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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
2
A discussion of folk beliefs about saliva as a magical aid in finding bird nests and hidden items. Citing Miss Bergen on sixty five US superstitions, the piece notes a child’s rhyme ritual and ancient notions that saliva carries personal magic, with Pliny referenced and a general claim of enduring folklore faith.
In a greenhouse parroting dialogue between a fern and a cactus, they discuss natural protection and interspecies survival. A talking Mother Nature appears in a vivid costume, declaring her care for all her children and underscoring the natural bond between flora and the world that shelters them.
A linguistics note traces the terms cinch and soft snap, exploring their distinct shades of meaning as slang for ease and quick action. It recalls pioneer pack trains, homesteaders, and itinerant merchants traveling through untrodden trails before railroads and the old stagecoach era.
A 1928 Western Newspaper Colon article outlines novel kitchen ideas. It describes Burgundian pate using chicken livers gizzards and ham, plus a puff paste crust, served hot or cold. It also gives marmalade steps from citrus slices using overnight water rests and sugar, and a lettuce garnished oyster milk dish with a French or mayonnaise dressing.
The passage explains mules leaving loads and the need to tighten the girth to secure a safe hold. It defines clinch as a certainty or a sure thing based on proper cinching.
A critique of gossip spreaders across society, describing tattlers as corrupting morals, causing broken hearts and wrecked homes. The piece laments their joy in harming reputable individuals and spreading insidious rumors from street corners to drawing rooms.
John Blake urges readers to view mind activity as natural work like vegetation. He argues humans should push thoughts into productive effort, comparing idle minds to lazy wheels and urging constant use of intellect to avoid bitterness and crime.
Montague Glass born Manchester England July 23 1877 came to the United States at thirteen in 1590 studied at College of the City of New York and New York University. He pursued journalism before creating Potash and Perlmutter in 1910 and wrote plays and books including His Honor Abe Potash. He is married and living in the south of France.
In a playful dialogue, Abe Potash and Morris Verlmutter riff on Will Durant philosophy and age limits for falling in love. They debate whether a man under thirty can truly love, note lavish spending on flowers and diamonds, and joke that romance becomes a business matter with rising costs and competition for attention.
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