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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
6
The Cabbage Butterfly Cecropia chats with a fellow butterfly about waking early and a day spent near the seaside. The traveler recounts a trip to the city, marveling at tall buildings, crowds, and the difference between city and country life, while preferring the countryside for home.
Leonard A Barrett argues in 1928 that peace is a moral issue not a science, philosophy, or economics. He asserts that only Christian moral values can authorize peace and that public sentiment must demand universal acceptance and sacrifice for a warless world.
A fragment from a McClure Newspaper syndicate piece presents a rhymed couplet about courting the daughter by pleasing the mother. The odd verse invites readers to “strut your stuff” and “sing your sweet son-in-law.”
This piece argues gamblers cling to superstition beyond other groups, especially in games of luck. It notes a belief that playing cards with the grain of the table wood brings luck while opposing grain invites bad luck, blending sympathetic magic with a nod to tree worship.
The USDA advises letting children eat lunch outdoors in good weather using regular foods and milk. A yard table can substitute for an eating porch and liquid foods like milk and soup ease meals. Growing children need at least a pint of milk daily and may take up to a quart.
An American professor rejects a 2 million dollar offer from a food firm to patent a new vitamin. He declines to grant monopoly, preferring broad access for public health. The piece honors scientists who forego wealth to serve humanity. Copyright.
The USDA describes a dressy style romper for children ages one and a half to three. It emphasizes measurements five inches above the knee, four buttons on the belt, separate lower and upper parts, bloomers with loose leg bands, and fabrics like white cotton with colored trims.
A bureau of home economics recipe promotes scalloped potatoes with liver and salt pork as a convenient one dish meal. Layer thin potatoes liver and crisped pork, season, cover with onion milk mixture, bake one hour until tender and brown the top.
Caulfield Wilson of Ballymore Ireland leaves 1750 dollars to the Harryville Presbyterian Church. He directs a brass plate be placed on a pew stating it is endowed by Wilson and free for strangers and visitors during public worship.
The Bureau of Home Economics recommends steamed pudding made from dried apricots. Soak apricots overnight, drain, chop, and mix with creamed butter and sugar, eggs, flour with salt and baking powder. Stir in apricots, adjust with soaking liquid, steam two hours, and serve hot with squid or hard sauce.
Cereals play a very important part in the food of children according to the United States Department of Agriculture. They can be served in bread breakfast food with meat or as dessert and provide much of the fuel active children need. Milk protein foods vegetables fruits and butter may supply the rest but cereals supplement and round out the diet.
Sam and Jed converse about Jed’s work running a tractor plow for Dave Hopkins. Jed earns twenty eight dollars a month and describes the pay as very poor while he notes the backbreaking nature of the plowing.
Two monks debate work and commerce in a brief humor sketch. One monk plans to open a shop while the other frets his business will attract more busy work and distraction. The exchange highlights irony and quiet philosophical humor.
A reflective verse fragment portrays Folly's laughter fading as sorrow approaches. Reckless folly seeks a smile but yields only a tear, leaving a somber note on emotional balance and consequence.
In a domestic dispute a woman threatened to give up her husband Jack over a pet dog. After he left, the dog was killed by an automobile, marking a grim turn in the quarrel.
A wife jealous of her husband takes him dress shopping. While admiring a passing mannequin he is accused of staring at it, she says you never looked at me like that, and he retorts you never looked like that.
A spoken exchange centers on a boy named Tommy asking for directions to the Theater Royal. The other speaker replies with a guess of his name and redirects to the path toward the venue. The brief scene captures playful street theater style and character interaction.
A Washington Star dialogue features a constituent praising speeches and asking if the reader thinks the speeches are good. Senator Sorghum responds with a thoughtful indication of changing a secretary amid the exchange.
A neighbor offers assistance after a man asks for a screwdriver missing tools from his car. The brief moment shows neighborly courtesy as they exchange a small request for help. No further details about location or identities are provided.
A brief poem fragment portrays a lamb on Wall Street menaced by clever twists as profits hopes are thwarted. Leon appears to counter the lamb's advance, turning the financial tale into a teasing street scene with stock market imagery.
The landlord announces an inspection to see if the tenant will pay rent. The tenant, noted as always hard up, agrees to look around for a while.
A scene unfolds as a pitcher is knocked out in a bout. The woman complains asking what has happened, mistaking the prize fight for a ball game. The exchange highlights the confusion and sudden violence of the moment.
A quip from Stray Stories about a lawyer claiming an acquittal will ease his wife’s sorrow during a trial. The banter frames courtroom theatrics with a wry punchline.
In a playful exchange, Mike asks Pat if he spoke before a crowd and Pat replies fairly large, he spoke but claimed not guilty, ending with a humorous punchline about the deflection.
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