18 Jun 1920
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Newspaper
Indiana Oxford Gazette
Location
Oxford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
1
Alpha Gamma held a summer outing chaperoned by Prof. Christie to Attica last week. They danced as men wore overalls and women wore bungalo aprons and sun bonnets in a quaint, rustic gathering.
An Australian inventor introduces a plow designed for newly cleared land that rolls over stumps and obstructions. The device aims to ease work on rough ground by lifting minor debris rather than stopping.
Quote surveys human nature in labor and pay noting a Boston Herald line about incentive. The item contrasts farming homeowners with city dwellers lacking home ownership and highlights class and economic themes in an early 20th century column.
Between witty captions and dialogue, the piece notes that Swedish stations offering meals display a crossed knife and fork beside the station name in the timetable. Edith and Marie exchange remarks on trust and courting deception.
The article notes the most distant cepheids at about 20,000 light years away, comparable to the nearest lobular clusters at around 21,000 light years. A desert plant simile references the fishhook cactus as a south pointing compass, illustrating a metaphor in the text.
A Chicago father recounts his initial resistance to his son's Boy Scouts involvement. After investigation, he agrees provided the son commits to the Scout Oath and law, praising the program for shaping a good, responsible young man.
Col. R. G. Chomeley-Jones explains new features of U S Government Life Insurance and War Risk Insurance including disability benefits, endowment options, paid up insurance, beneficiary designations, premium payments, and conversion windows for veterans within the postwar era.
A fragmentary report describes French scouts near Praia I Tilelis and nearby areas banding together as graves are found and mourned. It notes observers glimpsing figures at graves and a poet’s reflection amid upheaval and mortality.
Scout Troop No. 1 of Buena Vista Pennsylvania and Boy Scouts of Salem Oregon collected newspapers and magazines for the Victory Loan drive. They gathered over 24 tons, selling to a Portland firm for 14 dollars a ton, netting more than 338 dollars.
A brief note explains that the tradition of Christmas gift giving stems from the gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh presented by the Wise Men to Jesus.
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