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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
5
Instructions on cooking potatoes onions and greens with jacketed methods. home remedies for burns mildew ants and skin care. guidance on preserving woodwork paint and mirror clarity. window drapery trends and decorative curtains. detailed carving rules for fowl venison and lamb with step by step cuts and portions.
Wide World Magazine describes a six foot by two foot wooden tribulum used to thresh wheat in Cyprus. Oxen or donkeys drag it across a hard floor, separating grain while bruising straw. Children ride it and animals feast as locals stay loyal to the traditional method despite government offers of machinery.
Otto de Guericke, burgomaster of Magdeburg, built a 20 foot long curious thermometer. The copper instrument featured a globe attached to a bent tube with nine narrow U sections filled with alcohol. A float connected to a pulley lifted a cord that supported a gilt angel, whose finger pointed to a scale marked with degrees.
The text cites Wallaces' Farmer stating that at 20 mph a sudden stop ejects occupants to the road with a fall equivalent to 13.5 feet. Falls scale with speed squared, so 40 mph equals about 54 feet and 60 mph equals an eight story drop, illustrating increasing injury risk with speed.
The piece cites Genesis vii 2 7 detailing how Noah was to take seven pairs of every clean beast and seven pairs of birds to preserve seed on earth, with non clean beasts taken by two male and female. It emphasizes the discrepancy between common belief and the biblical instruction on ark animals.
London Answers describes Bokhara shawls woven from camel hair. Camels are tended as hair grows on underpart, then carefully shaved without loss. Hair is stored until enough is gathered to spin, producing yarn of remarkable softness in many colors.
The passage argues that ceasing struggle or thought leads to rapid mental decay and that active effort, aspiration, and action keep the mind alive. It warns that yielding to vice poisons the mind as surely as arsenic destroys the body.
Senate and house actions include bills to create county boards to hire superintendents, extend compensation for township officers, and set new tax and census rules. Measures address suffrage timing, payrolls for clerks and election judges, and farm credit plans. A pair of taxation reform ideas proposes taxpayer conventions and targeted assessments. holidays protect school days and wage deductions.
For sale by John G Schimming and R Eng bertson Adv Per croup or sore throat use Dr Thomas Eclectic Ointment Two sizes 25c and 50c At all drug stores Adv
A broker notes how diners at a busy restaurant display varied table manners. He cites three diners and a woman who grip forks awkwardly, arguing that bad manners can be more conspicuous than bad morals in public dining.
In the White Forest Billy Be By Bo Bum and Tinker Teedle Tee follow Sharpnose the Mink on a crooked, winding trail. They discover a hollow log and sense a trap as the mink avoids a tempting meal. The elf explains man is the forest’s real danger, and next week, Sharpnose’s ruse will be revealed.
The article notes that in the 1777 Articles of Confederation the term united states appears in lowercase, while capitalized words like Liberty and Justice are emphasized. It contrasts this with the 1787 Constitution where United States is consistently capitalized as a nation name.
The article explains how depth perception relies on both eyes. It describes a simple test: place a pencil two to three inches over a table edge and try to hit it with a finger while closing one eye. Most people misjudge the distance, but one eyed individuals perform the task accurately on the first try.
England's oldest inhabited house claims a long history dating to Roman fortifications on Handknot Fell near the Bek river. The fortress guards the border region and has been held by the Pennington family since the Norman invasion, marking centuries of strategic importance.
A description of the Peacock Throne as the most magnificent Persian crown jewel. It is a silver camp bed structure encrusted with diamonds from end to end, with a brilliant star at the back. The shad sits on a rug edged with stones and rests on a pearl covered pillow.
Natives of Shikoku, Japan, after a century long effort to breed roosters with exceptionally long tails, report astonishing results. Records describe tail feathers reaching 18 feet in length as a remarkable achievement of the undertaking.
Let George Do It. Barker's Antiseptic has done the work. My feet are finer than silk, and smell sweater than roses. I used it for odor beneath my arms and it knocked it in 15 seconds.
A home remedy using Schiffmanns Concentrated Expectorant promises a pint of cough medicine from two ounces, mixed with sugar and water. Safe for children, non narcotic, with refund guarantee from druggists, and available via R. J. Schillmann or local dealer.
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