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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
9
Pattern notes from Ruth Wyeth Spears show how to edge kitchen windows with red oilcloth and dotted Swiss, adding scalloped borders and red rick rack. Includes folding tips, corner mortising on bias, and tie backs, plus offers Book 1 Sewing and Book 2 Embroidery and Gifts with pricing and address.
The text frames life as a continuous battle shared across generations. It argues our existence stems from ancestors who fought hardships, and urges fulfillment of our own part in the moral life of humanity. We are descendants yet also progenitors, responsible for those who come after us.
A hotel manager offers hospitality to a visitor who declines feeling at home. The visitor explains he came to avoid feeling at home, asserting this is precisely why he chose the hotel.
A Plain Woman asks if she will be guaranteed satisfaction with her portrait. The artist replies that he cannot guarantee satisfaction but only guarantees an accurate likeness. The exchange highlights the distinction between pleasing a client and capturing true features.
A student recalls Willie the history teacher as cruel and unfair. He borrows a pen knife to sharpen pencils and returns with bad marks, shaping a tense classroom dynamic.
In a crowded office, a manager scolds a secretary for calling clients darling during business calls. The secretary explains the terms, insisting the calls were professional. The exchange highlights workplace boundaries and professional conduct expectations.
Barbara Bell presents No 1747 and No 1527 cotton designs for juniors and women with simple lines and feminine trims. Patterns include a play frock with wide sleeves and a tailored street skirt with a side sash. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago for the 1324 Wacker Dr booklet.
The piece muses on humanity’s fall from innocence and the folly of age. It argues listening to women, generosity as motivation, avoiding undesired locales, and a critique of justice tied to privilege. It questions whether happiness validates illusory ideals.
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