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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
3
Two summer dress patterns feature slim shirtwaist and basque frock designs. Slenderizing Shirtwaist Dress uses a notched collar, short sleeves, and action pleats for ease and practicality. Basque Frock offers a snug bodice and puff sleeves in lightweight cotton fabrics with white cuffs for a fresh look. Patterns 1462 and 1453 list sizes, yardage, and trim needs. orders go to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago.
Cross stitched bouquets in crocheted baskets offer decorative value for towels pillowcases and scarves. Pattern 6038 includes two motifs of various sizes a chart directions for edgings and material needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York NY with name address and pattern number.
Copy available from Travelers Insurance Co of Omaha Nebraska for a farm catalog listing. The notice advertises farm properties for sale and invites readers to request the illustrated catalog for details.
Furnished cottages for rent and a modern hotel at Paradise Beach Perdido Bay. Includes trailer park and amenities for bathing fishing and tennis. Located in Pensacola Florida surrounding area offers scenic shoreline and recreational use.
A local homeowners tip explains spraying nicotine sulfate diluted in water on lower branches of evergreens and shrubs to deter dogs from urinating or marking the yard. The method is described as harmless to plants and dogs, yet effective in easing neighborhood tensions.
National Geographic Society outlines platinum's wide role from fuse wires and acids to medical needles and catalysts. The article recalls a prewar Russian transport mission, the metal’s early coinage attempts, and its rise through the platinum group including palladium rhodium osmium iridium ruthenium, with modern uses in aviation, electronics, dentistry, and defense.
A man indicted for a crime faces trial at once in Panama while fugitive risk remains, with state witnesses alive and sound. A safebreaker captured begins a six year sentence hours after trial, a 1935 Collier's Weekly note.
A reflective excerpt discusses a farm in downturns, envy of money, and the balance between happiness and goodwill. It weighs heredity, factory work, and personal pride against social behavior and self denial. The tone critiques vanity and public masks while noting practical labor and human folly.
The diagram shows contrasting squares forming a rug design with black joins and a single crochet edge. Materials like wool yield a nicer rug than cotton, and dyeing can create desired colors. Finish with slip stitch joins. rug measures 36 by 21 inches.
A child asks for licorice to mourn a dead canary, a shopkeeper declines. A man on the phone mistakenly reports a baby. A charity visitor questions the suffering of the poor, claiming to spend hours in homes.
Mrs Brown's behavior raises concern as neighbors accuse her of constant gossip and meddling. A quarrel emerges over the town's social friction and private disputes.
A collection of concise presidential quotations from Lincoln Johnson Grant Garfield touching duty duty fulfilled faith peace and industry. The snippets reflect calls to action and critique of legislation showing historical leadership and political stance.
A pithy exchange unfolds on a cloudy day as a porter teases with a tip line, and the man replies that there will be no change coming. The moment captures streetwise humor and a fleeting city vignette.
A humorous quarrel over a garage repair ends with a man lamenting that after a speedometer replacement his car can no longer reach seventy miles per hour, only fifty eight, illustrating buyer frustration with workmanship.
A playful dialogue evokes a falling barometer signaling change at home. Tommy replies with a simple, rustic clue about a nail coming loose from the wall, hinting at shifting weather and domestic quirks.
A commercial traveler searches his room as he realizes he has misplaced the address of his firm after taking an order. His wife asks what is lost and he frantically retraces steps amid the chaos.
A household maid named Martha resigns after her mistress commands her to polish a table until it shines like a mirror. Martha snaps back that she would not polish further, signaling the end of her service. The scene reflects class tension in a domestic setting.
A vintage ad extols Pepsodent toothpaste with Irium promising a safe brightening of surface stains without bleach pumice or grit. It urges readers to try the product to achieve sparkling teeth naturally and safely.
Doctor Beebe returns from an expedition with 20,000 specimens and a 1.4 inch sailfish that may be a newborn or a new miniature species. The fish, caught at night on a 2000 mile voyage down the West Coast from Cape Lucas to Panama, challenges existing ideas of sailfish size and development.
A young man sent a dollar for a razor but forgot to enclose it. The firm replied that the razor would be sent anyway. The exchange ends with a cheeky postscript from the firm noting the missing payment.
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