07 Nov 1925
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1925
Page
1
The Blue Book of the meteorological service reports at least 100 lightning flashes somewhere on Earth every second of the year. It records about 16,000,000 thunderstorms annually, averaging 44,000 per day, with energy release far beyond human comprehension.
The Sessdon sanctuary in Surrey covers 120 acres of woodland in the chalk hills near London. It hosts at least 73 bird species and flowers, and will be handed to the National Trust as part of a drive to protect wildlife near expanding urban centers, led by the Commons and Footpaths Preservation Society with backing from the prime minister's call for sanctuaries.
Mrs Emma Gooch honors her late husband Emil Gooch with a Memorial Day wreath. Bystanders ask which war he served in. She replies he never fought, then notes he was her husband and places the wreath on the grave of the "Herale Dead."
In Manila a story spread among Filipino laborers waiting for weekly pay. Felipe Lopez recounts a miser who cursed coins with blood to haunt holders, prompting workers to fling haunted pesos into the Ledesma yard in Paco. The tale ends with wages dwindling as coins vanish and ghosts rest.
A San Angelo goat sale attracted about 2000 people from western states for the first such event of its kind in the country. A registered Angora back sold for 775 dollars. Attendees camped out in nearby woods for the outing.
A research institute will be established at Johns Hopkins University to study the biology of life duration and its control. A staff of biologists and biostatisticians will devote full time to lengthening the human lifespan, with scientists expressing optimism about extending life.
In a Detroit News column a neighbor jokes about a daughter’s upcoming marriage to a man who selects a full tool chest as a wedding present. The hardware man laughs as the groom chooses small light tools, while the bride plans to manage home repairs herself without relying on a man.
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