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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
5
A playful exchange as Mary hides her gift purchases for her grandmother and mother from her father while teasing him with a guessing game about the gifts she bought for him, warning not to mention enough buttons.
A National Geographic piece recounts a scientific expedition to Rapa in the Austral group. It describes four ridge forts and a rainwater cistern, the island’s isolation, historic whaling ties, and a sequence of hospitality tests as visitors are fed across multiple homes from fish to lobster and pork. Residents supplement taro, poipoi, and bananas, with women handling fields and men valued for seafaring skills.
L. W. Kephart and R. L. Piemeisel of the bureau of plant industry in October climbed Kilimanjaro in the time of expert mountaineers. They faced danger atop the loose sand and gravel near the final stretch as ice capped Kibo loomed above Mawenzi.
In a winter resort town a mayor explains his policy to encourage evangelists. He notes many residents attend multiple evangelists and favor those who denounce sin most vigorously. He says evangelists aid summer work and promote the town in winter, as cited in E. W. Howe's Monthly.
A young Indianapolis couple at a public dance found themselves ignored by other guests. The wife urged her husband George to move across the room so she would not be a wallflower and more men would ask her to dance.
Farm and Fireside notes frogs broth as a new French culinary import praised by tasters as very superior. The quirky dish draws attention for its bold flavors and novelty in foreign cuisine.
Residents recall a quiet ceremony with no one stepping forward to give away the bride, leaving guests amused and puzzled as whispers spread about the unusual moment.
An old newspaper ad extols soft water and Jad Salts to flush sluggish kidneys. It claims excess food makes acids clogging kidney pores, causing rheumatism headaches liver trouble and other ills. Suggested daily dose before breakfast aims to cleanse kidneys and purify blood.
In a terse exchange a caller asks about Simon, noting his death by lead poisoning. The reply clarifies Simon died from lead poisoning, but reveals he was not a painter as presumed. instead he worked in the chicken business. The odd misbelief adds a colorful local anecdote to the incident.
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