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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Town 9 Rust arriving at Tisio V2 West near Waat Rat with unclear context and dates. No clear events, outcomes, or identifiable organizations appear.
The article explains gold's wartime prominence and global distribution from Africa’s Rand mines to Rhodesia West Africa and across the Americas and Australia. It notes surface finds and rock quarrying, mentions crushing with mercury and river placer mining, and cites Australia and the 1851 discoveries in New South Wales and Victoria.
The excerpt recalls a caution in speech about a brutal murder of a little girl. A neighbor mocks moderation while recounting the scene, and the mother of the victim exaggerates the tale and sobs over the tragedy.
In 1925 or later, Indianapolis Police Chief George W. Coffin discusses reorganizing to speed operations. He rejects a proposal from an eastern firm to add an aviation section with a wireless police aircraft system to cover twenty miles and aid in large-scale disasters.
A military commander inspires a pun as the Twenty seventh division adopts helmet and truck insignia reflecting the Orion constellation. General O'Ryan leads the unit, with the Gas Attack issue noting the clever design and its denoting stars aligned to the sky.
General O'Ryan has proven a military star as the Twenty-seventh division captures Mont Kemmel and drives south of Cambrai. In Alaska, Sitka and Wrangell Indians end historic clan warfare and adopt white law to settle disputes. Peace comes as younger generations embrace modern schooling and harmony.
The Philadelphia North American notes that singing power hinges on a full throat, large thorax, open nostrils, and well balanced facial features in humans, with canaries showcasing a big throat and rounded head. Ducks lack this structure and cannot sing. training cannot compensate for natural vocal apparatus.
The article notes rat skins could be used for leather and clothing, with fish skins also tanning well. It suggests the country harbors about 100 million rats causing damage, and proposes catching and skinning at least 50 skins per day to feed a tannery, arguing the main obstacle is harvesting.
A new insulating compound called Incontuctible is made from 97 percent powdered asbestos, 14 percent powdered tidea, 0 percent mineral rubber, 1 percent resin, and 0.3 percent bisulphide of selenium. After washing and air evaporation the material becomes a hard non-absorbent substance that heats to plastic and can be formed into any shape.
In a humorous exchange from Pennsylvania Punch Bowl, Jill admits Jack is not an electrician and jokes about handling a blown fuse at Jane's, highlighting a bungled yet self-proclaimed repair.
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