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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
3
Pattern 6312 offers a three piece knit suit for 6 8 and 10 year sizes in stockinette with a pleated effect skirt. Includes instructions illustrations and materials. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept New York for pattern, include name address and pattern number.
A recipe for Honey Pop Corn Balls is described using honey tartar cream sugar and butter. The method boils the mixture until brittle then coats warm popcorn and shapes the treats into balls.
A compact aphorism attributed to Benjamin Franklin critiques taxation as a measure of human flaws. It contrasts how idleness pride and folly drive higher tax burdens in a witty moral frame.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a dual remedy for constipation and stomach discomfort. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein in the stomach while the laxative wakes lazy bowels, and notes pleasant taste for children.
Quoted remark from Dr Reisner on personal purpose and social duty. The statement frames value by service to others versus being good for nothing, reflecting a moral lesson about helping fellow citizens. The source presents a concise aphorism attributed to Dr Reisner.
An old remedy touts a home lemon juice mix called the REV PRESCRIPTION to ease rheumatic pain and neuritis. Advert says mix with four lemons to make a quart of medicine costing only a few cents daily. Claims many endorsements and druggist guarantee.
Geographers trace Hawaii’s first settlers to Tahiti or Samoa about 500 A D though reasons and routes remain debated. The article notes Polynesian language and flora, Captain Cook’s 1778 voyage, early missionaries of 1820, and a series of hawaiian kings ending in a republic after Liliuokalani.
Bob and Bee marry in spring and move into a shabby suburban cottage kept by Aunt Beatrice and Uncle Robert. The older couple, fond of cooking and gardening, decide to travel and live in a New York hotel, gifting the house and furniture to Bee and Bob as a thank you for bringing them together.
Wildlife and out of doors influence state nicknames across America. States named for animals plants insects and natural features include Alabama the Lizard State and Wallerahammers State Arkansas the Bear State Connecticut the Nutmeg State Florida the Land of Flowers Georgia the Buzzard State Iowa the Hawkeye State Kansas the Sunflower State Kentucky the Blue Grass State Louisiana the Pelican State Maine the Pine Tree State Michigan the Wolverine State Minnesota the Gopher State Mississippi the Fish River nickname and Magnolia State Nebraska the Antelope State Nevada the Sagebrush State New Jersey the Mosquito State North Carolina the Turpentine State North Dakota the Flickertail State Ohio the Buckeye State Oregon the Beaver State South Carolina the Palmetto State South Dakota the Coyote State Utah the Beehive State Washington the Evergreen State Wisconsin the Badger State Arizona the Sunset State Illinois the Prairie State Massachusetts the Bay State Missouri the Iron Mountain State New Mexico the Sunshine State Mississippi also the Bayou State Texas the Lone Star State Vermont the Green Mountain State
The Q and A cover differences between a contest and a tournament, noting a contest is a battle for supremacy while a tournament is typically athletic or card skill based. It also answers George Eliot’s gender, time zone changes from Chicago to San Francisco, and defines a trade dollar as a U.S. coin not minted since.
A compact historical note lists terms ad libitum ex empli gratia id est and other Latin phrases. It notes that Roman implies the early empire while Italian is used. It mentions the Star Spangled Banner as national anthem since 1931 and cites Alaska population figures around 11 000 Indians and 19 000 Eskimos and Aleuts in a 60 000 territory total.
A Seneca maxim says that wisdom offered on condition of secrecy is rejected. The line highlights the value of sharing insight rather than withholding it.
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