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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1931
Page
2
J N Wisecup recently traveled from Iowa City where he underwent hospital treatments and believes the therapy provided substantial benefit.
M G Thornburg reports strong Iowa support for amendments to the federal oleomargarine law requiring a ten cent tax on colored oleomargarine before sale. Iowa officials Thurston Brookhart aided passage in House and Senate, aiming to curb palm oil use and end unfair competition.
A local ad invites customers to visit and see the Aladdin lamp demonstration and a full line of lamp supplies carried by H C Lyon.
The newspaper museum in Aix-la-Chapelle offers a vast archive claimed to be the largest in the world, housing about 150,000 newspapers and curiosities from around the globe, including an Eskimo paper from the mid nineteenth century.
A Detroit News opinion piece argues against lending boats and promotes easier access to books. It notes publishers resist popular reading, favor high prices and stiff bindings, while lending could boost sales and readership though no proof exists.
A Kansas City Star note recalls a Charleston station wait in the experimental era of railroading. Travelers endured long platform delays as engines tested by backing and forthing, then moved slowly with pine knots shoveled to heat the furnace and renew steam before stopping to gather steam again.
Common brick appeared in King Tut's tomb and Ur, and Rome was built of brick. Historic structures such as Nero's Gold House, the Coliseum, Carpenter Hall, Monticello, Independence Hall, Babylon, New Orleans' French Quarter, Wheat Row, University of Vermont, and period sewers and aqueducts remain in use. The Appian Way was built entirely of brick, and Italy is rich in brick artistry.
A Russian scientist notes a rhythmic pattern in human eye movements and heartbeats, averaging about 100 motions per minute. In calm familiar settings the eyes rest briefly, then resume wandering between sides and up and down, a trait evolutionists tie to early vigilance against danger.
A child named Muriel, left awake with her parents, stood in her pajama bed a moment after lights on. She explained her teacher said to stand when The Star Spangled Banner is heard, so mother and girl remained standing through the national anthem.
Berlin preserves only two windmills and a water wheel from a once bustling era. The water wheel, dating over 300 years, last operated in 1887. Twenty feet from the road to Zeliendorf, the capital’s final windmill remains in fairly good shape though its blades have long stood still.
The passage explains two telescope classes refracting and reflecting. Refractors transmit rays through a lens called the object glass, while reflectors focus by reflection from a concave mirror. It mentions a tiny mirror aligned with the large reflector and light passing through a central hole to the eyepiece.
A New York Sun piece recalls a woman in a grim New York street scene at 8 o'clock as she watches three well dressed schoolgirls pass a dingy shop. A pale girl describes a bedspread gifted to her brother, praising its sunlit glow, while the window displays a bold yellow bedspread as luxury beyond reach.
James D. Weinland in Hygeia Magazine praises slogans as a tool for a healthy outlook. He cites quotes like those on resilience and opportunity to lift mood, noting literature offers many usable lines. Proclaims slogans sharpen attention, stir resolve, and prompt action.
The Paris dispatch reports no fewer than ten thousand French fishermen joined a fishing competition and congress in Vichy. The writer notes France’s passion for sport as measured by fishing and shooting, with most older Frenchmen engaged in some form of sport.
A stout man with large feet visits a boot shop to buy new footwear. He demands square toes while clerks point to pointed fashion for the season. He apologizes as he leaves, noting he still wears last season's feet.
A late night wrong number call ended with a stranger’s voice, prompting a householder to remark on the nuisance. The other end replied sharply, addressing herself as Lillian, creating a humorous misconnection in a polite exchange.
A university student visiting home boasts he can prove there are three fowls. He splits them as one, two, and three, then his father awards portions to his wife PN and himself, leaving the third for the son.
The text traces the origin of paper money to 600 years ago in Italy with goldsmith receipts circulating as currency. It notes colonial era use by states and identifies the first federal issue in 1775 under Continental Congress authority.
Peter Gaskell, a so called newrich socialist, speaks in Boston on wealth and display. He notes wealth is valued for ostentation and contrasts rich hearts with newrich, who attends a wedding breakfast flaunting a huge diamond in his necktie and disrupts the couple with a loud toast about their marriage.
A poor man travels with a great millionaire and declares he is richer because he has enough money for his needs while the millionaire keeps growing richer. The tale contrasts wealth with contentment and personal fulfillment from simple living.
Phone Ed Locks Barber Shop and we will call for your bundle on Tuesday Thursday or Saturday. MoorRkE's LAUNDRY advertises pickup service with specific days.
Hines and Madden DVMs graduate from Kansas City Veterinary College where tuberculin and mallein tests were administered. Hog cholera immunization was also noted. Prompt responses described for day or night calls to Gravity Iowa.
Mrs M Owen quotes a scare caused by stomach gas in the night leading to a dramatic reaction. Adlerika is advertised as relief within ten minutes acting on both upper and lower bowels to clean out old waste and gas. Druggist H C Lyon promotes the product as a complete bowel cleaner.
A Birmingham Alabama News editorial extols land as humanity’s most valued resource linking it to home ownership. It argues land’s rising value mirrors population growth, civilization, and labor, asserting that owning a home combines land and labor into reliable wealth and security.
The piece traces red as a danger signal to ancient superstition and blood coloration, noting red earth in tombs and sacred rites. It cites psychological links between red and adrenal stimulation influencing fear and anger, suggesting primitive associations shaped its use as a warning color.
Why build bird homes to fit each tribe. Invite songbirds to your grounds to enjoy their songs and help control pests like cutworms and mosquitoes. Providing homes water and simple foods draws many birds to your garden year after year.
The Preakness stake at Pimlico is named after the home farm Preakness in New Jersey, the horse that won the Dinner Party stake in 1870, and Lt. M. Sanford's survivor Survive? The first Preakness stake was run in 1873 at Pimlico and won by Survivor owned by John & Chamberlin.
The term Pyrrhic Victory marks a win won at immense cost. It derives from Pyrrhus of Epirus at the Battle of Asculum where Roman forces were defeated but suffered crippling losses, prompting the legend of ruinous success.
The term Canary derives from Lath or Latin roots meaning dog. Elder Pliny notes the islands were named Canaria due to many large dogs found there by King Juba of Mauretania around 40 B.C. The account links canine abundance to the island name and early exploration.
Red paint served as a preferred medium in ancient murals where mnab mils and men appear on cavern walls. Its popularity likely stems from its association with Ife blood, lending it strong ritual importance in maglent rites.
The term private soldier derives from the older sense of private as belonging to a person rather than public office. Originally applied to civilians not in public service, it later extended to denote soldiers without rank or unit command.
A concise note explains that turnpike is another term for toll gate and that the name was used for roads where tolls were collected. The term reflects historical practice of charging travelers and marking gates as exit points.
Iron feels colder because metals are excellent heat conductors while wood is a poor conductor. The rapid transfer of heat from skin to metal creates a sensation of cold versus the gentler warmth from wood.
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