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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
5
A whimsical collage of reflections on home mindedness efficiency tests polar exploration and social change. It touches on blindfold tests humorous distractors and questions about fashion and media framing while noting figures like Trotsky and Alexander the Great in a broadsatirical tone.
A sharp line on political campaigns suggests that before an election the opposing managers will claim three or four states each if the meek inherit the earth. The remark frames a humorous view of expected campaign battles and state-by-state contest dynamics.
In the old town a lone unscrupulous man lodged near the livery barn and stole occasional shirts from a clothesline, signaling a light criminal footprint in the community.
A New York poultry dealer’s home was bombed recently, described as a warning to gentlemen who toy with the age of any hen. The sharp note targets risky behavior around poultry dating and age.
A dispatch notes Kansas City claims a leading role in global calliope production. The report highlights the city’s manufacturing capacity and industry prominence, signaling economic pride in the craft.
The passage notes a commentator citing Voltaire after careful checks and mocks a wife’s growing skill at nodding along without losing track of her ongoing serial. It juxtaposes wit, quotation, and domestic dialogue in a literary newspaper tone.
A man described as a wife deserter in Portsmouth New Hampshire was arrested. He bore a tattoo on his arm reading Death Before Dishonor, a stark mark linking him to the crime in a case that recalls older times.
A misc item jokes about the vast Chinese writing system and asks whether portable typewriters exist in China. The note toys with the idea of how such a large character set could be accommodated in mobile devices or machines for everyday use.
A satirical note describes horses as large four legged beasts once used to haul autos from holes in each issue of illustrated comic papers, reflecting humorous antique transportation imagery.
A health column describes mixing 240 parts milk 35 sugar 18 cornstarch 9.5 cocoa and 80 liver puree to yield chocolate liver pudding. The recipe notes proportions and final texture as a novel dessert idea from the column.
A National Geographic piece contrasts 1870 Fukui and Osaka with modern Japan, tracing a deliberate shift from samurai to merchants and industrialists. It credits Okubo Okuma Shibusawa and others for finance, education, and policy, notes the adoption of Western systems, and highlights rapid growth in railways ships and schools.
Taleum Powder praised for fifty years for quality and purity. It offers cooling soothing effects for toilet use and antiseptic deodorizing skin protection. Advertising copy promotes Cuticura products with sample availability and Malden Massachusetts address.
A clerk explains buying a new safe while keeping the old one inside the new, claiming it was to prevent a robbery. The boss questions why a new safe was needed if the existing one served.
A harsh truth is stated: the heaviest punishment for a bully comes from a man who declines to fight, preferring restraint over retaliation, illustrating that power can be checked by calm resolve and moral strength rather than violence.
A patient in an expensive hospital quips about his fever after a nurse reports a 104 degree reading. The doctor asks his morning temperature while the patient adds his remark about costs and comfort. The exchange ends with a wry line about great minds and crowded channels.
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