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Newspaper
Cottonwood Chronicle
Location
Cottonwood, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
3
Grandfather Clock answers with a wry line about keeping regular hours and staying busy to age gracefully. A light quip reflects timeless wisdom from a kitchen table aside the clock.
Insect Tales outlines that a spider's web could stretch 350 miles and sugar wine hosts 227 insect varieties. Houseflies migrate up to six miles daily, insects outnumber other life five to one, with an estimated 750000 insect sorts. Entomologists note odor analysis abilities and 16000 U.S. beetle species range from tiny to large horn beetles.
About 10,000 species of fish are known and carp are said to reach ages near a century. The note highlights broad biodiversity and notable longevity in carp within the aquatic world.
A note on Native American creation beliefs blending Bible and Pandora motifs. Heavenly beings shape the world and clay humans, with a rule to live forever. The Sun warns of scarce land and death, and his daughter’s snake bite marks fate. Temptation leads to opening a forbidden box, releasing spirits and mortal death for all humanity.
A tale about Timour the Great, also called Tamerlane, recounts his habit of perseverance. He describes watching an ant haul a grain up a wall, noting it fell 69 times before succeeding on the 70th attempt. The anecdote inspired him to persist despite despair.
A Review of Reviews essay argues Chinese women are not bought and sold in marriage. It notes the father in law may claim compensation for a widow, but denies a sale. It describes cruel mother in law cases and mentions justice favoring wealth, leaving the widow with little recourse.
Crosses along Lithuanian routes attract travelers with gigantic wooden structures. In some provinces a cross stands every mile, plus many others in villages. Each cross houses an icon and an oil lamp kept alive by vows from families, serving as guiding lights in snowbound winters and preserving a history dating to the 14th century Christianization.
Notices announce private sale of Mary Forsman estate Idaho County land on May 26 1928 with cash on confirmation 10 percent bid advance and sale at Grangeville or Cottonwood offices. Also a sheriff sale of parts of Idaho County lands under St Michaels Monastery judgment set June 9 1923 with public auction at Grangeville front door.
A popular fallacy among Chinese claims fine goldfish come from silk moth eggs. It describes silk moths laying eggs on bricks or tiles placed in sunlit shallow water, hatching into larvae fed on pond slime. Thunder can ruin the incubation, producing frogs or scorpions instead of goldfish.
A dialogue portrays a wealthy man scolding a tramp for begging while the tramp expresses remorse yet appeals to mercy. The exchange highlights class tension and hypocritical charity in a stark social vignette.
The annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers Union Warehouse Co Ltd will be held on Saturday June 9 1923 at 1 pm in the I C OF hall Cottonwood Idaho. Directors two for three years and other business as may arise will be addressed. Secretary August Schroeder signs the notice dated May 6 1923.
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