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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1928
Page
6
Pexel is a pure fruit jelly aid that makes jelly jell as it cools and speeds setting. It claims to save fruit sugar flavor time and fuel while improving yield and quality. Sold at grocers for 30 cents with a recipe booklet and tables included. The Pexel Company, Chicago Illinois.
A major news photo archive lists counts of negatives for several individuals. Lindbergh leads with 7000, followed by Byrd 2500 and Chamberlain 2000. Coolidge appears 1500 times in the files.
A short exchange notes a friend sending cigars from Porto Rico and comments on the sender's familiarity with the area.
Elmo Scott Watson outlines Fire Prevention Week observance from Oct 1 to 7. The piece cites 1926 forest fire losses of $26.9 million and warns of a $100,000 daily average as fires rattle the economy. It details causes, regional risks especially in the South and private lands, and promotion of forestry policy under Clarke McNary and Bic-Sweeney McNary bills to expand cooperative federal and private efforts.
The Atlanta Journal argues timber growing rather than timber cutting will solve forestry problems. It promotes conservation plus reforestation and a tax system that encourages large scale timber production as a taxable revenue source.
An excerpt from the Forestry Primer of the American Tree Association notes insects and diseases cut tens of thousands of trees annually, raising lumber prices. The piece likens trees to children, stressing they must be kept in good health.
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union feature presents poetry urging readers to see the world from every point of view. It encourages smiling through defeat or perceived cheating and suggests that a positive stance will draw a favorable response.
Guidance on balancing foods with fats and proteins and carbohydrates, serving cheese with starch, timing candy, soups and salads, and ending meals with a light or rich dessert. Emphasizes nutrition surveillance, especially for undernourished children, and practical dietary tips for milk, eggs, meat, and appropriate desserts.
An old advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as quick relief for sour stomach from over eating, rich foods, or smoking. It claims the product alkalinizes acid, sweetens the system, and is endorsed by physicians for relief of distress and acidity.
Parrots have taken Mayfair London with every social figure owning a bird. Parrots chat and gossip loudly during morning constitutional, filling air with chatter. The duchess of York received her parrot in Australia and a green parrot near the duke of Wellington’s home adds to the colorful avian display of the district.
A housewife praised snow white linens achieved with Red Cross Ball Blue and marketed to grocers. A second thought reflects that a man may not recognize his reputation, quoting that culture is the butter of the well bred.
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