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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1955
Page
2
A brief meditation cites Titus 2 5 urging discreet chaste homekeepers and obedience to husbands. It adds that no books are as legible as men's lives and that character shows through moral conduct attributed to Aughey.
The piece argues that a city should be judged by life quality for residents not just sights. It emphasizes housing, transit, green space, neighborhood shops, and accessible culture as core measures. A city viewed only for travelers becomes a glamorous front with a hollow core.
Word puzzle style clues line up to form a themed crossfill. Entries include animals, ages, and roles such as colonists, gods, and professions, with multiple numbered hints guiding a connected set of answers. Down and across hints reference months, places, and common terms.
A compact puzzle snippet lists clues with mixed letters and numbers. Entries include references to back positions, goat’s head, Italian river, and various verbs, adjectives, and nouns. The fragment hints at a cryptic style with misaligned letters and partial phrases, challenging solvers to decipher across clues and fill the grid.
The United States now has about 33,000 swimming pools, roughly half private and half public, a rise from about 8,000 pools at the end of World War II. The shift shows a large expansion in public facilities alongside private access.
Peter Edson reports airline leaders blame the State Department for a CAB decision authorizing Lufthansa to receive several Caribbean and Latin American routes while keeping others limited. The plan, urged by State, faced resistance from ATA and U.S. carriers, with protests limited before the board’s 4 0 vote.
The guidance explains always naming the older woman first when introducing two women, using the line Mrs. Older I’d like you to know Mrs. Younger. It adds that when the age difference is small the order is not important.
A religious meditation stressing three realms of life spiritual, physical, and mental. It argues spiritual facts define depth of life and faith emerges from inner divine impulses. The piece urges contemplative prayer and repeating scripture to stir the soul, reflecting Roy L. Smith’s devotional writing.
In a reader column by Edwin P. Jordan M D questions on debunking spring tonics like sulphur and molasses and hot onions on feet for pneumonia. Dr Jordan explains the myths, notes risks, and covers medical details on hemorrhage after surgery gallbladder removal and a red nose from alcohol with guidance to seek professional care.
The twin-hulled catamaran Waikiki Surf, patterned on ancient Pacific designs, sailed from Hawaii to California in 15 days despite head winds calms and two storms. Skipper Ernie Nowell and four crew members, including designer Rudy Choy, aim to enter the trans Pacific yacht race starting July 4.
Dr Jordan explains he cannot answer every reader inquiry individually but will address the week’s most intriguing and frequent questions in this column. The note adds a historical fact that the first large suspension bridge in the United States crossed the Ohio River at Covington Kentucky, completed in 1881, and a science tidbit that silver weighs 10.5 times as much as water.
A Scottish minister owns a farm and pays Angus sixpence an hour. While the horses rest, the hired man sits on the plow handle. The minister suggests trimming the bushes, and Angus retorts that the minister should peel potatoes in the pulpit during the Anthem.
The article notes a surge in electric light bulbs per new car from 5.5 in 1925 to nearly 23 today, reflecting broader electrical system growth in automotive design. It highlights a trend toward more elaborate lighting and electrical features in modern vehicles.
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