads like a crossword style glossary with mixed lettered hints and cross references.
Uncle Ray writes of Paris sights including a hilltop church with domes likened to Istanbul and the Church of the Sacred Heart. He notes the Bibliotheque Nationale's vast collection of 3.5 million volumes and 400 thousand coins, and explains Europe’s shift from metal to paper money with the franc fluctuating in value around three to four cents postwar.
The note advises applying a starch gum solution to rug edges to prevent curling. It also suggests making a hand lotion from equal parts camphor and glycerine, rubbed into skin before bed. For cheese, spread a thin layer of butter on the cut edge to preserve it.
Roberta Lee answers on driving offers in bad weather chivalry versus hesitation. She notes a nervous guest may welcome the offer while a fearless woman may prefer independence. She adds hosting by a male guest is optional and household weddings rarely seat all guests, with some standing.
A compact English lesson covers common word misuse mispronunciations and misspellings. It highlights BENIGNANT meaning kind gracious and notes how a benignant presence can seem like an angel in the dark.
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