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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
7
An eight year old recalls a night at a cliffside lighthouse when his father braved a storm to save shipwrecked sailors. His mother and he kept the lamp and bell guiding the rescue as waves crashed around the tower. A rope rescue succeeds after multiple attempts amid spray and peril.
Seasonal candy making is at its height with stuffed dates figs and prunes. Fill large dates with chopped ginger and nuts then roll in sugar and wrap for storage. A sugar syrup is used for candied fruit squares. The fruit cake and pudding methods follow with long boiling times and rich ingredients.
Yesterday we bought a new book but cannot start reading it until tomorrow. The leaves aren t cut. A can opener isn t needed to enter a magazine or a “movie” theater with a skeleton key. For 2.50 it should be readable without a knife or nail file. Still, it is another change we must adapt to. Like pins in shirts.
A historical analysis traces the bucket shop scam from betting rooms to pretended margin brokerage. It describes how bucketers exploited client margins, profited on losses, and grew by mimicking honest brokers, undermining trust on Wall Street.
A Saco Maine mother warned her young son never to enter homes displaying placards warning of contagious disease. On a recent errand he refused entry, saying the people inside “have hem stitching” and he cannot go in.
A brief quirky verse notes old time superstition about nose itching predicting kisses, strangers, love or danger attributed to McClure Newspaper Syndicate. It presents a playful, period voice as a syndicated charm. The item reads like a small amusement item in a late 19th or early 20th century paper.
The fragment suggests a reflective line about enduring hardship across generations. It mentions the devil and a reference to Lowell, implying a contrast between past and present struggles and persistent effort despite adversity.
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