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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1933
Page
4
The article reports Russia's aim to control weather with an artificial rain institute in Moscow and plans for a broader program. It notes planes and ground transmitters as tools to induce rain and to break hailstorms by cannon blank charges, directing hail to areas with minimal damage.
German chemists report coal could yield albuminous materials used in animal and human bodies. Experiments in coal chemistry suggest feasible, technically practicable processes to extract protein-like substances directly from coal and coke. Work by Gesellschaft fur Kohlentechnik has bridged chemicals and coal materials, marking a path toward synthetic nutrition.
Ralph Labbe and Quvila Bouthot unearthed sixty gold and silver Spanish coins in Biddeford Maine while transplanting flowers. They initially mistook the coins for iron. A coin identified as an 1805 Spanish dollar is preliminarily valued around 75 dollars and awaits official appraisal by a local bank.
A Detroit schoolboy confessed on a Saturday that he failed in a spelling bee. He explained to his father that words are harder now than in the past and admitted misplacing the letter in money, spelling it without the e.
Leaves store energy from summer sun and decay to enrich soil. Do not burn them. plow under leaves weeds hay or straw, pile in a corner and cover with a little earth to help decomposition.
Seven prominent Atlanta women, all needlework experts, chose the best piece of embroidery and were surprised to learn it was the handiwork of J. J. Hardy, an eighty one year old Americus, Ga. resident crippled since twelve who made embroidery his life work and hobby.
Mrs Brown contends there is no money in literature while her friend asks why. She attributes George’s perpetual poverty to his association with men who make books.
Caption style dialogue from Die Gruene Post describes a cowboy explaining a lasso and its use to catch horses and bulls, with a flirty exchange titled in a rodeo setting. The brief exchange highlights equipment and technique referenced in a Berlin newspaper.
A Des Moines Register quip about a writer's livelihood hints at family strain as a father questions future support. The exchange portrays humor amid financial uncertainty and parental expectations within a single-page panel.
A scientist dismisses the notion that kissing shortens life, joking that it merely makes time pass faster by enlivening the moment and lifting mood.
Two golfers banter about a game with one confirming his handicap and the other revealing his wife insists he bring his two nephews along. The exchange reflects casual golf club conversation and light family tease.
Want column item seeks finder to notify Sinclair Refining Co. Knightstown about a lost gasoline tank wagon hose and offers a reward. Other listings advertise sales of dining room suite, old fashioned extension table, baseburner stove, a new Chambers gas range, sugar camp equipment, a seven room house on North Main Street, and inquiries about farm supplies. Contact Virgil Tetrick Oliver Earnest C Hill Minnie Adkins for details or inquiries.
Miss Sharlee Kyser resumes studies at Ball State College after two weeks illness with flu. Local social activity notes include visits among the Kyser, Moore, White, Sipe, and Dyer families with gatherings in Rushville, Indianapolis, and Ladoga.
A collection of short witticisms touching liberty happiness habit love money and human folly. It offers pointed observations such as self preservation as nature s first law and a man s pay envelope given to his wife as a convincing love letter, with others on gossip work and prudence.
A young woman from Punxsutawney Pa. repeatedly sought hospital care despite no symptoms. She told staff she felt fine while her temperature was taken, prompting doctors to give her a thermometer for home use. She has not returned since.
A new electric amp device produces a very intense brief flash with no noise by filling a globe with gas and aluminum foil. Current triggers a flash, eliminating usual powder noise. Each flash requires a new lamp.
The heart of racehorse Phar Lap, weighing 14 pounds against the normal 7 or 8 pounds, has been stored at the Australian Institute of Anatomy where Sir Colin Mackenzie serves as director. A Royal Veterinary College officer notes such large hearts are typical of strong racers, men or animals.
Large school of mackerel enters Pwilheli harbor drawing residents and visitors to fish kingdoms. Paper bait used. locals land up to four fish at a time and hundreds are caught during hours of activity.
Frank Albea of Glandale New York stopped to help three crash victims trapped by a wrecked car wrapped around a telegraph pole. While pulling out the third person, the other two slipped into his car and drove away.
A humorous exchange notes the husband keeps the children while the wife gets the house in a divorce, with a punchline that the lawyer handles the moral issue. The caption reflects light legal satire from Schweizer Illustrationen in Zofingen, Switzerland.
A stark family dispute unfolds as a father declares no further money for Flowers, insisting the son is dead to him. The son counters with demand for $100 for a proper burial amid tense, unresolved tensions.
In a Louisville Courier Journal clipping a commentator notes another girl earns a medal for flying and imagines a future where a girl wins a medal for sewing, reflecting evolving notions of female achievement.
Extension dairyman A. Smith says good dairy cows are depression resistant with proper winter feeding and care. He notes wartime price signals are irrelevant, cites college herds achieving strong butterfat and milk yields, and highlights three local Holstein herds with top averages.
Mrs P J Sattler and Miss Emma Overman joined Mr and Mrs Jesse Henley for Sunday dinner at West Third Street Rushville. Ross Tweedy attended the Lumbeman Convention at the Claypool Hotel, with Mrs Tweedy visiting Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs Tomas Bush host their bridge club Friday night. Edna Miller of New Castle visited Mr and Mrs Al McDagiel. Gates and Kinman families connected in Shelbyville Sunday. Minnie Adkins attended Mrs Shirley Marsh's funeral in Anderson. Lawrence Stroup ill and absent from Winfield's store. Raymond Herod of Fillmore visited the Bush home. Mrs Herod formerly Emily Jackson, local domestic science teacher.
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