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Newspaper
Dispatch Democrat
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
4
Publication data shows Ukiah California edition with J B Sanford as editor and E P Thurston as associate editor and manager. Advertising rates on application. Subscription rates per year. Mendocino County paper issued weekly Friday.
In 1876 engineer Lebas led a perilous relocation of the Luxor obelisk to Paris. A river boat carried the granite column from Egypt and a warship towed the cables as it rose in Place de la Concorde. Lebas placed himself under the stone during lifting to prove his calculations, risking death over honor.
The Kansas City Star disputes the belief that graham and whole wheat breads outrun white bread in nutrition. It cites Dr E A Locke and tables showing calories per pound: brown 1050 rye 1180 gluten 1160 graham 1210 whole wheat 1140 white 1215. It argues milling does not reduce nourishment. It also notes Italian candle making as a fine art, describing bees wax candles with secret ingredients and Egyptian cotton wicks treated to slow burning.
A Mother's Magazine excerpt muses on how tableware and aesthetics influence marriage harmony. It argues that selecting fine china or silver can bring lasting pleasure and potentially avert troubles, suggesting beauty and good dining polish happiness as strongly as digestion.
The chestnut blight has caused near fifty thousand dollars in damage to American and European species while Japanese and Chinese varieties show resilience. Breeders crossing Japanese chestnut with native chinqua pin have yielded resistant trees. Chinese chestnut trunks reach about 100 feet in their native forests.
The text explains Arcturus as a bright star with a diameter of 62 million miles. It notes that light from the star reaches Earth after a time comparable to 200 years, contrasting this with the Sun which is 93 million miles away and the Sun’s light taking eight to nine minutes to arrive.
A fragmentary passage discusses a Napoleon substitute for butter, offered as a prize. It mentions con dition and wholesomeness concerns, implying a competing margarine product framed as a healthier or cheaper alternative. The text hints at a promotional or evaluative context without full details.
The giant manta, known as the devilfish or orcan vampire, swallows threats with winglike fins. It can lift boats and drown occupants, moves in formidably swift, and has been captured in legends by Caribbean divers. Harpooners must show steady aim as luck can decide a hunt.
The article notes Japan's 6,060 miles of narrow gauge three feet six inch railways are outdated. Slow speeds under thirty miles per hour, cramped carriages, and incompatible rolling stock spur plans to rebuild to standard gauge at an estimated cost near 450 million dollars. The director of the material railways backs conversion, hoping the Tokaido line can shift to broad gauge in twelve years and main island lines within twenty-five years.
A Publishers Weekly note argues against frank self criticism of being too busy. It warns that admitting overwork implies inefficiency, misaligned duties, or incapacity, urging immediate, calm action to handle tasks without boastful haste.
An OCR fragment notes generational service in the U S federal workforce. It references a grandfather, father, and ongoing public employment, mentioning duties in the past office and a family tradition of service across generations. The text is garbled but centers on lineage of government work.
Sir Frederick Treves argues that hard work counts for more than brilliance and that a careful worker would outshine a brilliant surgeon in major operations. He cites Shakespeare and Beethoven to bolster the value of diligence and warns against relying on brilliance alone for lasting success.
The piece argues glasses no longer age a wearer, noting many users are children. Eye strain causes wrinkles and a tired look, while spectacles can preserve a youthful appearance. Some faces even benefit from glasses as a finishing touch, says Charles Phelps Cushing.
Claude Callan reports from Fort Worth Star Telegram on Ena who, though forty, looks sixty and self-inflicts dieting and long nightly routines. She fears aging, retires early at six, stays in bed until seven, and spends eleven hours daily rubbing youth and beauty into her cheeks to stay young.
The piece argues the price of sustenance rests on calories rather than nutritional value. It notes rice and peanuts as the cheapest diet, critiques ignoring food value, and cites a poor woman quoted to Jane Addams. It laments wasteful eating and the impact on poverty.
Maynard Owen Williams argues in Christian Herald that Japan values brains over bricks. He notes few truly fine educational buildings, yet many Japanese educators have earned reputations as professors in American or English universities.
In the Washington Star fragment a man asks, Have you a letter from your previous employer. The reply by Erastus Pinkley is No, son, JT expects fear from him, we parted friendly, but we also carry on no rag far correspondence. The tone is formal yet plain spoken, reflecting a cautious separation.
In a Washington Star quip, a character asks if he is head of the family and another answers that his role is “fat of the man higher up,” who takes the blame when things go wrong, highlighting the comic hierarchy.
A clipped Detroit Free Press quote notes that earning money quickly is easy “these days” with a brief exchange suggesting that rapid earnings are common knowledge. The fragment reflects a casual conversation tone and lacks full context or attributed speakers.
Bulfato Express presents a quip about a congressman sending seeds as a political ploy, highlighting a humorous exchange and regional satire. The line hints at press commentary on political favors and gifts.
A disjointed fragmentary text echoes poetic lines about words as arrows and a chant of choosing youth. The irregular spelling and stray punctuation suggest a damaged source excerpt with no clear narrative or formal structure.
Mrs R Jo Brince visits from the city for a month while Prince travels to Montana and the East. Mrs Frank Wilson rushes to the city due to illness of daughters Vivian and Leta with influenza. Local scenes include Dimmick's sales, fresh groceries, and frequent travels among residents such as Nell, Ordway, Lyon, Beckley, and the Handy and Custer sisters.
Now is the time to order your fruit trees from Silva Bergtholat nurseries. The catalogue offers a full line of fruit trees and shrubs. Reliable service and quality are promised by Cox Hardware Co.
National Geographic Magazine notes that Normans and Bretons conducted a codfishery at Newfoundland as early as 1504. It records a tradition among Biscay fishermen that a member who fished in the western Atlantic informed Columbus of land there before his voyage.
A description notes pelicans' regular habits. Parent birds catch fish and after eating they deposit the rest in internal pouches under their bills, carrying them to their young. These pouches hold from three to eight pounds of fish.
The Miller family who recently bought the John Cunningham ranch on Robinson Creek are ill with influenza. Miss Marjorie Young visits Oakland this week as guest of Miss Roberta Duncan. Atty. Chas Kasch, wife and son left early week. Mr Kasch travels to Sacramento for assemblyman duties while Mrs Kasch and child visit relatives in Niles. Dispatch ads beat.
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