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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
7
A British shipbuilding firm constructs ships in sections for transport to Africa and other regions. Ships are disassembled into thousands of packages, with numbered steel components to guide reassembly. The challenges include massive boilers and long masts, complicating handling and shipping.
A recently dedicated oak chair at Armagh cathedral, once belonging to Primate Bramall, was tracked through the hands of a London expert and returned to the cathedral. The chair bears symbols including an eye, crown, the See of Armagh, and Bramall’s enthronement date.
The French Academy of Sciences is informed that Switzer hind will mark the centenary of Abraham Louis Breguet, famed French watchmaker born 1747 in Neufchâtel and died 1824 in Paris. The Swiss council of state will hold an international chronometer contest next year at Neufchâtel Observatory.
A geology class passenger recalls returning on a train when his foot toppled a bag from a seat. The owner appeared anxious and revealed the bag contained eggs, prompting an apology and alarm in the carriage.
A letter from King of Siam, via his secretary Whe, celebrates Shakespeare at Stratford's anniversary events. The king praises the bard, plans Siamese translations, and donates 600 dollars to Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and 260 dollars to the memorial theater fund, showing active royal regard.
A machine described in Popular Mechanics Magazine rotates a colored disk to blend colors rapidly. The visual mixing simulates actual ink blending and creates a pleasing harmony of colors for the eye.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Kazanloff a nine foot three inch, 485 pound man living outside Russia eats four to five pints of milk, fifteen to twenty eggs, four pounds of meat, five or six loaves of bread and large vegetable portions daily. He consumes eight to twelve pints of beer and four to six plates of wine with meals. He plans to return to his father’s farm in Siberia and leave Hungary, hoping famine is not there and that his immense hunger will not threaten his community.
A Philadelphia Ledger note reviews a new invention from South Page New York describing rubber footed grasshopper like devices for children. The shoes attach by straps and buckles and use spring steel legs to boost hopping and jumping with reduced impact.
A recent achievement yields a gold film 12,794,000 inches thick, about 10,584 times thinner than ordinary paper. One grain covers nearly four square feet and is transparent. The process uses copper plates dipped in an electric bath to deposit gold, then dissolves copper in nitric acid to leave the gold film floating, later collected on a glass plate.
The Indian survey fixes Mount Everest at 20 141 feet as the globe s highest surface point The note cites Himalayan altitudes by explorers including a 24 000 foot ascent by the duke of Abruaxt and Norwegians on Knubru near Darjeeling, illustrating limits of height measurements.
A light humor piece recounts a doctor ready to depart after a birth when a goat dashes through in pursuit of a dog. The father jokes about selling the goat to the doctor, who asks for a price. The father offers fifty dollars, while the doctor counters with sixty, noting a full-grown goat should be worth more than a kid.
An Indianapolis News excerpt recalls a stern speaker addressing Hoosier high school girls about motherhood and morality. A flapper girl, blush to red, replies she no longer believes in the stork, deflating the speaker's harsh stance.
Federal and state foresters allocate 400000 in grants with equal state matching for protecting forest lands along navigable streams. Oregon receives 24000 the maximum allowed. A Marion county suit seeks to enjoin a ballot amendment certification based on notary concerns. Game commission shuts grouse and native pheasant hunting in a broad Willamette valley area due to Chinese pheasant kills.
Sheriff Orr announces sale of real property in Independence Dallas area to satisfy a 1922 foreclosure decree plus costs. Property totals about one acre, with easement for Siletz Lumber & Logging Co. Auction set for September 16 1922 at 1 pm at the County Court House front door Dallas Oregon. Mortgage to Bewley dated September 25 1920 remains on the property.
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