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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1937
Page
2
John W. Mahoney notes in Nature Magazine that Chinese speech blends vivid idioms with bold comparisons. The language reflects reverence for nature in daily life, literature, and classical philosophy across classes from peasants to scholars.
A Washington Post writer notes salt combines sodium and chlorine, both hazardous in purity. Davy isolated sodium in 1807, chlorine is a deadly gas once used in war. Salt supports life yet excess kills. historically criminals faced salt deprivation, and too much salt prevents growth.
The article notes tobacco proves soil state. even if smoking ceased, tobacco would be valued by horticulturists as a reliable soil indicator. It requires nine soil constituents. missing any causes distinct leaf reactions such as bright green from low nitrogen, dark foliage from low phosphorus, and curled leaf tips from low calcium, all clearly recognizable.
The phrase carrying a pike in '49 recalls the Irish uprisings against English rule. Rebels bore crude weapons like pikes during the failed rebellion. The line signals someone as a participant. A period song echoes unity at the rising of the moon.
In a ruthless historical traffic war among new western railroads, operators hired agents to lure European immigrants and even stole entire trainloads of foreigners from rival lines. Passengers were often dropped hundreds of miles from their intended destinations, illustrating the cutthroat tactics used to populate farms and towns and boost business.
In the Tower of London a visitor views a relic that spans nearly the entire length of England’s history. The piece carries rich associations and, as a royal palace, outdates Moscow’s Kremlin, the Doge’s Palace in Stamboul, and Paris’s Louvre.
A Pearson's London Weekly writer notes enduring British wedding superstitions and charms. Customs include bride-pie, bride knives, bride-pins, wedding gloves and garters, plus the bride’s pre sewing demands before 1846. The old shoe, emblem of transfer, and the bride-cake sliced and passed nine times through the ring are described.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer explains that traveling west to east across the Pacific crosses the international date line and gains a day. By setting a starting place, the sun moves four minutes earlier per degree, totaling 24 hours for a full circuit, creating two Mondays if aligned with the starting date. Traveling east to west loses a day, requiring one skipped day to realign.
The swastika is an ancient cross form with unknown origin and varied names across nations. It appears in Buddhist rock inscriptions in India as a symbol of happiness and good luck, used by East Indian sects, and there is evidence it reached the western hemisphere in prehistoric times. A specimen was found in 1881 from an ancient mound on Faing Island in Jefferson County Tennessee.
The so called island schooners are the Solomon Islanders main transport, handling freight, passengers, and mail while enabling government business. These motor launches, 16 to 30 feet, with one or two masts, replace railroads and enable social calls between islands amid trade winds to save gasoline.
Haiti is described as the “magic island” with a history of pirate lore, Jamaica, and the South American coast noted for less favor with pirates though colorful. The piece highlights Haiti’s mountain landscapes, African traditions, and a famed black kingdom and citadel attributed to King Christopher, marking its distinct West Indian character.
The polka dance had a slow start and nine years passed before it was adopted in France. Once introduced it spread rapidly across western Europe Britain and America. Its name was applied to hats and frocks as well as dance.
Washington Star reports 30 million years ago in the Middle West vast dog monsters roamed the region. Dinocyon, as big as a Kodiak bear, resembled a bear more than a canine, while mesocyon was smaller yet savage. Fossil finds hint these ancient predators fed on carrion or stalked prey, not running down quarry.
Athens World Armistice called by three chief priests marked the Olympic Games opening with sacred rites. Early Games linked to religion, later halted by Roman conquest in 393 AD. First Games had one Hellanodic. by the fiftieth Olympiad a second, and later Hellanodiki increased to ten.
The text explains how forests self regulate through sunlight gaps that let seedlings grow, protection among young plants, and natural thinning. Weaker saplings die as stronger ones dominate, keeping timber growth uniform in virgin forests.
Baseball talk includes left handed pitchers called twirly thumbs and various hit types such as blues darters and blue darters. Terms describe good hits and weak contact like a puff ball and a nothin ball. Some slang mocks batters facing favorable counts as picking on a cripple and a tall easy fly is a can of corn.
The readable lines describe silver bordered relief work and decorative scenes in metal and ceramic forms. Mentions of serpentine, stoneware, amber and ivory as components, with reference to silver dominance in design during a historical period.
The article notes that tattooing, the practice of puncturing the skin to insert color, is ancient among light-skinned peoples. It traces the term tattoo to Polynesian roots and mentions its extensive development across a quarter of the globe, with a brief reference to Japanese Heddee.
Original notice from the Iowa district court in Taylor County lists March Term 1937 plaintiffs Jesse W Richardson and Lela Richardson against defendants Francis L Richardson Milden Parks Orth John Orth Orval Parks Virgil Parks Darlene Parks and James M Richardson in a civil action.
Francis L Richardson Mildred Parks Orth John Orth Orvel Parks Virgil Parks Darlene Parks and James M Richardson named in a 1937 suit by Jesse W Richardson Lela Richardson alleging ownership shares in the SW quarter of Sec 25 T70N R34W and calling for partition sale with proceeds distributed per shares and for title quieting against James M Richardson plus a court judgment by default if not answered by March 18 1937 in Bedford Iowa.
Joan, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Fitzgerald, is ill with pneumonia.
Elmer Dutton and his wife along with Miss Beulah Brand traveled to Excelsator Springs Missouri on Saturday and stayed through Sunday visiting with Mrs Irene Jesse during the weekend trip.
Prepared by American Foundation for Animal Health urges early vet calls and strict quarantines as hog flu mimics cholera signs. Immunization for cholera reduces risk. unvaccinated herds face reduced sow fertility and pig losses, risking next season’s profits.
A humorous look at balancing work and leisure notes canned mixed vegetables as a practical aid for busy housewives. It praises their uses in soups pies and salads and shares a Tomato Vegetable Pie recipe using mixed vegetables and tomato soup with simple home baking directions.
On February 4, 1937 the Clerk of the District Court of Taylor County Iowa appointed D J Leonard as Administrator of the estate of Guy Leonard deceased. All creditors and claimants must present their claims and debts legally authenticated for allowance. Published February 11 18 25, 1987.
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