The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1943 Page: 3 of 8
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THR ASPRRMONT STAR
'Once Bitten, Twice Shy*—
So Goes the Old Adage
Getting ready to perform his
final and greatest feat, the local
amateur magician stepped out to
the edge of the platform and said:
"For the purpose of my next
tiick, which I assure you will be
a good one, will some gentleman
in the audience kindly lend me his
hat? Will you, sir?" he added per-
suasively to a man in the front
row.
But the man in question clutched
his hat firmly with both hands and
shook his head.
"I will not," he retorted indig-
nantly, "not until you return the
lawnmower you borrowed last
summer."
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Odors on the hands resulting
from peeling and slicing onions
can be removed by washing the
hands in vinegar.
• • •
Here is a way to prevent loose
casters from dropping from the
furniture when it is moved about.
Put melted paraffin in the hole
and insert the caster before it is
set.
• • •
Use a potato ricer to squeeze out
that hot compress. With it you
can use water much hotter than
your bare hands can stand.
SEW
ON
OVER
— LOOSELY
STUFFED SEAT
CUSHION SEWN
IN PLACE
WOOD PADDED WITH
OVER COTTON
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CUT f SHORTER
THAN FRONT
ON THE
HOME FRONT
RUTH WYETH SPEARS
TVylANY a bride today is doing
* her furniture shopping in sec-
ond hand stores where she finds a
choice selection of the over-elab-
orate discards. These are. not an-
tiques and it takes a discerning
eye to see any possibilities of
beauty in them. The trick is in
figuring out good proportions and
modern comfort.
Chintz covers will hide padding
over woodwork and carving. Legs
may be cut off to give a low seat
and if the back legs are cut a little
shorter than the front, the backs of
chairs and settees are given a
Shipbuilding Stepped Up
Some Since Early 1800s
Mr. Henry Kaiser's achieve-
ments in ship production make an
interesting contrast with the build-
ing of British warships a century
ago.
A 74-gun ship named Boscawen
was laid down at Woolwich Dock-
yard in 1811 but not launched un-
til 1844. The 50-gun Worcester was
started at Deptford in 1816,
reached the christening period in
1831, but remained on the ways
until 1843.
Two ships named Royal Sov-
ereign were also in the slow-mo-
tion class. The first began at
Portsmouth in 1833, and had her
name altered to Royal Frederick
six years later. Another 20 years
went by, with very little work
done, before she was renamed
again, this time Frederick Wil-
liam. Finally, as a screw ship,
she took the water in 1860.
The other Royal Sovereign was
started in the same dockyard in
1844. Three years later the Ad-
miralty decided to cancel the work
altogether, but they soon changed
their minds, and 1857 saw the ship
afloat at last.
A 20-gun ship named Valorous
was in hand at Pembroke Dock-
yard fot nearly 40 years before
she was re-designed as a paddle
frigate and launched in 1851.
KoolAid
comfortable tilt. Here, a loosely
stuffed seat cushion fills in the
edges of the rounded spring seat.
Narrow cotton fringe trims the
flowered cover and the resulting
piece is full of informal charm.
• • •
NOTE — Do furniture transformations
fascinate you? You will find some exciting
new ones in BOOKS 9 and 10 of the series
of booklets offered with these articles.
Each of these booklets contains directions
for more than thirty smart up-to-the-min-
ute things to make for your home from
odds and ends and inexpensive new ma-
terials. Booklets are 15 cents each. Send
requests direct to:
MRS. ItUTII WYETH
SPEARS
Bedford Hills
New York
Drawer 10
Enclose 15 cents for
each book
desired.
Home of Confucius
Kufow, China, where Confucius
was born and died, has been dur-
ing the past 2,500 years the home
of virtually all of his descendants,
says Collier's. Not only are tens of
thousands of them buried around
his tomb in the Kung cemetery,
but more than 50,000 still live in
the city, constituting nearly the
entire population.
Yellowed ivory knife handles can
be whitened by rubbing them with
turpentine.
• • •
An old orange wood stick from
your manicure kit will be found
helpful to get at the dirt in the
corners when washing windows or
floors.
• • •
To save time and hosiery, just
rub paraffin on the inside of the
toes of your stockings. You will
have no darning to do for a long
time and one application lasts
through many launderings.
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ASK MS 7
ANOTHER I
A quiz with answers offering
information on various subjects
The Quettiona
1. The right of the state to take
property for public use is called
what?
2. What is another name for the
gladiolus?
3. Whose motto was: "Better to
live a day as a lion than 100 years
as a sheep?
4. What was the first of Presi-
dent Wilson's 14 points?
5. For what country did John
Paul Jones serve as a rear ad-
miral after the Revolutionary
war?
6. Where is bilge water found?
7. What name is given to a com-
pany whose main business is th«
owning of stocks or securities 01
other companies?
The Answer*
1. Eminent domain.
2. Sword lily.
3. Mussolini.
4. Open covenants openly aiw
rived at.
5. Russia.
6. At the bottom of boats.
7. Holding company.
you
Unselfish
Mrs. Tiltsnoot—Why are
leaving us like this, Nora?
Nora—Indade, an' me reasons
are philanthropic, mum. Oi want
to give some wan else a chancet
at th' joys o' livin' wid yez!
No Chance
"I saw the doctor today about my loss
of memory."
"ll hfil did he do?"
"Made me pay in udrancc."
Smart Boy
Teacher—Why, Bobby, do you
moan to say you wouldn't like to
be President?
•Bobby—Not just now. I'd rath-
er wait until things cool down a
bit.
These days you've £ot to dig
your garden. You can't just turn
it over in your mind.
That's Out!
"Now we know that the earth
is round," said the schoolmaster.
"Tell me, Thomas, would it be
possible for you to walk round the
earth?"
"No, sir," replied Thomas.
"And why not?"
" 'Cause," was the unexpected
reply, "I twisted my ankle playing
baseball."
Gay Panholders From Scraps
*
^JOW, aren't you glad you saved
^ those tiny scraps of muslin,
prints and plain colors? Just see
what an exciting array of gay pan-
holders can be fashioned from
these bits of material. Whether
you prefer the vegetables, fruit
motifs, flower faces, sunbonnet ba-
bies or pieced designs, your scrap
bag can surely supply the "mak-
Ready for Anything
After the optician had tested the
professor's eyes and found them
wanting, he asked:
"And now, sir, which shall it
be—eyeglasses or spectacles?"
"Spectacles, please; and I thiiik
I'd better have three pairs."
"What ever for?" demanded the
optician in surprise.
"Yes," said the professor; "one
pair for home and one for my of-
fice, and a third pair to look for
the other two."
ings"—and those odds and ends of
floss will do the rest.
You may Indulge your preference In
stitch, too. for embroidery, applique and
piecing are all employed here. Hot iron
transfer Z9542. 15 cents, brings motifs for
this entire group of panholders. Send your
order to:
AUNT MARTHA
Box 16S-W Kansas City, Mo.
Enclose 15 cents for each pattern
desired. Pattern No
Name
Address
Uncle ftkilQ
Sfay5:
\X7E'D rather see conceited peo-
* * pie who at least occasionally
do something to justify their con-
ceit, than the timid inferiority
complex kind forever shrinking in
corners and calling it "modesty."
A brave man trembles before
the bugle blows; a coward after-
ward.
We do not seek the disapproval
of our friends. We have enough
of that in our own consciousness.
"Do right and people will commend
you in time"—but nol likely in your
time.
Many of us do "our best," but
we are careful not to be fatigued
by doing it.
Little Left
An English lawyer was enter-
taining a member of the New York
bar, now in the United States
army. The Englishman showed
his guest a picture of Gandhi in
an illustrated paper and said:
"You'd hardly believe it. but
Gandhi used to be a lawyer."
"Is that so?" said the American.
"He looks to me more as if he
had been a lawyer's elieni."
Sorely Needed
Stubbs tins feeling his iray to the
kitchen stove in llie. dark, when he jell
ou'r the r<ml scuttle.
"Oh, John," culled Mrs. Stubbs, sweet-
ly, "I I.now what you need. You should
pet what they have on all the battle-
ships."
"What's that?" growled Stubbs, rub-
bint: his shin.
"Why, a range-finder."
Took It and Left
"So you didn't marry John be-
cause of your mother's advice?"
"Yes, she gave him so much of
it that he stopped calling."
Heart's Desire
Waiter—How would you like
your rice, madam?
Spinster (wistfully)—Thrown at
me!
New Steno (following rapid dic-
tation) : "Now, Mr. Jones, what
did you say between 'Dear Sir'
and 'Sincerely yours'?"
No Relief There
Mandy—Don't you-all know it's
wrong ter believe in ghosts?
Marcellus—Ah don't believe in
'cm. Ah wouldn't trust a ghost as
fer as Ah could see him.
CAN'T BUY ASPIRIN
that can do more for you than St. Joseph
Aspirin. Why pay more? World's largest
■ellcr at 10c. Demand St. Joseph Aspirin.
SNAPPY FACTS
ABOUT
RUBBER
Improper broke adjustment
is a rubber-waster. Have your
brakes checked regularly. I#
one wheel "fakes hold" be-
fore the others, its rubber
carries the full brunt of stop-
ping the car, with resultant
excessive rubber wear.
In their search for rubber substi-
tutes, scientists are now probing
myrcene, a turpentine derivative
discovered about fifty years ogo.
Thelist of rubber "sources" is grow-
ing almost daily.
It is expected that the 1943
harvest of crude rubber in
the United States will total
600 tons, all guayule. Nor-
mally this country consumed
about 600,000 tons of rubbor
a year.
Jfiumcz pwzce
REGoodrichj
FIRS? in rubber
Milk)
Saver
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Kellogg's Corn Flake*, alone or
with fruit, aupplement the nutritive elements of milk
— make a natural combination that helps you stretch
your precious milk supply. You need less than a glass-
ful per serving. Vitamins, minerals, proteins, food
•nergy—in one dish I
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TIITIVI Hlltt 01 Thiamin
(Vitamin Bi), Niseis sad Iras.
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HAVE A MARVELOUS
NEW QUICK RECIPE
.THAT MAKES THESE
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EXTRA VITAMIN*.
THESE HOME-MADE
ROLLS ARE A TREAT,
JEAN. MARY HAS
ALWAYS SAID THEY'RE
HARO TO MAKE
WHAT'S THE SECRET,] JUST BAKE WITH FLEISCMMANN'S
JEAN ? I'VE NEVER I YELLOW LABEL YEAST.' IT'S
HEARD OT EXTRA 1 THE ONLY YEAST THAT HAS
VITAMINS IN BOTH VITAMINS A AND D AS
ROLLS MBA. WELL. AS THE VITAMIN
COMPLEX
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JANO REMEMBER.MARY... ALL THESE
VITAMINS IN FLEISCHM ANN'S
YEAST 60 RIGHT INTO WHAT-
EVER YOU 8AKE WITH NO
GREAT LOSS IN THE
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YOU'LL WW THE NEW. REVISED FUIKHMA fS
RECIPe BOOK, MARV. IT'S CHOCK-
FULL Of REClPESv INCLUDING SOME
NEW WARTIME SPECIALS. LETS
SEND FOR YOUR FREE COP*
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Richards, A. E. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1943, newspaper, June 11, 1943; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127148/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.