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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
6
A thrift homemaking note suggests building cupboards beside windows with hinged curtains forming a seat and storage. Tan yellow blue green chintz decorates the valance cushions and cushions. glass curtains are yellow. closet curtains swing as doors. Mrs Spears offers four booklets with 128 ideas and step by step directions.
Mrs Ruth Wyeth Spears advertises Drawer 10 in reciord Wisconsin and New York offering quilt block pattern sets. Enclose 10 cents for one book or 40 cents for four books and set of patterns, with Nome address for orders.
A couple waiting for wedding proofs received images of a two month old baby instead. They learned the error after viewing the back of a proof which asked for size and quantity details when ordering, leaving the bride and groom in shock.
A debate over changing the term mothers-in-law expands into a string of humorous nicknames. Senator Dumm and Representative Dummer spar over clever, printable labels for in-laws while deriding the season's silliness and recalling various cultural references.
The notice lists the March 10 lesson subjects and scripture texts selected and copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education and used with permission.
A sermon by Dr. James W. Barton outlines five facets of surrender as a path to victory with God, citing Jesus in Gethsemane as the model. The piece frames sorrow, self denial, loneliness, betrayal, and divine fellowship as stages that lead to peace when aligned with God's will.
The health column notes that even in men in their early 30s weight gain can raise blood pressure due to stiffer arteries and increased heart work. It cites Dr. H A Ley on life insurance data showing weight loss lowers pressure, while weight gain worsens it, especially in overweight individuals.
Medical discussion on preventing seizures through diet and phenobarbital, plus the question of marriage in families with epilepsy. A Boston study by Lennox Gibbs and Gibbs records brain wave tests in relatives, finding abnormal tracings in 54 percent of relatives of epileptics versus 6 percent in controls, suggesting inheritable predisposition to epilepsy.
Virginia Vale ettes claims Hollywood has talent to form an organization to produce plays and send successful ones to Broadway. Olivia de Havilland fights Warner Bros again while Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr lead in Boom Town. RKO releases Swiss Family Robinson and Pathe’s Sportscope Pennant Chasers features baseball stars.
Isaiah 35 7 speaks of waters replacing drought in dragon habitats with reeds and grasses. The verse promises transformation of barren land into a fertile oasis.
A nasal growth large enough to obstruct the air tube from the throat to the middle ear may cause hearing loss or head noises. The arthritis diet reduces starch and protein intake and increases fruits and vegetables.
Alice Frost and Zasu Pitts reunite in a radio impersonation act learned from Miss Pitts. Erin O'Brien Moore guest stars as Empress Carlota in Star Theater’s Juarez and Maximilian on March 13 with Aherne portraying Maximilian.
Pearce claims a magpie in his yard bit him under the eye while handling the bird named Arlene Harris. Neighbors doubt the story as the gash and witness accounts conflict, leaving Pearce steadfast in his tale despite skepticism.
An eastern syndicate negotiates with Lum and Abner for a newspaper cartoon strip adaptation. Don Wilson promotes eleven products on air without confusion. Bill Powell refuses Cyrano de Bergerac unless contract clauses shield him. Spencer Tracy accepts his deal. Pinocchio wowed audiences, challenging Walt Disney to top it.
Several southern cottonseed oil mills still use coarse hair from Chinese women to weave mats that separate oil from seeds after hydraulic processing. One Memphis mill buys 2,600 heads of hair each month for this purpose.
The article notes Japan hosts Buddhist ceremonies to honor the souls of emptied ships oysters dolls and needles from the past year reflecting cultural ritual and remembrance across communities.
Because of its high nitrogen content, most of the hog hairs obtained in the slaughtering houses of this country are made into fertilizer.
The article notes that a larger share of fish goes to manufacture and product use than to direct human consumption, highlighting industrial demand and processing trends affecting fisheries.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York keeps a small army of live beetles to clean animal bones before mounting. These beetles eat all flesh, leaving clean bones ready for display.
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