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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
3
A concise etiquette column by Emily Post surveys proper manners for social situations and dining decorum, referencing guidance from traditional manuals and the author’s own rules for gracious behavior. The piece emphasizes considerate conduct, dress norms, and hosting etiquette in mid-century society.
A collection of etiquette Qs and As on introductions, greetings, and hosting. Advice covers how to present a child, meet neighbors, handshake norms, who speaks first at gatherings, use of first names, hosting a tea by a professional caterer, and opening a reception for a guest of honor.
The term broccoli derives from Italian plural broccolo meaning sprout, a diminutive of brocco meaning splinter. It is a hardy variety of cauliflower, which is a cabbage type where the head is condensed flower clusters instead of leaves.
A health column argues that weight should align with age height tables from Life Extension Institute and Metropolitan Life Insurance, noting that average weight for thirty aids longevity. It outlines a simple reducing diet around 1000 calories daily, emphasizes fruits vegetables lean meats and dairy, and offers practical meal plans plus the Rule of Five in Nutrition with milk and fruits daily.
Sol Stephan of the Cincinnati zoo states the animal on back beer advertisements is not a goat but an Algerian aoudad. He adds the aoudad is a sheep, not a goat, clarifying the animal’s identity for beer sign labeling.
Tokyo reports Japan has developed a wood burning motor truck for army use. The vehicle carries a small wood burner and boiler, and tests show good going ability though fuel supply limits broader adoption. Military use expected rather than civilian.
A playful exchange centers on marriage as a couple jokes about wealth and wedlock. The suitor asks to marry, and the partner counters with a raft of money as a precondition. The snippet reflects lighthearted courtship dialogue.
In Cape Town reports Solomon king of the Zulus died recently leaving 67 wives six expensive cars and his court uniform including a leopard skin girdle gold braided coat and a bus conductor's cap among his possessions.
In a trial between Tokyo and Nagoya several trucks were tested but required an extra motor conveyance to supply small fuel sizes. Japan spends about 150 million yen yearly on motor fuel and army expenses are high. The wood burner aimed to cut costs rather than create a new war machine.
The piece explains how many things are named with care and notes that Bluchers or military half boots derive their name from Field Marshal Gebhard von Blucher. It reflects on the rarity of having one's name commemorated in objects and places.
The British admiralty posts prices for bells from scrapped war vessels. Bells from cruiser Bacchante Dominion Hercules Mars and Perthshire cost 50 dollars each, others from submarines 25 to 5 dollars. Naval officers must specify sentimental claims to bells they seek.
James Williams a 24 year old itinerant who admitted attempting to steal a city patrol wagon said he wanted to sit under the wheel of a machine with a siren on it. He was sentenced to sit in the police vehicle for one hour each day for three days in San Jose California.
Springfield resident Marion Baker of the city fire department says he has never told his wife a lie in 14 years of marriage. He offers anyone in the country to challenge his claim, though his assertion seems nearly impossible to prove.
A swarm of bees descended on the home of Frank Wilson in Pittsfield forcing the family indoors for hours. Investigators traced the mystery to painters who used three gallons of maple syrup instead of linseed oil on the house.
At the spring toy fair adults join children in a display of adult friendly toys from electric trains to parlor racing games and gambling like devices. The piece notes foreign importers, anti Nazi sentiment affecting German toys, rising US toy sales from 50 million to 200 million and price hikes for Christmas buyers. A vivid street scene follows with a well dressed man and a taxi incident on Fifth and Madison avenues. Women drinkers prompt new restrooms at popular eateries as effects wear off.
Practical household guidance on cooking rhubarb slowly to keep color, polishing glass with tissue paper, choosing appropriately sized serving dishes, and buying large enough pillow-cases to avoid wear.
A mother recounts a disturbance as she scolds her child Tommy for disobedience. The exchange centers on the boy’s resistance and the mother’s attempt to enforce discipline.
Smoky rooms can be cleaned by placing a few drops of vinegar on a hot shovel and letting it burn. Another method uses a red hot cinder on a shovel with vinegar. In a sick room the same process works with eau de cologne or other perfumes instead of vinegar.
The guide advises unplugging by the plug rather than tugging the cord and hanging cords instead of twisting them into drawers to prevent wear on electric irons toasters and waffle irons.
Instructions describe removing grease spots from silk using French chalk. Apply to the stained area, let stand for a few hours, brush away, and repeat if needed.
A survey of the Modoc lava beds national monument in northern California disclosed more than 224 caves with diameters ranging from 10 to 100 feet.
Two eminent scientists catalog eight widely held but false beliefs. They challenge ideas such as birth influences before birth, birth marks from what a mother sees, longer past lifespans, fat people being good natured, mental disorders from overwork, feeble mindedness of children of first cousins, hair growth indicating strength, and evolution implying descent from apes. The article notes these errors persist despite repeated denials and cautions against letting popular myths linger.
A comic exchange reveals a visitor who knows many people may be mistaken for a society editor. The punchline credits another character, Mr Sparkley, as the country constable who arrests speeders.
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