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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
3
A New York window washer braves a ledge 86 floors above street level on the Empire State Building. The risky climb uses a single leather strap to guard against a fatal fall as he begins his daily work.
Kay R writes from a low budget home saying they are enjoying life despite limited means. She seeks affordable decorating ideas to brighten a tan living room with a tan rug, suggesting light ground wallpaper with green leaf patterns, white and green stripes, and vibrant green slip covers with tan cushions. Betti Wells offers guidance.
Old Mr. Toad struts with pride after dining with Buster Bear and snubs friends like Danny Meadow Mouse Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck. Collectively they plot to teach him a gentle lesson on humility, revealing pride can sour old friendships.
In SUCHOW CHINA shortly before the invasion, members of the Women's War Area Service corps in the fifth mass mobilization group spent long hours preaching to stoical peasants the meaning of resistance to the Japanese and the importance of full cooperation with the national government.
Ruth Wyeth Spears shows how to weave a knitting bag and zipper purse in fillet crochet using two or more colors. The article details foundation setup, stitch sequence, weaving through mesh, and finishing with matching threads. It promotes Book 2 by Mrs. Spears at 210 S Desplaines St Chicago Ill.
A Southwest senator reveals his method to charm women by keeping date and place indexed notes on every lady he meets at meals. He records what she wore and how she styled her hair, enabling him to remark on outfits when next meeting. The tactic allegedly boosts his votes.
Anaconda Copper Co in Montana claims the world's tallest smokestack at 585 feet with a 60 foot base diameter. It allegedly generates 225000 horsepower and burns about 1125790 pounds of coal each hour.
A 1937 Philadelphia reveal shows fire rain erupting on the sun captured by Dr. Robert R. McMath using an advanced spectroheliograph. The scene records flaming atoms hundreds of thousands of miles above the solar surface while earthbound observers see ordinary weather.
Advertisement details a crochet bolero pattern with illustrated stitches and materials needed. Readers are invited to send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept at 82 Eighth Ave New York NY, with name and address and pattern number clearly written.
George Washington quote about friendship being a plant of slow growth that must endure adversity before earning its name, highlighting patience and resilience in relationships.
Practical guidance warns to replace split or sharp edged handles and avoid splinters. Carry cutting tools with blades downward and seek first aid for any cut. Do not leave tools upright and store on shelves or racks safely. Start nails with light taps and cut away from the body. Hang scythes heads up and keep tools hung or shelved when not in use.
C Houston Goudiss reports the Cake Recipe Contest attracted many entries. Home economists in New York City test and taste the submissions and will announce winners in these columns soon. A booklet will publish prize recipes and honorable mentions nationwide.
The Empire State Building rises 102 stories to 1,248 feet on bedrock, occupying two acres with 200 feet on Fifth Avenue and 425 feet on Thirty third and Thirty fourth streets. Construction ran from February 1930 to May 1931, costing about 55 million dollars on the Waldorf Astoria site.
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