15 Mar 1922
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Newspaper
Cedar Valley Daily Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1922
Page
1
The Leader recalls a congregational habit of reciting the Twenty third Psalm in concert with Mrs Armstrong keeping about a dozen words ahead. A stranger asked who was the lady already by the still waters while others lay in green pastures. Metopolitan.
Observes that ancient trees are hard to age while standing but cutting them reveals growth rings that allow age estimation. Notes it is sad to learn a tree’s true age from a cross section. Appreciates the difficulty of aging long lived trees.
An Irish laborer asks a druggist to analyze unappealing candy. The chemist quotes five dollars, and the man pockets the candy rather than paying, saying he will feed one to the cat. The tale highlights cost concerns in expert testimony.
A Trans Pacific Magazine article by Thomas J. McMahon describes wild lemon abundance across Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. Gardens and paddocks claim trees yielding plentiful fruit varieties with citrus juice and rind suitable for peel. Small family lemon peeling factories exist in rough wooden houses with primitive equipment. Women cut and squeeze fruit, skins brined for peel while seasonal picking engages boys and girls most of the year. The island, with 800 residents, could host about 544 more people and spans five miles by three with 600 acres.
The U S Department of Agriculture tested speed rates of various flies in northern Texas with 284 000 specimens dusted and released. Traps placed at measured distances showed most flies moved up to eight feet in minutes and the house fly exceeded six miles in 24 hours. The maximum rate observed was 13 to 14 miles, with whether the stopover was permanent not recorded.
Dr Rasch reports thirteen recent poisoning cases from safety matches to the Uveskrift for Laeger Copentiien. Patients show severe skin inflammation on fingers neck and eyelids with swelling. Men carry matches in hand pockets while women light cigarettes. phosphorus sesquisulphide blamed when amorphous phosphorus unavailable.
For the first time an American archaeologist uses aerial photography to study the Indian mounds near East St. Louis. David I. Bushnell Jr. plans to illustrate a Smithsonian Bureau of Ethnology report with these bird's-eye views.
The article notes giraffes are vanishing from their natural ranges in Africa. Herds once seen in 50 to 100 groups are now averaging around 20, suggesting a decline in distribution and visibility across the continent.
A large guttural woman in a Manhattan opera house aisle loudly comments during Pavlova's performance. She interprets the music for nearby spectators, exclaiming with exaggerated emotion as the scene unfolds, disrupting others around her.
Arnold Koch of Keystone pioneers soy bean seed in Benton county on his Elberon farm, harvesting about 75 bushels this year. The variety grown is corn, and the beans suit hogging down corn, saving buyers tankage. Soy beans are praised for hogs grazing in corn fields and for silo filler, with broader cultivation urged.
United Press reports Rev. Adam Hamilton of the Alexandra Road Congregational Church in Blackpool began a two week strike over dwindling attendance. In a parish letter he lamented empty pews and questioned whether the issue lay with him or the congregation, vowing to wait for a fortnight for parishioners to decide.
By the death of a baronet the title changes for the second time since its creation in 1918, believed to be a record. The first baronet Sir Thomas Watson was killed by a motor car in May. His son Sir Wilfred has just died, and the title passes to a brother Geoffrey.
A remarkable youth, described in a recent notice, demonstrated rapid mental calculation without writing. In six seconds he solved six figures and stated a complex cube relation, astonishing observers. The report notes his birth and lifelong wish to train as a mathematical savant.
A Birmingham Age-Herald-style snippet notes a visitor remarking on tastefully decorated places in town, acknowledging the appeal of vintage inns while noting that some meals are sought during restaurant visits.
Jimmy, who longed for a brother, learns twins arrive a boy and a girl. He sighs and jokes that he's glad it wasn't all sister, reflecting a playful family moment about the newborns.
A new hospital in New York will offer private treatment services to residents of small markets without traditional ward divisions. The facility aims to provide individualized care in a modern setting for a broad patient base.
A racially charged exchange is reported with a man denying claims of child mortality tied to Chinese individuals. The local paper notes the conversation and the statistic cited that one in four children born worldwide is of Chinese origin, reflecting era prejudice.
Ames reports that corn fed to live stock under current market conditions yields prices from 74 cents to 3.25 dollars per bushel. Iowa agricultural station series of investigations notes hogs fed on rations of corn saw significant gains for farmers.
The report notes a 160 pound weight gain in swine. Returns indicate the swine paid for the corn at $1.35 per bushel, with other production and marketing costs deducted from the total.
An English doctor recommends water-beds for Anis patients and healthy people alike citing many redeeming features for invalids and the well. The notice highlights therapeutic benefits and growing interest in water-bed usage.
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