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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1927
Page
1
A monarch butterfly explains how various species cope with winter, detailing chrysalis and caterpillar stages, how some butterflies sleep in beds or beneath leaves, and why warm, sheltered places are chosen. The sun and other butterflies listen as he departs to follow the south.
The piece traces scapegoat origins in Jewish Day of Atonement rites where a goat bore communal sins, then contrasts it with the modern metaphor where a real person is blamed for others' faults. It notes the transition from sacrificial transfer to social scapegoating.
The article describes folk beliefs where a maiden writes a future husband's name in ashes by placing her undergarment on a couch and ashes on a board. It notes related luck superstitions using a live coal and explains origins in fire worship and sun worship concepts. It cites McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
The junior class planned its annual formal banquet and considered the menu. A student suggested replacing the last course demitasse with coffee, prompting cheers and laughter at the reception planning.
Edna Purdy Walsh explains practical kitchen uses for a letter file. It makes a durable baking tray for custards and potatoes, can hold multiple items in one motion, and serves as a spinach washer and cake cooler. It also acts as a tray for vegetables to improve air circulation and prevent spoilage.
Leonard A Barrett argues a five day week boosts absorption of local production through increased leisure. Leisure creates wants and needs, fueling higher consumption and production. a forty hour week is deemed economically sound by William Green. Published 1927 by Western Newspaper Union.
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union note describes using a funnel to lift greaseless broth from the kettle as an instant skimming method. It also claims the funnel serves as a digging tool for gardening, using its sharp spout to break soil and create planting depth, then loosening remaining dirt to cover seeds and even washing fruit in absence of a strainer.
The article recounts Aladdin gaining a magical lamp and ring, slaves granting wishes, a splendid palace, and wealth followed by loss when the lamp rusts. It notes his marriage to the sultan of China’s daughter and the palace’s移 transport to Africa.
The Odd Maori Temple in Wanganui has cement walls 15 inches thick and perfect acoustics. It seats more than 1,000 worshipers and cost about $15,000, reportedly one third cheaper than similar white-constructed structures. The work is credited to Maori Indians.
A magazine-style ad line extols Red Cross Ball Blue to banish rust spots from laundry. A second proverb-like note urges aiming high to avoid brickbats, suggesting motivation and resilience in life.
A brief quote about a visit to the opera and a comparison to cinema experiences. The exchange notes immediate preference for continuous music, reflecting a common cultural moment in Munich where audiences discuss entertainment forms.
A compact moral note offers guidance on seeking advice and judging others, emphasizing openness. The quip links advice to caution about judgments, using a proverb about glass houses to underline restraint.
There has been considerable dispute as to when is the best season to sow wild oats. To our mind it is not so much a question of when as how. And perhaps it isn't so much a question of how as of where. When all is said and done, no doubt, it remains a question of why. There's always an answer to the why, but it generally comes too late to be more than an explanation.
Old City Joppa now Jerusalem railway terminus remains an important port town. Population estimated around 1,000,000 with well over 6,000 Christians among its inhabitants.
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