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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
6
The tale of St Dunstan shoeing the devil links luck to a nailed horseshoe. Legends say the saint forced mercy from the devil who vowed not to enter buildings with a nailed shoe. London Tit-Bits notes luck rises when the horseshoe points upward. Christians also used sideways nailing to add sacred symbolism.
A Los Angeles Times correspondent notes the dish ring or potato ring was created by Irish silversmiths in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The ornamental stand protected mahogany tables from hot bowls and was kept at table center during meals to hold potatoes and other dishes.
Column notes Europeans in the Middle Ages were credulous, with tricksters selling empty relic boxes. It also explains the papal cardinal title derives from the color of the pope’s hat and outlines the cardinal configuration of bishops priests and deacons who elect the pope.
Mahogany trees grow up to 150 feet tall with diameters from three to seven feet. The first limb often appears 60 to 80 feet above the ground, marking their towering form.
The piece notes hail is typically a summer phenomenon that rarely occurs at night and usually falls only within a thunderstorm. It highlights three lesser known facts about hail and explains their rarity.
A catalog note lists lesson subjects and scripture texts selected by the International Council of Religious Education for March 19. The materials are used with permission.
The lesson outlines living for Christ through brotherly love, peace with unbelievers, and mindful conduct, then examines suffering for Christ with courage, bold witness, and the confidence that God accompanies believers. It emphasizes the call to holiness and consistent testimony.
Mrs. Spears shares how to craft velvet roses for evening wear from Book 2 instructions and compliments a knitted rag rug from Book 1. She describes a blue linen luncheon set with mats and a runner, suggesting rose tones for pink dish lovers, and outlines materials and order details for Sewing Book No 2 and Home Decorator Book 1.
A captain at target practice instructs a recruit on rifle parts and how to fire, noting the barrel stock sights and trigger. The recruit responds that he is a gunsmith rather than a clerk, revealing the exchange ends with a quiet irony.
Gardeners should plant packets of only three or four flowers from a listed mix of annuals and perennials to ensure abundant cutting flowers across growing months. Early bloom picks include calliopsis candytuft coreopsis delphinium and pyrethrum. for late bloom, choose zinnia marigold gaillardia snapdragon aster cosmos and dahlia.
Aboriginal coastal chiefs in northern Queensland wear brass neck plates engraved with their kingly title and the tribe name. Tribes range from twenty to a hundred people, and pride is tied to these name plates though some claims to kingship are dubious.
Pattern 1830 offers filet crochet roses with K stitch suitable for a chair set scarf ends or buffet set. Includes directions charts and illustrations plus material list. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY with name address and pattern number.
The National Safety Council reports that among 1937 workplace injuries, 33 percent involved hands and fingers, 24 percent legs and feet, 19 percent the trunk, 11 percent arms, 6 percent head, 2 percent eyes, and 5 percent involved other general accidents.
A witty column ponders heat, gangsters, engagements, wealth, and fashion. It jests that sweat and effort shape life, gangsters are no longer in the limelight, engagements complicate romances, heiresses invite sharing money, and a new hat tends to a woman's vanity.
Quiz items present a mix of questions and answers about birthplaces, geography, engineering, customs, quotes, and a storied chain. Names include Cordell Hull Calvin Coolidge and San Marino. The longest chain fact notes 4200 feet with 12500 links for ocean cables.
Advises addressing the cause of constipation rather than taking medicine. Promotes Kellogg 's All Bran breakfast cereal for bulk to improve digestion, noting it is a nutritious cereal made in Battle Creek and sold by every grocer.
A brief reflective note cites Ralph Waldo Emerson saying nothing can bring peace but oneself. The line is presented as a timeless maxims style quotation.
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