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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1936
Page
3
Ignatius Craig of Bronx New York faced a deadly hold up in November 1932 as two youths forced him to the back room and relieved a cash register holding only thirty dollars. A twenty dollar bill later became the unlikely aid that shaped his perilous night.
Ignatius Craig, facing two armed thieves in his store, claims a counterfeit twenty saved him by revealing a hidden bill under a tomato can. The robbers took only thirty dollars and fled, leaving Craig shaken. police found no arrest, and he later sold the business.
In 1825 Lafayette toured America stopping at Gallipolis Ohio where residents stretched a carpet from the boat landing to the river bank to honor him. The Kibitzer explains the term derived from Yiddish German origins describing onlookers who comment or annoy players.
A veteran columnist recalls a trip to the Queen Alexandra Solarium for Crippled Children on Malahat beach. He observes 72 afflicted children, their resilience, and a medical staff's hopeful recovery rates, urging readers to reflect on how the severely challenged endure with fortitude.
Nancy Atwell reflects on Christmas alone in the Connecticut hills as she decorates and finds grandmother Atwell's happiness quilt. She recalls stories of the quilt pieces and plans to help others by giving Anna a vacation and visiting Peggy in the holidays.
The term Noel is the French name for the Christmas feast and for old carols sung in French country churches. Derived from Latin natalis meaning born, it was used to express joy at Christ's birth and appears in Chaucer and other early writers with the spelling Novel.
A Minneapolis man used building a miniature tabernacle of Moses as a hobby to counter aging and hypertension. The piece notes hobbyists across the era find relaxation, zest, and deep satisfaction in leisure time.
The piece recounts William B. Allison of Iowa as the de facto favorite at the 1888 Republican convention, where delegates from eight states conferred and backed him, only to be thwarted when Chauncey Depew, opposed by farm belt forces, withdrew support. Despite the setback, Allison had a long career as Iowa's U.S. senator from 1872 for 35 years and was highly regarded for the job.
The British blame their 1776 setback in the American Revolution on a naval weakness. They say land campaigns suffered without sea support and Yorktown fell after temporary loss of sea command, while Paul Jones harried the British coast.
John S Hill of South Carolina claims a strip of meat smoked eight years ago with FIGARO Condensed Smoke remains firm and edible. He touts thorough smoking as essential to prevent spoilage, mold, or worms, and says FIGARO preserves meat and costs under a cent per pound.
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