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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1927
Page
3
Historical writers note early bathing practices from Greeks and Romans. The Greeks used bowls for baths while Romans expanded bathing into a large organized art with baths holding thousands. Innovations included heated stones and brass coil pipes. Bathing reached England with Henry I’s 1127 knighting ceremony for the Order of the Bath.
Bermuda hosts stories of haunted houses linked to a famed African writer and a wintering American family. A ghost, once a enslaved woman starved in a cellar, is blamed for moaning and wringing her hands. Locals say repeated sightings have bored former tenants.
A Franciscan missionary noted oil springs during a 1632 visit and tribes used surface oils as medicine long before Europeans arrived. The text links petroleum to modern life, citing its role in cars, boats, planes, ships, electricity generation, and industrial power.
The Agriculture Engineering division explains needle ice forms in open water when moving water stays near freezing and wind radiates heat away. It does not form on solid ice but can appear as crystals carried by currents and accumulate in large jams in very cold, windy conditions, especially at night.
In a London Answers excerpt, Dora, branded as no bad girl, faces her mother’s stern talk. The mother warns of punishment for flirtation while noting her own past behavior and urging Dora to study her father someday.
Not Just What She Wanted charts a troubled marriage two years in after the bliss of courtship fades. A wife laments her husband's dullness and loss of affectionate songs while he responds with a playful, self-mocking chorus about his changing feelings.
Samuel Houston, born March 2 1793 at Timber Ridge Church Virginia, became a famed soldier and statesman who led Texas forces in the fight for independence against Mexico, and his birthday is observed as a Texas state holiday.
The article notes that Earth's bedrock granite sits at the lowest layer of the crust and is described as the foundation of the world, emphasizing its primacy in geological structure.
A commission investigates street car disruption and radio interference while Detroit engineers say the trouble is solvable with moderate cost. In Waterbury Connecticut, a 20 apartment block aims for 100 percent radio readiness as 19 tenants already own sets amid an antenna maze atop the building. France orders radio gear on passenger planes and a family menu column offers daily meal plans and housekeeping tips with humorous家庭 anecdotes.
A historical overview notes reduced typhoid deaths in Chicago from 1892 to 1926, crediting medical vigilance, water chlorination, pasteurized milk, and carrier supervision. It argues physicians act for public good, and warns neglect could revive outbreaks. Also discusses asthma etiology and treatment considerations linking sinus infection, temperament, and allergens to asthma management.
The excerpt lists diverse items: Delaware and New York, Peter Minnit, William Henry Harrison, Coolidge and Harding, a 1879 miners gang in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Ogelthorpe. It comments on shorthand, cash power, rural labor, work as success, love jokes, debt collectors, and a famous last line about a bride with her father, all in a fragmented tone.
The column humorously recalls the annual family picnic season with mishaps like car trouble muddy roads flat tires collapsed tents damp campfires and chaotic dinners as a lighthearted tribute to flawed outdoor outings. The tone mixes comic frustration with playful hometown charm and seasonal anticipation.
A San Jose amateur could not hear a Carmel counterpart via short waves across 50 miles due to atmospheric angling. He relayed the message through a Singapore station, then back to Carmel, a path covering over 30 000 miles. Detroit follows Minneapolis with a radio commission response to local interference.
A quirky fragment suggests clever painting designs on scarves and handkerchiefs or pajamas. It notes that hand painted items are fashionable, costly to buy, easy to make with patterns available, and recommends checking fabric compatibility of paints. It ends with a picnic suggestion for warm evenings.
In a Sunny Oklahoma pasture a tired dairy wife named Mrs. Cora Short credits Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with renewed strength and sleep. She reports weight change from 115 to 1385 pounds and says seven bottles helped her work and mood. Neighbors are urged to consider the remedy.
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