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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
4
An Ohio community used a commercial committee to steer savings into local enterprise to boost development, reducing outflow to promoters of risky schemes. The approach encouraged both members and non members to fund natural resource and industrial expansion locally, reflecting the nation’s business wisdom.
Citizens of Topsham Maine post an advertising sign near a grade crossing to prevent a repeat of a deadly disaster, aiming to curb dangerous crossings and save lives.
At a Boston chamber of commerce luncheon the secretary presented a list of thirty four projects including a Liberty memorial and asked which single initiative could unite the community. He proposed five candidates like a new library better industrial relations a new high school commission government and opposition to anarchy and bolshevism as the one big job.
Laying out grounds starts with a detailed planting plan showing every tree and shrub. Decide between formal or natural planting to suit space from city lots to large rural properties. For small lots elaborate care may be needed and some trim hedges to suit fashions, leaving animals and fowls posed on the lawn.
Community invest gate efforts in school sanitation. County results show elementary schools harm children health. Twenty year period reveals greater weight gain during vacation than school year due to factors like ventilation air water light exercise fatigue and logistics.
A belated report recounts an American musical comedy company volunteering for troops in Vladivostok amid Bolshevik rule. The group, led by W. R. Bandvard and supported by Garry McGarry of the Knights of Columbus in Siberia, faced weeks of detainment and armed guards. Actors endured dangers as Bolshevik killings rose, theaters guarded by allied soldiers, audiences armed, and hotel security constant, yet the show went on for the doughboys.
In South Africa the chacma baboon shows a taste for scorpions, spiders, centipedes, insects, lizards and bird eggs. A released scorpion near a captive baboon prompts a defensive hand slap, then a rubbing motion to locate and discard the sting before the scorpion is eaten with satisfaction.
The piece argues that people are broadly superstitious, though often harmless. It notes common practices like lucky coins, moon observations, ladders, wishing on stars, breaking mirrors, and turning back, suggesting superstition stems from ancient human behavior and persists despite claimed disbelief.
The case centers on John Pappas a Greek resident held on grand larceny charges. Habd Helde a Turk accuses him after Russian money exchange for 100 English sovereigns and a garden walk encounter with a Swedish looking hold up man. Detective Hagerty an Irishman made the arrest. The preliminary hearing followed before a Welsh born magistrate.
Cuban sanitation authorities launch a vigorous rat control campaign to prevent plague. Thousands of traps are set and ships from suspect ports may only unload at anchor using launches to keep rats from reaching shore.
Technical authorities on the restoration of France and Belgium report furnace ashes from glass iron and steel works stimulate vegetable growth via carbonic acid fertilization. All plant use is said to be spurred to unusual growth and ashes may be applied to restore devastated districts.
The article notes the duke of Baragon, a wealthy noble closely related to the royal family, is the most capable locomotive engineer in Spain. Amid rising unrest, King Alfonso travels by train in a journey guided by the duke.
Fashion writers note clever braid trim and bone buttons resurgence in suits. Designers feature lattice applique on coats and braided panels along pockets and belts, with two-back-row button arrangements and turning braids at hem for distinct, inventive effects.
January guidance for households emphasizes inventory of wardrobes and replenishing undermhualins and linens. The piece surveys shifts away from sheer silks to fine cottons and handwork, noting new chemises, nightdresses, and decorative tucks, lace, and embroidery. It highlights delicate yet durable fabrics and stylish caps, jackets, and nightwear as part of the season’s offerings.
Coal sells at a premium in Jackson with two loads fetching 20 dollars per ton while wood goes for 15 to 20 dollars per cord. Governor Carey announces A. B. Roach as Platte County sheriff appointed state prohibition commissioner. Drilling resumes at Boone Dome and Ferris field as New York Oil Company supplies storage and transport plans.
Two renowned former private yachts the White Lady once hailed by King Edward VII and the Commandant Rouquay once owned by the chocolate king Me hier are now used as osh trawlers in Sidney harbor under new owners.
A fragment references Galveston and discusses the idea of a gentleman who avoids oration for women’s praise, signaling social expectations and behavior. The text hints at gender norms and public speech in a coastal city context.
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