The Man Who Quarrels With Bread and Butter
A proverb notes that someone who quarrels with basic sustenance will end up dining on scraps. It reflects on stubbornness affecting livelihood and daily needs.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
7
A proverb notes that someone who quarrels with basic sustenance will end up dining on scraps. It reflects on stubbornness affecting livelihood and daily needs.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a sleep aiding laxative that cleanses liver and bowels by morning. It promises a clear head, balanced stomach, fresh breath, and rosy skin with no griping and convenience for all ages, priced 10 25 50 cents.
Advertises a home remedy for colds urging a dose every two hours up to three doses to relieve nasal congestion headache fever sneezing and body aches. Claims rapid action without quinine and tastiness with low cost at drug stores.
A columnist notes that candidates often speak less when seeking office, arguing that brevity can benefit those campaigning. The aphorism suggests restraint may reduce misstatements and voter scrutiny during elections.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for a baby’s skin, recommending hot baths with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, plus occasional use of Cuticura Talcum Dusting Powder as part of the essential Cuticura Toilet Trio.
Dennis Brothers established a factory farm in Kirton Lincolnshire with railways factories and machine shops. Last year profits distributed to workers totaled about 20002 pounds on a profit sharing scheme. The enterprise earned about 60 pounds per acre from numerous acres through intensive cultivation.
Licensing data for 1919 shows drunkenness convictions nearly doubled from 1918 to 57 948 with a strong mid 1918 to 1919 uptick. Greater London and Northern England dominate totals while public drinking clubs rose by about 900.
Naval patrols by sea planes around Chesapeake Bay have boosted hauls to record levels. The Hampton Roads Naval Air Station commandant reports planes spot immense schools daily and relay locations by radio or flag signals, proving indispensable to the fishing industry.
Workmen on the John Day highway in Fossil Oregon encounter a unusual obstacle as they cut through rocky banks. They repeatedly come upon rattlesnake nests and the article reports a nest containing 89 snakes.
Osman Agha, newly designated governor of Kerrassounde in Anatolia, is described as the era’s most feared local ruler. Longtime boss of the town, he defied provincial officials, controlled dress and vice, and enforced Angora orders with merciless methods including liquidating liquor stocks and shaving the heads of women deemed immoral.
In Knoxville Tennessee the Broad way Baptist church plans to connect the pulpit by telephone with the homes of deaf members so they can hear sermons at home if they cannot attend.
Sixteen years in prison were given to Professor Unamuna after a conviction for lese majesty for writing three articles critical of the Spanish monarchy.
Jesus begins his mission in Galilee after John the Baptist’s imprisonment and calls fishermen to follow him. He proclaims repentance for the kingdom of heaven, teaches in synagogues, preaches the gospel of the kingdom, and heals all diseases in Galilee.
A Kingsley quip urges patience while learning from God not expecting quick reward or easy play before the lesson is learnt. The author emphasizes careful study and acceptance of divine teaching in a measured, disciplined manner.
The quote notes spies and talebearers cause more harm than poison or daggers, reflecting the view that covert chatter and intrigue drive much mischief in the world. It references Schiller as the source of the sentiment.
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