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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
7
An old ad promotes easy crocheted bedspread and matching scarf as a luxury heirloom. It invites readers to order pattern 5500 from The Sowing Circle Household Arts Dept in New York for fifteen cents, detailing materials and stitches needed.
A collection of foreign phrases with translations and notes in parentheses. Phrases include Affaire du coeur from the heart, A mensa et thoro meaning from bed and board, Con travata as well invented, Delenda est Carthage stating Carthage must be destroyed, Falsus in uno falsus in omni, and Garde du corps meaning body guard among others.
A science claim states a healthy youth weighing 100 pounds consumes twenty times his weight annually, equating to about a ton per year. The idea conjures a vivid image of a year’s worth of bread and butter, steak, potatoes, salad, and pudding laid end to end.
A fragment from a 19th century column questions the value of mind over matter and wonders how intellect can serve mere mortal life. It cites W L Channing on mind versus body and notes a free sample offer for Postum with advertising quips and a Muchelune quote on perfection.
Melvin Purvis discusses methods used in capturing notable criminals including Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, and others. Names have been changed in his account, reflecting his experiences as a leading federal agent.
A reflective column surveys postwar debt and fiscal strain as Secretary Morgenthau faces the vast national balance sheet. It channels wartime memories through humorous anecdotes and critiques of current politics, contrasting Roosevelt, Landon, and Garner with satirical tone and domestic concerns.
The Barbara Bell pattern 1919 B describes a simple pullover pinafore with a butterfly pocket and matching ponies. Sizes 2, 4, 8. finished frock and apron option, suitable for cotton fabrics with embroidery. Send 15 cents and order form to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in San Francisco.
In a bold ad readers are invited to join the Dizzy Deay Winners program and enter to win valuable tree prizes by following steps printed in another column of the paper. The promotion targets both boys and girls with a call to participate.
A fragment from Werbert’s verse notes how the mind’s sweetness seems to affect the body, attire, and surroundings, reflecting a contemplative poetic image of inner influence on outward life.
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