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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1920
Page
8
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes a shift in American beauty standards from full rosy colonial faces to sharper expressive features. It cites Roosevelt Wilson Bryan and writers like Cooper Irving and Willis as examples of the evolving masculine ideal across eras.
A paper by T L MacDonald to the British Astronomical Association details a bright border along the dark limb of the young Moon. The glow, not always visible, appears linelike and brighter than earthshine, varying in length and sometimes forming near circular bright swellings as the Moon matures from two to seven days. Harold Thomson notes naked eye sighting of the border, though it vanishes in telescopes.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin notes that wartime population declines in France contrast with growth in cities like Marseilles which saw 15 to 36 percent gains as American investors buy city bonds. It adds New York’s population explosion makes it larger than London, reflecting its status as a major U.S. seaport and global city.
In 1808 Drum mond found a solitary plant in 8&t parish Louisiana now housed at Arnold Arboretum. Harvard questions New Jeans to search for the rare growth. New Orleans Garden offers 5 prize for another plant. vard seeks Louisiana sea for a long unseen plant near New Orleans from a century ago.
English walnuts arrive on the Pacific coast in 1807 when Joseph Jon of Santa Barbara, California brings eight sacks from Chile and a thousand trees to Golrra.
Death of a graduating class member is reported with details of her family. The parents Mr and Mrs T W Dean and siblings are mentioned. The article notes the girl’s mother Mrs Owen is seriously ill and lists surviving relatives. It references a separate mystery about a poison bottle and a firm not in existence, with Mr Owen providing some context.
Viscoum Burnham lauds Pickens as a leading social reformer and a towering literary figure akin to Charles Dickens. He argues that the era’s inheritors emerged from the dire conditions faced by workers in London and across the country.
The phrase pitched battle began in medieval times when boiling pitch was poured from above battlements to repel attackers. These combats often occurred outside castle walls and ended as pitch flowed from a defensive tank, giving rise to the expression.
A fragment notes promises from dealers offering certified hams and bacon with kettle rendered lard. The item hints at marketing language and pricing window 4 : 25-5.
Elisa Stewart rides a horse across a shattered bridge above a 100 foot chasm to reach an unconscious man as a dynamite bomb awaits below. The daring scene, part of In Old Kenya, showcases courage amid danger, with Stewart recalling fear yet trusting her horse’s steady nerve.
The public and medical professionals praise the 666 Chill and Fever patent medicine advert. The item highlights trust from doctors and druggists in the remedy.
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