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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
4
The Brooklyn Eagle cites prejudice against Chinese labor as a factor in mining policy. White miners left the Atlin district, and mine owners face a choice between abandonment or hiring Chinese workers, after earlier Japanse experiments faced union opposition.
The public school system should shape character as much as teach facts. The Boston Post emphasizes high standards for students and teachers, noting many successful people recall country schools and the integrity of a devoted schoolmaster or mistress. Character building grows as a necessary element in curriculums.
The article notes no early age limit for captains in major navies. It cites average ages: English navy forty eight, German navy similar, Japanese five heaviest ships under forty six, and American navy captains average fifty seven. The piece highlights variation in senior ranks among nations.
A collection of light observations and witticisms. A two year old child answers a stranger’s question with Mam ma's darling and daddy's pal. Quotes on luck love and minds likened to a snowbound home.
A marriage was conducted at the Washington Monument in Washington. The ceremony drew attention as a notable civic event with local coverage.
Florists adopt a sealing method to stop leakage during delivery. Boxes wrapped in ribbon are wax sealed with the florist’s private mark to deter theft and ensure the correct count reaches recipients.
The Washington Times notes that a historic canal connected the Mediterranean and Red Seas, attributed to Pharaoh Necho around 600 B C. Some historians credit Darius or the Ptolemies with completion. It was opened and closed multiple times by Trajan Omar and finally sealed circa A D 767, lasting about ninety two miles from Suez to Bubastis with widths from 108 to 160 feet and depths of fifteen feet.
Two Australian inventors claim a novel continuous method to convert concentrated iron ore directly into malleable iron or steel. The automatic process uses a revolving cylinder and deoxidizing gas, yielding claimed 26 percent savings and a seamless path from ore to steel.
An artist complains friends silence boastful talk after painting a famous actress. The poet concedes that only a few topics sustain conversation, noting if everyone shared praise there would be no other subject to discuss.
English clergyman and author born in Farnham on November 4 1740 educated at Trinity College Dublin died in London on August 11 1778 best known as the author of the immortal hymn.
German explorers report Mount Cameron on the west coast of Africa remains active and poses eruption danger, contradicting former belief it was extinct.
A wood cutting machine for making matches reports a rate of 40 000 splints each minute. The device produces a rapid stream of splints, highlighting efficiency in early industrial production.
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