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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
7
A home buyer reflects on settling into a run-down suburban house with a $700 mortgage and plans gray whites and yellow drapery while another writer, Mrs. Lansing A. Dickson, chronicles recreating an 1823-25 brick farmhouse with Victorian accents. She envisions old carpet, lace curtains, wax flowers, a horsehair sofa, and rosewood chairs to echo the era.
In Hingham Massachusetts the Old Ship Meeting House is cited as the oldest United States church still in continuous worship. Built in 1681 by ship carpenters the wooden structure features a truncated pyramid roof a belfry and a central bell rope. Additions in 1730 and around 1755 extended its north and south sides.
The article recalls the Old Ship Meeting House in Hingham founded 1682 where early town meetings and religious services were held. It notes Rev Peter Hobart and the era when ministers avoided performing marriages, the churchs plain interior and later seating upgrades, cost, and a long tradition of two hour Sabbath sermons in stoveless winters.
In 1783 the Highlands and Agricultural Society of Scotland was formed to hold farm shows in multiple Scottish towns, establishing the official birthplace of such exhibitions.
Leonard A Barrett argues that post prosperity altered our spending, shifting focus from basic needs to luxuries. He contends many expenses are for nonessential privileges and possessions, and warns that denial of these comforts reveals true budget priorities.
The piece argues that while many suffer from unfair economic conditions, civilization still provides basic necessities. It questions whether, with only an ax a gun and ammunition, people could build shelter and survive, noting forefathers managed similarly. It urges a return to evaluating basic needs and inner rugged resolve.
A reader shares home repair tips for floors using paraffin to fill cracks after cooling. Instructions include scraping excess and avoiding salt in water when cooking greens to preserve color. The note suggests planting bare lawn spots with grass seed as frosty ground ends, with April noted as a good sowing month. It also provides culinary hints with pimiento butter for sandwiches and watercress adds flavor.
A humorous meditation by Harry V. Wade on everyday quirks in travel, shopping, grooming, and home life. The piece riffs on why husbands salivate over the left-handed bill, women test stores, drape fixers, and barbers with talcum whips, noting universal oddities and social behaviors.
One color transfer design showing two motifs 6 by 12 inches, two motifs 7 by 6 inches, two motifs 5 by 7 inches, and four motifs 3 by 5 inches. Includes color suggestions and material needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, 82 Eighth Ave, New York. coins preferred.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets priced at 30 cents for a bottle of 60 with a brief health claim. The copy resembles early 20th century patent medicine marketing.
A concise quotation attributed to Dante notes that awareness of value brings grief for wasted time and lost opportunities. It reflects a sober view of knowledge and regret.
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