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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
7
A host should end visits gracefully or extend them by mutual agreement. The piece contrasts polite departure with over-persuasion and reflects on controlling thoughts as daily mental hospitality. It urges mindful hosting and mental self governance for wellbeing.
A police reporter recalls Waun a lean Chinese laborer who tended a hillside garden selling produce to the narrator. Waun expands the plot to run a larger operation with multiple boys, buys a savage dog, and finally returns to China after selling the garden for a fortune.
The 82 inch mirror for the McDonald observatory project a Texas Chicago cooperative effort will be ground in Cleveland and tested at Mt Locke Texas early next year. The mounting already tested. The dome completed in 1935 and offices and staff housing near completion. Notable new staff include G P Kuiper Bengt Stromgren S Chandrasekhar P Rudnick and C T Elvey. Red nebulae evidence from Mt Locke observations marks early results.
Singapore customs confronted shirts with tails two yards long in a shipment. After discussions the garments were allowed to enter the colony, but an official inquiry will determine the maximum reasonable tail length. Japanese exporters have been making double-size garments to dodge import quotas. After landing, garments are cut up and sold by the yard.
A contemplation of love and hunger as dual human drives. The essay argues love elevates the soul when paired with sacrifice, while food and physical needs alone cannot define character. It contrasts the pull of affection with the limits of mere sustenance.
AReflection on friendship and virtue contrasts earthly hunger with divine goodness. The piece cites Sir Walter Scott’s dying counsel to Lockhart urging moral conduct over gold. It notes love’s demands and the human struggle between hunger and spiritual fulfillment.
A meditation on love as a bonding force between self and others, stressing person to person exchange over selfish fulfillment. It contrasts earthly attachment with spiritual aims, warning that shallow passion fades and true love seeks higher meaning and virtue.
The text discusses how a hostess should handle a guest who cannot remain long. If the guest hesitates yet declines, the hostess must press for a swift parting while conveying genuine cordiality. The host's aim is to preserve politeness and avoid awkwardness at departure.
Guidance on replacing undesirable thoughts with pleasant ones through repetition and visualization. Encourages aligning with nature via walks and gardening to gain perspective. Suggests diverting thoughts by reading, writing, music, planning good deeds, and helping others to keep the mind constructively active. Bell Syndicate. WNU Service.
The laurel was worn by kings priests and soldiers alike to honor great deeds with wreaths of laurel leaves as a sign of triumph across eras and cultures.
The text explains that voting stems from Latin vo tum and began with solemn promises and shouting yea or nay, evolving from clashing spears to the Roman suffragium as the origin of modern voting practices.
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