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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1941
Page
3
Readable sections describe a Halloween party plan with spooky food ideas including Witches' Cake and Silver Moon Cake, frosting, and decorative touches. Also included is a civic message on beverage alcohol to urge responsible citizenship and warn that national greatness cannot be built on sin.
Lynn urges simple, festive Halloween fun without fuss. Decor ideas use cornstalks, pumpkins, burlap table settings, and goblin crafts while games include fortune apples and bobbing for apples. End with dances and plenty of black and orange decor for a lively, noisy celebration.
This week’s issue lists a Halloween menu with hot cheese and ham sandwiches club style, cider doughnuts, coffee, apples, nuts, grapes, a witches’ cake and orange ice cream recipe. The reading notes the festive refreshments and a dessert idea for parties.
A school or religious program announces taught topics and chosen Bible verses for study. The material is selected and copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education for teaching use.
The notice describes a simple dress pattern No 8020 available in sizes 2 to 6 years. It specifies yardage: 134 yards 36 inch material and a fraction yard of white for the collar, and invites readers to send orders to the listed address.
A description of a pretty frock for young girls featuring a yoke top, rac braid trim, torn white collar, and side sashes to tie at the back. The article encourages parents to dress daughters in similar outfits and points readers to a diagram for construction.
Smith and Jones wait at a bus stop when a passer-by asks for the time. Jones stays silent lest the man strike up conversation. He fears the man could meet his daughter, fall in love, marry, and he would risk a son-in-law who cannot afford a watch.
Camel cigarettes are described as America's favorite among service members across Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard with Prince Albert tobacco also popular on ships. Local dealers feature Camel cartons and Prince Albert tins as ideal gifts from home as induction surges.
The quiz provides the Pan theon in Rome as a shrine to all the gods. It notes the Corollary of the Roman temple and its purpose as a guardian of the divine, while listing other trivia such as the prime meridian location and various historical facts.
Lily Langtry rejected proofs with sharp wit saying she had been made pretty and was beautiful. The anecdote recalls her regal bearing and fame during a U S visit. The photographer’s fee reflects her star power and public allure in the era.
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