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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1929
Page
2
A dining room table imagines a grand party as flowers, linens, napkins, silver, and china boast their roles. Each piece praises its own appearance and readiness for use, while the table anticipates admiring guests arriving to compliment the arrangement.
The expression bone to pick carries a definite sense in US slang and in England is seen as a sop to silence rivals. Histories trace its use to a Sicilian wedding custom where the bride's father handed the groom a bone with a hard task implied.
A remark recalls a woman once famed for fine ginger tread now with two daughters gaining popularity among Hake eaters.
An essay argues that a nation’s true wealth lies in its citizens and their moral standards, not banks or resources. It cites Lincoln and Washington, urging a nationalism guided by virtue to ensure enduring progress and a guiding spirit like Hamilton’s pillar of fire.
A junior sardine in the stream accumulates a poor grade and lags 5 to 10 feet behind the rest. A prominent student explains Tommy Big in could not keep up, was not alert or intelligent, and thus was discarded.
A playful exchange contrasts kissing prowess with experience playing the mouth-organ, revealing a lighthearted boast and a humorous admission. The dialogue emphasizes unexpected talents and charming self-deprecation.
A quirky note on lucky wedding days finds Wednesday the luckiest due to its link to Woden Odin. The piece compares Greek and Roman matrons to Norse deities, noting Odin as marriage patron with many spouses and offspring, in a McClure Syndicate column.
A compact social critique by Viola Brothers Shore discusses gender and independence with blunt aphorisms about language, self respect, singleness, marriage, and male dominance. The voice urges personal assurance, warns against coercion, and notes evolving norms around being unmated.
A compact verse note laments modern dramas and a mischievous boy who believes himself charming. The piece critiques allure and social lines, urging readers to consider consequences of rumor and vanity in contemporary culture.
A Washington Star quote shows Senator Sorghum admitting reliance on his wife Mariah in public life. He jokes he lacks musical ear and only rises when the band plays The Star Spangled Banner.
A dialogue contrasts chivalrous image with modern impatience as a man praises old-fashioned courtesy while a woman counters that such gallantry only matters if the man keeps trying despite tiring insistence. The exchange highlights social tension over manners.
Barnum jokes about a “low tamer” while Bailey comments on the other’s vanity and inflated press attention. The gag centers on public notices and the act’s reaction to media coverage.
A pair of clipped exchanges reveals a strained domestic moment as a wife fails to grasp the husband’s calabash remark and Succotash, while he notes she has not named the other person. The snippet suggests tension over communication and identity.
A quirky shopper critique laments a failing deal as a bug trailer and Great Scott style remark highlight the struggle to assemble a pair of trousers with eight legs for the stated regular price.
A poetic reflection on snowflakes kept pristine by winter conditions, comparing their delicate shapes to flowers preserved in cold weather as frosty days continue.
Blinks complains about listeners switching on the radio when he joins. Jinks asks why Blinks thinks people prefer the racket of radio to hearing him speak.
A fragment mentions Hewitt and Jewett involving a wife who charges for sewing holes in clothes and accuses her of profiting from rent ideas. The text is partial and lacks context or dates.
A lighthearted domestic exchange features Mrs. Skimpy-John requesting a dress pickup at the cleaner’s and a husband joking that she should tie it to his finger to ensure remembrance. The dialogue captures a playful marital moment.
Mrs. Dipp vows to get even for a prior slight as she and Mr. Dipp invite the Browns to dinner tonight. The couple exchanges playful barbs about past grievances and dining plans.
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