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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
4
William Allen White argues in Judge that vast mysteries of nature shrink as physical discoveries reshape creeds, institutions, and attitudes. Railroads, electricity, phones, autos, and moving pictures compress time and space, making people braver, kinder, and wiser through accelerated knowledge.
An article notes that speed steel, now used for cutting tools, offers four times the power of older steels. Developed in Sheffield, the alloy reportedly can be hardened in cold water and withstand higher temperatures, reducing wear and grinding. The piece hints the field will advance beyond this upgrade.
Danish committees report 1921 intake of 5,584 Austrian children for months and since 2019 care for 16,455 Austrian and 5,428 German children. A special camp nursed 120 German children. Denmark sent hospital equipment to Austria and Germany, spent 40,000 francs on a Rheims area children's home, and provided food, clothing, and financial aid to Belgium, Poland, and France totaling 70,000 Danish crowns, 25,000 crowns, 88,778 crowns, and 34,500 crowns respectively.
A recently found record in Egyptian hieroglyphic tablets from Thebes shows strikes as a centuries old labor tool. The tablets describe workers quitting en masse over back pay and demand for a new wage scale, shedding light on conditions in a city about 8,000 years ago.
A clipped dialogue features Senator Sorghum arguing about human nature and the limits of imitation. The exchange touches on generosity versus prejudice and the difficulty of relying on human nature versus artificial reform. The fragment implies critique of societal reliance on artifice and dissolution.
A wartime surge in marriages in France is driven by a businesslike system that pairs couples through hired managers. Prospective brides and grooms are vetted by social experts before engagement, promising durable matches and improved social outcomes.
A curious sea creature called the parrot fish is described with a parrot like beak and cheek pouches. The beak shaves off weed, the pieces pass to throat teeth and are chewed like cud when the fish settles on the bottom.
Time's Changes in England describe how rural crime is handled by modern magistrates replacing old squire benches with men of integrity and even women. A country bench recently saw a prominent landowner his agent and a laborer adjudicating together highlighting changes in rural police court justice.
A short tale about Jean and Ruth visiting neighbors. Jean compares her grandmother to Ruth’s grandmother who is in heaven. After an argument over small misdeeds, the girls seek refuge on the porch while the grandmother plans to reconcile, overhearing a wistful wish for visitations.
In a Washington Star fragment, Mary and her younger sibling play in the backyard when a worm appears. A robin watches from a tree as Mary asks if the worm brings good luck. The narrator remains unsure how luck will unfold.
Wisconsin university statistics committee reports many coeds seek modest husbands. About half would marry a man earning 2500 dollars yearly. On average one in seven desires at least 5000 dollars, and one coed demands twenty thousand dollars per year.
Forest City North Carolina proposes issuing fifty thousand dollars in serial school bonds to finish the high school building and add land equipment. Election December 10 1922 at the mayoral office to approve bonds and tax levy with registrar A C Keeter and judges A H McDaniel and R K Hollifield. Registration open November 13 to December 2 at the mayor’s office. Forest City Courier to publish the ordinance for six weeks starting September 11 1922.
Officials L C Lowrance and A C Keeter certify a true copy of an ordinance passed by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of Forest City North Carolina on September 1 1922 intoned by notary J B Long sworn Sept 18 1922. The document records approval and official signatures of the town officers including secretary treasurer and notary.
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