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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1929
Page
6
The piece surveys Philadelphia Quaker New Year parades once called shooters clubs and expands to Chinese Japanese Irish Devonshire Derbyshire Scotland and Derbyshire traditions. It describes firecrackers lanterns food rites and superstitions, noting debts, family visits, gifts, and marriage bets tied to New Year festivities.
The article describes Japan’s New Year relief collections and Tokyo schoolgirls tagging passersby near Hibiya park. It notes Chiba prefecture shoyu sent as New Year gifts to Tokyo, pictured as a boatload of sauce. It also reports Germany’s carp tradition for New Year’s Eve with 300 tons eaten in Berlin. It adds Chinese New Year symbols and protective figures used on doors and courtyards.
John Bakeless argues in the Forum that New York embodies a long entrenched American habit of rapid production and consumption. He claims the city wastes on a grand scale, citing land use, construction, business, and tourism as evidence of a culture of speed and excess.
A brief anecdote about a rough man who insists his son study Greek for three reasons. He argues Greek is hard, the boy resists, and the subject is of dubious value. The tale ends with a moral about having morals sufficient to fill a book.
Enormous spiders from Brazil, among the largest bird eating species, were observed in London. Nearly a foot across with long fangs and hairy bodies, one specimen is docile while the other may attack. It can stand on hind legs to strike and release stinging hairs that cause sharp pain on skin.
Dr. Hamilton Rice, a South American explorer, says five-sevenths of the world is unmapped and air transport will aid the task. He cites using a hydroplane and radio gear to map 500000 square miles in Brazil, Colombia, and neighboring regions. Rice urges exploration courses at colleges.
Pope notes two famed garden portraits by Virgil and Homer as perfect exemplars of useful horticulture. He highlights fruit trees herbs and water as core elements in these masterful depictions.
Bobby notes a four-apartment building rising across the street, saying the fourplex appears nearly ready for occupancy as he watches from his duplex. The exchange highlights local housing development and resident curiosity about new homes.
A teacher asks children to name their father and mother relations. A girl replies that her father is related to her by marriage and her mother by birth, highlighting how terms like father and mother describe different familial ties.
F. W. Beyers minister of mines predicts global diamond cutting could move to South Africa if Union suspends diamond-cutters in Antwerp Amsterdam and Holland. He spoke at the foundation ceremony for new diamond-cutting factories in Kimberley and warned the boycott could enable South Africa to train enough cutters to run the industry alone.
The Nature Magee zine traces a tale that banana trees shade pundits when Alexander the Great crossed into India, linking ancient wisdom to fruit. The piece cites traditional lore as explanation for the fruit’s reputed wisdom symbolism.
A remark identifies a man as a judge noted for strong beliefs. The dialogue suggests recognition of a judicial figure and hints at his firm stance.
A Boston rate script quotes a conversation about a girl named Madge Bahr. The dialogue speculates she will become an aviatrix, noting her skimpy clothes and rumored practice taking off. The snippet showcases playful, gendered banter about aviation careers.
An old warning advises watching the coffee pot for freshness and cleanliness to ensure good taste. It suggests washing the pot with a tablespoon of 20 Mule Team Borax for best results.
Pathfinder Magazine quotes a playful line about choice and appetite, mentioning Dusty De Lady and Rhodes. The nameless exchange hints at a casual, humorous mood with footwear and cake imagery. No clear event or date provided.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind and declares every user shares the belief. It notes the village minister's study centers on how to make both ends meet.
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