10 Apr 1925
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1925
Page
1
The article describes Mexican natives offering ice cream at small stations. It explains a cactus leaf hollowed and filled with water to make ice, suspended to cool by evaporation. In dry air, rapid evaporation freezes water, similar to cooling jars in hot climates.
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer references a poet and a woman named Mrs Grouch, speculating the poet wrote lines after Ns wife visited someone named Ika. The quoted text notes a grim mood as a man comments on fictional authorship.
The article outlines the tarantula’s scientific name, its region in California and neighboring states, and compares its burrow to a cork in a bottle. It notes the spider is a trap-door species digging shallow holes from two to three inches deep, up to nearly a foot, with a mouth opening widened then closed by a thick cork-like cover.
London remains dry above ground yet hides vast chalk strata beneath where digging yields no water. The note highlights stark aquifer absence in deep layers, leaving surface rains to nourish limited supplies while subsurface geology resists water accumulation.
A George Eliot quote asserts that all human achievement and thought are preserved in books like magic, declaring literature the chosen possession of mankind.
Edward Curley frets over a proposed romance with Rose Dunlap after a dance and a blunt remark from Rose she cared for him. He plans to propose that night despite nerves. A later moment shows him rushing to Rose’s home across the street as Dunlap remains inside.
Roy H. Tilies vice president of Gotham Silk Hosiery Co. staged a hotel demonstration at Astor New York for hosiery industry leaders to argue stockings should be 10 to 12 inches. He said ankles then were less valued due to high shoes and cotton stockings and urged silk sheer stockings to lengthen the ankle line as spring and summer styles arrive.
Ema Myrkle, former star, joins the Theatricals Stock Company at the Ritz theater for the week of April 13 opening Monday night. She interviewed more than 500 actors in July in New York and selected twenty players for next week. Will H. Harder sponsors the company and supervised the first selections. The opening play is Why Men Leave Home. Stockdale contracts to be awarded for sections 5 and 7 of the Stockdale Coal Center road.
Indiana theatergoers set to see Penn State Thespians perform Wooden Shoes at the Indiana Theater next Tuesday. Reviewers call the production clean with witty jokes and strong singing, praising the acting and dancing. Critics in Harrisburg Philadelphia Scranton and Wilkes Barre lauded the show, with cast members noted for convincing cross gender portrayals.
A quirky 1900s style guide notes cushions and pillows create flattering comfortable backdrops for today’s girl. For cleaning, wash covers in warm water with Ivory soap and salt, rinse, then iron on the wrong side. A booklet on unusual uses of soap is offered by the Nasional Household Serviza in New York City.
The old English law granted a widow forty days of undisturbed estate after death, a stranger could stay forty days in a parish before revealing identity or origin, and MPs enjoyed arrest exemption around Parliament. Forty days also marked quarantine for contagious disease. A 50,000 company plans to start constructing 15 new dwellings around April 1.
A collection of dated aphorisms and gossip snippets. It includes a misquoted Schiller line about hate and love, references to a misanthropic essay, and a local society note praising Mrs. Tunsmith and her husband who is absorbed in photoplays, ending with a light tease about a man enjoying a weekend.
The article discusses Theophile Gautier as a notable literary figure, noting his genius in his own way and praising his mastery. It highlights his collection Enchante et Caniees and his refined vocabulary, dainty style, and distinctive approach to portraying images through precise language.
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