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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
8
A cautionary tale about Lazy Gray the young squirrel who relies on kin and refuses to gather nuts. When winter tests him, he endures hunger and scorn, learns thrift, and vows never to be called Lazy again as he stores food for future need.
The Scientific American describes C Holroyd of Pittsburgh Pa to develop inflated water wings that connect to the bathing suit to prevent escape or slipping. The device aims to boost confidence for beginners learning to swim in deep water.
An article from Colorado Agricultural College urges child thrift through school savings banks. It notes 1 839 174 public school children in 1918 with one in eight having savings and explains banks teach self control, not parental begging. Readers can request Government Bulletin forty six from the U S Bureau of Education.
Summer heat threatens infants and mothers alike. Emphasizes breast milk as best, proper cow milk handling, nipple care, feeding intervals, nighttime nursing, and a mother's diet. Recommends water, vegetables, soups, bread, dairy, and limited tea coffee.
A child writes a letter to his aunt using a family letter template. He imitates the style his mother reads aloud but misuses spelling and phrasing as he expresses worry about everyone's health.
Prepare a knuckle of veal in three quarts cold water with a pinch of salt. Add one spoonful uncooked rice and simmer four hours until reduced by half. Remove from heat and whisk in the yolk of one eye with a teaspoon of cream or fresh milk in hot weather. Stir in a nut-sized butter piece, strain while boiling hot, then heat a minute more.
Melt butter and add tomato sauce stewed with onion and seasoning then strained. Boil, slip in six slightly beaten eggs with salt. Stir until thick and creamy, then serve quickly. It’s easier to will a girl’s hand than it. Jato eat her bread.
Aingleton jokes about advice from a husband and the reaction of his wife who listens but remains silent when a man sings a woman’s praise. The quip highlights gendered listening and singing dynamics in a light exchange.
A farmer and friend discuss language and its use. The exchange notes that a man who listens to both sides of a question meets the greatest number of liars, highlighting skepticism about rhetoric and truth.
A boy explains: his brother is a printer, and he uses this to place a death notice in the paper so the boss believes he is attending a funeral. The exchange features a boastful claim and a witty retort about workplace deception.
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for red rough and chapped hands. It prescribes soaking hands in hot water, drying, rubbing in ointment, and wearing old gloves at night as a one night treatment. Free samples via mail from Cuticura Boston. Sold everywhere.
A fragmented dialogue contrasts a husband who unmakes history by writing novels with a canvasser's pun. The scene hints at social judgment and curiosity about unconventional plans, ending with a streetwise remark about neighborly observation. The piece blends humor with commentary on reputation.
Ad reads celebrate cleanliness with Ball Blue product used by laundresses and sold by grocers. Mention of marriage rings and prize rings hints at stage connections in advertising copy.
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