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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
3
Mille fleur towels and finger towels become modern linen closet essentials. The article explains embroidery techniques with lazy daisy and outline stitches, recommending huckaback damask linen and contrasting embroidery medium. It outlines color options, stem guidance, and how to distribute blossoms across the towel surface.
Two Kansas City girls Mary Jane Haden and Virginia Irvine spent ten weeks excavating the Great Kinishba ruin near Fort Apache under Dr. Biron Cummings. They uncovered three skeletons and a wealth of relics, including bone tools, pottery fragments, spindle whorls, and a turquoise bead.
Greater Shanghai authorities inaugurate four model villages with rent at 0.9 dollars monthly to house over 150000 poor residents. The Labor Welfare Commission led by General We Teh-chen aims to improve sanitation and living standards for slum dwellers, many displaced farmers now working as jinrikisha pullers or wharf laborers.
Little Joan Foster visits Forked River New Jersey and tries to out blow a blowfish. Larger fish and curious children cause the fish to inflate to five times normal size by tickling its belly, then throw it back to sea where it floats briefly and deflates. The creature swims away unharmed.
The piece notes lakes vary above and below sea level including Lake Titicaca at 12,500 feet and the Dead Sea at 1,292 feet below. It credits glacial activity forming about 10,000 basins in Minnesota and mentions the Western Newspaper Union.
The Yankees signed Francis Kelleher a nineteen year old sophomore from St Marys College California. Gaels coach Slip Madigan protested to Judge Kenesaw Landis but Landis upheld the acquisition under professional baseball rules.
The text lists Jinrikisha pullers monthly rents from 90 cents to 5.10 dollars, with an average 2.43 dollars. It notes 83 Chinese girls in one factory pay 0.86 dollars monthly, and describes four model villages hosting 956 A type and 44 B type houses, each with dormitories. A type rents 3 dollars and B type 4 dollars per month.
Scientists outline the termite as a small blind social insect under a triple caste system with rulers workers and soldiers. They note its tropical origin and prevalence in the northern hemisphere and warn it can destroy entire floors frames and roofs by chewing wood and even bore through tin.
The article traces the name Marianne to the French Revolution era, noting two similar origin theories. One links Marianne to a woman in Montpelier who represented the goddess of reason at a republican fete. The other ties Marianne to Chaudron Rosseau's mistress who rode at republican celebrations.
The mayor of Southampton seeks a ginger haired sailor after receiving a letter from a woman who wishes to marry such a sailor. She asks to be connected with a cheerful man aged thirty-five to forty, expressing long held desire.
A colloquial saying urges thoughtful speech, urging listeners to think carefully before talking rather than reacting in haste. The advice emphasizes deliberate silence and measured words from a regional voice. It captures a homespun lesson about self control and prudence.
The column recaps Karen Morley sending her old clothes to fans after gaining weight, John Boles’ Lynchburg visit and a mix up with “Major Bowes,” Anne Nichols spotting Pat Lederer for a stage part, and praise for Fury with Sylvia Sidney and Spencer Tracy. Eleanor Powell helps John Payne toward Hollywood stardom, while Mary Boland offers sleep rules for slenderness. The Princess Comes Across is praised for wit and a murder mystery.
Lesson outlines the missionary mandate and the Pentecost event. It covers the Holy Spirit's coming on the day of Pentecost, the signs of the Spirit, and the converting power seen in Peter's bold preaching and the early church's life. The text links fulfillment of promises with global witness and sustained prayer.
Anita Louise returns from Europe on the Queen Mary. Irene Dunne and husband sail back aboard the same liner. Anne Shirley receives many hair requests from fans. Jadaan the horse featured in The Garden of Allah rides again. Maureen O'Sullivan brings her Ireland family to Hollywood. Erick Rhodes plans an eight mile swim across Boulder Dam.
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