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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
2
Cobb muses on critics and public figures from Edward Everett to Oliver Herford, notes on faux nobility and the fragility of the republic. He recounts a Tangeryka court case over a lion and explores Zuni folklore highlighting women and the weak overcoming power.
Dr Ruth Benedict argues storytelling is a serious art among the Zuni the largest Pueblo in the southwest Her Columbia University Press collection notes violence is taboo and tales blend stock incidents The gendered versions of The Deserted Husband reveal bias and daydreams reflect cultural lag and changing customs in Zuni life
Seventeen year-old Ardis Manney from Northport Michigan and a University of Chicago student has been chosen queen of the National Cherry festival in Traverse City Michigan. She plans to become a librarian.
A new dental device uses red amber and green lights on a shoulder collar to let patients signal stop caution or go during drilling. The control box is held by the patient and reportedly reduces fear, often preventing any stop signals. Inventor says the idea started as a joke but its psychological effect is strong.
Dr. Charles O. Paullin traces land grants from the seventeenth century near Capitol Hill noting George Washington bought land for 66.66 dollars and helped establish the earliest tavern for congress members. The area later housed homes of Daniel Webster Abraham Lincoln and William Jennings Bryan.
Soviet writer Maxim Gorky died in Moscow. Born 1868 in Nizhny Novgorod, he rose to national fame after renaming him in honor, endured exile, and was later repatriated. The report recalls his stature and the era’s political turbulence surrounding his life.
In Napa California teacher Miss Parker tracks student expenditures for five months. Boys spent 1166 dollars 46 cents total averaging about 10 dollars 50 cents a month, while girls averaged 11 dollars 53 cents per student.
John endures a five day voyage in a chain locker with no food or water after discovering boxes of opium on a smuggling ship. He survives hunger thirst and exhaustion, escapes to Shanghai where authorities learn of the cache and he is hospitalized.
Babylonian tablets show traders over 4,000 years ago charged up to 20 percent annual interest. The tablets also display calculation methods akin to multiplication tables and fractions, illustrating ancient arithmetic skills.
An 1880s era scene depicts the Beecher family gathered in a Cincinnati suburb setting. The text recalls travel between homes and a parlor performance of a song such as Auld Lang Syne.
A Barbara Bell pattern advertises a cool culotte and matching blouse sized 12 to 20 for summer wear. It highlights adjustable side laces, a boyish collar, and a pocket, with options for printed fabrics and easy two-at-once cutting. Send 15 cents to The Circle Pattern Dept. in San Francisco for pattern No. 1922-B and the Summer Pattern Book.
Practical hints on avoiding waste in cooking and safeguarding foods. Notes on drying and storing, pre cooking in a double boiler, handling polishing cloths to prevent fires, bean rust advice, removing glass stoppers, and chilling lettuce for fresher salads. Associated Press preview style.
A modern daughter bursts into breakfast asking about her dowry and life choices. The father, reading the paper, quizzes her about leaving the farm for the city and decades of hard work, highlighting generational contrast and search for purpose.
A Tit-Bits Magazine item notes a humorous exchange about why Simpson married the widow of a man hanged. The discussion recalls his prior marriages to widows and the jibe about being tired of the virtues of former husbands being flaunted.
A passer-by asks about engine trouble. the owner responds that he cannot tell until he walks back to inspect the engine.
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