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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
5
Jack Merrill pursues an outrageous fraud against a young heiress and her father. An unscrupulous aunt has bribed a keeper to confine the father in an insane asylum and to obtain a receipt for the bribe. The girl, her father, and Jack chase the document as the scam collapses and the father is freed.
Mr F L Tapscott Jr and family express gratitude to those who aided them during the illness and death of their husband and father. Names listed include Mrs. F. L. Tapscott, Rease Tapscott, Ernest Mapecott, Ruby Tapscott.
A writer notes mosquitoes lay 50 to 100 eggs at a time, with larval stages lasting a week to two. Female mosquitoes bite. males die quickly. Some species bite through leather or human skin, while others feed on plant juice and can bite many animals.
A bulletin from a large American company explains soft woods such as pine fir and cypress can achieve hardwood-like floors through oil wood stain shellac and wax or varnish. Deeper results come from a varnish stain over the oil stain. Guidance notes drying times buffing and color matching.
The article discusses pilot errors from fatigue and eye fatigue causing crashes during landings. It notes weariness and tired eye nerves blunt the eye brain signal, leading to misjudgments of ground objects. Training and exercises for the eye are proposed as remedies.
Rear Admiral W. F. Fullam outlines future naval warfare methods including long range plunging fire, air bombing, submarine mines, and torpedo attacks from submarines destroyers or aircraft. He argues aircraft will determine range and sea power will hinge on air control, and the fleet achieving air superiority must win if other factors are equal.
Germany negotiates with German and foreign firms to join an international air service. Regular Berlin to Copenhagen flights expected soon, with Nordic connections. The service will carry airgrams to ease telegraphic traffic, though gas shortages in Germany hinder some uses.
Mrs Gotham asks about theater or opera plans while Mr Gotham notes preference for a war themed show with fighting. They mention German operas having been stopped, reflecting wartime censorship and public mood.
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