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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
3
A meditation on facing downfall and sudden misfortune with resolve. It contrasts bravely steering through turmoil with the panic of failure, urging steadfastness, grit, and porting toward safety amid turbulent seas of life.
A poem by Will M. Maupin speaks of a small box with a tear stained lid. It holds baby shoes caps and trinkets that symbolize love and memories from happier days. The speaker cherishes these relics as a solace against time and loss. The verse notes death hovers over homes yet the box shelters enduring affection.
Four eggs, sugar, flour, and half a cup of butter or fat are mixed for a cake recipe excerpt. The note references the Chinese proverb on will versus wish and suggests practical preparation rather than mere dreaming.
A tale of a so-called lightning calculator shows speed without accuracy leads to wrong results. The piece warns that in industry and every field, correct answers matter most, and swift work should not come at the cost of accuracy. It urges steady pace, careful calculation, and verified outcomes.
Laughing lifts mood and aids digestion, improving overall well being. The article cites Thackeray and Wheeler Syndicate to urge regular hearty laughter as medicine for stress and fatigue, noting smiling people attract friends and reduce imagined worries.
The piece argues Western Canada offers strong schooling despite newness. It notes rural to central schools, students travel by motor cars in fifty mile districts, and education expands from primary to university with practical and technical tracks for agriculturists and others.
An ad featuring Wrigley’s freshness and a technical institute course hints at longtime branding. A Cuticura promotion touts soap ointment and talcum for complexion, scalp, and hands. A cautionary line warns against suicide by drinking excessive ice water.
A persuasive ad style message urges mothers to counsel daughters on dangers of poor hygiene and overwork during adolescence. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials from Chicago Milwaukee and Tampa mothers and notes a free private text book on ailments peculiar to women.
In early years of missionary conference in Peking the World’s Student Christian federation saw delegates from Japan India Korea Russia Siberia Philippines as natives. Ninety percent of delegates from these regions were locals, with few foreigners among them.
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