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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
2
Homemaker's note by Ruth Wyeth Spears details a step by step method to stiffen a valance using buckram for a smooth finished look. Instructions cover cutting buckram to size, outlining scallops, sewing fabric pieces, clipping corners, inserting buckram, and attaching the finished top edge to a shelf. Includes note on her Books 1 2 3 and request for 10 cents with address.
Practical homemaking notes cover mending pillow slips with hem cuts and crocheted edges for badly torn fabric. Instructions suggest browning potatoes by slicing cooled pieces, dredging with flour, and explain wax under furniture to protect floors. Guidance warns to warm linoleum for 24 hours before laying to prevent cracking and peeling.
Constipation and gastric discomfort attributed to undigested food are eased by Pepsin and Senna in Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin. The product claims to dissolve protein lumps and wake lazy bowels, appealing to families and children.
A brief item notes a group performing in quiet style, highlighting their skill in cutting metal without sound and drawing interest for its unusual approach and disciplined stage presence.
Kay Forrest works with photographer Christine Maynard on a series set against Cathedral Gardens in a Southern resort. Jeff Butler learns of the shoot and sends a friend to spy. Kay stays with Ruth Hamilton and her son Barney, whom Kay admires. Hamilton conceived the Gardens idea after her husband’s death. Kay plans to attend a local dance with Kirk Reynolds a gambler.
Kay Forrest on a Beverly balcony as Kirk Reynolds sweeps her to a late dance. A fateful drive leads to a headlong crash with Harvey Jackson, sparking a violent confrontation and a fatal shot. Kay witnesses the horror, then is silenced by Kirk as the night unravels.
Kay Forrest witnesses a murder beside a road where Harvey Jackson lies dead. Kirk Reynolds coldly advises to hide the crime and insists they must never be seen near the road or mention what happened. Kay fears exposure but is drawn into a pact of silence as he rationalizes the act.
A Midwestern florist discusses ad advertising with a rival grocer. The grocer argues ads resemble traffic, with each ad reaching specific customers. He cites a newspaper insert promoting oranges, cheeses, ginger ale, and other items that paid off by finding buyers amid heavy ad flow.
A veteran adman explains that ads should emit sound through design and copy. Luxury items demand quiet, conversational tones while hurried readers require bold, attention grabbing headlines and visuals. He cites examining how pictures and type on a page create sound to stop readers.
Rene le Clerc the famed bearded Paris policeman known as the most photographed officer was recalled from retirement to active duty. He resumes traffic control at the town hall of the fifteenth Arrondissement on Rue Blomet near Porte Versailles after leaving a brief retirement to paint.
Crochet medallions in mercerized string or finer cotton to create lace accessories. Pattern 2210 provides instructions, stitch illustrations, materials, and a photo. Send 15 cents for the pattern to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York NY. Include name address and pattern number.
A short attribution quotes Chapin on how each thing lives by its kind and the heart by love and the intellect by truth, linking higher nature to intimate communion with God.
An advertisement promises relief from rheumatic and neuritis pains using a lemon juice remedy labeled REV PRESCRIPTION. It instructs mixing four lemons to yield a quart of medicine sold by Homix Co. and other druggists in St. Louis, Missouri, at low daily cost.
Quotation attributed to G. F. Hoffman notes that much misery stems from failing to be kind to those who love us, reflecting a moral teaching on personal conduct. The remark emphasizes empathy and responsibility within close relationships.
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