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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
8
Advertises pattern 6243 for a durable cro cheted rug made of five parts in black white and a third color. Includes instructions on stitches and materials. Send 16 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Department New York for pattern and illustrations.
The fragment describes a carnival custom of launching a new gong whose melody is played daily by orchestras and street bands until everyone is whistling it. When Ring Carnival ends the song dies, and next season a higher tune takes its place.
A reader asks for practical help on drapery for three windows with a davenport in front. The reply suggests plain cream colored glass curtains for all three windows and overdrapes at the ends, plus a plain valance across the top without gathers or pleats.
Step by step guidance for making a four inch wide valance board with a sixty inch long deep pid in valance. Includes framing, fringe, interlining, and installation details with L brackets and standard rods. Public notice promotes Mrs. Spears sewing books available for 25 cents plus a free Crazy patch quilt leaflet.
Dr. Robert H. Goddard, after 24 years of rocket work at Roswell, advances range and speed with a gyro steering system and continuous propulsion. Major James Randolph notes rockets as potential long range weaponry. Emeritus Sir Richard Gregory and Harvard's W B Cannon feature in science debates blending religion, science, and social reform.
The article reviews vitamin G functions and sources, linking higher intake to better digestion nerves and eye health. It cites experiments suggesting excess vitamin G boosts vigor and delays aging, with rich sources including yeast concentrates, liver, kidney, and fortified dairy.
The Sewing Circle offers three patterns for beginners with step by step sew charts. The swirling bias skirt dress uses crepe silk or thin wool with lace or embroidery and looks smart for spring. Three pretty aprons fit over frocks and protect outfits, using leftovers. sizes and material yardages are listed for No. 1659 and No. 1595 patterns. Patterns priced at 15 cents each, send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago.
Practical tips on baking potatoes and heating coconuts, avoiding salt in early cooking, papering rooms to alter perceived size, fighting oil fires, repairing scratched furniture with beeswax and turpentine, cleaning tapestry with hot bran, and extending window appearance with curtain placement.
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