20 Sep 1923
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
1
Fragmentary clipping discusses scorpion venom and its effects, noting pain, swelling, and nausea with claims of possible temporary immunity to repeated stings. The text shifts to brief quips, including Bon mots and a joke about a newborn’s name from a known editor’s wife.
Auman nature is described as resilient and capable of finding happiness in small wonders when larger joys are denied. The passage reflects on the human impulse to seek contentment in simple, everyday moments.
A northwest Indian rajah possesses an extraordinary bedstead built with Malacca posts and solid gold, crowned by a headpiece encrusted with 700 gems. Valued around $330,000, the bed is guarded day and night amid a tale of opulence and protection. A separate report claims shipwreck fear can be eased by electric lights on lifeboats that automatically illuminate when entering the water.
A mountain farmer near Beaufort West Cape Colony wanted a telephone. Officials said the connection would cost £500. He built the line himself, it was inspected and passed, and he saved £450.
The ghetto in Rome was created by Pope Paul IV in 1555 and existed until 1873 when it was removed to make way for a Tiber embankment. Jews were confined to the quarter, barred from leaving unless distinguished by yellow headwear. A surrounding wall and locked gates kept the area secure at night.
A scientist explains that fish falls from the sky can result from high winds whirlwinds and waterspouts drawing fish from water and dropping them as forces end. The note also discusses brass origins noting zinc as an ingredient and its modern availability in the past century.
A quip notes superstition for mothers losing a shoe heel being seen as a child’s death omen. A humorous remark about music calls a pleca that promises to be a tune but disappoints as classical. The Christian Register quote reflects light, wry commentary.
A Scottish superstition warns that a laesie or woman who does not drop her new shoes before wearing them will invite trouble. To avert misfortune the shoes are burned or buried to appease spirits and ensure safe steps ahead.
Meridian Mississippi report states Featherstein Thomas, an inmate at East Mississippi Hospital for the Insane, had hardware removed from his stomach. Doctors say his recovery chances are good after surgeons extracted feces of bed springs a coin and glass fragments.
The Mah Jongg craze, sparked by Sze the fisherman, spreads from China worldwide. Factories around Shanghai supply sets made from bone or ivory and bamboo as demand soars, with bone sourcing from Chicago stockyards. Chinese workers initially produced sets locally before U.S. demand forced factory relocation. Shin bones fetch high prices in this trade.
California redwoods, some dating back to Viking and Norman eras, face near-term destruction unless reforestation efforts succeed. Nurseries in Fort Bragg and Scotia have hundreds of thousands of seedlings, enough to reforest thousands of acres annually. Additional second growth may sprout from old stump remnants, backed by twenty-two major redwood companies.
A half starved dog that guarded his master for three days guided a search party to a woods where Steven Harris aged nineteen was found dead from a gunshot wound. He carried the gun and apparently discharged it when he tripped and fell.
On the liner President Garfield a carrier pigeon tagged K. 22 Norfolk England dropped to a passenger 1200 miles from the English coast. A separate note from Truro tells of a woman cited for keeping a dog without a license, claiming fate ate the license while the date 1019 pieces were sent to police.
A kitchen table innovation embeds an ironing machine beneath the top with the rndersa accessible when folded back revealing a space saver design. Glow worms brighten before storms, a mystery of nature tied to stormy seasons. The phenomenon remains unexplained.
In Spain a man asking for a light must offer his cigar or cigarette first. The gesture is meant to demonstrate social standing and to deem the requester as inferior.
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