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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
7
The piece argues leisure shifts from a curse to a benefit, noting that about seventy five percent of Americans gain from extra time for reading, study, and social ties. It cites fathers bonding with children, family outings, and creative problem solving during leisure, urging that constructive ideas arise in leisure hours.
The bag is a decorative kitchen accessory to store six five inch square hot dish holders. It features a two piece back and front, bound edges, a two six inch by one and a quarter inch handle, an eight petal flower on the front, and a black oil cloth circle with knots at the center. Construction is simple with machine stitched seams and easy access for inserting and tucking away holders.
An unnamed Army officer is pressed into modeling full dress uniforms for the War Department. Generals push for a stylish dark blue suit priced under 75 dollars, balancing dignity and gaiety while the model endures guarded scrutiny and secrecy. The piece portrays the army’s fashion anxieties and the officer’s weary compliance.
A fragment offers tips from the Neighbor we Says 2 column on easy pickling and home storage. It mentions using a tin bank or painted coffee can for razor blades and keeping blouse pleats neat with cheese cloth during laundering.
Church authorities will cover transportation and installation costs as the cathedral prepares to install new organ pipes, signaling upcoming enhancements to the sacred space.
Old Dobbin not forgotten as city council appropriates $60 for a horse drinking fountain in Denver. The act memorializes equine service amid a motorized age and reflects local priorities of public welfare and utility.
Union Pacific officials announced a diesel electric steam turbine locomotive to haul passenger trains at 110 mph. The two 2,500 horsepower units can run separately or together, capable of pulling 1,000 tons at top speed. General Electric will build the novel propulsion as part of the railroad’s research department initiative.
Alonzo Frothingham a crude speaker clashes with wife Mehitabel over slang and learned words. He tries to reform to please her and preserve his dignity, but battles his habit and pride in humorous domestic exchanges. She demands one syllable expressions while he clings to high vocabulary and comic pretensions.
A fragmented set of trivia items lists capitals and places including Columbia Lincoln and Iowa with references to the Dead Sea Corn Huskers and South Carolina. The mixed clues resemble a syndicated mind meter puzzle.
John Joost of Midway Utah faced an 1800 pound bull's aggression. He devised a method to channel the surplus energy rather than punish the animal, aiming for safer herd management.
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