25 May 1916
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
1
A discussion favoring Royal Baking Powder over alum or phosphate powders for baking. It notes alum powders are cheap but uneven in leavening, risking waste on failed cakes, while Royal Baking Powder, made from cream of tartar derived from grapes, yields the finest food and actual savings. Royal Baking Powder Co. New York.
The text explains that water enters ballast tanks to dive and into trimming tanks to keep the submarine level. By filling these tanks the vessel sinks or rises and maintains the correct position submerged.
A clipped dialogue shows an office agent presenting an attachment for a typewriter as a busy man dismisses a personal matter, remarking to settle it with her and noting love affairs are no concern of his.
Detroit Free Press reports a front door pitch urging readers to take initiative amid rising magazine purchases. The piece highlights households overwhelmed by subscribing to more magazines than they can afford.
Descriptive short item notes Little Lucy striking her elbow against a table and exclaiming she could see stars in her fingers, recounted by the Chicago News in a vivid, anecdotal tone.
A newsroom standard urges avoiding fault finding unless needed and to steer clear of judging others. It emphasizes restraint and constructive language to maintain fair, objective reporting.
Senator Sorghum tells his campaign team to avoid overplaying his image as grand or lofty. He explains pedestal symbolism implies isolation, referencing park statues and public perception in a Washington Star readers note.
The article notes Icelandic law once imposed banishment for kissing another man's wife whether or not consent was involved. It also punished kissing an unmarried woman against her will. If consent was proven, the offender faced a fine payable in cloth for each offense.
A witty exchange about acting experience without audiences sparks interest in moving picture dramas. The quip hints at talent recruitment and stagecraft in a period entertainment context.
Local notes report Hagerstown Decoration Day events set for Sunday June 4Rev Shultz to lead services at the Christian church Indiana motor vehicle numbers exceed 100000 with daily license issuances Residents discuss dog taxation and penalties First National Bank opens in temporary frame building Jacksonburg Cambridge City Sunday school contest remains close with Jacksonburg leading Local arrests tie to grand larceny case Vernon and Arly Newton await trial in New Castle Glen cemetery speed limit enforced and notices issued Citizens Telephone Co directory expands area promotions Wayne Works supervisor Ralph Ingerman promoted Lively local updates end with Memorial Day tribute footnote to Gen John A Logan
A Danish tale recounts an aged eagle said to renew strength by leaping toward the sun and plunging into the sea. A recent Nakskov fjord eagle bore a bottle attached by a chain with a note claiming capture and release by N. and C. Anderson in 1792.
Dr P L Nixon of San Antonio told a Texas medical society that pain at Mc Burney's point does not prove appendicitis. He cited cases where surgery confirmed the wrong diagnosis and one exploratory operation found appendicitis without the classic point pain. Diagnosis requires multiple differing symptoms.
A preparation mixing equal parts camphor hartshorn and ether with a few drops of sassafras relieves severe insect bite pain. Apply a small amount to affected area for relief.
A brief item cites a Telegram about job bias linked to ancestry and a jocular note that many plum positions come from a strong family tree. The exchange highlights a humorous view of nepotism in hiring.
In a city street car system that enforces passenger rights, a father, mother, and a boy of fare age board a pay as you enter car. The conductor asks about the child's age and discovers the boy is not yet five. The father offers another fare, but the conductor insists on correct age, leading the father to admit the mistake and decide to pay for William after this.
The article notes two Mauritius stamps issued in red a penny and blue two pence, with only about twenty pairs known. It cites auction records of £680 and £1,921 for red and blue pairs, and traces the modern hobby of stamp collecting to England or Belgium. It mentions Notes and Queries first noting the hobby in 1860 via a Tunbridge schoolmaster and a boy with hundreds of specimens, and a 1864 provincialsale remark about a collector offering £200.
A neighbor asks Johnny if his mother is seeking him. Johnny replies that she is, adding humor that she cannot end him, per a judge's remark.
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