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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
5
Far-sight is the common vision error as the eye is shorter than ideal. The strain from compensating for this defect varies with health, temperament, and near work, often contributing to nervous issues. The article notes the retina location and light focus behind it, leading to continued strain whether viewing near or far, especially with close work.
A quoted anecdote portrays Webster at a Jenny Lind concert as he loudly harmonizes in chorus and bows to the singer. His wife and son attend an address, drawing laughter as the famous orator pauses mid sentence to a child’s interruption, delighting the audience.
A town seeks a single go-getter aged 14 to 19 to be the sole agent for Movie Weekly Magazine. After school work, pay by commission plus prizes and free tickets, with promotion for good performance. Apply by letter to Mr E L Gilbert Personal 3rd floor 119 West 40th Street New York City with past selling experience age parents and two references.
Enterprise Music Co advertises six big song hits including Sweet Dreams of You Trixie Shady Lane Somebody's Been A Fooling You Me for You Cherry Time at 25¢ each, or $1.00 for the set, located at 216 Lyric Theatre Bldg Cincinnati Ohio.
The article explains sound as air particle vibrations transmitting to adjacent particles. It notes the speed of sound at freezing point 915.69 feet per second, rising with temperature, and that sound travels faster in air in summer than winter. It compares air and water velocities, with water at maximum density transmitting sound at 4707.4 feet per second from a 1826 Geneva experiment.
Norman T. Byrne in Scribner's lauds Huneker as a refreshing force who revived criticism with life and vigor. The essay praises his musical prose, European taste, breadth across the seven arts, fearless defense, and stimulating, non didactic style that blends esthetic value with verve.
In Peru's Andes a native race enforces a strict life limit with village officials tasked to end lives when age nears the fateful mark. Practices vary by community with funeral certainty and punctual execution sometimes demanded. The people, of Indian descent likely Quicheu, live in adobe hovels and rarely remove clothing. They are shy and rely on coca leaves, from which cocaine is derived by scientists.
The passage describes the Canary Islands dragon's blood tree as legendary for its immense size and antiquity. It notes the tree's extremely slow growth, with centuries passing before any measurable change in girth, and mentions Guanche worship and a mid‑century altar carved inside the trunk.
A finely carved wooden figure scene from a whisky bottle shows a boy and a dog beside a large wheel. The maker, a deaf Chippewa Indian from White Earth reservation, hid the method of pushing wood through the bottle neck and assembling the pieces. The craft remains a mystery as the artist never explained how the figures were inserted or arranged.
A Kansas City Star memory notes a migrant family at a railway station platform. The mother bears a heavy load while the father stands with no bundles. After a moment the narrator mentally urges her to drop the bundles and she relieves the burden by placing the basket atop the bundle and sighing.
Go Back to Fifteenth Century describes tree longevity and the age of pines and chestnut trees. It notes Teneriffe hosts venerable pines and chestnut trees likely planted by conquerors in the early Fifteenth century, with many adorned by small madonnas hanging from branches.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a human interest note about a man named Ammaniwho with a remarkable memory and a store or memory archive. Details are incomplete and uncertain due to garbled source.
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