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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
2
In a barnyard scene, Mrs Duck and Sir David Duck praise the ducklings for learning to sleep on water. The brood, led by Mother Duck, demonstrate their sleeping lesson while a critic, Sammy Sage, questions their intelligence and priorities.
A playful fragment riffs on rights and life with sharp lines about kickin, Cleopatra, and human nature. It contrasts vanity and vice with humor, mentioning vacuum cleaners, snobs, love, and chicken pox in a wry, marginally literary voice.
A quirky verse notes seven consecutive nights of stargazing then hints that the first person you greet after will accompany you to the parson, a playful line attributed to the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union essay argues that success depends on a cheerful spirit and full effort. Grouchy attitudes affect others, while steady, wholehearted work yields progress and rewards. The piece urges giving one’s best and absorbing the entire self into tasks.
A veteran editor explains that true journalism talent requires deep desire and perseverance. A hopeful candidate is warned of long hours and low pay, and the editor invites him to return in a week, but the man never does. Determination is hailed as the decisive edge over mere qualification.
The speaker is told the program is crowded and will have only about ten minutes for his talk. He answers with a dry remark that his subject is Time Space and Life.
Detroit News cites Martin Johnson who labels the buffalo as a dangerous trail creature, the zebra as a rowdy, the leopard as a forest gunman, the giraffe as forgotten, the elephants as upstanding jungle citizens, and the rhinoceros as quarrelsome and unfriendly even to its own kind.
A mother from Monett Missouri credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with her healthy expectancy and successful birth. She used Pleasant Pellets to maintain regular bowels and reports no kidney or other troubles. She urges others to obtain the remedy from local dealers in tablet or Squid form.
Dr John K Small led a state tour resulting in the New York Botanical Garden adding Yorreya or Savern saplings to its collection. These 100 000 year old Florida panhandle natives grow along the Appalachicola river bank and resemble yew trees while tolerating similar climates.
Lucien Hubbard of M G M productions describes Yosemite on location in the park. He points to El Capitan and declares it was left by a giant glacier, then jokes the glacier has gone back for another rock. The leading lady questions the glacier while Hubbard ruffles with humor.
Philanthropist FE S Harkness who gave 250000 to New York Memorial hospital for radium buys argued against speculation at the University club. He recalled a country preacher who sold oil stock for a song, only to see it become valuable and profit the buyer.
The article notes that 42 percent of American homes lack electricity, while Switzerland leads in per capita electricity use due to abundant water power.
Popular Science Monthly notes a massive shovel being built with a 120 foot boom and an eighty two foot dipper stick. It can scoop fifteen cubic yards of earth in a single stroke and could shift dirt atop a ten story building. It is designed for open pit coal mining at Danville Illinois.
Roman relics discovered at Founders Court Lothbury London during building work include a leather shoe sole bearing a corn mark at the little toe and fragments of Roman glass famed for their color and pattern.
A brief note suggests that maps over age fifty should drop the trend of labeling routes as experiences. It argues for practical, functional mapping focused on distance, direction and landmarks rather than branded experiences.
A business model emerges by selling expertise and guidance to clients who seek trusted advice. The approach emphasizes credibility, repeat engagements, and scalable services, turning consulting into a popular income stream.
Vintage advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative remedy for constipation and related ailments. It praises natural herbal components, warns against drastic purges, and offers a free sample bottle by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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