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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
6
In a tense scene, Elgar and a bound Elizabeth vanish into darkness. The narrator searches the cobbled street, hearing Virgil’s alarm and uncovering a shocking clue: the shoe found is not Elizabeth’s but the killer’s, altering the night’s perilous course.
The narrator recalls a grim night in which he and Percy Virgil struggle in a ruined court. After subduing Virgil, they fall into a damp deep well and fight for air and survival. Elizabeth aids by locating a car and a ladder while the narrator uses a screwdriver to secure a grip and endure the choking cold water.
A stray gray mouse fought two cats for three hours in Dowagiac, Michigan, with six adults and a child as witnesses. The mouse was bruised and dispatched with a coup de grace, while the cats suffered bite and muzzle injuries and were taken home.
Ethnologists describe the Berbers as a Hamite people of North Africa west of Tripoli. They range from light skinned folk in the Atlas mountains to dark desert inhabitants. Mostly Muslim, they gave their name to Barbary and included the Algerine nation with whom the U S fought in 1815 under Decatur who captured two ships and secured a peace treaty.
A health advice column for mothers stressing child vitality through nutrition and routine. It covers balancing indoor and outdoor temps, recognizing laziness as potential malnutrition, and detailing a diet including milk, vegetables, whole grains, protein, and vitamin D. It also warns mothers to maintain their own health to avoid transferring fatigue to children.
The text notes energy needs decline after age 60 as body processes slow and tissue formation ceases. It advises older people to guard against overeating since the body handles excess food less effectively. The excerpt cites C Houston Goudiss and dates 1939-49.
The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept offers No. 1615 for sizes 34 to 50 and No. 1674 for sizes 12 to 40. Both dresses feature easy step by step sew charts, practical darts, and versatile fabrics. Orders go to Room 1020, 211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill, price 15 cents each.
Doctors warn of frostbite risk when temperatures fall below 8 degrees. Children should not be outdoors in such cold and wind. frostbite can deprive tissue of blood, especially in fingers toes nose and ears. Keep children warmly dressed yet active with two layers of wool and no bulky garments.
A brief local note warns that overly warm indoor air in winter worsens the indoor outdoor temperature gap and can have serious consequences for health and comfort. It urges moderate heating to maintain safe, steady indoor conditions.
A collection of practical advice on darning silk stockings with single and two ply wool, safe baby handling on stairs, resealing envelopes with nail polish, washing glass with starch for shine, cutting georgette to prevent sticking, timing apple baking with slits, and preparing a new frying pan by parboiling potato parings to reduce sticking.
The piece notes witty definitions from Chambers' Twentieth Century Dictionary by Reverend Thomas Davidson. Sea-Serpent is described as an enormous marine serpent seen by credulous sailors. Land o the Seal is defined as paradise after death, not Scotland.
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