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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
6
An advertisement for a self taught typing booklet No. 13 promises to teach touch typing at home with a keyboard chart and drills. It explains progressing from basic handling of a typewriter to producing professional looking documents and reports. Send 25 cents to Weekly Newspaper Service in New York for the booklet.
The article notes that red coats at fox hunts originated from a royal mandate of Henry II and were required attire for participants, reinforcing the tradition as a royal custom since the 12th century.
If you're stuck for Christmas gift ideas consider giving smokers two popular items now. Camel cigarettes come in a colorfully wrapped carton with 200 mild cigarettes and Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco is offered in a full pound container. Neither requires a gift card and both share space for festive greetings.
Janet, now governess to Geoff, encounters ex husband Dred Cummings in the Waldorf lobby. Old memories of their divorce resurface as Dred pursues painting and Janet faces the possibility of a new family for Geoff. Huxley arrives, recognizing Janet and Geoff, while Janet weighs the future with Dred and her job.
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Stassen argues domestic strength as the basis for a constructive foreign policy though he omits foreign policy in detail. He analyzes U S labor from 1920 to 1947 and endorses Taft Hartley with caveats while critiquing election fund contributions non Communist affidavits and union shop renewal rules.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a Bible verse citation. The readable portion mentions John and First Corinthians with devotional reading intention but lacks clear event, date, or context to describe a specific news item or person.
A December 1947 church lesson urges Christians to practice fellowship by loving God first, then neighbors, and sending letters and gifts to the lonely. It cites I John 4:7 I Corinthians 1 10 and III John 2 and urges plans for Christmas charity to underprivileged youth and European recipients through CARE and local community channels.
Complete set of patterns to outfit dolls with fresh looks. Pattern No. 8241 covers dolls sized 6, 18, 20, 22, and 24 inches. Use scraps from dresses to create cute outfits. See pattern for exact fabric requirements.
Tarnished gold embroidery can be cleaned with pulverized burnt alum. Slide-fasteners on garments to be laundered should be closed before washing. China or pottery should never be scoured. Hard rubbing causes the color or gilt to fade and damages the smooth finish. Wooden handles are preferable to bone for kitchen knives as bone has a tendency to chip.
A reader describes using old pillow cases to cover dresses in the clothes closet by making a slit at the closed end and drawing the case over the garment on its hanger. Also advised is washing picture glass with a chamois wrung out of warm water to prevent water from running behind the frame. A baking note adds that one cup of flour suits an eight inch pan while one and a half cups fit a nine inch pan.
A hammer, screwdriver and a pair of pliers have many uses in the kitchen. Keep these tools in a drawer along with the usual kitchen implements.
In Fitchburg Massachusetts between 1830 and 1840 Joseph Palmer faced intense persecution for wearing a beard. Townspeople mocked him and even stoned him while four men assaulted him to cut off his whiskers. He resisted, escaped unharmed, was later jailed for fighting after a trial and refusal to pay the fine.
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