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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1934
Page
2
A contemplative prose piece on bells shaping mood and faith, from village chimes to vast temple ceremonials. It laments how bell music stirs courage, sorrow, and joy, then recounts a Chinese bellmaker legend where a daughter’s soul unites with metals to strike a perfect bell.
Indianapolis fans welcome Kenny Busse and his orchestra for a Sunday appearance at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Busse, famous for radio broadcasts from Castle Farm Cincinnati and the tune Hot Lips, will mix classic trumpet with a jazz chorus. Advance tickets cost 75 cents per couple for reservations or money orders to the Indiana Roof. Miller Welch and his Purdue Big Ten Championship orchestra finish a short stay this Saturday night.
The 1934 Conoco travel program sends the Old Travelers on a Monterrey air journey guided by Spanish entertainers. The 9:30 PM Central live broadcast traces a Ft Wayne start to Monterrey with two adventurous couples sharing real life experiences, Texas scenery, romance and travel facts. Listeners tune via the nearest NBC station.
A Washington constable arrested President Pierce in 1853 after he accidentally struck an elderly woman while returning on horseback. Pierce was released upon revealing his identity. Years later President Grant was arrested for speeding in Washington and also released, with the horse retained at the police station.
Pathfinder Magazine explains the United States comprises 48 states plus the District of Columbia two territories and several islands and dependencies in the Pacific and Atlantic including Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico the Philippines Virgin Islands American Samoa Guam Wake and Midway Islands with numerous uninhabited islets.
Iconic Iraq is described as the birthplace of the Arabian Nights and the Garden of Eden. It is linked to Babylon Ninevah and Ur as heir lands and notes the gufa round boats. A tradition mentions Moses being set adrift in reed boats tarred for seaworthy travel.
The Tribunal of the Waters in Valencia, Spain, is the world’s oldest court of justice. Held weekly for 972 years it has eight judges who hear cases about the province’s water system and issue verbal decisions not subject to appeal.
The scarlet tanager shows male coloration as red with black wings and tail at one year old. At age two the wings turn brown while the tail stays black. Females are yellowish green with brown wings and tail.
Colombia ranks as the world's second largest coffee producer and leads in mild coffee types. Coffee accounts for about 60 percent of total exports and underpins the nation's economic status.
The notice prohibits using United States mail to promote or distribute lottery tickets prize lists or related information even if the lottery operates abroad and materials originate outside the U S The rule enforces cross border restrictions on lottery promotion via mail.
The article notes New Zealand and Australia are widely linked as one country yet split by about 1000 miles of sea and nearly four days of travel. It states New Zealand is a separate dominion of Great Britain.
The article notes onions are versatile in the United States with varied cooking methods while European laborers often eat onions raw as commonly as apples.
A revolving knife cuts wood into boards at a rate of 12,000 per hour. The finished boards measure half an inch by 36 inches and leave no dust in the process.
Snakes release an odorous fluid as a defense when threatened. The smell is especially unpleasant in nonpoisonous water snakes, including both dangerous and harmless species observed in these encounters.
Half of all diamonds produced go to industry. Major demand centers are mining, motor, marine, and flying trades.
A remark from Uncle Eben notes that kind words may be persuasive, but warns they come from powerful salesmen who may exploit such sentiment for profit.
Large quantities of hazel nuts were part of the daily menu of Sweden’s earliest inhabitants shortly after the ice period. Their diet relied on gathered nuts before the advent of farming and settled life.
The article states that so called man eating sharks rarely exceed 30 feet and are usually not more than 20 feet in length. It emphasizes typical proportions of such sharks.
The text notes that luster ware, an ancient pottery form, was rediscovered in England only late in the eighteenth century, marking a revival of interest in this ceramic style.
Armadillos vary from eight inches to over four feet in length, illustrating a wide size range among species.
Menthol is obtained in Japan from the volatile oil distilled from Japanese mint. The process highlights how mint oil serves as the raw material for menthol manufacture in Japanese industry.
The report notes that wood yields over four thousand distinct articles and products. It highlights versatility across construction, furniture, paper, and crafts, illustrating extensive industrial applications.
Indianapolis shows The Student Prince at the Indiana Theatre for a week starting Friday. The operetta by Sigmund Romberg features Donald Green Gertrude Lang George Hassell and Jean Newcombe with 28 member Male Student chorus and colorful costumes. The screen feature Hi Nellie with Paul Muni Glenda Farrell and Ned Sparks accompanies the week.
The passage urges farmers to inspect tulip beds for mice, plan a development program to raise home attractiveness, and update records by March 1. It promotes planning for next year, using state certified potato seed to boost yields, and winter activity for spring propagating work including cold frames, seed, and fertilizer.
Orders for next summer's garden will be well sent. Hawthorne Ironwood Shadlow Redbud Flowering Dogwood Blue Beach and similar small trees make excellent roadside plantings where height should be limited.
Stockholders of the Gwynneville Bank, which ceased operations after directors decided to discontinue, are receiving a 50 percent dividend on their stock. Herbert C. Jones, attorney for W. P. Thurston, who is handling the liquidation, announced the distribution to depositors who were paid in full.
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