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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
9
The League of Nations yearbook places world armaments expenditure at 11.857 billion dollars for 1937. The text notes 486 licenses held by women flyers and indicates the latter figure is twice the former with about 6,500 total.
A compiled quiz lists facts about coinage in 1931, population figures around 6 812 350, a famous quotation about making a better mousetrap, the 1912 Progressive nickname from Theodore Roosevelt, a geographic note about Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and Decatur house built in 1818 by Commodore Stephen Decatur with prize money from Barbary War victories.
Gardeners should start tomatoes cabbage broccoli and peppers indoors from seed using a dependable variety. Sow eight weeks before transplant in a florist’s flat a quarter inch deep, water thoroughly, provide bright light and air circulation, keep 70 to 75 degrees, and transplant when seedlings reach about 1.5 inches. Space plants three inches apart and harden off before setting in open soil.
A brief meditation on the challenge of teaching and persuading others. The author notes writing well is not hard, but making people realize the value is the real difficulty.
A light birthday exchange shows a gift of a book sent by Bill, noted in a casual dialogue. A separate, alarming note to a doctor describes a husband who has been dealing with a severed head, kept in his hands, prompting concern.
Practical kitchen tips on potato baking with halved potatoes and butter. A nut cake recipe uses butter sugar milk eggs flour almonds baking powder and salt with a method of alternating dry and wet ingredients and folding in egg whites. Also notes on breakfast fried bread moisture for crispness and battering oysters with baking powder for lightness and how to judge fresh cod by gill color flesh stiffness and eye clarity.
A housekeeper’s note highlights a thick firm whole fish. It describes a winter salad of chopped raw cabbage apple and raisins with mayonnaise. It also recommends adding a teaspoon of vinegar to cold water for flaky pie crust.
A series of caption notes describe oddities in images including a picture not fastened to a tree, a large fish pulled from ice, an old man skating on water with a bent skate, a man skating with roller skates, a foaming milk jug, a legless bench, gun parts and faults, a girl leaping over a barrel wearing two skate types, a man missing hands, mismatched glasses, outdoor bathing in freezing weather, and a misspelling of seats.
Collier's Weekly notes that over two millennia China has faced six invasions by Tartars Turks Kians Juchens Mongols and Manchus yet it endures by converting and absorbing its conquerors into a lasting national identity.
An advertisement touts Pepsodent as the only toothpaste containing Irium. It claims Irium brightens teeth by safely removing surface stains without bleach grit or pumice and asks readers to try Pepsodent for gentle brushing.
General Pershing chairs the National Anti Syphilis Committee of the American Social Hygiene Association with Dr Ray Wilbur as vice chairman. State and city committees back a nationwide appeal to enlist broader public support and a war fund of 500000 dollars from volunteers.
A Chicago Tribune survey shows serological diagnosis is not widely required on campuses while health education on venereal disease is common. Universities like Chicago, Iowa, and Dartmouth test all newcomers with Wasserman or Kahn methods. New York University offers free tests but is not mandatory. Testing began this quarter with Chicago’s public health aid. Dartmouth found one congenital case among 650 entrants. Iowa had earlier testing from 1924 to 1930, then limited to food handlers after objections.
The phrase Fidei Defensor was granted to Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1521 for his reply to Luther. Deprived in 1538 by Pope Paul II, it was reaffirmed by Parliament in 1544 and has since marked the Protestant faith on British coins.
Practical guidance on selecting front door curtains and fabrics that complement door color and interior schemes. Suggestions include double curtains with interior color options, white net or silk matching shutters, and sturdy anchoring to prevent movement when doors open.
The piece denounces the habit of blaming others for mishaps and urges resilience. It argues that misjudgment or carelessness often underlies troubles and that crying or wailing fails to win sympathy. The world respects those who endure adversity without complaint.
A quotation attributed to Leonardo da Vinci emphasizes the primacy of personal self governance. It asserts that one cannot exceed or fall short in dominion over oneself beyond inner discipline.
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