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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
3
A classroom scene features a teacher testing arithmetic skills with a riddle about a cat in a bottomless well. A pupil persists with figures, arguing the cat may never escape but promises to keep trying until, in time, the cat is out in Australia.
A reflective message on life's continuous pattern, suggesting the loom of fate runs day and night. It emphasizes persistent change and the unseen work shaping tomorrow.
A long range forecast item lists repeated predictions for 1940 months January through December. It mentions Nazi Germany accusing England of starting the war and other war warnings, air raids on the Firth of Forth, political sabre rattling, Ruth Judd escapes, and various remarks by figures like Mayor LaGuardia and Ambassador Kennedy. Cultural references to Tobacco Road and Dizzy Dean appear along with calls for business breathing space and Gallup polls.
Dr. James W. Barton discusses a three-factor view of arthritis. Injury from without and infection from within can cause arthritis, with a third combined effect. Diet changes, removal of sources of infection, and general health improvement are proposed to boost resistance and aid treatment.
Medical note summarizes 1000 appendicitis cases from Toronto General Hospital showing male to female ratio 4 to 1, abdominal pain beginning in varying locations before concentrating in the appendix region. Early signs include loss of appetite vomiting in about 90 percent and nausea, with pain shifting to the appendix area in all cases.
The piece reviews The Bat film legacy and notes plans for a Globe Productions version directed by Norman Foster. It covers Jane Bryan's engagement to Justin W. Dart after a studio dispute, compares box office moves of Mickey Rooney and Deanna Durbin in Britain, and comments on Ida Lupino's shift to serious roles and radio star transitions of Jim Melton Morton Downey Singin Sam Jessica Dragonnette Vera Van Leah Ray Annette Henshaw retirement trades.
Gene Autry known as Public Cowboy No 1 headlines a fresh western show from The Double M Ranch on Columbia each Sunday. Will Rogers helped launch him after spotting his radio potential in Oklahoma. Del Courtney on NBC previews tunes from upcoming programs, a design likely to be imitated by bandleaders.
The New York Film Critics choice for 1939 names Wuthering Heights as best picture. The era cites Cecil B. DeMille and mentions film makers Goldwyn and Jesse Lusky with references to The Squaw Man as a landmark early talking picture.
Do a child hood couch revival by attic pickup painting the frame padding the head area with cotton batting and bright fabric. Build box end tables with a matching partition shelf setup and cushion backs for a compact sitting area. Mrs Spears Book No 3 offers step by step home craft ideas including this project.
In Western mines where machinery drowns alarms, workers rely on butyl mercaptan odor to detect fires. The chemical is released into air systems and smells like a skunk, providing an early warning in loud environments.
The shah's motorcade is prepared with roads cleared a day ahead and houses whitewashed as he travels. In villages where he stops, dogs are killed to ensure quiet for his sleep, reflecting stringent security measures during his tour.
A study notes that over half of the world’s 2,000 adult dwarfs are married to partners of average size. Findings suggest social integration and partnership norms among the small-stature population.
In Aiguebelle France the La Trappe monastery enforces a hallway custom where only the head of the institution may walk in the middle while all others keep to the walls as a sign of humility per Collier's.
A witty remark from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu warns that people are most foolish when they mistake themselves for wise. The line critiques self assumed wisdom and highlights the blur between cleverness and folly.
A Goethe aphorism on fools and the half wise being the most dangerous, contrasting the fool and the wise with the half wise and half foolish.
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