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A fruitful study should bring on maturation.

What follows is a series of quite terse statements attached to three weekly strips from Peter Julius Rosendahl's Ola and Per.

Strip No. 16 - When the Profit Went Up in Smoke

  16. When the Profit Went up in Smoke. - September 3, 1920

The Midwest is deep into pig farming because the inherent worth of these intelligent, sensitive animals has been reduced for it to be.

The cartoon figures Ola and Per reflect farmers' hopes and ideas and enterprises.

The farmer inventor ignores enough forethought and safeguards, or to keep his mind to what he is administering. The result: a gorged pig.

Boasting unwisely invites misfortune.

Putting animals under undue pressure may rebound.

It is fit to know what is unfit in a scheme, and to know its strength too.

A big shock can refresh many.

Better accommodations and savoury ways need to be thought out.

Sound precautions are fair.

Strip No. 30 - A Quaint Way of Catching Rats

  30. A Quaint Way of Catching Rats. - January 21, 1921

While learning, a premature move might bring serious set-backs, if not disaster.
Clarity penetrates the nature of man and decrees, "Enjoy life while it lasts, or else -"

An opportunity to make a good connection could be seized.

Heat has no definite form but a whacked person knows something about it anyhow.

It can be vital to seek out the right assistants.

A first meeting may be beset with difficulties.

To preserve composure is important, as seen by the consequences of lack of it.

Strip No. 34 - Per Gets an Unexpected Ride into the Air

  34. Per Gets and Unexpected Ride into the Air. - February 18, 1921

One gets wiser by incidents like this.

Being careful may help order and a better living in time.

The handy man does not continue in what brings misfortune.

It is important not to take chances in dealing with explosives.

To accept help in a difficult situation does not have to be a disgrace.

We tend to live longer by taking proper care for a long, long time.

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Han Ola og Han Per, Teachings of prairie buffoons, Ola and Per, by Peter Rosendahl, Literature  

Rosendahl, Peter J. Han Ola og Han Per. A Norwegian-American Comic Strip. En norsk-amerikansk tegneserie, edited by Joan N. Buckley and Einar Haugen. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1984 (Original printed in the Decorah-Posten).

Rosendahl, Peter J. More han Ola og han Per. A Norwegian-American Comic Strip. En norsk-amerikansk tegneserie. Edited by Joan N. Buckley and Einar Haugen. Bilingual Edition. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1988.

Symbols, brackets, signs and text icons explained: (1) Text markers(2) Digesting.

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