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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
2
A vintage advertisement urges thin readers to gain weight with a high calorie plan. It touts a 32 page booklet titled get-fat with a calorie chart weight chart and vitamin guide along with slim recipes and desserts for those seeking to slim down. It invites readers to order by mail.
The article describes frog worship in Chekiang China with temples for holy green frogs in temple gardens. Frogs symbolize wealth as devotees offer prayers for reward while brown frogs are common and eaten, their legs considered a delicacy in upscale Chinese society.
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