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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1929
Page
6
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate essay extols cheerfulness as the default healthy state. It argues optimism signals well being, aids life’s struggles, attracts others, and makes joy an end in itself. The piece notes people often feign cheerfulness to sustain courage and social favor.
The phrase by jingo dates back centuries to Basque mountainers brought to England in the thirteenth century to subdue Wales. Basque speech, linked to ancient Iberian, used Jainko for the supreme deity, from which by jingo is derived.
A rough, humorously ribald monologue contrasts male bravado with caution. It mocks quick retribution for kindness and notes how wealth or power fails to resolve human contradictions, ending with a quip on balancing steps and responsibility.
In a playful zoo scene Wart Hog Clarence speaks with Billie Brownie about ugliness and vanity. He boasts of traveling, recalls his East Africa home, a stop in Venice, and embraces humor about appearance while praising Red River Hog.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union collection offers home dining tips. It describes orange vinegar made by fermenting orange juice with yeast for about a month, to be served with lettuce and mayonnaise. It also outlines a raw vegetable salad with lemon gelatin, diced beets carrots cabbage and celery, set in molds, plus a meat dish with thick white sauce and optional garnishes.
A reader argues for miracles as natural extensions of truth and cites Voltaire, ancient India, and Roman historians. The piece contends belief rests on trust in a Creator, noting nature itself surpasses human comprehension and Luther’s claim that the world is full of miracles.
A narrator extols the Wart Hog as more traveled than many human city dwellers. He notes people in New York Chicago and Quebec who have never ventured beyond familiar locales. The piece mocks vanity while praising the Wart Hog’s broad experiences and self awareness.
A 1929 poem by Douglas Malloch reflects on birds as symbols of life joys and virtues. It contrasts kindness with cruelty and urges cherishing inner gladness and love while facing divine judgment.
A humorous exchange contrasts waking famous with waking to sleep. One speaker imagines fame as glorious while the other prefers the comfort of staying in bed an extra hour. The dialogue amplifies lighthearted views on fame and daily routine.
A humorous note claims rain will cease after two million years, prompting a wish to live that long. The quip contrasts with typical weather fears and imagines a drought era that settles into future headlines.
Fragmentary chatter notes a Bright Smartlee line about a device to tell fresh eggs. A contrasting Smarter remark praises forest improvement and tree growth benefits. Italicus quotes reflect social commentary and a line on henpecked husbands drawing sympathy.
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