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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
2
Madison scientist explains the so called tears of the weeping willow are gas puffs from sap vessels. Prof J B Overton of the University of Wisconsin reports the tree’s vascular sap carries gas year round, not liquid tears, keeping the plant in winter condition.
Professor Eckhard Unger of the University of Berlin argues in Babylon the Holy City that the Tower of Babel stood in Babylon near Marduk’s temple rather than on the plain of Shinar. He cites Babylonian tablets from 229 B.C. describing a cube shaped tower about 800 feet on each side with a top observatory and temple.
Berlin reports the German government outpaced smokers seeking to dodge a 10 percent tax on cigarettes by rolling their own. Cigaret papers and tobacco price rises curb loopholes as the regime tightens sale limits on smaller packs.
Eaton residents travel to Denver for a Rotary Club gathering with attendees listed, followed by notes on a new grocery venture by Jack Tune in Eaton and a local store manager’s prior postings. Also mentions major freshwater lakes and a misquoted joke from Pathfinder Magazine.
The Navy plans to train officers and warrant officers for two new dirigibles, with 20 officers sent to the Lakehurst naval air station by July 1. The Akron ZRS-4, amid construction, will be completed midsummer, and ZRS-5 funds prompted a call for applications to form a crew for duty aboard airships.
Descriptive homage to Portland Oregon praising its scenic beauty and landscape as an ideal traveler’s paradise, citing majestic mountains, rippling waters, lush woodlands, and a wholesome soul nourishing environment.
A brief reflection notes that self restraint and proper manners are the best protection against the misdeeds of others, emphasizing personal character as a safeguard in social interactions.
A clipped historical fragment presents Blaise Pascal’s paradoxical view of humanity, labeling man as both a judge and a feeble worm, a repository of truth yet clone to uncertainty and error, a symbol of universal glory and abasement. The excerpt attributes the reflection to Thoughts and anchors it to Pascal’s era.
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