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Newspaper
The Mellette County Pioneer
Location
Wood, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
3
Enemies reflect who you are as a doer. By choosing and studying them you gain advantage, turn many into allies, and stay above their attempts to deter you. Stay bigger than your enemies to pave a path for them to walk as friends.
A humorous piece critiques pill culture and medical practice, from pill mills to placebo cures. It contrasts allopath and homeopath approaches, notes the profit in pills, and skewers patients who rely on pills over exercise, suggesting healthier living for longevity and wealth.
Poem reflects on spring coming and May’s allure. The speaker yearns to escape routine, spend idle days, and revel in nature with carefree joy, comparing life to a sailor returning home. Refrains of repetition emphasize renewal and personal freedom.
Willis Sr proclaims self made wealth through hard work. Willis Jr retorts that earnings came from graft, luck, or marriage. Town Topics column captures a sharp exchange reflecting pride and humor within a family.
A vintage recipe feature offers Spaghetti Par Excellence with tomatoes onion bacon and a two hour bake, followed by a cranberry almond gelatine mold. It concludes with Head Lettuce dressed in a sharp olive oil vinegar mix and a butter flour salmon�toast serving.
Mr. Mouse flees from Mrs. Tabby to a pond seeking safety. He ponders drowning but a calm Frog offers a visit to a watery home. After a test ride he returns, deciding the pond is not a safer place, preferring the barn life despite the cat.
The piece cites Freud and interpreters noting dreams reflect recent daily experiences and older memories. It recounts a tale of a woman dreaming a live codfish containing a baby and explains mythic fish omens for fortune, favors from the powerful, and outcomes in love and business.
A reader notes hardship in the old country from war, with food and clothes scarce and many mooching for cash. He recalls a prize fight coming from England, traveling thousands of miles for a single match, and comments on smoke, cigarettes, and the impact on workers. He questions the fairness of the bout and sympathizes with the emigrant tone. He laments the burden on his boss and the local people while wondering about the match's arrival pace. He concludes by asking what others think.
A reader asks about frangipani perfume and its origins. The article explains the Frangipani recipe with neroli and civet, how to mix and let settle, and notes the term derives from Frangipani of Rome. It segueways into commentary on buses and linguistic curiosities about incubus plural.
The passage analyzes statesmen once praised as great who react morosely to others succeeding in reform. It argues they sulk or storm when confronted with change and reveal a longing for reforms to be accomplished by themselves rather than for the righteous end.
A terse exchange of misread signals ends with a man leaving after she protests she has nothing to wear. He reflects on the mismatch between intention and appearance and avoids further confrontation. The fragment hints at pride, social expectations, and awkward courtly timing.
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