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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
6
South Dartmouth financier Col. E. H. R. Green told a luncheon that the airplane is swift but modern love is swifter. He mocked sensational stories of modern romance noting three example lines and a joking face lift quip.
Bolivar Brothers of Greater New York candled a four yolk egg from a Narrowsburg farm. They have seen eggs with three yolks twice, about once in ten years, confirming rare multi yolk occurrences in poultry per Capper's Weekly.
A vintage health notice argues Americans overeat rich foods injuring kidneys and advocates drinking soft water with four ounces of Jad Salts daily. It describes Jad Salts as a grape acid lemon juice lithia blend that flushes clogged kidneys and relieves bladder issues for a small cost.
A marriage license issued September 21 1918 to Joseph Gardner and Agnes Quinn was filed nine years later in the Minneapolis District court clerk office. They married October 8 but gave no explanation for the delay.
In a playful dialogue King Snow admires the season’s snowmen and snow banks across cities and parks. Old Man Winter agrees the winter was splendid as they discuss Spring’s approaching arrival and the parade of seasonal flowers ready to follow.
Poem excerpt contrasts old and modern women with moral framing. A wry talk on jealousy ambition covetousness ends with a note on Providence balancing accounts.
A cabinet of urban wit contrasts street life with moral shaming. A mother devotes twenty years correcting her children’s mistakes while they spend the rest correcting hers, in a cynical look at intergenerational discipline.
A playful exchange reveals an author who admits to raising pigs, prompting a light moment about creative work and farming. The brief chat highlights an unexpected career twist and familiar humor between two speakers.
The piece surveys a long held belief that how shoes wear signals the future, detailing variations of the rhyme Wear at the side wear at the toe wear at the heel and Wear at the ball. It traces the symbolism of shoes in ancient customs from Lycosura to Alectrona and notes Frazer’s observation on sympathetic magic linking footwear to personal fate and finances.
A concise critique notes that a sharp tongue reveals envy, masking malice as truth and aiming at vindictiveness, as cited in American Magazine.
The expression Argus-eyed means extremely vigilant and suspicious. It derives from the myth of Argus a hundred-eyed guardian of Juno who never slept, and who was killed by Mercury after his eyes were finally lulled by music and a tale of the pipe.
The article notes that dominant colors in surroundings influence human psychology and health. N. E. Stephens, secretary of the North American Society of Arts, says color choice guides building materials and supports preventive medicine, with color once seen mainly as curative now recognized for preventing mental and physical disorders.
The young lady across the Way approves the movement for a 13 month year proposing the extra month be added in summer.
Amos Skinner proclaims a new invention a “collecting box” with separate coin slots. Silver money drops on velvet while copper coins land on a bell, claimed to profit churches nationwide. The idea, described in the Minneapolis Tribune, promises millions though details are scant.
Some boys go to Harvard to study a book while others attend Baker to learn cooking. The line contrasts academic and culinary paths taken by youths.
In a light exchange Boggs asks why Diggs rises early. Diggs explains he must reach downtown early to find parking before catching the streetcar home for breakfast, leaving time to spare in the morning routine.
A new chauffeur retorts that the boss advertised for a driver who truly understood his business. The exchange highlights tensions over alleged kickbacks from a repairman and a tire dealer.
A playful exchange about suitability for golf highlights a lighthearted moment. One speaker compliments the other’s speaking style while probing the reason, noting the appeal of the cadence and charm in the reply.
A poem plays with rhyme and humor as the speaker confides that the lines simply echo synonyms for blah. The verse indulges in whimsy with ironic laughter and a quick, light mood.
A quoted exchange reveals a晚 disturbance on a front porch as a quarrel with a husband becomes the topic of neighbor chatter. The casual remark about entertaining neighbors underscores a domestic scene.
A playful exchange features a wife wistfully wishing for a larger house to invite friends and a husband responding with the humor of inviting some and not inviting others. The light hearted banter centers on social gatherings and domestic life.
A humorous dialogue shows Chef puzzled by ordering eggs straight up and a New Cook unsure which is the tops. The exchange plays on the challenge of identifying egg tops in a playful kitchen scene.
In a terse exchange at the employment bureau, an employer seeks a free mason while the manager probes the specific type and duties desired. The dialogue highlights worker classification and skill expectations for masonry roles.
A compact comic dialogue features Harassed Hub lamenting changing fashion and Snappy Spouse quipping about the penitentiary as a sharp retort. The exchange showcases period humor and social mores with quick zingers.
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