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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
7
Ruth Wyeth Spears shows how to make padded drawer inserts using glazed chintz and muslin. She details machine quilting to give stiffness, backing with muslin, and sheet wadding. The article promotes her books and offers autographs and a leaflet with orders.
A reflective piece urges readers to rethink fame as crime foes. It calls out public enemies monikers, stresses influence over others, and frames empathy, effort, and timing as keys to personal success.
Frank S Helmar of Shamokin Pa recounts a frightening night in 1929 when he encountered a supposed dead friend Jack Hasco mumbling in an alley. A later meeting with Baldy Williams reveals two men named Jack Hasco in Shamokin, one alive and one dead, explaining the eerie experience.
At a New York luncheon Frederick Jagel of the Metropolitan Opera urged cultural penetration of South America as a better export than diplomacy. He praised Argentina as generous and proper hosts, noting his career from Brooklyn actuary to opera star and his aim to boost U S arts influence abroad.
The article explains that perfumes also have vintage years when climate yields richer, more abundant flowers. In such seasons, fragrance quality rises and major perfume houses stock up to guard against crop failures.
A historical note describes North American Indians preserving skins from 150 species for commercial use. It lists seal, walrus, ostrich, alligator, snake, frog and shark among tanned materials while noting birds and rodents are typically too small. It also mentions Burke’s executed skin preserved in 1829.
The National Bureau of Standards holds the standards that govern weighing and measuring. These standards were adopted by the Treasury Department for use in customs houses and authorized by a joint congressional resolution in 1836. Copies of standards were furnished to state governors.
Early Puritans regarded mince pies as temptations of the flesh due to their delicious flavor. The belief linked the pastry to moral dangers during the era's religious reform.
Historical report notes that killing Romani people was once legally tolerated as a sport in parts of Europe. The text discusses changing laws and societal shifts against such practices and their brutal legacy.
The termite resembles a white ant and is related to crickets and cockroaches, sharing evolutionary ties with these insects.
The article describes that most amphibians lay eggs in water while the midwife toad in southern Europe deposits eggs on land in a long string. The male guards the eggs and arranges them along his hind legs as the female completes spawning. Eggs are bright yellow and initially oval or flattened.
A Bermuda tale asserts that drinking water from a 300 year old bachelor spring near Fort Catherine guarantees marriage within a year. The note compares ashes as fertilizer, stating coal ashes have 0.1-0.15% phosphoric acid and wood ashes 2% phosphoric acid with 4-6% potash.
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