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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
1
Dr. Hermes Gann recounts travels in eastern Yucatan with tales of danger from Santa g Indians and ancient Maya rites. He notes the extensive mural paintings at Tuluum and the Dresden Codex connections, and recalls legends of curses, sacrifices, and retribution for desecration of sacred sites.
The London Mail notes a witty defense by a Western Germany army clothing department figure who justified penny per day milk for a department cat, contrasting it with halfpenny rations for victualing mice. The piece lauds the explanation as clever and enduring.
A Detroit laundryman claims the decline of domestic life is shown by fewer darned socks. He says holes in stockings and a rise in feminism create a barometer of social change, noting that the silk age has arrived and iconic couples wear the same skin.
A winding note on printer errors and misread passages from old printings. Examples include a wife mistaking a passage to make her husband a fool and a printer turning Intoxication is folly into intoxication is jolly. Also a claim that Beza sailed on a Canadian vessel and a “battle-scarred warrior” misprinted as “battile-scared warrior.”
The Somerset Football Association council found humor in a name coincidence during an investigation into why a referee cautioned a player. Evidence showed the player stood between two opposing players when asked if he felt like meat between slices. He replied, My name is Ham, revealing the punny outcome.
In a jocular exchange, Binks warns about choosing words with modern women. Smith asks how to mute reactions. Binks recalls proposing to Ethel and claiming he would go to the ends of the earth, only for her to retort that he wouldn’t because there aren’t any ends to go to.
Dr Walter B James notes toxins drive disease and antitoxins counter them. Antitoxins produced in horses are purified and injected into humans to provide immunity. Diphtheria treatment using antitoxin has saved many lives and scarlet fever could follow with advances since 1924 from Dicks and Dochez.
A humorous yet pointed piece observes that natural beauty traits favor boys over girls. It notes curly hair lashes and good complexions appear more in boys, while girls seek costly hair treatments. The text contrasts titles like titan red for girls with ginger for boys, highlighting gendered perceptions of attractiveness.
A man from Anytown describes treatments for blisters. Prick if needed and apply disinfectant immediately. For foot blisters pass vaseline threaded through the skin, then cover and remove the thread next day. Hand blisters may be pricked and treated with collodion coats.
Wild geese are highly wary and vigilant while feeding. They scout from above and use acute hearing and smell to detect danger. If approached downwind they flee instantly, inspiring legends of ghostly packs and elusive nocturnal foxes.
A teacher attempts to explain dash usage by asking about a sentence cut off abruptly. Jimmy mishears and repeats the word dash, prompting the class to laugh as the lesson unfolds.
Franklin’s thrift ethic is traced from his early struggles with time and money. He educated himself by candlelight, bartered board with his apprenticeship, and lived on a cheap diet to fund books. His famous time saving maxims and prolific self education made him a model of thrift.
A perceptive remark notes that harsh truth has many blunt synonyms while gentle wording offers few. It suggests that saying someone tells the truth covers the idea, but praising restraint may better reflect character. The piece favors keeping peace over clever evasions, arguing the world respects quiet restraint.
Scotland’s army of schoolmasters petitioned Parliament noting average income of 18 a year while plowmen earned 14 to 16. No relief until 1802 when the Schoolmasters act fixed income between 16 13s 4d and 22 4s 6d, with land and modest housing requirements. Beadles fledging in hardship ended as regal compulsion prevailed.
The article explains two jellyfish reproductive methods. Most begin from an egg that forms a tree-like polyp on the bottom, budding to jellyfish that lay eggs again. Large species release an egg that becomes a pear-shaped larva with hairlike ears, then anchors, enlarges, and splits into discs that become big jellyfish.
Text traces glove origins from biblical mentions to pre glacial carvings on stone. It notes early glove makers as medieval monks, Charlemagne granting hunting skins rights in Brittany for gloves, and the establishment of glovemaking in France as an industry in the twelfth century.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press cites Sir Arthur Keith noting brain size has diminished since Paleolithic times. Despite larger ancient brains, early humans lagged in toolmaking. modern humans excel by speed of learning, mastering flight, swimming, global travel, and harnessing electricity, proving size is not everything.
Ex-Monarch Prempeh of Ashanti is released from bondage in the Seychelles and returns to Ashanti after 28 years detained. He converted to Anglicanism and speaks fluent English with courteous manners. The article recalls the 1896 overthrow, the search for the sovereign stool, and the 1921 discovery by road workers 70 miles north of Coomassie.
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge recalls a roadside incident where a driver hit a mule lying in the road near Hoot Holler’s house. The mule sparked bystanders and the owner yelled at the driver, who hooted and left without further confrontation. The satirical Kansas City Star quotation frames the farcical misunderstanding.
An exchange from the Boston Transcript features a stern property owner and a hobo. The owner demands the hobo leave, while the hobo claims he cannot read the notice and jokes about possible signs with humorous misreadings.
A note from Tree Uahits in the American Nature association describes Willows as unique in having both pollen-bearing and seed-producing flowers arranged in drooping tassels. This dual tassel pattern is rare among other tree families, making Willows distinctive in floral arrangement.
A clergyman recalls fearing offense from a Sunday sermon titled The Duplicity of the Average Man. He says he spoke plainly and his audience did not feel singled out, while a friend notes that most people consider themselves above average.
The late Colonel Scrymgeour Wedderburn held Scotland’s hereditary standard bearer role and descended from two famed families. The Wedderburn name comes from lands near Berwick, with Walter de Wedderburn swearing fealty to Edward I. Alexander Wedderburn was James VI’s favorite, traveled to England, did not sign the union, and received a royal ring later kept by the family. The line became extinct in 1761, estates passing to Scrymgeour Wedderburns of Wedderburn and Kirkhill.
City treasurer storms into the office demanding clarification after a newspaper item accuses William Binna of mishandling public funds. The editor questions the charges while the official denounces the insinuation as a defaming misreading of the record.
Mrs William Schoolman of Charlotte Ja reports a goitre reduction of four inches after using Sorbol-Quadruple. She notes relief from choking sleeplessness shortness of breath and weak eyes and invites others to inquire at local drug stores or write the Sorbol company Mechanicsburg Ohio Spotts and Post carry the product locally.
The article surveys several short items: a motorcycle sidecar race in Ireland where a passenger narrowly avoided a flag post, a New York Zoological Society expedition probing the Samammo Sea for prehistoric-like creatures, a six month ship tour plan, and research efforts to create artificial fuels. It also notes Dr Herman Spoehr’s California lab work and energy storage concepts, along with tree protection tips using old inner tubes.
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