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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
11
The article lists animal mascots tied to professions and eye color as luck charms. Dancers wear black pigs, actors prefer a small black cat, airmen favor an eagle, gardeners keep a toad, and various eye colors pair with specific animals like monkey for gray, horse for brown, bear for blue, butterfly for green. It warns snakes and mice as unlucky for certain hair and rash wearers.
Old Abner Randall writes six invitations to his children to share his fortune and home. Harold Randall, the “black sheep,” returns with a wife and six children seeking steady work. The grandfather welcomes them, and Harold settles in, prospering alongside his revived kin.
The pyramid, a colossal mausoleum to Pharaoh Cheops, was built by about one hundred thousand workers over thirty years. The structure rose nearly five hundred feet, covering about eighteen acres with ninety million cubic feet of stone. It stood a thousand years before Moses led the Exodus.
The crystal tourmaline attracts small paper and straw like amber due to electrostatic charge. In sun light at low temperature it loses charge but regains it when heated. negative charge becomes positive upon reheating. Several stones show similar effects, but tourmaline is the most interesting.
Excavations at Pompeii reveal a marble calendar block with three months per side under zodiac headings containing astronomical and religious data. The origin of almanac is linked to Saxon carved sticks marking moon cycles and festival dates.
A 22 year old man and his friends abduct a bride on an auspicious lunar day in Liuanchow. They bind the couple back to back to prevent escape, marching them home like a snail while officials and bystanders watch. The next day friends smooth things over and the couple remain together.
A child removes a splinter with a safety pin prompting a mother's warning about danger. The anecdote appears in a Science and Invention feature, illustrating everyday hazards and practical safety awareness.
Tarnished gold lace can be restored by brushing every thread with a brush dipped into pulverized burned alum to restore brightness and luster.
The Tri-State Racing association of Keokuk will stage a 50 mile free for all auto race on Decoration Day May 30 at the Donnellson Iowa track and fairgrounds. Open competition with a $1000 purse. Entry blanks sent to leading dirt-track drivers. several have signified intent to start.
Tests of fire resisting paints show calckimine or whitewash offers comparable fire resistance to paints on small wood samples. It is cheap and convenient and reduces fire spread from cigarettes sparks and matches though not for continuous high heat exposure. Inside use is more effective than outside use.
A historical note explains an ancient burial custom where youths were interred at dawn. The practice reflected belief that Aurora carried the young into her embrace, aiming to soften death with a gentle, mythic interpretation.
A fly cannot eat salt directly and exudes a liquid to dissolve desired substances. Salivary liquid flows from split tubes, carrying dissolved food back into the mouth. At the pad base where it joins the stem are horny teeth that scratch solids like sugar. saliva dissolves the particles and the sweet liquid is drawn back.
The notice advertises Howard Business College on South Main Street offering correspondence courses in Shorthand Typewriting and Bookkeeping. Positions are available for rent. Contact June Kin Block for details at 13 1 A.
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