Bill Booster Critiques Sports and Outdoor Ventures
A booster derides golf tennis hill yards hunting and related activities as a waste of time and resources. The remarks label these pastimes as unproductive and unnecessary.
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Newspaper
Ione Independant
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1929
Page
5
A booster derides golf tennis hill yards hunting and related activities as a waste of time and resources. The remarks label these pastimes as unproductive and unnecessary.
A stray exchange mentions a suitor fooling around with a sorority girl and a department store scene. The clipped lines show social satire with sly humor about romance and fashion, highlighting absurd requests like red flannel petticoats and a pet monster of a suitor.
An article counsels middle aged readers to reduce worry as a major factor in longevity. It contrasts material well being with mental distress, urging readers to address sleeplessness and fear through honest self analysis and decisive action.
A Western Newspaper Union excerpt discusses opium and heroin as grave social harms. It condemns illicit production and distribution in China and India, warns of widespread addiction, and urges open discussion and prevention. It notes medicinal use is rare and emphasizes dangers to both rich and poor families.
Fragmentary notes recount Dr Caldwell’s early laxative approach from 1875, contrasting harsh purges with gentler remedies. The text references bar seals, biliousness, and 1802 drugstore products, hinting at evolving medical practice and skepticism toward drastic treatments.
John Burroughs argues winter rivals summer in beauty and depth. He says winter strips pomp away but preserves day and night, mountains, stars, and the Infinite sky, making winter a season of discipline and austere study that prompts heroic intellect and self-mastery.
The article notes high school girls consuming much of the candy as the West leads per capita intake. Nevada shows over 17 pounds per person yearly, with a male to female ratio of nearly two to one, versus a national average of 12 pounds. South Carolina trails at about five pounds.
Twenty years ago a road to the new observatory on Mom Blane would have been impossible. Planes today lift stones and materials to over 15 000 feet on the mountainside making the project feasible though one of the world’s most expensive roads.
An Australian motorist, Ile Bonase, abandons slow dog hunts to pursue kangaroos cross country in a light six cylinder car. He tosses the animals from the running board as he drives, creating a perilous scene and raising wildlife concerns.
A light exchange shows a mother claiming a solved dishwashing problem and a daughter countering with a humorous solution using a paper plate and an eraser. The brief exchange captures everyday household banter.
A fragment notes a quirky bargain line about learning a Bible verse for a dime and twelve verses for a dollar. The item also advertises a Blue Good Tone for chickens and a large package at Grecers. The text exemplifies early 20th century ad phrasing with street shorthand and typos.
A brief note describes a campus project at South Dakota State College in Brookings where the campanile is adorned. The excerpt also offers a cautionary reflection on behavior, noting that reformable criminals exist but fools seldom change.
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