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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1922
Page
5
A compact portrait of Herod the Great tracing his ascent as a powerful builder and shrewd political survivor. The account contrasts his reputed Jewish lineage with claims of Idumean roots, notes his alliance with Rome, and describes his rule through palace intrigues while keeping authority in his name.
An article notes a Czech inventor's heel and toe powered vehicle with four leglike cranks attached to a shaft enabling walking motion to move the car. The unusual design shifts propulsion from wheels to leg action as feet lift and push forward, while another mechanism rocks the platform to aid movement. The piece also mentions laboratory fed experiments on dairy cattle with Wisconsin station cooperation showing promising results for larger trials.
The sheriff, from the Norman Scirgerefa to modern times, is described as a county head official loyal to central authority. The piece traces the term to Saxon roots meaning county chief and notes a Meccan princely line using green fez and veil.
Two New York yachtsmen vacationing in Long Island Sound anchored near Savin Rock close to shore. Early morning a milk wagon appeared beside their boat, and they realized the water was extremely shallow at low tide, risking beaching unless the vessel were anchored farther offshore.
A fragment notes a Tim i candidate nomination for the office of President of the General Assembly from Taylor County tied to the 1922 Republican primary. Mention appears of Eli Wilt Platte Township and election context in Iowa.
Mrs H A L Fisher wife of the president of the British national board of education told a Royal Sanitary Institute congress audience that men are tiresome hard to control and prone to seek their own way. She said most men become ill through faults of their own and sow trouble by over eating wrong foods excessive drinking laziness and late hours.
The text explains that disagreeable cistern water odor and taste come from algae and occasional moss. It advises adding chlorinated lime with about 35 percent available chlorine at one to three pounds per 100000 gallons to kill bacteria and algae, then cleaning the cistern if needed, and using a pump to stir the water.
Francois Dussard, a French scientist, invents a lantern that blocks ultra violet rays behind lenses to massively magnify objects. It promises visibility of germs unseen by microscopes and is eyed for detecting counterfeit notes. Surgeons foresee magnified imaging of internal organs aiding diagnosis and treatment.
A woman recalls taking piano lessons and presenting her first piece to a special date. At the theater a man announced a playful imitation of the same moment, revealing the audience’s amusement at her imperfect tuning and the joke about practice and performance.
The people of Thierville plan to present a statue of Joan of Arc to their church. The town is noted as one of the few French communities that lost no young men mobilized in either 1870 or the current war.
The text discusses how closed calyx leaves block spray entry, self sterile varieties needing cross pollination, and group sterility among varieties. It notes uncertain applicability to apples, explains how flower buds form after summer leaf growth, and that summer plant food affects blossom formation and ovule vitality. It also explains how abundant summer nutrition can yield more buds than the tree can mature and describes June drop as crowded fruits failing proper pollination and losing out to pollinated neighbors.
The note discusses spraying as largely an emergency measure in a young orchard. It argues against a fixed schedule before bearing age, urging timely, energetic combat against pests as they appear. Some pests require early and widespread action, while others need attention only in specific seasons and trees.
Richard Campbell announces candidacy for the office of county recorder, subject to Republican voters in the June primary. Wm. W. Cole, Gay Township, also states candidacy for Taylor County county recorder, subject to voters at the June primary in 1922.
FOR TREASURER X announces candidacy for re election as the treasurer of Taylor county subject to Republican voters decision in the June 1922 primary election.
O J Kirketey declares run for County Attorney in Taylor County as a Republican, subject to June primary voters. He also announces seeking re election to the same office under the party’s June primary.
In June 1922 Republican voters will choose a candidate to succeed the late James Templeton on the Board of Supervisors. M. A. Sawyer is the candidate for the primary election, pending the will of the party.
A. L. Rowen announces candidacy for the office of Auditor in Taylor County at the June primary, prompting local voters to note the entry in the race.
Build a plain simple house without ornate details. Prioritize a good sized living room over a parlor and small library. Tailor the design to fit the site, needs, purpose, and environment.
Central Australia is not a desert, reports Captain 8 A White. In eight explorations the South Australian explorer found blooming flora, trees along dry watercourses, and dense mulga in places. He and his wife have often joined the journeys, including a camel trek of 1600 miles through waterless terrain.
The word automobile shows language evolving with progress. Originating from French mobile meaning moveable, the term was coined by French inventors and adopted by American dictionaries, later shortened by Americans to auto which drew disapproval in formal linguistic circles.
Worth Knowing offers a home remedy: buy about twenty pounds of coarse salt, store it in your cellar, and when winter makes walks icy, sprinkle a little salt on the steps. The lee cracks appear and can be removed at once.
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