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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1925
Page
7
Historical notes explain that flower colors depend on sun exposure temperature and soil. Experiments show small chemical additions in soil can deepen yellow tones and alter petal streaks in carnations, with aluminum sulfate potassium sulfate and ammonium sulfate producing different color effects.
In Elizabethan England Sunday entertainments could occur with royal permission. On April 28 1509 John Seconton received a permit to stage games such as shooting sports wrestling and bar prickings under royal oversight to maintain peace with four or five sturdy men.
The article describes a bamboo fiber cage housing singing crickets in Iluxpan. The male emits a metallic voice reminiscent of an electric bell. A cricket performs by standing on hind feet, gripping a platform, expanding wing shells, and rubbing them rapidly to produce rhythm and pitch variation.
A foreign man speaking broken English struggles to rent suitable apartments. After a tense exchange, the man insists on needing three rooms and questions why a bath would be a business concern, ending with a blush and terse remark.
A garbled New York Graphic quote mocks self talk and social labels. It playfully labels talkers by traits such as self talkers being envied and art talkers as highbrows, ending with an absurd catalog of pejoratives.
The father returns home quietly after a day on the golf course. He places his clubs, wanders the house, and joins dinner without speaking. At the table he mutters a line to his wife about there being no place like home, prompting the mother’s surprised question about trouble on the course.
The Boston Transcript notes two Knights of Malta groups a Catholic branch also called Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem Hospitallers and Knights of the Hospital Roedes and Malta with origins traced to the First Crusade. Some houses were set up in the Holy Land under Papal authority.
The board notes numerous supplier payments including Michigan Bell Telephone Co and Western Union. It approves depository bonds, opts not to accept public liability coverage without attorney approval, hires Andrew Wentine as caretaker, approves playground equipment from L A Henry and two swings from D MacFarlane, accepts resignations of J Wills and G Harding, hires J H Ivens and Zelda Lobb as teachers, and plans gas range purchases for Anvil School with janitor applicants deferred to Sept 10.
Nancy Hart explains triplex glass windshields with three layers of glass that shatter less and do not form dangerous fragments. The article notes the glass reduces injuries in crashes and cites that 65 percent of motor accidents involve broken glass, urging protection of eyesight and safety.
Rub tan shoes with a cloth dipped in ammonia to darken the shade. Let dry between applications and repeat if necessary to achieve the desired darkness.
A home remedy suggests mixing ten drops of glycerine in a fourth cup of water and applying to the skin with a soft cloth. Leave on five minutes, then remove gently for protection against sun burn.
A simple method uses a large-necked bottle filled with boiling water to draw out a splinter. Place the injured area over the bottle mouth and press gently to extract the splinter efficiently.
When plants attract pests, use a syringe to apply insect spray directly to affected leaves. This targeted method aims to quickly reduce bug presence without broad chemical exposure.
When sugar becomes hard and lumpy, stand it in the refrigerator for a day. A suds of naptha soap is suggested to soften the mixture.
A recipe describes mixing kerosene vinegar ammonia and warm water with flour to form a dough. The mixture is cooked stirred until smooth then kneaded and shaped like bread dough. Small portions are wrapped in oiled paper as if erasers.
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