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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1938
Page
3
New York bureau of missing persons locates all but about 1500 of the 30000 vanishings yearly. In 1936 about 28000 disappeared and 5000 out-of-towners were reported missing. 1600 remained unreported, 200 were known dead. Reasons span school truancy marital strife and aging dependencies.
Nellie renovates a dull hall by papering with silver metallic paper and painting woodwork Chinese red. The small space gains personality and color, influencing adjacent rooms as pale greens and grays in the guest room pair with a floral cretonne.
Thornton W. Burgess narrates a plan by Old Man Coyote, Reddy Fox, Granny Fox, and Redtail to trap Peter Rabbit. The four feign giving up the hunt while each watches a different side, aiming to draw Peter out. Peter suspects the deception and hears enough to fear the consequence.
London. Training hard for the annual race against the Cambridge ladies on the Thames. The photo shows varied expressions as the Oxford women prepare while Cambridge later canceled this year’s crew, forcing the race off.
Britannica Junior explains cat tails edible uses and fibers. Indians dried cat tail root into flour resembling corn or rice flour and used it for syrup. shoots served as Cossack asparagus. leaves woven into mats and seats. flower fibers used as upholstery filling and wound dressing in war. England calls the plant reed mace.
The reader recalls a five question quiz with answers. The Edison Memorial tower bulb is stated as 5,200 watts and 14 feet high. Other items cover hibernation activity, 1937 US per capita savings of 191 dollars, ice floating under different pressures, and public versus private school enrollment around 90 percent in public institutions.
Instructional guide on sewing slip covers including adding slide fasteners and welted seams during final fitting. Steps cover turning inside out, creating facing strips, attaching fasteners, and finishing with hems. Mentions Mrs Spears book Sewing for the Home Decorator and a 25 cent request to Chicago address for a copy.
A collection of aphorisms from John Foster Voltaire Horace Mann John Erskine and John Cowper Powys. The quotes discuss the value of friendship as a costly treasure the difficulty of living as a martyr and the admirable nature of people when understood. Worries are cited as the greatest happiness killer.
A compiled set of humorous misread clues and visual oddities. Items include a question mark on a banner a broken telephone a day night bay window and odd furniture poses. The list pairs each scenario with an offbeat observation or error in presentation.
An advertisement touts Pepsodent with Irium as a safe toothpaste option that removes surface stains from teeth. It emphasizes that the product contains no bleach, grit, or pumice and invites readers to try it.
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