16 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription rates and terms for readers in counties, with a $3.50 yearly price and tributes or cards of thanks also mentioned. It notes editorial content and a policy disclaimer. The Ster disclaims responsibility for safekeeping or return of unsolicited manuscripts.
An analysis traces the postwar farm crisis to wartime demand shifts, credit collapse, and global competition. It notes rising mortgage levels, immigration declines, synthetic fibers, and machinery expanding acreage. Government aid, farmer cooperation, and cost-cutting aim to resecure solvency amid ongoing structural change.
The article surveys folk beliefs linking signs to death and misfortune, noting owls, crows, dogs, and howls as ominous. It cites Chaucer and Shakespeare, discusses historical attempts to explain such omens, and concludes that animal behavior around death reflects heightened senses rather than true foresight. It ends with a call for adaptable farm programs to meet future problems.
Compiled list of cryptic style clues with numbers and partial answers including references to HOLY MAN 968 and associated terms such as Christmas carol, ancient, health, gold quartz, arrowroot, legal claim, suture, compass, and various other wordplay entries. The text appears as a mixed puzzle key with vertical and horizontal entries and numerous unresolved fragments.
The piece traces how ancient cultures greeted sneezes with blessings and divine protection, while science explains sneezes as nerve irritation from irritants. It notes a shift from superstition to explanation, and briefly mentions Bolivia under Spanish rule producing gold valued at 32 billion.
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