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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1939
Page
2
Green and white kitchen decor inspires a patch work pot holder design. The pattern uses eight small squares and eight oblong blocks to form triangles atop a padded, quilted top with a white backing.
Soak raisins dates currants and figs for five minutes in boiling water to blend better with other ingredients. Nests of mashed potatoes with creamed peas carrots or green beans garnish roast beef. Save chicken fat to substitute for butter. Vacuum clean dust mops. Scald woodenware used in mixing. Remove furniture white spots with powdered pumice and linseed oil rubbed with the grain.
Dr. Leta S. Hollingsworth, educator and Speyer School founder, argues that bright children are healthier taller and more capable. She cites a seven year old who finished lessons quickly and, after tutoring, became a top pupil. She says misconceptions about brilliant kids hinder education and urges curricula changes.
Peter Rabbit tells Mrs. Peter a tall tale of a dreadful Green Forest visitor with no legs no head and no tail that chased him as he hurried home from the Green Forest to the Old Brier Patch. She doubts the tale while he defends its truth and wonders if Mr Blacksnake could explain running without legs.
Dear reader asks if elbows may rest on the table during meals. Miss A A reports rules have softened but elbows may touch table only between courses, never while eating. Hands should stay clasped or in the lap, not on the table edge or tablecloth. Phyllis Belmont.
Montreal report by the Canadian Underwriters association for 1938 shows 44 104 fires in Canada with 13 719 causing damage totaling 2 426 597 dollars. Smokers carelessness and matches caused 13 719 fires. other major causes included stoves furnaces pipes and boilers and wiring and electric appliances.
Diatomaceous earth soil found on the Everett Eldred ranch southeast of Alliance Nebraska is said to be the same quality as Santa Monica deposits. Denver and Washington experts confirm the find. first discovered 12 years ago in the Sandhills but not pursued. Land likely to be leased with mining starting soon.
Residents of Fredonia a 300 person town in Arizona celebrate completion of a 16 mile pipeline to five springs at an 800 foot cliff base. The system ends a 58 year struggle for a reliable water supply, replacing reliance on wells and improvised roofs.
The round covers topics from zebra striping classic to empire demographics. It asks about zebra coloration the proportion of white people in the British empire why people walk in circles when lost major districts The Loop Barbary Coast Bowery where they appear in war draft history and the meaning of the term thoroughbred for animals beyond horses.
This brief lists answers: a zebra’s base color is white with black stripes. 14 percent. a leg length discrepancy. cities Chicago San Francisco and New York. wars civil and world. country Germany. and other animals described as pure red in a separate note.
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