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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
3
A historical note describes the coconut tree as vital for coco butter and countless products. It outlines threats from elephants, monkeys, giant fruit bats, squirrels, insects, and a robber crab that climbs trees to seize coconuts, causing widespread damage to plantations.
A Musicalpinion writer extols music's power to lift mood. He recounts a cluttered decorating scene where a man, amid hurried days and painters, finds solace at the piano. Playing the hymn When the Mists Have Rolled Away, he and everyone in the house soon hum and brighten, transforming the day.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a librarian husband who forgot to return magazines, sparking a wry remark about his forgetfulness. An automobile of Mr and Mrs Charles Zeigler of Attica overturned on a wet road four miles north of Veedersburg but occupants escaped injury with minor car damage.
In London at a Fourth of July reunion, American minister John Phelps was mistaken for a waiter by hungry English guests. Phelps offered a bottle of Apollinaris, the man protested, and when Phelps revealed his identity the Englishman toppled his chair in surprise.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes England celebrates a centennial of steel pen machinery, while Birmingham’s pen trade declines. It credits Camden, New Jersey, as the birthplace of large scale steel pen manufacture in 1860, with a major company formed in 1866. The piece traces pen origins from handcraft in the 19th century, Priestley’s 1870 recognition, and the pen’s powerful cultural impact beyond mere weaponry.
Real estate transfer notices from Twin Falls show multiple transactions with buyers and sellers, parcel descriptions, and dollar amounts. Transfers include K Invinger to Hypotheekbank for $1. A Bremers to L M Pugh for $1000. Holmes to Potter for $1. Peterson to Potter for $2. sheriff transfers of lots in Lyman plat and other parcels. and several land trades in Blue Lakes addition and cemetery lots among others dated June 10 to June 28.
Washington Evening Star notes Dace Eben remarks that doing one’s own way does not prove intelligence. He says a mule always wins the obstinacy contest. The quote reflects a folksy view on will and stubbornness reported by the Star.
A disjointed Houston Post fragment presents a woman seeking legal advice about divorce and troubles. The dialogue references graduation, marriage, a blue band engrossed in duty and business, and the risk of shooting. The old family lawyer listens as the client reveals personal details.
A Farm Journal anecdote describes hens laying in horse mangers and a goose or animal swallowing eggs. A large animal becomes trapped between mangers after swallowing eggs and attempting to pass through a knot hole, with the eggs behind and ahead preventing movement.
A compact humor piece uses dialect to explain why Satan roams, suggesting the world feels lonely when he stays away. The quip centers on a rustic rhetorical view of temptation and cosmology without a formal argument or source.
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