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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
2
A Collier's roundup notes bizarre naval howlers with German destroyers firing torpedoes via mouth blown triggers. It notes a tiny market accounting machine packed with 55,000 parts. It also mentions a Shinto mass in Japan and priests blessing crash sites with sacred branches to drive away spirits.
An advertisement endorses a Sunny Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin claiming relief for stomach discomfort and constipation. It argues pepsin dissolves undigested protein in the stomach while senna stimulates bowel movement, suitable for all ages and available at druggists.
A brief aphorism notes that choosing flexibility over perverseness helps moral decision making. It contrasts meekness with selfish pride, urging balanced judgment over rigid rule following. The quote frames virtue as moderate tact and compassion in conduct.
A historical reflection notes Cicero’s view that kind manner and gentle speech soften men's minds, enabling reconciliation and better dialogue. The quote emphasizes temperate rhetoric as a route to understanding and harmony in disputes.
The article recounts Louis Pasteur's work on fermentation and pasteurization of milk, noting his focus on beer and wine to study germ growth and spoilage, and explains Daguerre's 1839 photographic breakthrough using camera obscura and fixed image plates, marking the birth of modern photography. It also profiles Dizzy Dean, his peak years, injury decline, and enduring fan fondness alongside Paul Dean and post baseball life.
Nearly half of the Texas accidents in a five month survey occurred on Saturday and Sunday. Less than 34 percent of traffic moved on those days.
In 1722 Dutch Admiral Roggeveen found Easter Island ringed with towering stone statues wearing tall hats. Later explorers note two races the long ears who sculpted and wore hats, and short ears who faded away. Science links skulls to migrants from Pacific and Australasian islands. The reason foradvance beyond other races remains unexplained.
A compact aphorism notes that the sublime and ridiculous are closely linked. Paine suggests the line between greatness and folly shifts with perspective, with one step determining which side is observed.
A collection of aphorisms quotes from Sandi Emerson Gibbon Rossetti and Robertson. The text offers brief maxims on life warning memory forgiveness and navigation. The phrases suggest choosing optimism and kindness over bitterness and envy.
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