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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
5
A column of home cooking notes outlines Escalloped Oysters with celery layers and cream, plus Dark Fruit Pudding, Date and Apple Fluff, squash desserts, and Quick Squash Biscuits. It emphasizes simple methods, substitutions, and serving ideas for luncheon or Sunday supper.
A humorous column notes a suitor with shabby dress but sharp wit. It argues appearances do not reveal true character and suggests evaluating intellect over clothes in choosing a spouse.
The piece argues humanity improves over time despite flaws. It cites war not fully avoided, moral gains since Rome, better communication, and education shaping a more civilized society. It notes popular culture and social change as signs of progress and ends with a light joke about a son practicing the violin.
The article argues that memory strength differs by education and effort. It links memory to sustained mental activity, practice, and attention, noting natural retentive power varies and inattention harms memory. It cautions that memory underpins success and that neglectors blame circumstances, not self.
A poem by Will M. Maupin praises a baby's smile as the finest artwork. The speaker contrasts frost like art with a child's features framed in a window, noting the lamp light and love as the true colors of life. Copyright language appears at the end.
In a village tale from the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, Mr Fox wakes to a clucking sound misdirected by the Coon brothers. They lure him away chasing a non existent hen, while a pursuing dog and a fish snagging raccoon plot unfold. Mrs Fox watches as the fox falls for the prank and returns home exhausted.
A 1922 guide explains how an usher should handle requests from guests, choosing or declining the role within days, and coordinating with the bride and her mother. It covers dress, duties, and post wedding calls, noting ushers are guests of the bride’s family during the ceremony. It also mentions bridegroom duties and a theatre note on Gorbodue.
An enduring piece urges readers to embrace the giving habit, citing the Good Book's bread upon the waters message. It argues joy and satisfaction come from selflessness, even if others mock the effort, noting Quakers and mission workers abroad sacrifice for others.
A compact sketch traces Bridget Brighid from Brighid of strength to a prominent Celtic and Christian figure. It notes herBoering influence in Ireland and Scandinavia, her amber jewel and Friday as a lucky day, and mentions legends of nuns and saints bearing her name across Europe.
Madame Nazimova is recognized as a leading film actress born in Yalta Crimea. She began violin at twelve and moved to stage work. As a leading woman with a Russian stock company she played nearly 200 parts, often learning roles the day they premiered.
A note from a life weary resident in a city rooming house argues that pessimism harms others and that happiness grows from optimism. It cites Thomas Edison and Henry Ford while urging uptake of constructive effort to improve the world rather than spreading gloom.
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