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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
6
A reflective piece on striving through setbacks and remaining focused on goals. It discusses avoiding distractions and maintaining effort toward long term aims, noting persistence despite obstacles and disappointment.
Fragmented OCR texts suggest a husky theft and a proposed school in Iquitos by a named authority. The garbled lines reference heat sinks, inventories, and agricultural education measures, with unclear dates or places. Further readable details are unavailable.
Fragmented OCR describes paints delaying fire but offering minimal shielding. It notes tests on front brims and vents with varied results and mentions concerns about chemical reactions, safety warnings, and protective efficacy.
A fragmented item notes lines about deception and belief by Gayoir, mentions “To Measure Airplane Mileage” with invented aviation meters to estimate speed and distance, and asks about gravity as a serious law. Phrases about a father of twins and poets appear in a garbled reflection.
The text explains how dawn and twilight occur as the sun approaches or recedes below the horizon. It discusses an intermediate bright period caused by dust and water vapor scattering sunlight, and notes dawn and twilight differ, with the sun about 18 degrees below the horizon marking their start and end. It highlights that duration varies by latitude and season, being short near the tropics and lengthy in northern Scotland summers.
An Army officer reports on Panama’s canal jungle featuring vast primeval forests, towering trees, and a rich wildlife mosaic. He notes climate, dense vegetation, and a spectrum of birds from quail to macaws, plus mammals like deer and peccaries, with dangers from getting lost and falling branches.
A poem contrasts a mother's daily labor with the census claim she has no occupation. It depicts breakfast, cleaning, washing, ironing, and helping children with lessons, ending with the refrain that she has no occupation despite her tireless work. The piece critiques the census wording and highlights maternal duties.
A fragment from a recipe collection extols honey as a natural sweetener. It lists Honey Tea Cake, Oberlin Layer Cake, Honey Cookies, Pumpkin Pie with honey, Honey Sauce for puddings, and Honey Salad Dressing, plus an inexpensive apricot and banana dessert served with cream.
The text argues that courage can lead to punishment and loss of balance, hurting self confidence and making a person a lackey. It contrasts this with the man who maintains the right attitude, who keeps morale strong and wins despite hardships.
The article lists Empire totals and regional holdings with figures for Asia North America Central America the West Indies South America and Australasia. It also notes a new recording meter designed to measure steam use in industrial plants and waste checks.
The write up extols the value of direct observation and practical sense. It invokes Napoleon at Waterloo and Tacoste to illustrate reliance on guides and the risks of missing ground truth, emphasizing firsthand information as crucial for sound judgment.
A historic Elizabethan manor known for a twisted chimney in Buckingham is to be sold soon. Auctioneers claim the unusual design illustrates a Jest styled chimney and highlight the building’s fame. An industrial artist Turner is noted for prolific output of art pieces.
A concise essay on thrift argues that saving money, even in small daily steps, builds permanent financial strength. It contrasts natural money making with the need for disciplined practices, warning that thriftlessness leads to weakness and potential poverty while steady saving enables modest success and protection against failure.
From Pennsylvania agriculture reports, standard feeding fails for most poultry with new or abbreviated rations. Boiled oats stand out as the cheapest, safer option, popular with large operations and suited to weather and care, improving growth while reducing waste.
In Argentina a region of government forest land reportedly holds at least one million pine trees large enough for profitable smothering. An IMindis inventor created door hangers that hang from tracks and adjust as doors warp. A garage jack invention lifts a car automatically to clear the floor when sun overhead. The Siamese musical scale divides the octave into seven equal parts and is learned by ear.
The article explains that Britain’s prime minister is nominated by the sovereign, typically the leader of the winning party, and then appoints a cabinet to form the government. Parliament does not confirm the appointment, but the prime minister must hold the confidence of the House of Commons to govern effectively.
Silent motor development advances steadily for aircraft propulsion. Quotations on generosity and self sacrifice appear amid miscellaneous notes and a Glasgow Evening Times reference noting a four into one monthly holiday and Wednesday closures from April to September.
An examination of autumn foliage shows that leaves accumulate sugar and convert starch as days cool. Evergreen needles lose red color with warmer weather, while holly and ivy store sugar as starch in spring. Red pigments likely glucose derivatives formed under sunshine and low temperatures, making autumn red colors a direct result of seasonal meteorological conditions.
The Charleston News and Courier argues that recreation and relaxation are essential to happiness, allowing people to momentarily forget crushing responsibilities. It notes the right to live as one chooses is often infringed when duties force one onto an unwanted path, robbing life of its brightness.
An American writer argues the phrase middle West is misleading and suggests the central longitudinal line runs through Kansas near Topeka. The piece notes the term originated on the eastern seaboard as patronizing, and while the idea fades as the nation grows, the expression remains a vague geographic label.
Dialog snippets reveal the public sense of risk and the bluntness of merchants. A broker named Jones urges telling the truth to avoid a bad auto deal while characters discuss cunning and trust. The piece uses humor and slang to sketch ordinary urban talk and a hint of moral caution.
A collage of humorous snippets and sketches from a lodge of tales and dinners. A shadowy burglar tale unfolds beside a moonlit house while school memories and after dinner quips mix with wedding delays and a lighthearted Uncle Eben remark on parental obedience.
A report warns that tartar buildup can severely affect dental health and lead to systemic diseases. Untreated deposits cover teeth, push gums back, cause bleeding, and pus from roots may be swallowed, fueling illness. Emphasis on cleaning teeth for health and even encouraging use of eye care to aid the effort.
Japan acts to avert a wool famine amid war pressures by funding sheep raising. The Chosen government allocates 356000 J in the 1919 budget to boost this industry. Also notes on nutrition and a claim about gold in wedding rings.
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