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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1948
Page
6
Reader asks how to obtain a smooth dull glass finish on knotty pine walls with penetrating wax. Answer advises using paste wax for sheen, plus sanding and rubbing. finish smoothness hinges on prep work. Includes guidance on smoothing rough shel lac floors with steel wool and turpentine, and notes preference for light enamel over dark varnish for woodwork to avoid gloom.
Forty-niner and Tallyho, two new hybrid tea roses, won the National Rose Jury’s All-American Rose Selection for 1949 after two years of trials in 18 official test gardens. Both varieties scored near perfection and show promise across the country. Forty-niner features a chrome yellow outside petals with a vivid red interior, while Tallyho displays weather dependent hues from crimson outside to pink-toned inside with multiple rose shades.
Doc Huntley investigates the murder of Libby Bogle on Grandpappy Bogle’s farm. Harv Bogle’s possible motive centers on Libby’s 200 acres of valuable bottom land. Cousin Laura, Harv’s rival, and a bleak river bottoms setting frame the tense family drama.
A playful guide catalogues trendy outerwear and slang terms. It describes options like a sugar coat and a cocoon topper, notes pastel suede and plaid fabrics, and lists quirky phrases such as jabberwocky and jive, seeing double, and monkey glass reflecting social life and style.
An article notes electricity’s role on a Virginia farm to keep the egg storage room free of mold and musty odors using two bactericidal lights. The equipment, installed three years ago, has kept the room odorless and produced top quality eggs sold at premium prices. Electricity also aids in incubating brooding cleaning grading ventilation lighting and feather removal.
The piece lists measures to curb Dutch elm disease including pruning and burning dead material, removing bark from stored elm wood, storing wood in dry buildings, and burning trees killed by the disease. It warns three clues for spotting infection woodpecker activity stripped bark shepherds crooks and absence of spring buds, stressing early detection aids control.
An all steel welded table frame for a saw setup proves durable against heavy poles. The rear frame and safety guard are built from scrap pieces, illustrating practical metalwork with an arc welder.
Wisconsin begins 1948 as the nation’s leading dairy state with 2 580 000 cows and higher, plus 1 015 000 heifer calves and yearlings kept for milk. Compared to last year milk cows drop 51 000 and young stock for future milk cows fall 16 000.
Crochet this butterfly shaped chair set in pineapple motif. Includes stitch illustrations and directions for making the no chair set. Send 20 cents with name address and pattern number to obtain the instructions.
First professional football game played in 1895 at Latrobe Pennsylvania. Leonardo da Vinci formulated the parachute principle long ago. A viva voce vote is taken orally. Yes, immunity to snake bites is possible. August Eichorn, a noted snake expert, died from complications after repeated bites. American Indian origins trace to Siberia according to scientists.
A guide of household hints includes adding glycerine or borax to wash water to keep woolen clothes soft, rubbing candle wicks on ink addresses to prevent rain smearing, brightening colored felt hats with stale rye bread, rubbing vinegar on fish before scaling, and moistened packing strings that tighten as they dry.
Over eight million pigs have been vaccinated against swine erysipelas in ten years in the largest animal disease control experiment in U.S. history. Since 1938 the live culture serum method has been used under federal and state oversight by the American Foundation for Animal Health with entirely satisfactory results. The disease kills hogs and harms profits, and can spread to other animals, poultry, and humans.
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