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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
4
A Budapest book binder claims a dream inspired a “dream invention” for daytime moving pictures. He projects images on a rotating disk coated with dark green and blue strips, radiating from the center. The device, tested and patented, reportedly works. the inventor cannot explain the idea.
A new heat and light producing gas, said to be safer and more efficient than ordinary gas, has been developed. Dr. C A Bean, inventor of the Bunsen burner, created the gas from residuum of gasoline making. Unlike ordinary gas, it contains no carbon monoxide due to its lower production temperature, and the process is touted as cheap.
Samuel G Haskell of Georgetown Maine once sailed as crew on the Constitution not in her fighting days but on her last voyage in 1878. He went to Javre France during the Paris Exposition and stayed several months. The return voyage was his only voyage home. Haskell attended the Constitution’s 100th anniversary celebration in New York.
For thirty years the West Point coat of arms featured a perpendicularly striped shield with a Mars helmet and a sword running diagonally downward from the right side, topped by an American engine. The sword and eagle emblem have now been reversed.
Duluth Herald notes a wry protest line about grievances and politics, reflecting a mood in a country with limited reasons for street action. The brief comment frames public discontent as a scarce resource in political life.
The article notes per capita mutton and lamb consumption in the U S averaged 6 2 pounds annually in the pre war decade with Great Britain at over 26 pounds The piece observes higher demand in cities and suggests room for growth in U S consumption through increased heme use and lamb production.
Quotations from Lavang's Weekly Eskridge and the Duluth Herald warn against dangerous driving habits and inflated ego on the road. The messages joke about loose nuts steering fate and balloon tires tempting flight while reflecting on human cruelty and hesitation on busy curbs.
At the University of Iowa nearly 700 to 800 students earned part or all of their college expenses this year per Dean Robert E. Rienow. Jobs spanned nearly 40 kinds of work from professional to dishwashing. He urges saving during high school and preparing for in-demand work, such as stenography or housekeeping, to finance education and reduce full-time work in college.
A Vermont cemetery uses cement to preserve old headstones. A curved blade snow shovel rolls snow into cylinders for easy handling. H Grindell Matthews reportedly disposed of his death ray invention in the United States. A finger ring typist eraser conceals in the palm. A teaching typewriter prints pictures from object initials. England hosts a device printing pictures from first letters. Germany foils include all metal airplanes in aluminum and nickel steel bodies with aluminum wings. A waterproof rain pocket cover for women’s data and an enamel coating for cast iron ship propeller corrosion resistance are introduced in Europe.
A humorous collage voices a mix of quips on love flattery and motoring, then pivots to newsroom practice. The Globe-Post urges double-spaced, print-ready stories with ample line spacing for operator efficiency and fewer errors.
Des Moines Iowa June 11. The state fair board announced a series of old fashioned competitions celebrating domestic arts. Prizes totaling hundreds of dollars include 849 in cooking with classes for bread cakes cookies candy conserved fruits jellies jams and many canned goods. Other divisions feature quilts fabrics over dresses coats knitted work crochet embroidery and needlework.
Des Moines Iowa announces a national team pulling contest at the Iowa state fair August 26 to September 4. top drafts from the U S will try to surpass Canada's high mark, with prizes totaling 500 cash plus additional international offers. entries are sought from Iowa officials,Horse Association of America and Iowa State College collaborate on a new pulling course for the event.
Union Township Presbyterian Church invites all to attend Sunday school at 10 next Sunday with 155 present last week. A full house greeted the children at 11 for their program, followed by an 11 o’clock sermon, “Jesus, the Christ.” Special music by the choir enhances worship. Evening service at 8 features a spirited song service and preaching.
Charles H. Seward pastor notes the upcoming Children day program with student fund offering, Epworth league meeting at 7 p m, and an 8 pm Bible story contest. Winners advance to the district contest at the Sioux City Epworth league district convention in LeMars next week. About 150 youths are expected to attend.
Second annual convention opens Friday with plans for sessions and public talks. Organizers expect participants from several groups and emphasize community engagement and educational workshops planned across the weekend.
The Lond State Council of the American Red Cross meets Friday June 19 1926 at Fort Des Moines hotel Des Moines. A full day program includes a luncheon and banquet with discussions on home service public health nursing junior Red Cross and annual roll call. Notables Dr A L Murray Dr Frank L Williams Dr Dan M Griswold Judge Hubert Utterback Gov John Hammill and William M Baxter Jr. will speak.
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