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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
3
Chicago Tribune cites Moses and Aaron organizing a tribal census in Numbers to select males twenty years and older able to go to war. The method relied on counting by families and heads of households with a representative from each tribe assisting registration.
Dr Beverley Robinson cautions against overloading young children with pasteurized milk proprietary foods or cereals. He warns rickets can develop in healthy two or three year olds under a faulty diet and notes it affects bone development from insufficient animal fat protein and lime salts.
Years ago an English curate shocked his parish by marrying a widow older than himself. Engaged to a frivolous young girl, he sought release but was refused. In despair he asked for an escape, and the girl's mother offered a solution by marrying him instead. He chose the mother, while the young girl wed a wealthy stockbroker.
The passage warns that sharp humorous retorts offend charity and justice. It notes a wit’s unkindness stems from discontent and spite, straining friendships. It suggests preferring cautious agreement to constant disagreement and hostile exchanges.
The southwest hosts ranches dedicated to fattening rattlesnakes and other reptiles for sale to museums, circus sideshows, zoological enthusiasts, and chemists seeking snake poisons according to the Exchange.
A Louisville Courier Journal reader quotes a student critiquing schoolwork. The pupil notes English composition urges originality while arithmetic aims for identical results, highlighting perceived inconsistency in teaching approaches.
In the Detroit Free Press humor brief a doctor quips that the bill is not as large as it could be and the man replies that he wasn’t as sick as he could have been, turning a medical visit into light banter.
A line from a St. Louis Post-Dispatch item shows sharp social commentary with rhetoric about making someone eat humble pie. The exchange implies a dispute over pride and accountability reflected in a brief, clipped quotation.
A Chicago Herald item notes the line Giving Her Credit as Giddings credits his wife for his success and asks What is he Bankrupt. The brief quotes suggest concern over the speaker's fortunes and relations.
A shortened reflection attributes virtue to self-publishing praise, noting the paradox of serving virtue yet courting gilory and fame through public display.
A Mother's Magazine essay argues that marriage requires joint rule and shared virtue. It urges using mind spirit and grace to fulfill marital privileges and responsibilities, noting marriage is a heart matter beyond intellect and should be a divine gift guiding through life and eternity.
The article explains training in aerial bombing at numerous schools where pilots and observers learn to drop various bombs on stationary and moving targets. It details instruments for aiming, wind considerations, and examples of targets such as trains bridges depots and bases.
The passage explains a model of planetary motion where the Earth tracks a spiral around the Sun as it moves through space. It describes winding wire around a broomstick to visualize the Earth’s orbit and the Sun’s drift toward Vega, illustrating a century of orbital travel as simultaneous spirals.
A Philadelphia Ledger reprint notes a German critic praising Robert E. Lee as the ablest American commander. It argues Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania caused minimal local damage and cites his claim that burning Chambersburg was a strategic blunder he did not commit. It contrasts Benedict Arnold’s treason with Arnold’s role in hardening colonial resolve.
Mr. Younghusband arrived late for dinner and explained a speeding incident on the way home. He must appear tomorrow morning to receive a fine or fifteen days. His wife clapped her hands and urged him to take the fifteen days, noting the cook had just left.
Notice to creditors and all persons having claims against the estate of Geo EB Grimes deceased. Executrix requests display of claims with vouchers within four months of first publication. Claims to be filed at the law offices of Walter F Dunn in Monrovia Los Angeles County California or with the executrix as named.
Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of California Los Angeles County dated December 14 1917 announces ANNA P GRIMES Executrix of the will of Geo EB Grimes deceased with Walter F Dunn attorney for the executrix.
Home Ground Cornmeal advises cleaning an old coffee grinder or buying a new one to grind cornmeal for griddlecakes muffins and bread. Suggests mixing with wheat flour if preferred and notes cornmeal stores poorly so buy by the bushel and grind as needed.
A Detroit Free Press passage quotes a person recalling attempting to practice food economy but failing because her husband would not eat cold fried eggs from the previous day. The exchange highlights domestic dining challenges.
A Baltimore America line poem-like gloss imagines ships crossing a sea line to hang the ocean’s wash. The excerpt frames maritime labor as a waking moral voyage and uses nautical imagery to evoke the sea’s voice.
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