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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
3
A design proposes adding built in cupboards on either side of a pair of windows with hinged curtains forming part of the window treatment. A small bench seat provides storage and seating while the chintz valance and seat pad feature tan, yellow and blue colors.
Mrs Spears has prepared four booklets totaling 128 thrifty homemaking ideas with illustrated steps. Each book features curtains slip covers furnishings rag rugs toys gifts and novelties for bazaars. Books cost 10 cents each and four for 40 cents include a free set of three quilt block patterns.
A catalog style fragment lists items under Ruth Wyeth Speaks at MPS Drawer 10 Bedford Wiltshire New York. The text mentions 10 certificates, a set of four books, quilt patterns, and butter pat forms among the entries.
Photographs were taken at a wedding and proofs promised for selection. An envelope arrived containing a two month old baby study instead of bridal images prompting the couple to notice a misprint on the back requesting sizing and quantity details.
A humorous dialogue imagines a legislative debate over renaming mothers-in-law to more social friendly terms. Senators and representatives exchange quips about kin-guy kin-sap and kin-mother while noting no real change will come. The piece also includes brief captions poking at political figures and a column of light sketches.
A religious lesson on Jésus surrender in Gethsemane as path to victory. Five facets outlined: sorrow self denial loneliness betrayal and divine fellowship. Jesus models full submission to God leading to peace and blessing despite suffering.
Verse from Isaiah 35 7 describes waters replacing drought in a land of dragons where springs and pools form. The imagery portrays renewal and lush growth with grass reeds and rushes flourishing where there was dryness.
Dr James W Barton notes middle aged spread in young adults raises blood pressure. He cites life extension data showing weight loss lowers pressure and that overweight individuals see greater BP increases with weight gain, while normal weight gain affects BP less.
Medical report notes attacks may persist despite standard care including diet changes and phenobarbital. Researchers Lennox Gibbs and Gibbs in JAMA discuss heredity as a factor, citing brain wave studies in families of epileptics showing elevated abnormal records among relatives.
A growth in the nose large enough to block the nasal opening may cause hard hearing or head noises. In arthritis diet, reduce starch foods and proteins such as bread potatoes sugar meats fish eggs. increase fruits and vegetables.
Olivia de Havilland faces new suspension while Virginia VAlett Davis backs theater ventures with partners. Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr lead in Boom Town with Jack Conway directing. Pathe’s Sportscope features Pennant Chasers.
Hair from Chinese women is coarse woven into mats to separate oil in cottonseed mills, with Memphis mills buying 2600 heads monthly. Japanese hold Buddhist masses for objects damaged or sunk, while hog hairs from slaughterhouses become fertilizer. The American Museum keeps live beetles to clean animal bones for mounting.
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