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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
3
A lighthearted collection of contrasts between clever and smart women and between romance and obsession. The piece juxtaposes humor with social commentary on gender roles and personal pride. It also offers wry maxims on training versus talent and self-consistency.
Grandfather Porky Pig, Brother Bacon, and Young Pig discuss the meaning of the repeated grunt remark. The dialogue explores earnestness versus teasing as the pigs ponder the number of creatures who spend time thinking.
A talking pig narrator extols plain speech over grand airs and defends being natural and thrifty with words. He contrasts wealth and appearances with simple pleasures like back scratching meals and naps, praising grunt and squeal as honest expressions and celebrating Brother Bacon's view of sensibility.
Nellie Maxwell offers pickle for fresh fish and cool drinks for hot days. Recipes include pickled fish in liquor, a Russian Rocks drink, a brown sugar butter cake, best doughnuts, and apple corn meal biscuits with syrup, dated 1929 from the Western Newspaper Minton.
An exploration of rabbit superstition through history from Britons who used rabbits for divination to witches transforming into animals. The piece traces how a rabbit crossing one’s path evokes bad luck and links to ancient symbols and magical beliefs.
A 1929 Douglas Malloch poem reflects on the prevalence of honesty as a virtue while exposing how many claim honesty yet fail in human relations. It notes businessmen and people of status cheating the hearts of women, brothers, and themselves, despite outward virtue.
A history of visiting cards tracing their origin from sixteenth century Italy Padua students who left names on slips when hosts were away to today’s debuts and etiquette. The article notes origins in German students and even early Chinese practices, showing how the card tradition spread across Europe.
The piece argues that forgetting is a virtue and a way to ease bitterness. It cites Macbeth and a creed poem to urge forgiving, letting go of old wrongs, and focusing on better deeds. It notes mothers forgiving, self-improvement, and daily acts of kindness as worthy aims.
A Gretna Louisiana housekeeper writes she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after childbirth to overcome severe weakness and fatigue. She notes ongoing use of the tonic along with the herb medicine pills and sanative wash to perform her work.
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