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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
7
A girl in short skirts and high boots on Randolph Street was startled when a passerby discarded a lighted cigarette. She kicked her left leg, then danced in a hysterical circle until volunteers from the fire department helped her off with the boot and removed the charred stocking.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water bath. After rinsing and drying a light dusting of Cuticura Talcum leaves a fragrance on skin and is priced at 25 cents each.
A humorous exchange about Mr Higgins who is color blind and mistakes holly berries for mistletoe at a New Year party. The dialogue hints at social teasing and festive planning with a light, witty tone.
A discussion notes that French law may treat women's gowns as artistic works eligible for copyright protection, while many gowns are seen as mere embellishments to nature’s broader art.
A quick dessert idea using Plymouth Rock Gelatine. One box yields four pints of jelly flavored to taste, perfect for a simple treat with a small jar of preserved fruit.
Quotation notes that inquisitive persons do not claim what they learn but pass it on to others. It frames inquisitiveness as a social conduit promoting shared knowledge rather than personal gain.
The statement that a life without regret is a life without gain appears as a reflective maxim. It asserts regret as the light of wiser living guiding future choices, suggesting renewal through looking backward with insight.
A historic menu presents Hill Stuffed Apples with mince meat baked and glazed, Raisin Surprise using corn meal mush and orange, Cranberry Conserve with orange and almonds, and Orange Marmalade from a Times-Picayune prize recipe. The dinner list also offers tomato soup, escalloped tuna, spinach, pineapple salad, and other classics like bouillon and salmon timbals.
A Ruskin quote reflects the idea that pleasure comes from open appreciation, warning against pride that blocks delight. It frames enjoyment as universal, urging humble receptivity to beauty and everyday pleasures.
The passage advises maintaining an index for household supplies to locate items easily, and offers practical food tips. It covers using stale bread for griddle cakes or bread pudding with variations, drying bread for grinding, washing greens with salt to remove insects, preventing lumps in white sauces, and tenderizing tough meat with a splash of vinegar.
A Diamond Dyes package advertises simple directions letting any woman dye or tint old clothing and textiles at home. It claims to dye wool silk linen cotton and blends without streaks spots fading or running and guarantees perfect results when using Diamond Dyes.
London readers recall how members of parliament have varied in addressing the speaker and the house. Scrymgeour is said to have used friends as a form of address while Pitt, Macaulay and others faced censure for departures from standard forms such as Mr Speaker sir and Ladies and Gentlemen.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming widespread testimonials and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle by parcel post. The copy boasts high sales and urges покупка at drug stores.
A vegetarian guardian protests boys who toss stones at a bat in a tree. He questions the bat's right to life while the boys reveal they tossed at a baseball bat they were hitting for nuts, highlighting a misinterpreted scene from a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item.
A brief excerpt from the Boston Evening Transcript presents a dialogue about sarcasm and communication in film through a character named Jacks. The piece notes that motion picture dialogue relies on human speech and contrasts it with deaf and mute experiences.
United States Marines aboard the cruiser Pittsburgh report fewer canaries in the Canaries than expected after a visit to Las Palmas. They note the islands are named for dog Latin and liken canaries to snakes in Ireland. Relatives awaiting birds face delays.
In a humorous Kansas City Star vignette, young Bear Cat Johnson from Rumpus Ridge begs his mother to rush to the baby’s aid after he cries whenever his jaws are slapped, highlighting a quirky domestic moment.
A short anecdote recalls overhearing a man mistaking a yard song for the maid then recognizing it as Mary, his brother’s wife, singing.
A visitor asks Robert whose boy he is and the boy replies he is both mamma's and papa's boy. The visitor marvels at this, and Robert explains with a quick analogy that a wagon can have two horses, solving the riddle with plain practicality.
A brief exchange shows one person noting his wife has been nursing a grouch for a week while the other misunderstands and asks if he is ill. The light repartee highlights domestic humor and familiar shorthand.
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