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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1921
Page
4
A writer warns that confined electric incandescent lamps can overheat and ignite coal dust in mines. British inspector H Hall found a 110 candle power lamp covered in dust reached 450 degrees Fahrenheit in four minutes, causing bulb failure and spontaneous combustion that spread heat and set coal aflame even after lamp removal.
Cecil Rhodes allegedly left an estate of 30 million dollars directed mainly to public service. The Rhodes Scholarship Fund provides 250 thousand dollars yearly for Oxford matriculation of 174 students from various regions: 24 from Australia, 26 from Canada and the West Indies, 100 from the United States, 2 per state and territory, 15 from Germany, and 174 total.
Facts on ages of persons who died in Inverness-shire last year show half of the 460 deaths occurred above seventy. Of those, 276 were aged seventy to forty, 161 were eighty to seventy, 22 were ninety to one hundred, and one exceeded a century.
The article recalls the practice of kissing the dying as a transfer of strength and soul, noting Roman traditions and continued customs among European Jews and at czarist Russian deaths as described in The Smart Set.
A humorous courtroom exchange ends with a sharp retort as a wife answers a judge defending her claim. The judge dismisses the bite as trivial, prompting a clever clarification from the wife about what she meant by biting. The banter highlights wit over legal drama.
The Retort Direct reports an artist confronts a dealer over purchased materials. The artist rails that the goods are unusable while the dealer retorts, urging the artist to apply imagination to the painting, highlighting a clash of expectations and creative process.
A health note cautions that insufficient sleep, overwork, and outdoor overexertion in warm conditions can cause serious consequences as the body’s vitality is depleted by heat.
A guidance note on shaping a cheerful disposition in children as a gift and grace, emphasizing it can be cultivated through deliberate training and aims. The excerpt underlines that a happy nature is not incidental but a purposeful goal in parenting and education.
A new petroleum engine used on some Swedish fishing vessels enables an eighty horse power craft to run for less than 30 cents an hour, offering a cost efficient propulsion option for fishermen.
The piece argues Persia's roads are among the world’s worst with few good wagon routes and only six miles of railway for 625000 square miles and 9 million people. It notes caravan routes are mostly trails and contrasts Persia’s road state with Western nations despite ancient civilization.
Archdeacon Sinclair told a England working boys club that oatmeal should be recommended as a preparation for tall youths. He notes four brothers six feet high and a large family raised on Scotch oatmeal porridge, but warns today’s breakfast foods differ from that era.
A reader complains about proposed two and a half cent coins arguing changes would be wasteful. The piece defends maintaining the existing one hundred cent dollar system established by George Washington and notes characters like Tip advocate the standard currency.
The text notes Egypt proper covers about 480000 square miles with only 14000 arable, a population over 10009000, and a density driven by a year round farming climate, constant water supply, Nile floods, and soil fertility reducing fertilizer costs.
The article tracks urbanization from 1780 to 1880 showing shares wed in cities of 8000 or more rising from 1/30 to 1/4. It predicts today over one third live in cities and towns and warns that if the pace continues rural population could vanish by mid century.
A Regency era scene from Royal Magazine where a lady refuses standard servant tasks. She insists the only service needed is for someone to look at her, remarking the suitor is too plain for other chores. The exchange highlights social expectations and wit.
A fragmentary caption depicts a passenger scolding a porter as dust swirls aboard a train. The porter replies in rough slang about small change, capturing a humorous, gritty glimpse of travel life.
A. C. Gardner, sergeant of Company C, Twenty second Infantry, reports extreme mosquito swarms at Fort Gibson in Alaska near Nome and Yukon. He describes tenacity equal to or greater than any theater of war and notes the Army telegraph duties and signal corps presence across six Alaska posts.
Curiously deep well like holes in Kent and Sussex, about three feet wide and at least sixty feet deep, with ladders for entry. Theories for their use vary from refuges and worship sites to chalk and flint extraction. A J Philip suggests they served as granary silos in clustered tribal groups.
The article notes dogwood's industrial value for bob bins spindles in cotton and wool mills, with current supply from the South dwindling. It reports Oregon, Washington, and California as newly established large spindle plants in the Cascades, while the East tests mesquite and tupelo as substitutes.
Studies by Professor Penck in the Alps and Hugo Obermaier in the Pyrenees reveal four successive glacial advancement and retreat periods. New records suggest prehistoric man appeared earlier than once thought, with evidence indicating only the first invasion marked substantial human presence.
The article notes that cataclysmic geology is outdated. Sir Charles Lyell, as early as 1838, challenged the idea that Earth's surface changed mainly through sudden violent events. He showed that gradual subsidence and elevation caused major geological changes, earning him recognition as the father of modern geology.
The afterglow following twilight is a general phenomenon. A recent hypothesis posits radiation beyond ultraviolet from the sun, lingering in the upper air after sunset, invisible yet capable of exciting atmospheric phosphorescence to create a visible glow on snowy summits.
A schoolyard moment captures a boy’s reply when asked what he wished to be in adulthood. He declares a goal shaped by a wish to stand out, reflecting youthful imagination and humor from a local classroom scene.
The largest butterfly known is found only in British New Guinea with males about eight inches and females at least eleven inches wing span. A naturalist shot a specimen to identify it and funded an expedition costing thousands of dollars. Two expedition members were killed by Papuan cannibals and another rescued at the last moment, yet the naturalist persisted to obtain perfect specimens.
Charles A. White of the Smithsonian notes in Popular Science Monthly that the black locust, praised for durable wood, has a mortal enemy in the longhorn beetle that bores through the timber. The beetle thrives where the tree grows, and its spread has left midwestern groves in ruins, though in Europe the insect has not followed.
London commissioners of works urge Parliament to study urban air cleansing beyond soot. The Engineer notes not only soot but sulfurous and sulfuric acids and mineral particles harm vegetation buildings metal objects and museum treasures. Eliminating impurities is essential to solve the problem.
A traveling woman reads a hotel's no washing clothes rule and, undeterred, dries laundry by handkerchiefs hung on chairs and hoses hung to dry. She notes in her diary the money saved, adding she has no time to visit historic local sights.
German expedition discovers fish at about ten thousand feet depth resembling Mesozoic fossils. Some species carry light by various means including large eye structures, telescopic organs, or light on the head like glow worms. The Montreal Standard notes their bioluminescent adaptations.
The three balls sign on pawnbrokers’ fronts is traced to a thirteenth century Italian merchant corporation known as Lombards whose arms depicted three golden balls. The Medic family led this group, influencing the emblem later adopted in France and England.
The U S Consul General in Mexico City reports several Spanish ships delivering English walnuts to Mexican ports. The nuts are distributed to ranches near Mexico City to feed bulls before ring encounters, aiming to sharpen their temper for fights.
An editor recalls English astronomer Sir Robert Ball who claims radium proves the earth is 800 million years old. The anecdote recounts a Stratford inn dinner and Ball’s quip about the platonic year in 26,000 year cycles ending with a settled old bill.
The Normans were Northmen expelled from Norway for attempting to subvert its government and split lands among heirs. They seized Normandy in Northern France, becoming French in residence but Germanic in blood, sharing lineage with Anglo-Saxons, Danes, and other Nordic and German peoples.
Gesture language is the earliest form of idea communication. Long before spoken words, people used signs to convey meaning. Tribes in Australia, Southern Seas, and Africa rely on fire-lit gestures at night. Even advanced peoples use sign language when words fail.
Original miniatures were medieval illuminated pictures, named for minium red lead rather than size. After printing and engraving, miniature painting evolved into a popular term for a small portrait.
A quotation from Elbert Hubbard extols the value of self sufficiency and the ability to lead others. It asserts that the reward increases with the number of people directed and the intellect one can guide, framing leadership as a measure of life value.
A curious instrument found in an Egyptian tomb divides wise men on its purpose. Some deem it a stiletto, others an etching tool for murals, while a cheeky note cites it as Miss Pharoah's hatpin from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A simple sick room disinfectant uses ground coffee in a saucer with a small piece of camphor gum in the center. Light the gum so the coffee burns with it, releasing a refreshing and healthful aroma.
A camel in Ohio bit and killed a man, underscoring the moral that even a camel can bite after days of thirst. The line warns children to avoid risky animal contact and heed caution around unpredictable creatures.
A Concordiensis article notes a professor of English Literature referencing a woman buried alive, describing her death as premature and the burial as ill timed. The piece cites Hamilton College context and reflects on the historic or literary discussion surrounding premature burial.
A ship of 11 000 tons traveling 15 miles per hour consumes 150 tons of coal per day. A 20 000 ton vessel at 39 miles per hour uses about 1 100 tons daily.
A concise reflection on culture as not an accident of birth but shaped by surroundings and, crucially, by individual education. Mabie’s quote emphasizes personal responsibility in shaping cultural growth beyond inherited context.
North Eastern Railway police night duty will be aided by Airedale dogs. The program has reduced dock tramp activity as dogs fear plain clothes and only in uniform touch is allowed. Training centers on identifying non uniformed individuals, with dogs obeying police whistles.
The article recalls 1850s male dress: tight trousers buttoned under the foot with broad straps, coats worn high to lift hats against the collar, and beaver hats with crescent back cloths to prevent rubbing. Opera hats were unknown and folding chapeau bras carried under the arm in the evening. Only apothecaries or solicitors would leave hats in halls during calls or meals.
The Elgin Marbles were removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin while ambassador to the Porte in 1799. He secured them for Britain, and in 1816 they entered the British Museum where they are kept with reverent care.
In a Detroit Prep Press item a woman reflects on a past mistake after learning her first husband has achieved great success while her second remains employed for a salary. The remark highlights a two-husbands scenario contrasting fortune and work.
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