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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1937

Page

9

The Fall of Man and Gods Redemptive Promise

The lesson traces Adam and Eve in Eden highlighting moral choice and obedience. It outlines Satan’s subtle approaches and the five steps to the fall, then details the consequences of sin including curse and labor, and closes with the first redemptive promise in Genesis 3 15.

Ezek Garden of Eden British Museum Babylon D. E. Hart-Davies Adam Temptation Satan God

Make a Rule and Pray to God to Appa Never

Fragmented text hints at a personal maxim about forming a rule and praying for happiness, with jagged phrasing and unclear context. The readable portion emphasizes seeking contentment through discipline and faith, but the source remains partial and ambiguous.

May Vote by Air With New Electric Invention

A prototype device named the Radiovoter could allow radio listeners to vote on public policy in real time. Developed by National Electric Ballots, Inc., the system uses a relay and reactance load to count yes or no responses from equipped receivers, enabling instant regional public opinion data during broadcasts.

New York United States National Electric Ballots, Inc Nevil Monroe Hopkins

My Neighbor Says: Practical kitchen tips and gardening notes

A collection of household hints covers recipes and prep ideas such as ripe bananas in pineapple juice as a starter, a marshmallow cocoa mix, and sponge cake browning. It also offers gardening advice for delphinium, plus tips on knife use, fish scaling, and keeping apples from discoloring with lemon water.

The Kola Nut: African Nut Used As Stimulus Drink

The Kola nut is a brown bitter fruit from an African tree, cultivated in the West Indies and Brazil. It contains caffeine and theobromine and is chewed as a condiment and stimulant while the extract is used as a tonic drink.

West Indies Brazil

Distasteful Tasks and Retirement Duty

Leonard A. Barrett argues retirement removes purpose, claiming work shapes character. He contends many fear idleness and emphasize virtue in completing hard distasteful tasks as part of life and duty.

Leonard A. Barrett

Queen Anne Tilt Top Cards and Room Makeover Notes

A nostalgic look at the origins of playing cards, antique card tables, and an era of bridge games. The piece contrasts Queen Anne tilt top tables with modern paneled decor ideas for a student room, suggesting elegant furniture, color schemes, and practical budgeting.

Thackeray England Asia China India Chippendale

The Reward of Labor and Self-Discipline

A Western Newspaper Union essay extols effort over ease, urging constant activity to develop character. It argues work in any sphere builds achievement, while tackling disliked tasks strengthens resolve, courage, and faith, with examples of perseverance and self-improvement through steady, purposeful labor.

Western Newspaper Union

Plaited Straw Appears in Col lier's Weekly

A fragment notes that plaited straw appeared on any of them in Col lier's Weekly, preserving a historical reference with minimal readable context.

Collier's Weekly

Items of Interest to the Housewife

A collage of home tips on cooking vegetables to prevent boiling over and browning sausages with apples, shoe repairs with adhesive tape, making a footstool from an old car seat, washing embroidery without wringing, quick baked potatoes via parboil, cocoa egg cake filling, and ironing shirts with correct collar handling.

A Star for You

A reflective piece discusses memories of not winning or getting even and the motives behind a woman's club essay about a topic she once dismissed. It contrasts empty phrases from teachers with lasting lessons and notes that one persistent worry fuels a cycle of fear amid a country prone to strongman rule and bloodshed.

Eeea Ae Dee

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