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Newspaper
Ione Independant
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1928
Page
2
A new decree in Italy makes fixed prices obligatory for all shopkeepers following the revaluation of the lira. Bargaining is largely illegal with exceptions for high end jewelry, valuable pictures, and antique furniture, limiting discounts and bargaining in most stores.
A widower begins a tale but breaks down crying missing his wife who helped him edit and finish the story. He laments telling the tale without her corrections and advice to complete it.
The article describes boys training for a preparatory school crew using a large in view mirror to watch reform movements and correct errors. The mirror lets each rower see the coach gesture and observe the entire crew for coordinated strokes.
Locust meal biscuits are served in Johannesburg as a new food meant to please palates despite their unusual source. The article notes locusts were first used as poultry feed and later as cattle repast with reported success.
A Boston lad approaches a Boda fountain asking for ice cream in a short note from the Looleville Courier Journal. The piece reflects a cautionary line about men who use friends as tools and then betray them.
Webster Brand serves as scout for Braddock and intercepts a carrier of war belts at Allaquippa's town. The party fights a belt carrier, prevents French belts from reaching the village, and enters Allaquippa's settlement where relations with French and Delaware factions unfold amid warnings from Colonel Washington and encounters with Monsieur Falest.
A mid century kitchen feature lists stuffed tomatoes baked with pulp mix and liver with orange glaze, plus scalloped potatoes with ham and a gelatin fruit jelly. It also offers hot biscuits and various cheese and bread forms with notes on preparation, timing, and oven use.
A prominent senator delivered a long speech at a banquet while reporters worried about deadlines. He inquired how long the press could wait and learned the talk would extend beyond the planned time, prompting a note that all prophecies are withdrawn.
A humorous note from the Lazy Man's Calendar suggests laws to create five pay days monthly except February, which is too short, sparking a quip that February 9 could become two holidays including St Valentine’s day and Groundhog Day.
The article notes French beachgoers expressing vivid style at seaside resorts. Men wear modest wraps while women appear in varied outfits from chiffon to feathered and beaded ensembles. resorts like Deane Ville Le Touquet Dinard La Vaule are highlighted for their fashionable beachwear scenes.
Washington man J Slattery opened his door to find a large animal, mistaking it for a cat. His wife alerted him and three men helped place the animal in a crate. The creature turned out to be a young jaguar owned by a driver involved in a rollover incident.
Two University of Michigan specialists Prof. John E.i Weaver and Dr. Wiliam EK. Broner report Platte as the greatest miner. They describe a four year old rhubarb root filling an eight feet diameter eight feet deep cylinder and a ten-year old horseradish plant roots dried to over four twenty feet.
An English druggist who tried selling medicated cigarettes for colds was found unable to do so by the court. The product claimed to include coltafoot thyme raw petals lav codar and other ingredients, but the court ruled it adulterated and punished the offender.
Animals from Franklin Ohio flee city life during centennial events and are sent back to their farm in Sanherton after oxen reportedly fell ill and yearned for their dawn life away from town.
A note observes how many profit from others curiosity, turning attention into wealth. It reflects on social dynamics and the temptations of speculation, warning readers about unethical gains.
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