First Shall Be Last Says Missouri Editor
A Missouri editor notes a long known truth that churchgoers must arrive early to secure a back seat. The piece satirically sums up the social jab about modern life and prior seating.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
7
A Missouri editor notes a long known truth that churchgoers must arrive early to secure a back seat. The piece satirically sums up the social jab about modern life and prior seating.
Keeping Meat Fresh vinegar rubbed over raw meat will keep it fresh. Rustproofing Tinware tinware will never rust when put in water if well rubbed with lard and heated in the oven. For Mildew Stains remove light mildew stains by soaking two days in sour milk or buttermilk then rinse and wash. Testing Waffle Iron test by placing water in the iron until steam stops. Treating Tile Floors use soap and water on glazed tile and wax unglazed tile.
Use underripe fruit and berries for better jelly texture and flavor. Choose a sunny day to wash feather pillows, soak in borax or ammonia, then wash in sudsy lukewarm water. Make a slit, machine wash 8 to 10 minutes, rinse, and air dry on a line.
Letter from G B praises Mrs Spears books Sewing for the Home Decorator and Gifts Novelties and Embroideries for clear diagrams and sewing help. She asks about durable bright cushion fabrics and launderable covers with slide fasteners.
In a quiet village a cottage with a door that needed a hatchet to open becomes the scene of a strange visit. A knocking voice proclaims Mrs. Clay but vanishes once the door is opened, leaving the family puzzled and cautious.
Water dissolves many substances. Acorns symbolize hospitality in colonial carvings. The great American novel is a dream of an unwritten work. Goethe called architecture frozen music. Corn means maize in America and oats in Scotland. Birds swallow by suction, pigeons drink thus. Ice looks white from scattered light on rough surfaces. Galileo used a threefold magnification telescope improvised from an organ pipe. The Nolan river in Kentucky is about 20 miles long. direct distance is six miles. The pope is the oldest sovereign rule, Japan possibly older.
A quilt pattern 6384 titled Enchanted Cottage offers patchwork blocks with a simple house design. Instructions include a shrubbery contrast, outline stitches, yardage chart, color schemes, and a block chart. Send 15 cents in coins to The Sewing Circle at 259 W 14th St New York for the pattern.
A pasted quote argues attitude matters more than events. It notes learning temperament, thrift tax contrasts, and hints at civic action by joining a parade. The line about a "hopeless old bachelor" ends with a sly note on hidden satisfaction.
A line from Robert Browning reflects on life as not remaking oneself but maximizing the God given essence. It emphasizes personal development within moral or divine bounds.
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