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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1939
Page
2
A green and white kitchen theme features patch work pot holders arranged like tiles beneath the stove. The pattern uses eight small squares of two triangles and eight oblong blocks of three triangles with sheet wadding as padding and a white backing.
Soak dried fruits for five minutes to plump them for recipes. Roast beef garnishes use mashed potatoes nests filled with creamed vegetables. Save chicken fat to replace butter in cooking. Vacuum clean dust mops and scald wooden ware regularly. Remove white furniture spots with powdered pumice and linseed oil.
Dr Leta S Hollingsworth, educator and Speyer School co founder, argues bright children are not doomed to poor outcomes. She notes high IQ correlates with height health and longer life and urges curricula that challenge gifted students. A seven year old finished lessons early and cried at tedious tasks showing need for advanced work.
Peter Rabbit narrates a startling tale from the Green Forest about a strange creature with no legs no head and no tail that supposedly chased him as he hurried home from the Green Forest to the Old Brier Patch. Mrs. Peter questions the story while Peter insists he is not sick and plans a nap after his ordeal.
Phyllis Belmont notes etiquette shifts as elbows on the table between courses no longer a strict violation. Elbows may rest only between courses, not while eating. Hands should stay in the lap when not engaged, and forearms must not touch the table edge.
The Canadian Underwriters association reports 1938 saw 44,104 fires nationwide with 13,719 causing $2,426,597 in losses from smokers carelessness and matches. Stove and boiler incidents caused over $1.8 million in damage, wiring and electric appliances sparked 2,625 fires, and chimney faults started 3,870 fires totaling $1,690,267.
Diatomaceous earth soil found on the Everett Eldred ranch southeast of Alliance Nebraska is said to match Santa Monica quality. Denver and Washington experts endorse the find. Discovered in the sandhills 12 years ago, the land may be leased and mining started soon.
Residents of Fredonia a desert village of 300 in northern Arizona celebrate the completion of a 16 mile pipeline to five springs at the base of an 800 foot cliff enabling reliable water supply. The town endured 58 years of droughts and improvised roofs and shallow wells before federal funds finally revived the project.
A set of trivia prompts includes whether zebras are black with white stripes or white with black stripes and asks about British empire demographics. It also covers reasons for circular walking when lost, districts in major cities, U S wars with drafts, the sobriquet Cousin Michel, and whether animals besides horses are called thoroughbreds.
The statements cover zebra coloration white base with black stripes, a 14 percent figure, a reason involving leg length discrepancy, cities Chicago San Francisco New York, wars civil and world, Germany, and a note that other animals recorded are described as pure bred.
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