Poetry and Pretty Girls
Richard Le Gallienne told a lecture that sincerity builds a poet’s success while technical skill alone fails. He likened the public to a pretty girl on a beach who may know hexameters but prefers accessibility.
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
7
Richard Le Gallienne told a lecture that sincerity builds a poet’s success while technical skill alone fails. He likened the public to a pretty girl on a beach who may know hexameters but prefers accessibility.
An ad promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for weakness from overwork and poor habits. It claims quick relief for uric acid poisoning, kidney issues, gravel or bladder stones, and stomach derangement, noting the remedy’s 200 year history and money-back guarantee if unused.
A vintage guide explains substituting honey maple syrup or whey for sugar in dishes. It includes recipes for whey honey, whey lemonade, Bar le Duc Currants, and a honey Charlotte Russe, with notes on quantities and preserving the syrup. The text closes with a Browning quote on steadfast cheer.
In a new signal company parade the OC questions who qualifies as an operator. Sapper Black claims competence as a cinematograph operator, joking that his speed, five thousand feet per hour, would not be measured in yards for telegraph messages.
A hotel bellboy escorts a country-looking guest to a room. The visitor asks about a rope near the window used as a fire escape and a gas mask kept for possible gas exposure.
A terse meditation suggesting that ignorance invites suspicion of women and that self-mastery comes to those who believe they can conquer themselves. The saying highlights gender dynamics and personal agency with a wary, cautionary tone.
A vintage home cookbook passage describes deviled foods as appetizer staples for picnics and entertaining. It prescribes preparing deviled paste from salad dressing mustard curry powder and Worcestershire and applying it to chicken ham tripe veal chops and even crabs oysters or fresh fish before broiling or frying.
In a quiet summer scene John Henry asks Edith if stealing a kiss would get him arrested. She replies that he could pay his fine instead, in a playful exchange captured by the Philadelphia Telegraph.
A short exchange contrasts rushing to spend money with hoarding every cent in anticipation of scarce time. The dialogue questions which approach wastes more life, urging reflection on value versus restraint.
A brief query framed as a moral aside with a coy reply about advice or knocks, suggesting the exchange of favors or guidance. The dialogue hints at generosity versus reciprocity in a playful didactic tone.
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