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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
2
Mrs J S Alvarado of Los Angeles was bound and gagged by two strangers who visited her home and set it on fire. The woman was left to perish until her husband arrived unexpectedly, stamping out the kerosene-soaked flames on the floor and saving her.
The passage records superstitions tied to birds. A pigeon on a table signals sickness, driving birds from home is unlucky, a dove entering during illness foretells death for the person at the feet of the bird, three days of pigeons in a garden portend a young death, blinded doves flying high predict exhaustion, and seasonal dove calls imply losses or gains while a dove seen atop a Barbados home portends death to residents.
A religious exchange unfolds with extensive biblical quotations as a minister confronts a parishioner. The columnist notes ongoing family connections and suggests attending many weddings and funerals as one ages.
A quirky rune of social musings cites the cleft between ideal and reality, noting beer and crime reports in Chicago, senators in odd settings, European attitudes to allied debts, and a caution on paint removal with harsh chemical methods. The brief ends with a playful signature, Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
A collection of satirical quips on society leaders and married couples. The lines note jewel loss would dull a leader’s brilliancy, courtesy to a wife, the happiness of women with friends who cannot dress as well, and wives mistaking husbands for a mandolin as they pick at them.
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