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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
8
Texas sportsmen discuss plans to import alligators from Florida to place in Lone Star State streams to reduce turtle numbers. Local proponents argue the move could control overabundant turtles, while critics warn of ecological risks and potential harm to native wildlife.
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a thorough cleansing for both upper and lower bowels, unlike ordinary laxatives. It claims removal of old poisonous matter causing gas pains sour stomach nerves and headaches and notes Dr H L Shoub of New York reports reduced bacteria and colon bacilli with use. It promises gas relief and chronic constipation relief after one spoonful and says available at druggists.
The fragmentary OCR text reads as a quirky notice about real friends and trust, though readable parts are limited. It hints at dependable chums but lacks clear event names, dates, or places.
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas Rantied notes mothers and sisters lead spring chic with coordinated coats and hats for children. Tweeds, novelty wools, and pastel tones appear in long coats and reefer styles, with detachable linen collars and matching hats spotlighted at a Chicago preview.
The piece promotes a haste wardrobe for spring with interchangeable accessories. It suggests starting with a tailored Tasianes suit and black jacket, adding a matching skirt, and choosing a tailored teponit style to pair with a silk frock. Printed frocks should be simple yet gay for flexible wear.
Parasols and fans add a frivolous touch to summer outfits. Bright printed cottons feature them with head costumes while polka dotted silks accompany summer suits. Some have long crook handles. Folding fans of field flowers organdy and lacquer lend glamour to evening costumes.
A fragment advises taking time to put on new gloves carefully. Stretch the kid leather gently to conform to the hands for a proper fit. Once done correctly the process becomes easier on subsequent attempts.
A fashion feature notes milliners shaping hats with stitched net and veiled looks. The piece highlights Elen Chandler modeling a new cocktail hat in a play and explains layered net brims defining the season’s style.
Chanel sponsors bowknot themed jewelry for spring fashion. Hinge bracelets feature carved bows with bright metal knots for contrast. Clip pairs offer small half bows with matching metal knots in bright green red blue white and black.
Simple high-waisted dress pattern from Barbara Bell Pattern No 1852 i offers sizes 2 4 6 and 8 years. Requires minimal fabric 2 1 2 yards of 35 89 inch material for size 4. Send 15 cents for pattern plus 15 cents for Barbara Bell Pattern Book via The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 867 W Adams St Chicago Illinois.
Advice from the era on using ashes as fertilizer for shrubs and flowers and on kitchen prep. It notes simple dressings, spice purchases in small packages, rug care, borax use in washing, cornstarch pudding cooling, silver polishing, gravy sugar addition, stain removal with chloroform, olive oil coating, and making paper cups for milk bottles.
Archaeologists at Tepe Gawra in northern Mesopotamia uncover a massive circular sun-brick “round house” citadel predating Biblical temple fortresses by about three centuries. The discovery, during the seventh season of work at the Great Mound, was announced by the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the American Schools of Oriental Research.
The note explains that pure gold is too soft for minting and coins include alloy to harden the metal. It highlights that the alloy improves durability and circulation longevity.
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