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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
6
A poetic piece portrays smoke from a locomotive as part of a traveling train family. The narrator animals the clouds of smoke as sentient travelers, explaining how engines, cars, and even smoke belong to the same family and sing their curling song before fading into the air.
An exploration of queer impulses as natural thoughts that become pathological when uncontrolled. The piece explains obsession-like behavior, extreme cases leading to asylum, and contrasts normal restraint with the so called fiend who cannot control urges. It emphasizes understanding without moral panic.
The article traces charms from ancient civilizations to modern times, noting their protectionist belief and shift from heathen signs to religious emblems. It highlights the New England revival before the Revolution and how owners still fear misfortune if a charm, like a gold pig or hand, is lost.
The Path finder Magazine notes that by 1804 all northern states had abolished or begun gradual abolition of slavery, starting with Vermont in 1777 and ending with New Jersey in 1804. By the Civil War, slavery was gone north of Delaware Maryland and Virginia. Slavery existed at some point in all original 13 colonies.
The note reflects on patience during trials and faith in helpful outcomes. It emphasizes a quiet spirit guiding toward help and a belief that every patient soul adds a stone to the vast temple of life. The tone is reflective and exhortatory.
Leonard A Barrett notes over one and a half million people migrated from farms to cities in ten years driven by taxes expenses and low profits. A smaller but growing return to rural life shows motives including high city costs unsteady work monotony and desire to raise children in the country with census data on farmer versus non-farmer wealth.
A cryptic note praises a so called epoch making machine by a capitalist, inviting demonstration. The writer calls the inventor an epoch maker and hints at a grand display to prove the claim.
Julia Bottomley outlines 1929 bridal fashion trends with flesh tint gowns, lace and satin options, short sleeves, and versatile wraps. She notes flesh pinks, georgette ensembles, knitted sleeves, and the return of velvet coats as summer mode. The piece blends traditional white with self expression and period gowns for church or home weddings.
Paul Poiret recounts a New York interview anecdote about a Paris shop. A young mannequin modeled dinner gowns for a middle aged couple, her eyes described as gorgeous and her poses provoking the wife to mutter that her husband never looked at her that way.
Dialogue fragment shows Sam accusingly noting a dream about Louise's mother while Louise retorts with anger at being mocked in sleep. The terse exchange hints at tension and unresolved conflict between the speakers.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia is praised as a universal sweetener that neutralizes stomach acidity for children and adults. The ad emphasizes its pleasant taste, safety, and endorsement by physicians, noting the brand name and trademark dating to 1875.
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