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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
7
Advertisement promotes a 32 page shorthand manual with 18 lessons and short forms to help women gain skilled employment. It claims shorthand can be learned at home and improves chances in fashion buying advertising and other fields. The offer invites readers to request a copy.
Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward co star in Columbia's Ladies in Retirement with Charles Vidor directing. The pair, married in real life, finally share scenes as bitter enemies after a slow production start and initial limited collaboration. Elsa Lanchester Edith Barrett and Isobel Elsom also join the cast.
Industry gossip and previews follow the Walt Disney project with stars like Paulette Goddard Ray Milland and Veronica Lake. Descriptions cover set pieces, color work on hair, a free standing staircase, wardrobe tweaks, and upcoming films plus a kitchen shower idea for brides.
A brief reflection notes that thoughts that arrive unbidden are often the most valuable and should be kept because they rarely recur. The passage discusses the importance of capturing sudden insights before they fade.
Tips for hosting wedding receptions on a budget including breakfast garden reception or dinner options. Column promises practical ideas and timelines from Lynn for entertaining guests after the ceremony.
Guests at a bridal shower match 12 scrambled words to home furnishings. Answers include range, photograph, Unoleum, buf fet, chair, chiffonier, davenport, table, furnace, drapery, clock, and cupboard. A time limit and prize add fun to the activity.
A peach upside down cake recipe is given with steps for making batter and topping in a pan, bake time, and serving notes. The piece then suggests a practical, low cost bride shower idea featuring a Recipe Shower with guest recipes and a dime shower using inexpensive 10 cent items from five and dime stores.
A philosophical musing contrasts conscience as the voice of the soul with passions as the body's urge. It presents Rousseau’s view on inner moral guidance versus bodily desires.
A poetic line contends that time is not limited to the world but overflows beyond it, encouraging contemplation of existence beyond earthly bounds.
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