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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
2
Ethel Hueston writes of a tragic car crash that leaves three sisters and their parents dead and their Aunt Olympia, wife of Senator Alencon Delaporte Slopshire, visiting the orphans.
Aunt Olympia proposes to take in her sister’s children as her own when she invites Adele Limpy and Helen to live with the Senator in Washington. The plan wins swift approval from the Senator, who agrees they should become his and Olympia’s children, with new plans for schooling and support. The girls weigh the change as Olympia shifts from warmth to a Machiavellian political stance.
Aunt Olympia outlines a plan to recruit Helen, Adele, and Limpy to support the Senator in a pivotal race. She portrays the sisters as ideals to boost vote-getting while hinting at personal motives and a future in Iowa politics. The girls process her blunt manipulation and the looming choice.
The lesson outlines Jesus teaching by parables from Matthew 13 and Isaiah 55 3 stressing careful interpretation consistent with scripture. It discusses take heed how you hear the sower parable and warns against worldly hardness shallow faith and care choking the word.
Ruth Wyeth Spears presents a rapid craft method for boy and girl dolls. The body uses fabric tubes stitched to form limbs and torso, with a two inch cloth head, fringe wig steps, and jointed leg, arm, and head assembly. Notes include pricing and mail order details for sewing books and quilt block patterns from Mrs Spears in Bedford Hills New York.
A compact quotation attributes moral action to the strength of conscience rather than desire, citing J. S. Mill. The line argues ethical behavior hinges on inner moral discipline rather than impulses.
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