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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
4
A Chicago Daily News column cites Orison Swett Marden on time value. It argues that promptness fuels power, with decisive action shaping a life’s impact and success through efficient use of every minute.
A Scotsman staying at a boarding house rebuffs a landlady by naming meat as leather in response to her question about what Scots call the item. The exchange highlights dry humor amid meals.
Mrs Newlywed boasted of their hollow block construction and ventilation while a caller praised their old fashioned frame house. The caller jokes about locking the cat in the cellar and releasing it from the attic each morning, per the Boston Transcript.
The piece traces the shift from Turkish leaf to bright Virginia tobacco grown in Virginia, the Carolinas, and eastern Tennessee. It notes the invention of cigarette-making machinery and the spread of American cigarettes worldwide.
A lighthearted anecdote from a summer drought describes Wille claiming his grandpa can make it rain at will by getting knee rheumatism. His friends doubt the tale until Wille insists the rain follows.
The piece argues punctuality is essential for advancement and efficiency. Citing Horace Greeley via Chicago Daily News, it warns that wasting others time equals wasting money, stressing time as a key business resource and personal discipline.
A device uses a sandpaper wrapped label around a bottle to alert sleepers. The rough texture wakes the user and the printed label identifies the poison inside.
A South American custom uses a magnolia petal to send a message. When touched, the white leaf shows a brown spot that darkens within hours, revealing the motto written by a lover. The flower is sent to the woman, who places it in water, and the printed message becomes clearly visible in a few hours.
A World’s Work quote highlights applied science boosting workers’ lives. Prof Milliken notes ductile tungsten making electric light cheaper, arguing one technical advance can outweigh broad social changes for human welfare. Samuel Crowther emphasizes practical progress over social reform.
In Sumatra a widow remains single until the wind tears a flag from her door. A flagstaff marks mourning. when the flag tears at any rent, she may remarry. She then may shed mourning and accept the first suitor who appears.
A Seattle blind man created a direction indicator with a compass and belt worn buzzers. The device sounds when the wearer deviates from a preset course helping him navigate without a cane.
Jud Tunkins, known as “the city man,” argues that urban experts who claim to know farming often neglect simple chores like keeping their own grass cut, revealing a gap between theory and hands on practice.
Sallie arrives at Aunt Emeline’s house seeking her aunt in a town she hardly knows. Jim James Oliver Lodge claims the home as his, offers to help search, and clues unfold about ownership and kin. The pair spar, tease, and share a charged moment amid a rural setting.
A fragment notes a familiar relic exhumed by Raphael. The description centers on a shaving mug bearing the name in gold letters and a set of old accessories including sleeve garters a mustache coffee cup a cigar cutter and a change purse with a watch in a chamois bag.
When beeswax looks dingy it can be melted and remolded. Melt the wax on boiling water to remove grime, then remold to obtain a clean piece.
A reflective line encouraging men prone to self-criticism after foolish acts. It cites a wise saying that those who never err do not create or progress, urging resilience and constructive effort despite errors.
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