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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1936
Page
3
A Lithuanian wedding custom sees the bride bring a trousseau for her husband. For months before the marriage she makes up shifts socks and woolen vests for the groom. On the wedding day she passes along his old clothes to his father and younger brothers.
Thomas P. Carey of Brooklyn recalls his World War I voyage as a prisoner aboard the German submarine U-151 commanded by von Nostitz. The sloop Hattie Dunn and the schooner Hauppage were sunk, Carey acted as interpreter, mines were planted near Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware, and after eight days the crew were landed at Lewes, Del. The experience ended with an unusual friendship between Carey and von Nostitz.
The shoe-bill stork is native to the White Nile. It spears fish with a curved beak hook or dredges minnows from the bottom. Long legs support wading and allow long rests while waiting for prey within reach.
The piece notes camels quickly orient after feeding and watering and abandon desert wanderings. In their first days away from a village or oasis they may drift back toward water sources, but once settled they follow the caravan and need not be guided.
The Gay Desperado earns praise for its ensemble cast led by Nino Martini and Ida Lupino. Leo Carrillo Mischa Auer and James Blakeley receive accolades for performances. Gossip notes include cinema scouts at The Paradise NY and updates on Claudette Colbert Greta Garbo and Paulette Goddard.
Milady offers Pattern 1821 a princess line morning frock in sizes 36 through 52 with yardage for size 38. Pattern 1958 blouse and skirt uses eight pieces with yardage for sizes 14 to 46. Pattern 1843 a fitted slip with six pieces in sizes 32 to 44. Send 15 cents for Fall Pattern Book from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
A collection of aphorisms and maxims about advice, luck, religion, and attitude from Ruskin Johnson Goethe Barrie Earhart Manning and Chesterton. The quotes offer reflections on humility happiness, faith, and mindset.
The Chicago Tribune reports about 1,063,000 teachers across all U.S. schools with 700,000 in elementary, 250,000 in secondary, and 90,000 in colleges. More than 30 million pupils attend full time day schools with 24 million in elementary, 6 million in secondary, and 1.5 million in colleges among 276,555 schools nationwide.
Step by step kitchen note shows frying six slices of bacon then browning onions. Add water beans and potatoes and cook until done. Salt and pepper to finish. Optional tomato addition with beans. Copyright WNU Service.
A humorous Nugget from Tit-Bits Magazine surveys heredity with a quip about a man whose son acts foolishly, inviting a lighthearted reflection on inherited traits and expectations.
A student expresses a goal to become a doctor and a teacher notes the student has a strong head for it, reflecting early academic encouragement and aspiration in a school setting.
Dialogue snippets show two schoolgirls discussing age and mood with irony. One notes she will be fifteen tomorrow and finds it grim while the other reveals being grim for almost a year. The exchange captures a wary tone about growing up.
A workplace beat reveals a tense exchange at 7 a.m. as a parent questions a young man about bringing his daughter to work. The youth explains he must be at his job by eight.
A sailor recounts surviving four shipwrecks and describes the sensation of being overwhelmed by waves and water, using the term damp to convey his submerged feeling. The exchange with a stranger frames a vivid nautical vignette.
A dramatic exchange begins with a late night doctor asking for divine help and a clergyman, while the startled Madam questions the danger. The doctor clarifies the worry is only your sleep disturbed, not a danger to anyone.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a fast acting remedy for chest colds bronchial irritation and coughs. It promises to reach the seat of trouble soothe inflamed membranes loosen and expel germ laden phlegm with quick results and urges readers to buy now.
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