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Newspaper

Gravity Independent

Location

Gravity, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1931

Page

4

October Dinner by Ladies of the Church

The ladies of the Christian church will host their annual October dinner in the church on the 28th. Everyone is welcome.

Clarinda Ladies of the Christian Church

Mrs Lovelace Visiting at Walter Lake Home

Mrs. Cora Lovelace is spending the week at Bedford at the Walter Lake home while her sister Mrs. L J Phillips stays in Oklahoma.

Cora Lovelace Bedford Walter Lake L. J. Phillips Oklahoma

Curtains done at Moore Laundry Look like new

Curtains appear refreshed after Moore Laundry service with a note to try them again. Contact Ed Lock's Barber Shop by phone for more details.

Moore

Wife Gas Scare Man In Dead of Night

A sensational bedtime incident about a wife who frightened her husband during a stomach gas episode. The tale mentions Adlerika as the remedy and a claim of fast relief within ten minutes, emphasizing dramatic household danger and quick cure.

Adlerika

Free Methodist Church Services Invite All

The Free Methodist Church invites all to Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 11:00 a.m. Sunday evening service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. first Sunday monthly class meeting at 11:00 a.m. Everyone welcomed. Come.

Homemakers Save $10.50 on Premier Duplex Cleaner

Homemakers are offered the Premier Duplex vacuum cleaner for 49.50, down from 60, a savings of 10.50 with no loss of quality. Advertised as a full size model with motor driven brush, touted as a major advance in vacuum history. Iowa Nebraska Light and Power offices provide details of this money saving offer.

Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power,Company

Barr wins Atwater Kent audition in Des Moines tenor class

Irvin J Barr won the Atwater Kent audition in the tenor class held in Des Moines on Tuesday.

Irvin J. Barr Atwater Kent Des Moines

Iowa delegates head to National Postmasters in St Louis

Jay Beemer local postmaster and Jeff Sunday of Missouri are among three Iowa delegates attending the National Postmasters Convention in St Louis this week. Beemer expects to be home Friday.

Jay Beemer Jeff Sunday St. Louis Missouri Iowa

Rally Day and Homecoming Postponed by Muddy Roads

Oak Hill report notes Rally Day program and Homecoming postponed from last Sunday to next Sunday due to muddy roads. Event will include forenoon program, noon basket dinner, and afternoon preaching. invitations extended to all. Plus social and visitation details from local families and community notices.

Merle Allen O. C. West Fred Shafar Nate Sexton Wilbur O’dell Lewis Barker Mark Young Lawrence Kirby Jim Moneyhan Clarinda Albert Corbin Grant Lester Corbin Mervin Hargan Mary Hargan Villisca Missouri Beulah Downey Fairview Aid George Segriff Grace Koneene Grace Thomas Mitchell Harry Mills Eza Baker

Hough Vacationing in Omaha Helps Paint House

J. H. Hough of Omaha spends his vacation with his uncle W. Halland and assists in painting the family house.

J. H. Hough Omaha W. Halland

Honor List of Paid Subscriptions Acknowledged

The newspaper lists paid up subscriptions including Elbert Storer Galen Wing B C Stearns Joe Cooper Ralph Kennon K T Stimson and W L Chandley as part of subscriber honors.

Elbert Storer Galen Wing B.C. Stearns Joe Cooper Ralph Kennon K. T. Stimson W. L. Chandley

Discordia in Greek myth sparks Troy’s doom during Peleus wedding

The text describes a malevolent goddess Discordia, sister to Nemesis, cast from heaven by Jupiter for causing quarrels. It notes her influence on the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the golden apple inscribed “Detur pulchriori,” and her role in Troy’s ruin. She is depicted with a ghastly face, torn garments, serpents in her hair, and attendances by others in mythic lore.

Discordia Nemesis Jupiter Peleus A Thetis Troy Bethany Mth

Points For and Against the Lending of Books

A Detroit News opinion argues against lending books, saying it keeps prices high as borrowers avoid purchases. It questions whether libraries would substitute, notes borrowers sometimes buy, and criticizes publishers for resisting easier reading and popularization while insisting on costly bindings and jackets.

Detroit News

Early Rail Travel Woes Aboard Experimental Trains

A century ago a Charleston South Carolina traveler described waiting on a station platform for hours after the scheduled departure so the engine crew could test the locomotive by running it back and forth. The tiny cars rode as the engine struggled to gain speed, stopping to "get up steam" as pine knots were fed to the furnace and the train slowly moved on.

Charleston S. C Kansas City Star

Lasting Qualities of Brick Across History

Common brick appears in King Tut's tomb Ur and the Indus valley Rome built with brick Nero’s Gold House Coliseum Carpenter Hall Monticello Independence Hall Babylon New Orleans French Quarter Wheat Row Washington University of Vermont Sewers and aqueducts of Caesar’s time remain in use The Appian Way was brick Italy rich in artistic brick work

King Tut Indus Valley Rome Nero Coliseum Carpenter Hall Thomas Jefferson Monticello Independence Hall Babylon New Orleans Wheat Row Washington University of Vermont Italy

Rhythm of the eye similar to heart beats says scientist

A Russian scientist notes a rhythmic movement in the human eye matching heartbeats, about 100 movements per minute. In quiet surroundings the eyes rest briefly before resuming side to side or up and down motion. Evolutionists link this restlessness to ancient vigilance for danger.

Patriot child stays standing for Star Spangled Banner

An eight year old Muriel, already fond of patriotism, stands with her parents during a radio broadcast. After her mother enters Muriel’s room she finds the pajama clad girl in the center of the bed. Muriel explains her teacher’s rule to stand for the anthem. Both remain standing as the Star Spangled Banner plays.

Muriel

Pineapple Quickens Breakfast Style With Hawaii Fruit

A diet friendly breakfast idea uses Hawaiian pineapple to brighten meals. Combine with cantaloupe by filling melon cups with pineapple and seeds removed. Another dish layers grapefruit with two tablespoons of crushed pineapple and a sugar dusting to chill overnight for eight servings.

Berlin Windmills and Water Wheels Vanish from Cityscape

Berlin’s historic windmills and water wheels fade from the capital’s skyline. Only two survive: a water wheel fragment in Tiergarten said to be over 800 years old but unused since 1837, and a distant wind mill near Zehlendorf road still standing though blades idle for decades.

Berlin Tiergarten Zehrendorf

Telescopes Refraction and Reflection Basic Difference

The article explains two telescope classes refracting and reflecting. Refractors use lenses to transmit rays via the objective lens, while reflectors use a concave mirror to bring rays to focus. An axis mirror aligns with the focal point to transmit light in a reflector system.

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