All the Difference in Flattery’s Tone
A brief aphorism notes we often dislike flattery not its sentiment but the manner of delivery. The quote suggests introspection about response to praise and urges self awareness about reception.
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1924
Page
3
A brief aphorism notes we often dislike flattery not its sentiment but the manner of delivery. The quote suggests introspection about response to praise and urges self awareness about reception.
Classified notice advertising an agent program for musical instrument sales in Fort Atkinson Wisconsin and nearby areas. Includes payment offer for spare time and details by letter, with references to tube radio receivers and parts. Also lists locations in St Louis, Quincy and Hobbs with multiple minor notices and placeholders.
New London Conn. story profiles Sgt Joseph Eros in command of Fort Mansfield near Watch Hill R I with a lone private, Harry Dell. The piece details his duties as personnel and material officer and guard, the fort’s antiquated state, its abandoned status, and a rare glimpse of a solitary garrison life.
Prof Gaetano Fichera director at the institute of pathological surgery says a cancer cure is perfected and will be revealed at the League of Nations meeting next month. The claim cites Pretin Ttaty as reporting the discovery.
The World War I service flag from Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s Oyster Bay home, is presented to Roosevelt House memorial museum in New York City. The 3 by 4 foot red and white banner with four blue stars hung from an upper window and stayed until the last Roosevelt returned from overseas. All four sons earned bravery awards. two were wounded and one was killed.
Washington grants an authentic copy of a patent issued January 31, 1791 to Francis Bailey of Philadelphia for a new method of punches and matrices to make printing types. The exclusive right for fourteen years covers the improvement, under the act to promote the progress of useful arts. The grant was issued in Philadelphia, then the national capital.
Clergy training in elocution will be expanded as complaints about poor speaking in sermons have prompted authorities to organize better public speaking instruction for young clergymen.
The Hungarian government lifted the embargo on rare stamps and stamp collections. It decreed that from August 1 all postage fees must be paid in gold.
A period menu offers simple digestion friendly meals for a week. It lists daily breakfasts dinners and suppers with items like grapefruit blackberries fried chicken lamb cutlets baked fish oats eggs toast corn flakes and fresh mushrooms. A side recipe section covers mushrooms on toast and chicken with oysters with step by step preparation details.
A reflective line extols persistence amid missteps and dizziness from looking down. It suggests that misfortune is not fatal and that steady forward focus helps one recover from falls.
Household guidance lists thrifty canning ideas for fruit and vegetables. Recipes include Quince and Cranberry Jam Quince Honey Pepper Relish Turnip Croquettes and Ritz Tomatoes with toasts and cheese in a mid century domestic cooking column.
A humorous saying notes a wife may be called the better half because she often gets the best of the other half. The quip reflects light banter on marriage and division of fortune between spouses.
An old advertisement notes that using soft coal will increase laundry effort this winter and suggests Red Cross Ball Blue from grocers to remove grime.
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