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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1938
Page
3
A Gardeners column notes soil type affects success. Clay soils need careful handling while sandy soils warm early and loams suit most crops. Peas lettuce and root crops crave moisture and cool development, fall planting advised where possible. Hardier spring crops listed include corn beans tomatoes peppers and cucumbers. An ad promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets laxative.
A concise reflection on the adage that the finest achievements demand the greatest effort. It links Plutarch’s wisdom to enduring pursuit and value found in challenging goals.
Geraldine Gorman a Brooklyn nurse faces a drug addict Karloff breaking into a sanitarium in 1932 She hides in the morgue uses a window and a dog Brownie to alert staff while the assailant is restrained by the watchman’s team in a dramatic night rescue.
Handwriting experts test signatures by comparing to genuine samples to detect forgeries. The Washington Post notes forgery detection is easiest when created in public. A long held belief that no two people share identical handwriting is challenged by a study showing about 5 percent of identical twins can have identical handwriting.
The text notes that after 1783 thousands of loyalist Americans sailed from the colonies and settled along the St John river. In 1784 they declared their independence, following Acadia's previous status as part of Nova Scotia or Acadia and the 1604 discoveries by Pierre de Guast and Samuel Champlain.
The text argues that forgiving injuries is a divine grace, noting human reluctance to forgive and contrasting heathen beliefs that honor revenge. It asserts forgiveness is central to the Bible from start to end, portraying forgiveness as a God given spirit guiding humanity.
The article notes England has abundant fish enough to export with fish as the sole home-produced food in surplus. It cites the average Englishman eating 65 pounds of fish annually and describes long lines with thousands of hooks. It recalls 1870 pilchard hauls of 24 million fish that spoiled in nets and were sold as fertilizer.
The Ferry-Morse Seed Institute developed new varieties and improved old favorites in its experimental gardens. Choose Ferry's tested seeds from the display for a successful garden. 5c a packet and up. 1938 novelties too. Ferry-Morse Seed Co., Detroit, San Francisco.
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