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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1927
Page
2
Bruce and Buster narrate a city misadventure and a schoolyard praise for dogs. Buster describes getting lost near a crowded city school and finding his way back with many children searching for him. Bruce recalls a photographer asking him to look pleasant, which made his tail wag and amused them both.
A historical note on the daisy petal ritual of he loves me he loves me not. It traces the flower's name day's eye to sun symbolism and Freyja linking love divination to ancient myth, ending with modern belief in the enchanted flower’s secret.
James Monroe, retired from the presidency, steps into the role of local magistrate. He will oversee judicial matters in the community with prior public service experience.
The term comes from hunting parlance where cover or covert provides protection for game. It describes a moment when a pursuer or hunted individual leaves shelter to dash to another vantage point, entering the common figurative use as breaking from cover.
The larvae of tiger moths are general feeders preferring herbaceous plants. Some species damage tree foliage and after full feeding spin cocoons of silk and shed hairs during pupation before wintering.
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union meditation argues that possession comes from giving. It contrasts a paradoxical lesson from a university president with the tale of Silas Marner to illustrate that happiness, friendship, and value arise only through giving.
A short note notes a young lady across the way hearing much about the Gideon Bible but finds the King James version satisfactory. McClure News Syndicate.
A boss carpenter at the state prison in Charleston asks a trusty to finish a job. At noon he goes to lunch and jokes about finishing later. The inmate replies dryly he will be back in 20 years.
Dialog fragments show a child Robbie asking how to be seen while adults sit in the dark, and a reply stressing that little boys should be seen and not heard as Mr Jones calls in the evening.
The clock read five as the crowd filed out, marking the end of the event. For the last man up, the moment arrived just as the horn sounded, closing the stage with a decisive finale.
A London Tit-Bits joke has a grocer selling a peck of peas and a customer buying half first then the remaining half. The exchange highlights quick arithmetic in a village shop.
A lawyer argues for clemency, claiming on April 7 his client had a chance to steal an iron bar from the prison shop and strike the warden but refrained, suggesting grounds for pardon.
Senator Sorghum voices caution about rapid aviation growth fearing it creates sudden heroes. The Washington Star notes that even a minor flourish of rhetoric can overshadow substantial objections to expanding air travel.
A dealer asks about a leopard-skin rug’s appeal and a customer quips that it is good only in spots, capturing a light exchange about taste and practicality.
A fragmentary ditty echoes themes of loneliness and notice of an overdue payment. The lines juxtapose a man seeking companionship with a car note due, hinting at financial strain and social isolation in a terse, enigmatic verse.
In a humorous exchange a hotel manager urges a groggy saxophonist awake while the orchestra leader notes the musician snores louder than he plays, joking that sleep brings better music than wakefulness. The scene highlights backstage dynamics and a lighthearted backstage moment.
A quip from Everybody's Weekly notes a fiancée proposal as a humorous remark on romantic folly. The line frames engagement as a blend of affection and impractical sentimentality, reflecting light social commentary.
A comic exchange has a patient insisting he is already on vacation while a doctor insists he needs a vacation from his own vacation to recover medical care. The pun implies a forced break and light workplace humor.
A light domestic exchange has a wife joking she is tired and expects her husband to be too. The husband replies he is not very tired, prompting the playful remark about expectations.
A nationwide survey by Electrical Merchandising shows American homes use more electricity each year. In 1925 the average home used 865 kilowatt hours daily about twenty lamps for an hour. By 1926 consumption rose to 400 kilowatt hours per family while the average annual bill fell from 27.89 to 20.24 dollars amid slight rate drops.
Rats in London shift from English black to Norwegian, then ship rats, with some albino specimens appearing near Piccadilly. The albinos are described as fierce, pink eyed and white through, likely bred from escaped tame pets.
Three hundred fifty newly hatched chickens left Sussex England and rode by airplane to Gernsheim in Hesse Germany. They were packed in a crate at Croydon Airport and flown to Cologne, then routed by truck and train to their destination. Not a chick was lost and all continued to chirp during the journey. The flock was moved to improve German strains.
The toll from eight years of fighting in the American Revolution reached 20,000 American dead and wounded, illustrating the high human cost of independence.
A brisk worker is described as thinking first and talking little, valuing actions over idle chatter. The proverb emphasizes restraint and diligence as signs of practicality and reliability.
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