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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1925
Page
4
In the gray evening haze the piece argues that true comfort and happiness come from staying in the right life channel. It reflects on aging, fame, wealth, and purpose, urging disciplined living over chasing fleeting gains. The piece cites McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
A 1926 Western Newspaper Union recipe note highlights summer meals with jellied dishes using chicken aspic and a chestnut salad. Instructions cover simmering chicken, clarifying the stock, gelatin mold, adds like asparagus and olives, plus a citrus dressing and orange segments.
A motivational piece emphasizes relentless effort and continual improvement. It urges workers to ask Is that my best? and to exhaust effort, tighten every bolt, and push beyond past achievements. The author stresses constant striving to become better and the danger of settling for good enough.
The article outlines a claimed descent from John Milton the poet through Judge Christopher Milton and a series of descendants in the United States. It traces generations from John Milton born 1734 in England who settled in North Carolina to Homer Virgil Milton, General Milton, then John Milton governor of Florida, continuing to William Henry Milton and William Hall the surveyor general.
The passage discusses traditional wedding rites where grain or rice is thrown at the bride and groom to ensure prosperity, fertility, and abundance. It notes variations by country, including throwing foods like raisins and sweets to symbolize sweetness for the new couple.
Ninety percent of foreign correspondence clerks employed by large export firms in Great Britain are foreigners, many working for low or no wages in exchange for knowledge and experience gained. Contentment rests with those who have few wants.
A quirky snippet notes a young lady across the way now living in a temperate zone and hints at bootleggers being active. The piece ends with a reflective line on rusting body and soul without excitement.
Rudyard Kipling tops a poll of English authors as the nation’s favorite. Prizes were eight automobiles awarded to entrants who ranked authors in the order shown on competition lists. The list places Kipling first followed by Hardy Caine Doyle Wells and Haggar d Bennett Dell Conrad Locke Chesterton Hay with other noted names.
At Salem College West Virginia the thirty seventh annual commencement saw John Franklin Browne aged seventy five receive a bachelor of arts degree. He is believed the oldest US student to earn a college degree and plans to join the faculty after a post graduate course this summer.
A Boston Transcript quotation notes an Oklahoma farmers' organization adopting the phrase Weed em and reap as a commendable slogan for gardeners nationwide.
A provocative stance argues that real progress hinges on children surpassing their parents. It frames youth as a corrective force for societal flaws and urges investment in education and opportunity to foster better future generations.
The ad touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for feverish or constipated children of all ages. It warns to request genuine California Fig Syrup with proper directions on the bottle to avoid imitation products.
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