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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1939
Page
2
Green and white kitchen decor described with patch work pot holders forming a row like tiles above the stove. Instructions detail eight small squares and eight oblong blocks for the star pattern using sheet wadding, white backing, and simple quilted stitching. Mrs. Spears advertises Sewing Book No. 3 at ten cents post paid.
Soak raisins dates currants and figs for five minutes in boiling water to blend with other ingredients. Nests of mashed potatoes filled with creamed peas carrots or green beans make effective garnishes for roast beef. Save chicken fat to substitute butter and use it in cooking. Vacuum and scald clean dust mops and woodenware. Polish furniture white spots with powdered pumice and linseed oil.
In Pittsburgh Dr. Leta S. Hollingsworth, educator and Speyer School co founder, argues bright children are not luckier but richer in potential. She cites taller heavier children with high I Q s and decries myths that brilliance leads to doom while urging adjusted curricula to keep gifted youth challenged.
Peter Rabbit recounts a terrifying creature in the Green Forest that had no legs head or tail and chased him down a hill as Mrs Peter questions the tale. He argues the pursuer may have moved without legs by rolling and hints at a nap to recover from the run.
Dear reader notes that elbow resting on the table during meals has softened. Elbows may rest between courses but not while eating, and hands should stay in the lap or still, not touching table appointments.
The Canadian Underwriters Association reports 1938 saw 44 104 fires with 13 719 causing $2 426 597 in damage from smokers carelessness and matches. Stoves furnaces pipes and boilers caused 3 972 outbreaks with losses over $1 800 000. Wiring and electric appliances started 2 625 fires and defective chimneys and flues caused 3 870 fires worth $1 690 267.
Diatomaceous earth found on the Everett Eldred ranch southeast of Alliance Nebraska. Denver and Washington soil experts confirm the quality matches the Santa Monica deposit. First discovered in the Sandhills 12 years ago but ignored. land likely to be leased and mining to start soon.
Residents of Fredonia a remote Arizona town of 300 celebrate completion of a 16 mile pipeline delivering water from five springs at a cliff base after decades of reliance on rain capture roofs and shallow wells. The project, once halted by PWA funding cuts, is funded anew and will serve all needs.
A set of trivia prompts covering zebra color debate historical empire demographics walking patterns when lost city districts The Loop Barbary Coast Bowery wartime drafts and the Cousin Michel sobriquet plus a question about veterinary thoroughbred terminology.
The text lists facts including zebra color pattern white body with black stripes, a 14 percent value, and a reason citing one shorter leg. It names cities Chicago San Francisco New York and references Civil and World wars. Germany is mentioned and notes about other animals described as pure bred for recording.
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