For Goose and Gander quotes and witticisms
A collection of sayings contrasts clever versus smart women, plus observations on love resistance and self contradiction. It includes lines about the dangers of silence, romance, and training versus talent, ending with a note on rigor mortis.
Honest Men Cheat Themselves And Hearts In Time
A 1939 Douglas Malloch poem notes that many boast honesty yet betray others and themselves. It asserts that honest men pay debts but still cheat love, brothers, and children's care, praising honesty while exposing hidden deception.
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Sandman Pig Tale Ends With Grunt Debate
Grandfather Porky Pig and Brother Bacon spar over a simple grunt remark. The exchange centers on whether the phrase is earnest or a joke as the family ponders creatures and language. The playful dialogue hints at curiosity about speech and meaning.
Pigs Speak on Language and Thrift in a Humble Reflection
A pig narrator defends simple expressive speech and thrift, contrasting grand airs with natural talk. He cites wealth, back scratching, and meals as opportunities for rest, while praising grunts and squeals as honest, unfussy communication. He critiques pretentiousness and praises frugality, concluding with praise from Brother Bacon.
Good Things to Eat in Hot Weather
Recipes for pickled fresh fish and a variety of summer treats from Nellie Maxwell. Directions cover pickling fish with vinegar water onions bay leaves and lemon slices plus dessert avoidance in heat. Also includes Russian Rocks doughnuts and apple cornmeal bake with syrup from the 1929 Western Newspaper Union.
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Your Card Sir social custom through the ages
The piece traces calling cards from Sixteenth century Italy to Padua and German student customs to today’s etiquette. It notes card use spread from notes left when hosts were away and compares ancient Chinese practices with European revival. The author reflects on social pressures on debutantes and suitors.
Forgetting A to Improve Life and Forgiveness
An essay urges readers to forget hurts and forgive, citing Macbeth and a poem "My Creed" to encourage loving kindness. It argues that dwelling on unkind words hinders progress and urges self improvement through gentleness, cheer, and diligence.
The Rabbit's Foot Superstition
The Rabbit's Foot Superstition traces beliefs about rabbits as magic omens from ancient Britons through witchcraft lore to American superstition. It notes rabbits as divinatory symbols and the idea that crossing paths portends trouble, with centuries of folk reasoning linked to folklore and superstition.
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