Vanity’s mark on a new mother’s face
A neighbor questions Betty about her new brother asking if the baby is pretty. Betty hedges between truth and loyalty saying he will be but now he looks rare done. Vanity leaves its footprints on a woman’s face.
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1922
Page
3
A neighbor questions Betty about her new brother asking if the baby is pretty. Betty hedges between truth and loyalty saying he will be but now he looks rare done. Vanity leaves its footprints on a woman’s face.
In a 1922 Western Newspaper feature titled GOOD THINGS FOR THE FAMILY the piece extols apples as high in phosphorus and malic acid, aiding digestion and germ destruction. It offers recipes including Lettuce and Apple Salad, Apple Fritters, Baked Apples With Nuts, and Fried Apples with practical guidance.
Selections of Victorian kitchen guidance detail mock sweetbreads and smothered lamb with rice molds, boudins, and escalloped eggs with cheese. Recipes describe boiling tripe, steaming lamb mold, beef or veal timbales, and rich cream sauces with olives and cheese.
The speaker praises working without a helper saying a busy person has plenty to do to keep them thinking. Uncle Eben quips that effort keeps a helper from getting ideas of being an audience.
A suburban lady asks her maid Cattie if she would enjoy a ride in an airplane. Cattie declines, saying she would rather stay grounded, adding a humorous line about preferring to be ready to keep going up if she were to go airborne.
Mothers urged to inspect every Castoria bottle for the signature of AMA and to trust the famous remedy in use for over 30 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, a long standing pediatric favorite.
The Gob and the Leatherneck from the U S S New Mexico spent liberty time in San Francisco. A hard boiled waiter asked what they wanted and the Gob answered Tash. The waiter called to the cook and shouted One guy takin a chance. The Leatherneck followed with Make mine the same.
Thomas Robertson of the Eagles club appointed lodge members to a sick committee. A notified member halted him, asked about the role, and revealed his business as an undertaker. Robertson excused him, noting the conflict with hours.
A gay Lothario is asked to sing and asks to accompany the piano. The careful girl replies she will not go without a chaperone. The girl is described as very careful, in a line from an American Legion Weekly issue.
A citation notes the per capita money supply at $62.48. The excerpt suggests concern over loss or theft with the line Somebody has my $62. The fragment hints at wider economic anxieties and calls for scrutiny of circulating currency.
A reflective piece contrasts blue sky laws with the vast sky of sales and argues romance brings inner peace. It suggests consistency is valuable but a relationship favors a singular, valued choice.
A Midwestern traveler steps off Union Station in Washington and asks locals where Main Street lies. He greets everyone warmly and shows no fear of rejection as he seeks the famous dome building. The scene echoes the city’s welcoming spirit and civic pride.
The article explains how Alaska placers lie in ground permanently frozen except for surface thaw in summer, making mining similar to Siberian methods. It notes summer as best for new loads, winter shafts possible, and frozen gravel matted by fire and picks, reducing effectiveness of gunpowder and dynamite.
The fragment recalls a warning against chasing wisdom in college life. A select moral aside likens education to a daily apple of discord, hinting that clever pursuits may invite trouble rather than profit. The tone suggests a cautionary streetwise perspective.
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