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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
7
Practical tested recipes from a home kitchen cover Apple Chutney Peach Conserve Amber Jam Lindbergh Relish Blackberry Jam Pickled Peaches and more. Detailed instructions emphasize sterilization, hot jars, and sealing as essential steps for successful preserves.
Quick methods to fry fish without fat spatter and peel tomatoes. Instructions to section grapefruits and oranges skinless. Restore over whipped cream and other tips are advertised for purchase from Eleanor Howe via Western Newspaper Union.
A religious study on Uzziah from Chronicles highlights prosperity born of faith and decline through presumptuous pride. It notes his youth ascent, then punishment as he usurped priestly authority, ending with leprosy and removal from power, warning against self reliance apart from God.
A devotional note cites Hebrews 4 13 affirming that nothing is hidden from God and that every creature is exposed to his view. The passage emphasizes divine scrutiny of thoughts and actions, urging sincere faith and moral accountability before the Creator.
A brief biblical reflection on Paul’s teaching that a person called by the Lord remains free in spirit, while one who serves remains Christ’s servant. The passage emphasizes Unity in vocation and duty within Christian identity.
The quote reflects on patience as a defining virtue revealing much of good in people. It emphasizes enduring restraint and perseverance as foundational to moral character and human worth.
A proclamation emphasizes the supreme influence of the divine, describing the power of God as unmatched and universal, wielding ultimate authority over all creation and events.
Star Dust reports a plan by Radio Guild Productions to hold monthly contests where the public writes to headquarters with reasons why certain programs should be screened. Three months later the winner would have their script adapted for the screen with prizes awarded.
A homemaking notice explains using towels for different tasks with color coded embroidery and bold lettering. It promotes SEWING BOOK No 3 with 32 ideas, illustrated directions, and a postpaid price of 10 cents, mailed to Mrs Spears of Chicago.
Strange facts note that China and Japan have large populations practicing multiple religions, with Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism in China and Buddhism with Shintoism in Japan. It also lists daylight saving quirks like New Zealand and West Africa differing by 30 and 20 minutes. It mentions Monroe as an English peer in 1587 and a Czech Constitution Day every four years on February 29.
A brief reflective note attributes happiness to growth, contemplation, love, hope, and prayer. The quotation by John Ruskin emphasizes inner values as the source of human contentment and fulfillment.
A short quotation from George McDonald advising to cast a loving thought into a friend rather than a gem or a flower. The line emphasizes thoughtful generosity over material gifts.
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