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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1949
Page
8
The Spring season invites new slipcovers to refresh homes. Measure furniture, choose coordinated fabrics, and consider two sets for summer and winter. Light colors suit warm weather with icy greens blues and maroons, while cool rooms benefit from yellows and oranges. Deep greens remain popular for traditional decor.
The article introduces a ripper attachment for sewing machines that removes seams faster than traditional ripping. It is a small knife like instrument fitted to the needle bar and works without cutting fabric, following the stitching path as fabric passes under the foot. It promises big time savings for home sewers.
An old article discusses selecting trees for shade and landscape, comparing fast growing options like Chinese elm and silver maple with slower durable hardwoods. It advises matching species to site, noting windbreaks, moisture needs, and long term value, plus care during droughts.
Kathleen Norris reflects on Marjorie, a woman in a state hospital for the insane, and argues personal finance, simple living, and practical self-adjustment could have averted her breakdown. She notes the social pressures of postwar life and urges steady routines, frugal living, and redefined priorities as paths to happiness.
In London a growing vegetarian movement flourishes as meat deliveries fail from Argentina and rations drop to 10 pence weekly with corned beef limited. Roy Walker of the London Vegetarian Society warns against fake vegetarians and urges committed members, noting about 107,000 registered vegetarians.
The item presents a general knowledge quiz segment titled Ask Me Another by Ele Diae Cee Dew Cie Cee Cee. It appears as a playful radio or program card with a punny exercise designed for audience participation.
Answers include Peahen for question one and sour grapes meaning pretending to dislike what is unattainable. A ring around the moon portends unsettled weather likely rain or snow. The famous line is attributed to James Lawrence. A gate leg table has eight legs.
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