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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1938
Page
3
In a sunlit Cape Town settlement Nora tends a gravely ill Don and their baby as typhoid and hardship loom. The couple's renewed closeness amid illness is shadowed by Nora's father’s distance, Don's Africa assignments, and a devastating loss as Constance Venable dies and leaves a piano for Nora.
Nora discovers Don’s weeks of dock work in Cape Town to fund their crisis, not rest or travel. An editor returns the last Letter from Cape Town, citing slipping quality and loss of charm, a cold reproach that hits Don hard and threatens their fragile future.
The Tonga archipelago or Friendly Islands lies under British protection with a constitutional monarchy. Nukualofa is the capital. the group includes about 100 islands. Captain Cook named them the Friendly Islands, a name later deemed inappropriate. The Tongans were civilized and peaceful, resemble Samoan culture, and rich marine life fills tropical waters with diverse fish and large sea turtles.
The Rathskeller in Bremen displays a Radesheimer wine from 1653 once costing 300 gold talers. Statisticians estimate its value at over 20 million dollars per drop due to interest and leakage, though aging has rendered it essentially flavorless after three centuries.
Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book features 109 designs with easy to follow sew charts. Patterns 1477 and 1499 suit sizes from 14 to 52, include jacket blouse and large woman friendly dress options in georgette crepe or dotted Swiss. Order 15 cents each from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
Colorful apron pattern 1635 features tulip pocket and flower applique with outline stitch. Includes transfer pattern, applique pieces, stitch illustrations, material needs, and color suggestions. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept New York with name address and pattern number.
A vintage style piece extols regular use of a high quality light oil polish to keep furniture gleaming. It argues polish prevents drying and cracking while enhancing grain and depth of finish, urging frequent application for lasting beauty.
A compilation of brief maxims and reflections on merit, labor, generosity, and virtue by Max Muller, St Pierre, La Rochefoucauld, Shakespeare, and Bacon. The selections urge patient effort, benevolence, and conscience as the path to lasting success and happiness.
Rose specialist Melvin K E Wyandt of Painesville Ohio urges frequent spraying to curb rapid aphid growth. He notes many growers spray insecticide but underestimate aphids multiplication and recommends mixing one to two teaspoonfuls of nicotine sulphate per gallon of water with a bit of dissolved laundry soap for effective control.
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