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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1947
Page
5
The text surveys ancient age cycles from peaceful to harsh, notes sepia color from cuttlefish ink, mentions sun spots potentially vast, and previews a U S Navy aerial craft with 4000 pound payload. It also defines arch anatomy with keystone and springer.
Fragmentary text mentions Noan Nuwskui and Mary Deane Smith Monroe with garbled phrases about a carnival and a glass eaters event. Names appear alongside cryptic terms such as Columbia, Hag Peat, and Tootht Hillis Crowely, suggesting a damaged, nonsensical snippet from an era newspaper column.
A column debunks the myth that a decapitated snake dies at sunset, noting reflex action can mimic life. It cites U S employment figures showing 17.5 million women employed today, with peaks near wartime and 1940 levels, and mentions the Bible’s origins in Hebrew Aramaic and Greek. It also notes dynamite use in steel plant research and hints at ancient mound builder works in a region.
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