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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1926
Page
2
A fashion writer lauds American made lace as the era’s peak of style. Exhibition by American lace makers showcases chantilly alencon valenciennes and more, with gowns and tea dresses from top couturiers.
A Byron line about words as things and ink as a dew drop that spurs millions to think. The remark links writing to influence and the power of small acts to trigger vast reflection.
A guide stresses planning a balanced diet with protein starches fats and minerals, and ample water. It notes two to three quarts of water daily and advises on kid friendly lunches. It then lists several desserts including Chocolate Pudding Jam Pudding Baked Indian Pudding Snowball Pudding and Date Pudding with topping recipes. It concludes with a reflection on Herring Is Bread and the Dutch coastal fishing culture and potential government compensation implications.
Fran cis Miltoun traces the mantilla from a mark of shame to a court headdress. He recalls sources from Palma Mallorca and notes how later writers borrowed features, while Hawthorne and The House of Seven Gables linger in memory. The author links literature, culture, and documentary evidence in a reflective piece.
A technical college will be built in Wolverhampton to supply trained engineers for the automobile, motorcycle, and bicycle industries. The project costs about 600000 dollars with one third funded by Stafford county and two thirds by Wolverhampton city. The campus features five divisions including general admin biology commercial domestic and technical engineering with workshops and drawing offices. Evening and day courses planned.
The Ethyl, a floating chemical laboratory, left Wilmington to extract bromine from sea water. Bromine serves medicine, photography, motion pictures, and the ethyl fluid for motor fuel. The voyage aims to secure new bromine sources as world supply depletes.
The largest steam boiler in the world is being installed in Pittsburgh by a heating company. It features six miles of four inch tubing, a heating surface of about three quarters of an acre, and a 3000 horsepower rating that can exceed threefold under continuous operation and reach fourfold briefly, evaporating 200 tons of water per hour at full load.
For seven years the Bettis academy in western South Carolina hosts a summer institute for Negro preachers and teachers. Last year about 200 preachers and 180 teachers attended four days of intensive study led by Dr. James H. Dillard, president of the Jeanes and Slater funds.
A colored convict received a Bible from the chaplain and was promptly hauled before the prison court for petty theft. The chaplain asks how the book could warn against stealing when the inmate has not yet finished reading it. The inmate responds with a deferential excuse.
A fragment presents a dialogue where Narcissa asks for a birthday gift from a Black man. He instructs her to close her eyes and reveals nothing, stating that is what she will get. The exchange has a playful, suggestive tone with dialect flavor.
A worker refuses a boss offer to pose with a lion in a cage. The boss argues the animal has no teeth, but the worker insists he will not be gummed to death by the old lion.
Madge and Maude joke about Mr. Phan favoring baseball over affection. Maude recalls his line about her eyes like diamonds and a later remark that her crying feels like a postponed game, revealing playful romantic tension.
A playful exchange turns on choosing location with witty back and forth. One friend notes the seashore as ideal, the other counters by implying absence makes the heart grow fonder. Light literary humor echoes in casual dialogue.
A playful verse fragment urges constant swatting of a fly and a rat while including the instruction to swat a cockroach, weaving a humorous image of relentless pest control across unspecified scenes.
A remark about taking a touring car and requesting another in two weeks reveals a decision by a wife to learn to drive. The exchange, cited from the American Legion Weekly, reflects postwar mobility talk and domestic changes.
A witty jab questions Judge Flubdub’s direction, suggesting his rulings flip due to heavy reversals by higher courts, reflecting court misalignment and topical legal irony.
A cryptic exchange notes a swallow's six thousand mile distance without stopping, followed by a quip that modern travel would require more. The dialogue hints at endurance and extended journeys in a wry, period voice.
A quirky item notes a man shouting that talk is cheap, while someone named Fudgel splurges fifty dollars to utter a formal greeting to a judge. The fragment preserves a humorous tone and local color from a column-style snippet.
The Kick Club chairman reports a member complained about ice cubes not being square. A member challenged the ice quality during the committee meeting, prompting a brief exchange as the chair inquired what was wrong.
A lively note on drum rhythms and rhythm section quirks features playful mishearing of names and sounds. The column highlights percussion and piano interplays with spoken asides about musicians and stage chatter.
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