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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1940

Page

3

Charming New Apron With Square Neckline

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1888-B offers a square neck apron with no straps, fitted waist, and bosom gathers. Easy to finish in hours, it protects outfits and suits gingham, percale, calico, and chambray. Send 15 cents plus name address style number and size to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Room 1324 211 W Wacker Dr Chicago Ill.

Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago Ill

Big Ten Sets Example in Athletic Aid Rules

Western Newspaper Union discusses how colleges and universities handle financial aid to athletes. Major John L. Griffith explains Big Ten policy that athletics be non paid except for scholarships, loans, or tuition remissions. Conference records detail benefits from university funds and compliance is urged.

Western Newspaper Union John L. Griffith Big Ten Griffith

Equal Scholarship Access for Athletes in Big Ten

The article argues against banning athletes from campus jobs and calls for equal financial aid. It notes 5 169 listed athletes in the Big Ten representing 7.6 percent of male undergraduates, with 4 475 total athletic scholarships and 315 held by athletes. It contends sponsorship enables many to attend college and supports fair treatment in scholarships campus jobs and loans.

Big Ten

Ask Me Another A General Quiz

The questions pose a game show style round focusing on knowledge trivia. Question topics cover geography political history and natural science with prompts about maple syrup production and winter animal camouflage. The format resembles a quick trivia segment.

Ancient facts and oddities from history and language

The boundary line spans 3898 miles. Confucius is Latinized from K'ung Fu-tze meaning the philosopher or master K'ung. Egyptian picture ads over four millennia old were found. The first newspaper ad allegedly appeared in Germany in 1591. An augural address contained 134 words. Creatures listed include ermine ptarmigan Arctic fox and polar hare.

K’ung Germany

Classic Soups and Wholesome Sides From a Soup Table

A vintage guide extols soups as satisfying starters and main dishes built from good ingredients and skilled seasoning. It details Corn Soup, Vegetable Soup, Onion Soup au Gratin, Parsley Dumplings, and Peanut Butter Soup with practical steps, garnishes, and serving notes.

Economical Recipes for Large Church Suppers

In this column Eleanor Howe will share recipes for serving fifty or a hundred, offering economical dishes suited for church suppers and PTA gatherings. The piece notes that cooking for many is far different from feeding a small family.

Eleanor Howe

Household Hints by Eleanor Howe debuts at 10 cents

The booklet promises over 300 practical shortcuts for home making from substitutes for milk in desserts to dealing with jelly leftovers and toaster crumbs. Send 10 cents to Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois to obtain a copy.

Eleanor Howe North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois Western Newspaper Union

Cleaner Cups Remove Stains with Gentle Powder Rub

For cleaner cups rub stains with a non gritty cleansing powder using a soft cloth. Rinse with plenty of warm and cold water to remove all powder traces.

Silver Brush A Handy Silverware Cleaner

A small soft brush costing about ten cents cleans embossed silverware by reaching corners. After use, rinse the brush in warm water and dry it before storing.

Feathered friends come to life with home cutout designs

HER department offers wallboard and wood patterns for birds and birdhouse crafts. Pattern Z9063 provides life size outlines, painting tips, and directions to cut with jig, coping or keyhole saw. Includes red headed woodpecker, scarlet tanager, indigo bunting, towhee, oriole, bobolink and blue jay. Send orders to Aunt Martha Box 166 W Kansas City Mo.

HER Martha Kansas City

Frugality and Industry Highlight Franklin Maxim

A concise moral echoes Benjamin Franklin advising that wealth comes from two words industry and frugality. It emphasizes avoiding waste of time and money and maximizing use of both to achieve success.

Benjamin Franklin

The Present Past and to come seem best

A compact line reflecting on time through Shakespearean phrasing. It contrasts what is current with what has passed and what is yet to arrive, suggesting present conditions feel preferable despite change.

Life Insurance Payouts Favor Living Policyholders

Collier's notes that over 60 percent of annual payments by U.S. and Canadian life insurers goes to living policyholders rather than beneficiaries, reflecting the distribution of cash values and loans.

United States Canada Collier’s

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