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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
6
The 1925 Southeastern Fair catalogue and premium list is off the press with over 10 000 copies ready for distribution. Secretary R M Striplin says the issue is highly detailed with cash awards totaling more than 40 000 in October plus 25 000 set aside for grand circuit racers and auto racers’ prizes over three days.
Twenty two states are named after Indigenous words or tribes. Alabama Arkansas Connecticut Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska North and South Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee Utah Wisconsin and Wyoming are cited as examples.
The New York report from the educational commission to East Africa, distributed by the Phelps Stokes fund, portrays Abyssinia as an enigmatic, independent empire with population estimates from 4 to 10 million. It notes its entry into the League of Nations and its vast agricultural potential, European encirclement, and imminent impact on global affairs under Ras Tafari.
The new Federal Reserve Bank building in St Louis, headquarters of the Eighth district, opens with a vault built from 800 tons of steel and advanced safety systems. Built to resemble an Egyptian pyramid, its exterior features Bedford stone and seals of seven states including Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Edward J. O'Toole of United States Coal and Coke predicts a $500 million annual saving as a new mining machine undercuts coal with steel teeth and self-loads, eliminating explosives. He notes 115000 tons mined by the process and expects a 50 percent reduction in mining costs, or about $1 per ton.
Hollywood announces the ideal 1925 girl from a contest of 500 beauties in Hollywood California. The winner is slim 5 feet 3 inches tall about 118 pounds with gray blue eyes and chestnut bobbed hair. She measures 34 28 35 with slipper size four.
The Kansas City Star recounts the legend of Roger Bacon who built a brazen head to reveal how to surround Great Britain with a brass wall. After three half hours it proclaimed time is past and shattered, preventing the knowledge from being shared. The tale notes similar claims about Gerbert and Albertus Magnus creating brass figures.
Professor Davidson argues child minds reveal human nature and explain psychology. He cites simple desires and attachments as windows into inner motives, noting how siblings react to gifts and the value placed on a ring with a stopper light.
The account describes Brown, a six foot tall, powerful man, who had vowed to thrash White for an offense. An encounter occurred when they met and Brown punched White, who asked if it was in jest or earnest. Brown answered in earnest and White walked away, saying if it had been in jest he would not have ked it at all.
A pathologist warns that extreme temper raises blood sugar by 10 to 30 percent within minutes. The effect is linked to a tiny gland that, when overly active, fuels hatred and quarrels.
An old man leads two lively calves to pasture in the morning and ties one to each boot. The calves run away as he opens a rickety gate. He is dragged four rods before realizing his mistake and his wife asks if he knew better. He answers that he hadn’t seen the error until then.
A World article discusses how sighted people tend to veer to one side when walking toward a distant object. Right handed individuals often drift right, left handed drift left due to minor stride irregularities. Only a trained blind person can walk straight.
The first general election held January 7, 1780, chose electors who voted in February for president and vice president. George Washington received 69 votes and became president while John Adams earned 84 votes and became vice president, with several other figures named among the electors. Later constitutional changes after 1804 altered the electoral process.
The article surveys ideas about the ten northern tribes of Israel after Samaria fell in 722 B.C. It notes 27 000 taken to the Assyrian empire and surveys theories linking them to China India or the Anglo Saxons while stating scientific consensus that they were absorbed into neighboring nations and not truly lost. A critic argues the search stems from a false notion of complete ethnic separation and unsupported speculative combos.
A Bath shipmaster sailing for a foreign voyage carried pumpkins for the crew but left some on the wharf when the steward said not to use more. Fed to excess, the crew grew tired and dumped many pumpkins overboard at night. By morning the captain saw pumpkins bobbing in the sea and the steward quipped that they had followed from Boston.
The article outlines chrome leather tanned with chromium salts noted for shoe durability, cordovan or Spanish leather praised for soft fine grain and high polish named after Cordova, Spain with origins in goatskins and now also from pigskins and horsehides, and patent leather first made in Newark Delaware in 1819 by Seth Boyden.
A local tailor in Jerka routinely locks his shop and leaves without notice. To handle inquiries, he posts a large front door sign stating the shop is temporarily Amaick, out of town, attending a funeral or fishing, per National Republic.
The article explains how the Moon’s rotation and orbit are slightly irregular, causing the illuminated portions seen from Earth to vary. It notes the tilt of the Moon’s axis relative to its orbit and mentions the resulting changes in which faces are visible over time.
Lotus Nelumbo nelumbo grows abundantly in a Grand River bayou near Spring Lake Michigan, with few other local spots in the region. The American lotus Nelumbo lutea is rare and found near Cleveland, both near Huron Ohio, drawing annual visitors to the sites.
Small smooth objects called eye stones were used by grandmothers to remove foreign substances from the eye. The operculum of a tiny marine shell is the common eye stone, a lens shaped calcareous piece placed in the inner corner and worked in and out to carry debris from the eye.
The text states that a mixture of hydrogen and air in five volumes of air to one of hydrogen yields the most powerful explosion, with the mixture expanding more than 1 000 times. The claim emphasizes the high explosive potential of hydrogen air ratios.
A brief note reflects public fascination with laser technology, highlighting its appeal when tied to funding or financial interest. The reference hints at the broader appeal of innovative tech and money driving attention.
A Purification health ad urges readers to cleanse the system with Calotabs. It promises renewed vitality and health, claiming Calotabs are the greatest system purifiers. A family package with directions is offered for 35 cents at Moss drug stores.
Holbein the portrait painter at Henry VIII’s court showed masterful detail in his work. His portrait of Lady Jane Seymour, who became queen after Anne Boleyn, stands as a significant historical piece for its overall quality and especially the delicate brocade dress pattern and lace on sleeves.
The name dollar traces to the thaler coin from Bohemia 1519, widely used in central Europe. The coin itself derived from the Spanish peso used in West Indian trade. Known as the Spanish dollar, it gained legal recognition in the United States with the 1792 Coinage Act, and later its silver content was slightly adjusted.
If ink spills on carpet or rug, place blotting papers and replace them as they absorb ink. Dampen a sponge with milk, apply and wring dry, repeat until ink is removed. Then wash the area with weak suds, rinse with clear water, and dry away from dust. The spill may become almost undetectable.
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