The Road That's Hard to Find
Poem by Douglas Malloch recounting perseverance through darkness toward dawn. The speaker recalls stumbling along a rough path, choosing to keep moving and hope remains as night yields to light. Published 1929.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1929
Page
2
Poem by Douglas Malloch recounting perseverance through darkness toward dawn. The speaker recalls stumbling along a rough path, choosing to keep moving and hope remains as night yields to light. Published 1929.
A whimsical look at puffball plants and the human types named after them. The piece contrasts the outward steadiness of a puffball friend with the tendency of certain individuals to reveal others secrets and gossip, noting the contrast between appearance and truth.
A wandering observer recalls a town with little wealth and three traffic lights, notes a cotton glove factory booster sign listing 3000 to 60 dollars, and comments on a puffball type of woman who avoids conflict and deep concern. The piece also touches on canaries introduced to Italy in the 1500s.
A playful old verse warns that if Jane drops her comb during the thatch inspection she will face aComing disappointment before sundown. The quip reflects a light hearted superstition syndicated by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
In 1875 a young physician created a gentle laxative from experience with harsh purgatives. His remedy, Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pep sin, grew into a widely used preparation praised for easing sluggish bowels and related symptoms. It became a staple in drugstores worldwide.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union notice presents several pudding ideas by Nellie Maxwell. It details steps for pear and rice border molds, blueberry pudding with vanilla sauce, orange steamed pudding with scented glaze, Swise Snow Pudding with tapioca, and a spiced prune and ginger steamed cake.
The big touring car stops at an Indian camp where Sally Owl explains pottery making to Irene Armstrong and the visiting children. She shows shaping with clay, shell, and gourd impressions, then polishing, painting, and baking bowls in a traditional method. Each child receives a bowl to take home.
Instructional piece explains making a hyacinth from purple and green paper with dotted fold lines. It guides folding corners to form petals and assembling a cluster with a green stem. It also describes crafting a small cup from six inch waxed paper and a larger sack from a twenty inch square.
A recent investigation of 1,000 babies shows children with older brothers and sisters do not learn to talk earlier than only children. Researchers say siblings do not speed early language development.
Pathfinder Magazine cites hospital records showing soldiers surviving with bullets in the heart. One case lived two months after a bullet entered the heart interior, with others surviving after heart injury from bullets.
A photographer agrees to retouch a portrait at a client’s request. The lady asks for a very small mouth in the picture and the photographer confirms they can remove it entirely if desired.
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