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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1931
Page
2
A note on a curious hog species near Santos known for uprooting coffee-ground trees to eat the fruit. Plantations use automatic coffee grinders as traps, with the hog active in defences of crops and grounds.
A 1931 poem reflecting on meeting old friends and sharing memories. The speaker recalls a former teacher Jim Brown and a Middletown preacher, noting how old friendships endure amid present diversions and richer simple joys.
A bizarre description depicts a creature formed from everyday items like a coffee grinder crank, walnut body, peanut head, almond ear shapes, a washer-twisted tail, cloves for legs, and navy bean feet. The passage appears as a satirical or humorous doodle caption from a metropolitan service.
The author contends women know what marriage entails and will not accept repeated complaints about men. He argues wives get what nature provides and urges women to stop acting as marriage agents, asserting couples fail at similar rates across eras.
A fragment discusses a windowless industrial building linked to forward thinking. It notes appeal of beauty vs deeper qualities and hints at a broader social commentary on industry and aspirations. The text remains fragmented and lacks full context.
The text argues that large quantity cooking can yield subtler flavors than small batches, though some sauces demand tiny amounts. A master French chef notes larger quantities allow broader seasoning options and more varied outcomes, while flavor deviations matter more in bulk.
A Fitchburg mass project on lighting and working conditions is noted alongside a caution about a child's health predicting valetudinarian tendencies. A commission studies a highway linking the northwest with British Columbia Yukon and Alaska. A quip on a girl’s petticoat length and paternal affection wraps the item in light humor.
In Vienna a judge fined Helen Pokorny for alienating the affections of Marie Gross's husband who refused to eat at home claiming illness. The ruling upholds the wife’s rights though the piece notes the odd gallantry of the decision and the man’s one stomach.
The article prescribes coarse foods and fibrous vegetables for steady digestion, with recipes for Scotch Oat Crackers Puree of Peas and Hominy Croquettes. It notes canned peas as acceptable and adds a brief explanation of a farthingale bench used to accommodate large-hooped Elizabethan dresses.
A granite monument is being erected in the Episcopal graveyard at Richmond Texas to honor Deaf Smith a Texas revolutionary who burned a bridge behind Gen Sam Houston's army at San Jacinto and helped secure independence. Sculptor Louis Rodriguez will unveil the memorial after learning his craft shining shoes in San Antonio. The stone shares Smiths life details including his New York birth Mississippi residence New Orleans marriage and Texas daring. Smith died in 1837 a year after his courage aided Texas independence.
An advertiser touts Rinso as a laundry detergent that makes shirts brighter and whites whiter without scrubbing or boiling. The claim emphasizes gentler, faster cleaning that saves time and preserves fabrics.
A Portland Maine man invited a beggar into his home for coffee and a meal of corned beef cabbage pie and coffee. The next morning the host discovered the visitor’s uneaten menu had spoiled his rubber boots, which were found mushy from the beggar’s spoils.
Tom Sliggins of Morrill Maine lost four sheep for three days. He searched and finally discovered them in a tumble-down house pantry behind a closed door and table barrier. All sheep were alive and in food condition.
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