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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
7
Kate Van Duesen rebels against her mother by planning to pawn a family cameo and flee to marry Harold Nevin. After a chase through Rosley and a night apart, Nevin reveals his love and the couple announces plans to marry, while Mrs. Van Duesen’s quiet strategy looms in the background.
The Lyttleton family legend centers on Thomas Lord Lyttleton who dreamed a bird turned woman in white warning his death within three days. He dismissed the omen at breakfast, then died just before midnight that Saturday after thinking to avoid the ghost.
The Greeks of Pergamus are said to have first prepared parchment from goat or sheep skins. They cured, defatted, thinned, dyed, and pumiced to a smooth surface, calling it peramenum from Pergamon. The material became parchemia in archaic French and parchment in English.
A brief dialogue captures a young woman's claim of true love and the suitor’s restraint. She notes he has phoned four times but has not attempted a kiss, prompting a wry reflection on genuine affection versus bold pursuit.
A traveler passes through Waziristan and Lalamusa toward Peshawar, describing mud towns, silk markets, and a violent Khyber wind. He notes ancient sites at Shah-ji-ki-Dheri, the Hastings memorial, Gor Khatri, Hakims in lanes, and the Fort Ali Masjid overlooking the pass, with a dawn arrival at the cantonment.
A reflective meditation on how easily people overlook unkindness when focused on happiness. The piece urges awareness of others’ sorrow and the value of compassion even amid personal joy.
A collection of quick recipes includes onion fried with rice and eggs, ham garnish, a two layer cream cake with peach flavor, coffee junket served in sherbet glasses, and macaroon fancy with sponge cake and strawberry filling.
A short verse urges abundant households to share freely and those with little to spare to donate what they can. The call to generosity emphasizes that even a bit or crumb can become a donation, inspiring charitable giving.
A collection of attractive salad ideas starts with cucumber served as a stable dish or rose shaped slices on lettuce. Recipes include cucumber pineapple and nut mix, cheese and tomato stacks, green pepper filled with creamed cheese, tomato and pineapple blossoms, and radish onion with French dressing for a delicate finish.
Miss Hallie M. Daggett of Siskiyou County California is said to be the first woman in the United States appointed to a forest reserve lookout. She is placed in charge of Eddy's Gulch lookout on a Salmon Alps peak 6000 feet high to watch for fires and report to the forest station.
A Tuesday issue reflects a shorter tally of casualties and injuries, contrasting with Monday papers. The calmer report highlights fewer names and less somber detail, suggesting relief after a pause in coverage.
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