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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
6
The excerpt describes a 40 volume Chinese dictionary with each word shown in definitions and compound forms. It notes colorfully that many natural items like diamonds and snow appear in varied colors and cites a legal note about Arizona weapon confiscation rules and Ethiopian temples with egg-topped crosses.
A collage of rumors and gossip spans Jolson custody plans to Ruby Keeler, Reno plan after Nov 7, and the Sweeney Hutton romance. It notes Willard Hershberger tragedy, DuBarry and Dempsey Dottie spots, Batista finance, and Broadway nightlife amid war talk, with vivid city scenes and press snubs.
A magistrate in a humorous vein compelled a schoolteacher who sped to write I must not break the speed limit a thousand times. In Woburn Massachusetts repeat offenders were not jailed but paraded in an aluminum lion cage behind a decrepit horse. Prison unrest led to convicts being dressed in pink rayon panties and paraded before peers, after which they obeyed laws.
A reflective quote attributed to Canon Westcott on how great moments reveal true character. It notes that individuals grow subtly like day turning to night, and a crisis finally shows what they have become.
Household hints describe a Halloween party with options like The Haunted House and The Witches Rendezvous. It covers decorations such as pumpkins and crepe streamers, ghost props, party invitations, games, and pranks, plus a festive menu including Orange Date Cake and Halloween ice cream ideas.
Miss Howe's book Better Baking offers tested recipes to improve meals throughout the year. Readers are invited to secure the volume by writing to Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, with 10 cents enclosed.
A Ruth Wyeth Spears feature shows how frilled curtains create a lavish look using enhanced back darts for fullness. It describes tie backs and valance in rose and plum chintz, with one yard needed per window and notes lamp shade and spool table as added interest.
A general knowledge quiz with six questions.1 How many men now make up the United States senate. 2 What European country has a region called Georgia. 3 Are white elephants still considered sacred in India. 4 Do monkeys hunt insects as they sit and pick at their bodies. 5 How many members has the British house of commons. 6 In a bear market what are stocks generally doing.
The set asserts the ninety sixth member is Mrs. Hattie Caraway of Arkansas, identifies Russia, confirms yes, states automatic royal status, dismisses the notion, notes a search for a salty substance exuded by skin pores, and cites six hundred fifteen with a clue of going down.
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