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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1930
Page
2
A New Orleans wholesale meat dealer urged expanding hog production in Louisiana. He cited 13 out of state packing firms shipping pork into New Orleans weekly and argued local hogs would keep dollars in state, boost city packing jobs, and profit farmers. He noted regional crops and by products support hog farming profitability.
Louisiana communities weigh truck crop farming to aid farmers hit by drought and low prices. Through six months, state shipments reached 7 258 ears versus 6 502 last year as car lots of vegetables appear. Emphasizes market demand, quality packing, and cooperative marketing to ensure profits.
Miss Mary Gill entertained Thursday at her South Bonner street home with hostess Misses Connell of Belcher and Miss Evelyn Smith of Boston. Guests enjoyed flowers, prize crochets and powders, a lawn feast, pond scenes, and a later lounging breakfast for the Junior department with many local families joining in the afternoon event.
In a small town scene Mazie, a young art student in the city who lives with an elderly woman, parks her car outside Hindley’s Hindley Mace morning after morning. The rowdy dining room debate centers on should she move the car, with family members and Benson the chauffeur weighing her intentions and the practicalities of rain and sun damage. Eventually Mr Hindley asks Doris to speak to Mazie and Tom arranges a meeting, while Mazie’s charm grows among the family.
The famous Siamese fighting fish, two inches long, draws a huge crowd at New York aquarium as Time reports. In Bangkok, tables in hallas host contests with bets up to 44 dollars, bowls yoked together, and ferocious fighting that can last hours. deceased fighters are breeding stock, while trainers mutilate and the fish regenerate damaged parts.
Pathfinder Magazine explains sap remains unfrozen in moderate cold due to solutes and surface moisture, but extreme cold can rupture tree tissues. In Canadian woods freezing between four and fifty degrees below zero causes sharp reports and vertical trunk cracks. Healing leaves ridges or scar tissue in subsequent growth.
Thomas Hardy recounts a social blunder by General Buller during a Boer War memory. Buller quoted a remark about a dinner guest described as hippo potamus and later sought sympathy from an elderly woman who turned out to be the guest’s mother, revealing the awkward misfortune.
The piece notes Norway’s roof traditions, contrasting American shingles and English practicality with Latin charm. It highlights that in rural areas sod thatch covers homes, sometimes two feet thick, creating a meadow-like top where goats graze and butterflies and bees hover. the roofs symbolize happiness and love under a sunlit home.
A fragment discusses whistle use aboard ships, noting whistling is forbidden in the navy to avoid confusing it with the boatswain’s pipe. It explains that whistle discipline kept sailors quiet and that whistle-related acts were replaced by calling and the boatswain’s pipe as the official signal.
A child asks about two blogs essential for success. The father stresses honesty with sagacity and wisdom, urging the son to always protect his word and integrity. A playful dialogue highlights the value of keeping one’s word and the caution against giving it away.
Fragmented text lists kitchen instructions and recipes including sunshine cake frosting orange fudge creamed potatoes corn dodgers and a cheese dish with spices. Mentions caraway seed in potatoes and a general cooking guide with measurements and steps, reflecting a mid century household column.
A 1930-era clipping discusses lemon juice drinks, citrus uses, and preservation benefits. It includes a recipe for a lemon syrup, guidance on lemon and orange health claims, dental care notes, a raisinade method, and a coffee caramel parfait recipe with steps and ingredients. The text reflects period dietary and preparation practices.
The district attorney orders all gangsters and allies to leave Brooklyn within 48 hours and promises a grand roundup. The New York World questions the value of such rounds, noting police arrests often fail to yield solid charges. New Orleans police pride themselves on efficient, targeted actions over mass sweeps.
J. B. Holstead calls for unity beyond party lines to restore prosperity and curb crime. He warns that harsh times and widespread corruption threaten life, liberty, and property, urging honest citizens to demand fundamental right living and collective action.
A Friday afternoon bridge party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C G H Laurence in N Trenton sr. honored Miss Evelyn Smith of Boston and Misses May and Mattie Connell of Belcher Louisiana. Attendees included numerous local ladies, prizes awarded for high and low scores, and a ten course dessert following the games.
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