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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
3
Birds in wartime London endure damage to nests yet numbers rise. Pigeons in St Pauls and Trafalgar Square persist alongside Thames embankment gulls, starling flocks under city churches, and Cockney sparrows. Evacuations in fall were habit not fear as migratory birds returned in spring despite bombs.
In a Q A format, expert notes sealing gaps around pipes is impractical with cement due to temperature changes and vibrations. canvas wrapped around pipes, coated with white lead paste, offers a temporary seal.
Western Newspaper Union notes a Miami University Ohio statue of William Holmes McGuffey unveiled on Flag Day. The piece recounts McGuffey’s readers, the Eclectic series, his influence on schooling, and the Federal Association of McGuffey Societies that maintains the memorial. It also includes a long homemaking column with dessert recipes and entertaining ideas.
Lynn recalls family tips for party foods including how to remove pecan meats by soaking shells in boiling water and chilling before cracking. She notes unsweetened chocolate blends better when melted in small pieces rather than grated and suggests rhubarb juice as a base for iced fruit drinks.
This week offers Devil's Food Pudding with ice cream sauce or Orange Chiffon Cake as the dessert options. Mixed Nuts, Mints, and Coffee or Tea are provided alongside the recipe note.
Miss Kitty and Mr Tom meet over milk and woo with a guitar serenade. He proposes and she accepts in a lighthearted embroidery tale. Transfer Z9351 15 cents offers seven motifs for a week’s tea towels plus an extra motif for a panholder. Order Box 166-W with pattern number and name.
In Amyclae a strict law banning mentions of the Spartans followed repeated false invasion rumors. Soon after, Spartan forces arrived, no alarm was raised, and Amyclae was captured, remembered as the city that perished through silence.
An exhausted clerk at an exclusive dress shop deflects a snooty customer’s demand by suggesting the river as a place to try flowing frocks, after a string of biting remarks about the outfits. The exchange highlights shop dynamics and customer mood.
A compact reflection on virtue and kindness, citing Addison and Hosea Ballou. The text frames knowledge and virtue as elevating a person above others and treats avoiding unkindness as a personal obligation or point of honor.
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