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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
3
A nationwide quilting urge grows as many sew cushions and covers for Christmas. The feature shows calico patchwork, taffeta appliques, chiffon velvet cushions, and a boudoir bag. Guidance covers wool batting, basting, and stamping versus paper patterns.
The piece lists seven essential traits for future successful salespeople: Courtesy Neatness Punctuality Energy Self-reliance Initiative Honesty It argues to assess oneself against these yardsticks and improve weak areas to ensure sales success.
Julia Bottomley notes the season’s style emphasizes self tied bows at the hip or neckline and uneven hemlines. Satin frocks feature draped effects with long bow streamers and plaited, slit flounces fluttering with each step. A crepe Roma frock is paired with a velvet hat as a chic touch.
A salesman should believe in the value of what he sells and sell honestly. If the product isn’t right for the customer, keep quiet and don’t push the sale. Selling with integrity benefits the buyer, employer, and seller, turning selling into a pleasant, friendly act.
Archaeological notes describe early music origins with a stone age bow string producing sound and later addition of shorter strings forming the harp. Drums emerged from hides stretched over hollow logs, marking primitive percussion.
An 1843 act bars acting plays for hire in England until submitted to the lord chamberlain who may grant or deny licenses. The examiner of stage plays reviews submissions and can refuse license in whole or part. A $150 fine applies for acting an unlicensed play and the theater loses its license.
Fruit culture is on the increase in the Bahama islands and is becoming an important industry. Tomatoes pineapples and oranges are cultivated. Sponge and sisal are the principal commodities on many of the islands. Oxen, sheep, horses and other live stock have been introduced from Europe. They thrive well but not much attention is paid to livestock raising.
A USDA prepared guide presents a fish chowder recipe using one and a half pounds of fish or a quart of clams or oysters, plus potatoes onions carrots salt pork and milk. The dish can be thickened with flour or crackers and may include tomatoes as a variation.
A tested holiday fruit cake recipe is shared for gifting. It notes careful fruit prep, a butter sugar creaming method, folding in eggs, spices, and molasses, and a long slow bake in a tube pan with water in the oven to prevent drying. The U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Home Economics endorses the recipe.
An unusual and substantial lunch or supper dish is corn rabbit. The bureau of home economics offers a recipe combining canned corn green pepper onion and tabasco with melted cheese served over toast or crackers.
Javelle water can remove many stains on uncolored cotton or linen but bleaches colors and rots silk wool and some rayon. Follow with thiosulfate rinse, rinse thoroughly, and avoid long contact to prevent fabric damage.
In the Marshfield district Oregon logger Fred Rogers leaped onto a buck deer and rode it as it swam across a river. The animal finally exhausted, Rogers dismounted and captured his prize.
Reportedly a humorous exchange in the New Bedford Standard jokes about a father described as a mariner who trod the quarter deck and is called cheap. The banter plays on nautical terms and family nicknames.
Made Wineman of the University of Chicago extols California and Pasadena to an Easterner. He declares that Pasadena enjoys 365 days of sunshine a year, insisting it is a conservative estimate.
In a tense domestic exchange, a father warns against Willie smoking and urges keeping him from his sister while a mother objects to the idea, revealing strain over parenting choices.
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