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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1930
Page
4
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The veteran North Carolina senator signals a primary run for the U S Senate citing duties, limited funds, and need to conserve strength. Analysts see a strategic move highlighting his age and health while Bailey and other factions gauge their positions in a shifting Democratic landscape.
The Worth While Club will present The Threat of Destiny a three act drama next Monday night January 20 at 7 30 in the Demonstration School auditorium. Local talent forms the cast and admission will be charged to fund civic improvement.
The reader is pointed to patent filings for perpetual motion in England and the U S as a lesson on the Law of Compensation. It argues energy is conserved and actions have equal reactions. It cites Emerson and a religious maxim about sowing and reaping to warn that ambition can cost health, family, and joy.
A physician notes a patient weighing 275 pounds with excess starch intake from wheat, corn, potatoes, and beans. He advises limiting starch to one type, recounting a patient who felt better after avoiding starch for four days and emphasizing balanced with meat.
The article advises mending blankets with soft woolen darning, using embroidery frames for a smooth repair, or sewing in flannel along worn edges. It suggests trimming or reusing blankets by cutting sections for single beds and encourages inspecting blankets before autumn to avoid delays in readiness.
Instructions for making a light orange puff sauce by beating two egg whites with salt until stiff, then gradually folding in two-thirds cup powdered sugar plus juice from one orange and half a lemon. Serve immediately to prevent separation.
A simple orange sauce combines one cup butter and two cups sugar with the juice of two oranges and grated rind of one, lightly grated nutmeg. Mix thoroughly and chill. Delicious over pudding or with boiled rice and baked or steamed puddings.
Recipe uses oats, yeast, salt, warm water and sugar to make bread. Steps include dissolving yeast in lukewarm water with lard and salt, mixing with oats and flour, two rises, and baking thirty-five to forty-five minutes in a moderate oven. If started at eight, bread finishes by noon.
North Carolina buyers spent about 60 million dollars on 73 860 new cars in 1929 and 65 007 in 1927 as Judge Frank Daniels notes cars aid some families yet strain others. He warns excessive auto spending harms education and family budgets while cars can serve real needs.
Albert T. Reid argues that the margin of necessity harms car owners in North Carolina as $60,000,000 in new cars ties to the region during hard times. The piece links economic strain to ownership stakes and suggests a path forward amid the crisis.
The 1929 Christmas business held strong despite the Wall Street slump, aided by public confidence fostered by Hoover's Washington conferences. Analysts credit high consumer spending and public works optimism for a hopeful 1930, with a belief the nation moves toward a future where poverty and suffering are avoidable for all citizens.
The article argues that after establishing efficient travel, road beautification enhances value and pride. States like Massachusetts Connecticut California and others plant trees and flowers along highways with civic and federal support. It notes economic benefits for property values tourism and local business and cites Europe as more advanced in tree lined roads.
The speaker notes films now appear in color and sound with talkies and discusses plans for three dimensional presentation. They suggest two more improvements: stronger plots and hiring real actors.
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