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Newspaper
Andrews News
Location
Andrews, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
8
Local notes list visits and homecomings in Andrews and nearby towns. Residents such as Mr E E Blake, Miss Hattie Hanks, Mr and Mrs J Reese Ford, and numerous other families are noted with weekend trips, visits to Georgetown, Roanoke, Norfolk, or Columbia, and social events including a moonlight party hosted by Miss Ruby Brown.
The article notes French Guiana as a penal settlement with a hazardous coast and mountainous interior. It mentions fevers, especially yellow fever, decimating convicts and prompting relocation of white prisoners. It also references the Nedu Diable island near the coast linked to the Alfred Dreyfus case.
A reflection on daily kindness in public and private duties, urging timely acts of goodwill since life is brief. Quoted as a timeless exhortation often attributed to William Penn, cited by Humphrey J. Desmond.
Diamond dust is used to cut and turn the hard steel in modern armaments, a surprising fact in shipbuilding.
In Austrian regions especially toward Hungary, peasants routinely ingest arsenic, a deadly poison. They say experiences with large quantities leave them unharmed and that constant drugging with arsenic accounts for the striking beauty of local women.
A new device by an Ohio manufacturer enables three distinct signal tones from an ordinary electric bell. The bell has two electromagnet coils with separate armatures one drives the clapper and the other acts as a buzzer.
Observers note robins frequently run with elevated heads showing pride in speed. Occasionally they launch strong hops that cover ground quickly, giving the impression of purposeful motion.
A Chicago Tribune correspondent quotes a speaker warning that hoarseness could indicate a serious laryngeal condition. The doctor warns prompt attention to this singular affection to prevent progression to pleural issues.
The finest isinglass comes from sun dried sounds. After drying the skin is moistened with warm water and the interior shiny layer is removed by hammering. It is then rolled between polished iron rollers.
A Boston Transcript remark praises the telephone for its redeeming feature that one cannot lend money through it, noting many unkind opinions yet highlighting this practical limit.
A collection of practical home canning directions with measurements. Pear chips use pears sugar ginger and lemons soaked overnight then cooked and sealed. Tomato and green tomato preserves combine tomatoes salt vinegar and spices to create clarified textures and sealed jars.
The stippling effect used by many artists for reproduction has been sped up by an English invention. A stippling pen, driven by a clock work motor, now allows even and quick work previously done by hand.
Rats are vegetarian and adaptable to various conditions. In Hawaii they avoid mongooses by nesting in tree tops, remaining free from tormentors.
A neighbor asks if a baby brother can talk, but a boy replies he cannot walk and has no reason to talk. He says the child can yell to get everything in the house that is worth haying, expressing disgust at the neighbor’s remark.
The article surveys ear tingling beliefs, noting right ear tingling signals praise while left ear tingling signals blame. It cites Sir Thomas Browne and links the idea to guardian angels who touch the ears according to conversation tone.
The younger Michaux in 1802 recounts western settlers asking, From what part of the world have you come? Thoreau notes these vast western regions would seem a common meeting place for all people, highlighting global origins amid westward expansion.
For 1,400 years no woman has entered the convent of St Catherine on Mount Sinai. The statement notes a historic prohibition and underscores a long tradition of female exclusion at the site.
An inquest into a man’s death at Chertsey England found lightning struck a tree sheltering him during a thunderstorm. The tree was one of five of equal height and had previously been hit by lightning, with the recent strike following the path of the earlier bolt.
The text explains birds keep balance by never fully relaxing their toes. It notes that a hen closes its toes as it lifts a foot and opens them when the foot touches the ground, preventing falling while asleep or moving.
The Andrews News announces political advertising rates for all candidates at fifty cents per column inch, to be paid in advance. No political material will appear on the front page or in local personal or editorial columns, and all such notices will be marked Political Advertisement.
The Telephone Exchange of Andrews is closed on Sundays from 7 30 to 10 00. Open from 10 00 to 11 00. Closed from 11 00 to 4 00. Open from 4 00 to 5 00. Closed from 5 00 to 8 00. Call during these hours and longer hours may be arranged if demand requires.
The mayor of Peru's smallest town insists on being accompanied by a pipe band on state occasions. The musicians' reed instruments produce a strange, eerie tune as part of official display.
The Andrews News invites readers to submit local news items from births deaths fires crop conditions and health stories. Regular correspondents receive stamps stationery and payment for published pieces to share home events with wider audiences.
In suburbs of Paris a young physical culture professor married a beautiful athletic pupil. They appeared before the mayor in tennis costume and after the ceremony the wedding party breakfasted on the Seine banks. After coffee they changed into bathing outfits, then embarked on a bicycle honeymoon tour.
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