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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1928
Page
6
In a zoo tale, Mother Kangaroo, a taxi riding Cat, and Old Hippo boast of their powers. They fall silent when they learn the Elephant’s mate is ill, realizing others’ suffering outweighs their pride. The story ends with shared concern for the grieving elephant.
The article explains the origin of pallbearers. Pall from pallium means cover or mantle. In olden funerals the heavy coffin covering led to the term pallbearers for men who carried coffins.
Sagacious Sarah notes the phrase about Einstein troubling gravity while pondering who actually altered the gravity of law. The remark invites debate over science, ethics, and legal principles in a playful intellectual exchange.
A ruralist's wife questions where her husband obtained handkerchiefs on his city trip. He explains every eatery he visited in the big city provided him with one.
A discussion on whether recent American writing will endure, noting European critics and Schubert’s unfinished symphony as an example. It urges that true creation requires sacrifice and purpose, not gold, and argues that time tests merit beyond monetary reward.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the guide describes early baby rompers. It notes safety and ease of movement for creeper and toddler stages, features a large rear flap, and a front button, with short kimono sleeves and embroidered edging. It recommends washable fabrics like pongee for dress-up versions and cottons for daily wear.
The text provides a method to make a marble cake by splitting batter and folding in melted chocolate into one half, then layering chocolate and yellow batters in a tube pan and baking at 350 degrees for about one hour. It lists ingredients such as sugar butter eggs milk flour salt vanilla and chocolate.
A brief note emphasizes including good manners as essential travel gear. It frames polite conduct as a vital accessory for any journey, encouraging travelers to prepare courtesy alongside clothing and supplies.
The article describes as a key home demonstration activity basketry taught to farm women in Missouri and across states from Colorado to Florida. It notes materials like raffia pine needles honeysuckle vines and buckbush and shows how baskets can be sold or used as gift items such as pine needle baskets with jelly jars or preserved figs repurposed as vases.
A Cincinnati Enquirer teaser contrasts an old-fashioned girl who liked mustaches for a thrill with her daughter who rejects a mustached suitor to avoid brushing smear on her complexion. The piece closes with a wry question about changing vows and affections before and after marriage.
A local sheriff draws criticism after associations with controversial figures surface. Community leaders urge clarity as details about these ties come to light, with calls for transparency and accountability ongoing.
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