Theater as a Remedy for Troubles Phrase
A quirky saying proposes theater as a path to cope with life’s pressures. It frames stage plays as an escape and a form of mental relief amid daily challenges.
08 May 1930
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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
1
A quirky saying proposes theater as a path to cope with life’s pressures. It frames stage plays as an escape and a form of mental relief amid daily challenges.
A Vienna medical lab announces a synthetic bee sting superior to natural venom. Researchers from the Polyclinic hospital report chemical analysis and successful duplication claiming a cure for rheumatism.
An October reader from Montana touts Kruschen Salts claiming rapid fat loss and enhanced health. The ad prescribes a daily half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast and promises a money back guarantee if results are not seen.
The article traces Mother's Day origins from ancient mother goddess rites to Greek and Roman festivals, then to Christianized Mothering Sunday. It notes mid Lent celebrations, the shift to honoring the mother church, and the custom of youths visiting parents with small gifts on a special Sunday.
A nostalgic meditation on a chair worn by a mother, symbolizing comfort, solace, and the moral center of family life. The poem contrasts rustic home warmth with grand but empty architecture, arguing that true home is built by mothers through care, memories, and everyday love rather than costly materials.
The piece traces old English Lent foods including wheaten porridge boiled in milk and pease fried in butter, noting Carlings pancakes and Mid Tid Misera terms for Lent Sundays. It highlights Simnel cake as a Mothering Sunday delicacy with regional customs and etymology linked to Lambert Simnel.
The quote reflects on how mothers influence the church more than ministers, praising good deeds and disciplining with steady kindness. Theodore L. Cuyler emphasizes loving guidance as powerful as punitive measures, noting an ounce of praise can outweigh punishment.
A Holyoke hunter hides in a fence corner near Montgomery's King place. He waits as a buck appears, fires twice at six rods, misses, then shots at a doe and two more times miss. Later he shoots twice at a second buck and misses again. He returns to Paper city not boasting of his luck or nature's animal life.
North Carolina political reader Very Bad Senator Simmons told a New Born luncheon story. He warned that even good news can be bad when spoken of that type of man. A minister asks a boy about his father’s work and duration, ending with a dry punchline about months.
A reflective column notes recurring pessimism about aging and health with lines about hardening of arteries and softer brains. It suggests psychoanalysis shifts from clinical tool to casual pastime and comments on married men making excuses as a social habit.
A reflection on the true meaning of a yearly reminder for life’s sacred duties. It argues that if men lived worthy of their mothers’ love the formal day’s exercises would symbolize an ongoing spirit and the day’s purpose would be fulfilled.
The piece argues that faith defines the family and that a Christian mother anchors a Christian home, presenting them as the world's sole hope and urging adherence to devout family life.
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