Tough teacher recalls tanning practice
A former instructor described as strict reflects on his leather tanning background. The remark ties his classroom discipline to years spent tanning hides.
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
18
Easy Ottawa Engine Log Saw boosts woodcutting output
The Improved Ottawa Engine Log Saw enables one man or a boy to cut twenty five to forty cords daily at under 2d per cord. It features an 8 cross cut with a 4 cycle gasoline engine, is truck mounted for mobility, and can fall forty to fifty trees a day. Two men can handle ordinary timber, and the unit includes an automatic clutch and adjustable wheels for road use. Ottawa Mfg. Co. offers low price, full guarantees, and factory details from 24 Wood St., Ottawa Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ottawa Mfg. Company
Wood St
Kansas
Gold on Chest and Sore Throat End Overnight
A fragmented report notes a sudden illness with chest symptoms and sore throat ending overnight. The chaotic text mentions rapid relief and lingering pains, with references to an illness affecting eating and activity.
On Catamount Road and a Valley of Fateful Valor
Audrey fears the dangerous road as a motor crashes into the ravine. In the Pendleton cabin the aftermath unfolds with Mrs. Stewart and two khaki-clad youths, one dead, one alive. Dick Granger declares he will stay, seeking a quiet home with Audrey rather than city life or war romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey
Catamount Valley
Pendleton
Kingsley
Catamount
Mrs. Stewart
Thant
Ivan
Wes
Siaply
Dick Granger
Shamokin Mountain
Les
Gosling
Tam
Andrey
Paris
Warriors in Gay Uniforms The Fita-Finas in Samoa
The Fita-Finas or native soldiers of American Samoa are described as the most picturesque Ameri can army unit. Navy officers govern Tufilla and nearby islands with yeomen aiding as municipal police and guards of honor. The fatigue uniform features a black kilt with red border. dress adds a white sleeveless vest. The native brass band provides music for harbor boats and naval dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Samoa
Navy Department
Pago Pago
Tufilla
Flitaila
Naval Station
Searchlight Telephone Invented for Light Beam Speech
Dr A O Rankine of London develops a searchlight telephone that transmits conversation by a beam of light. Tests reportedly sent clear messages over a considerable distance with interception only by tapping the beam. The system differs from wireless messa ges as light is used rather than radio waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Rankine
London
Submarine coal mines off British Isles expand offshore
The article notes extensive submarine coal deposits off the British Isles with limited mining. It mentions the Whitehaven tunnels extending about four miles under the Irish Sea and small submarine operations at Bolness near the Firth of Forth and at Monkwearmouth in Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehaven
Iriah Sea
Bolness
Wirth of
Forth
Monkwearmanth
Durhas
Century-Span of Presidents Deaths and Public Mourning
The article notes only 13 of 26 U S presidents who died lived to age believed destined for man, counting from George Washington’s death on December 14 1799 to the deaths in 1826 of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. It remarks the nation offered little mourning for past chief executives after 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
Washington
John ,Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Taylor
Sturdy and sensible school dress guidance for mothers and girls
The piece argues for sturdy school uniforms or, without them, mothers teaching daughters to dress for occupation with neat, practical wear. It describes suitable fabrics, color contrasts, and a plaid skirt with a plain middy blouse, plus a wool dress with collar, inset, and simple braid trim.
Blouses Rise in Importance in Autumn Wardrobe
An extensive look at blouse trends highlights the season’s shift toward higher cost dressing and versatile silhouettes. Overblouse and snack styles dominate, featuring two fabrics or colors, metallic trims, and subtle fastenings. High necks gain favor among matrons, while georgette pieces display gathered bodices, delicate embroidery, and bead accents for formal wear.
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S. Frey
Daltmore
McClure Newa- Peper Syndicate
Warriors
Uncle Sam
Samoa
Kentucky
J. N. Whiteaker
Cumberland Ave
Middlesboro
Dean
Clea Bex Doan
Mr Burn CO
Buffalo
Eatonic
Maine
Batonic
Featoni
Gatonic
Ross
Dexter Park Ave
Pain
Rose
Pais
Sloan
Cael
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