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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1924
Page
8
A Detroit News excerpt extols the palm grove as humanity’s earliest staff of life. It cites biblical lore of Adam’s dust and a palm tree created to aid humankind and praises the palm’s unique kinship with people, surviving as a symbol amid other trees.
A Kansas City Times letter argues that Ameroke or Amero ke derives from indigenous words across America. It cites the serpent motif Amarak and ties the antiquity of the name to native tradition, asserting Vespucci borrowed the name after discovering America.
The article recounts legends of Solomon riding a green silk carpet that carried his throne and retinue, with wind guiding the journey and birds forming a sun canopy. It notes Arabian Nights tales of the magic carpet of Tangu and Prince Hansaln's carpet, sourced from Persia and associated with historical figures.
Popular Science Magazine notes that insects possess a ready-made tool chest of chitinous structures. Saws, pliers, brushes, hooks and more reside on legs, heads, or abdomens, built to resist water and mild acids.
A business man pressed into bear hunting hides his nerves during his first camp night. At daybreak the pair find fresh bear tracks and the eager hunter proposes one go ahead to track the bear while the other retraces the path they came from.
A local manufacturing company entered a draft horse team in a New York national show test. They started with a 12 ton load and succeeded in pulling a 40 ton load, using a dynamometer from Iowa State University to record the results.
The famous detective arrives at the crime scene and notes the window shattered on both sides where the thief escaped. He expresses astonishment at the extent of the damage and the difficulty of the situation.
The article criticizes white outsiders for misunderstanding Solomons tribes. It describes head hunting as a religious and economic system linked to canoe building, feasts, and horticulture. Colonial suppression disrupted a deep rooted culture, leaving islanders bored and alienated beyond repair.
Lieut. Cpt. Sydney A. Cleman reports the sultana of Sulu recorded a message for Mrs McKinley. She said she seeks her people’s good despite poverty, hopes Allah spares her years to aid them, and prayed for the sultana’s health and Mr McKinney’s happiness.
Aldous Huxley reflects that a dripping tap spans about a half octave within a major fourth, creating surprising melodies as drops climb small steps then drop to the bottom. The rhythm, pitch, and slowing pace follow hydraulic limits, yielding an odd, sleep inducing music.
Garret P. Serviss notes meteors burn up in air while shooting stars rarely reach ground as dust. An ad promotes White's Cream Vermifuge to expel worms in children at 35 cents via VP Smith.
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