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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
7
A long reader-friendly column offers picnic planning tips for groups, assigning committees for main dishes and extras, and suggests crowd friendly menus. It includes recipe ideas such as Grandmother's Ginger Cookies, Barbecue Sandwiches, Chocolate Fudge Cake, Meat Loaf, and Tomato French Dressing, with serving and baking instructions.
The article profiles Paul Derringer and Freddy Fitzsimmons as enduring pitchers on the cusp of strong seasons. Derringer, a Kentucky-born star with a late-career surge, stands tall at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds, while Fitzsimmons, a Brooklyn veteran, 39, has posted 10 wins this season and leads pitching efficiency. It notes their long careers, trades, and the belief they can still deliver dominant performances in World Series era play.
In this reflective piece Kathleen Norris argues that war arises from long standing wealth gaps and power struggles. She traces history from ancient gradual cycles of conquest to modern invasions, noting how stronger nations exploit weaker ones and justify aggression. The piece ends by questioning the inevitability of war and hinting that some nations sense its moral flaws.
Kathleen Norris argues war is natural in Europe and that nations seek booty rather than peace. She says modern media educate against conquest, yet great powers arm when frightened, while America stands out for avoiding spoils and buying territory as a path to influence.
Ruth Wyeth Spears presents a home solution for storing table linens in a pantry closet. A small kitchen sketch shows space saved by a high plywood door storage, shelves behind a curtain on a shade roller, and a scalloped frame. A DIY laundry bag for soiled items is also described and promised next week.
Answers cover boxing rounds in Sullivan era until a knockdown, Lincoln's four year run to Civil War, Soldier Field as largest American stadium at 125000 seats, Michigan and Minnesota as Little Brown Jug rivals, and several general knowledge items about flags, kangaroos, and Japanese language.
An anonymous line questions the value of a trained head without a trained heart, framing intellect as insufficient for virtue and warning that such imbalance can pose a danger regardless of credentials. The remark, though fragmentary, underscores ethical tension between knowledge and character.
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