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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1925
Page
4
London Answers notes that animals bath and groom like people, with dogs and cats washing by the fire and birds insisting on neat plumage. A canary will not eat without a bath, swallows bathe in fresh rain water, and ducks seek fresh water inland after rain or near the sea for bathing.
A description of how taximeters compute fare by wheel revolutions and distance, including the mechanisms for for hire flag, road wheel connection, and gear wheels. It explains time rate usage by disconnecting the road wheel to record hire duration, as outlined by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The article explains rice cultivation differs from corn and wheat. Seed sown like nuts, fields flooded to germinate, water drained and returned to kill weeds, and a final flood before heading. Growth depends on water depth as the ear rises above the surface. Harvest resembles barley or wheat. Most rice grows on marshy land, with some on higher ground.
The article describes three shoe sizing methods: English American and French. The French Paris point equals about 0.4 inch, English and American use inches with origins on the 4 inch and 3 11 12 inch marks. It suggests universal adoption of English measure. Children sizes go 1 to 18, while adult sizes start at size 4 and reach about 10 inches.
Following a Japanese earthquake, a sanitation crisis raised fly numbers. Tokyo and Cisnea schoolchildren earned five cents per hundred insects captured. Clerks counted massive piles of specimens, some collectors catching hundreds. Insects were classified, credited to hunters, and shown at a public sanitation exhibit.
The article compares seafarer salaries on the same 800-ton ship under different flags. United States ships pay about 8466 monthly, while Britain’s Norway flag vessel pays roughly 1782.71. Other figures show Toland 1022.03, Sweden 1820.59, and France 818.85. The United States payroll also notes a decline from 878 to 812.50 in some crews.
The text argues life’s real design is not evident in outward surfaces or rational deduction. A secret, hidden pattern only appears to the prepared eye in rare moments, suggesting an armament-like order with little relation to the universe’s obvious scheme.
The Boston Transcript notes East Hampton meteorological cat Weathervane, owned by Louis James, predicted fair weather during the total eclipse, drawing storekeepers and post boys to respect the feline oracle. Discovered as a foundling, the cat later thrived under care and its forecasts use purrs and cat mannerisms to signal weather changes, attracting crowds to the James home.
A radium needle worth $1,000 went missing from St. Michael's Hospital Newark four days after an operation. After initial X rays failed to locate it, a detecting device from a radium company was used. The instrument's dial swung near the incinerator ashes, leading police to sift the ashes and recover the needle.
Mrs. Stirling notes a London bishop dinner where the bishop of London and the bishop of Winchester refused wines while Dean Inge helped himself to champagne port and a cigar. He nudged Sir Lewis Coward and remarked that others have vices, in a light exchange about propriety.
A Hazelwood avenue resident shares multiple methods for eating asparagus. He cites family rules to impale stalks, sever tips with a knife, fork the tip, or simply use fingers, hoping for a clear guideline to avoid table confusion. The Detroit News contributes the quotation.
William Lyon Phelps, writing in Scribner's Magazine, recalls Anatole France's Paris funeral. He describes France as an aristocrat in letters and a Communist in politics, drawing universal appeal from mourners across classes. A canceled Comedie Francaise play, with refunds, stood out among innumerable honors.
Two fox terrier puppies, one male and one female, described with heraldic adjectives and regional reference. Text appears jumbled, but indicates an ad listing puppies for sale with mentions of sangery and regional terms.
The saying reflects how individuals contribute to public funds through direct payments to the treasurer or indirectly via the intermediary who handles tax collections. It underscores the shared duty of residents to support local government services.
A garbled line references Godmatter and fade or demise with stray phrases about a blade. The readability is poor and no clear event or names emerge. The fragment lacks verifiable facts or context for a fuller summary.
Quote from Joseph Joubert contrasts two life paths where one must choose between duty and coercion. The phrase highlights the tension between moral obligation and external compulsion.
In Ripon England a Yorkshire hostelry the Unicorn preserves an etching of Old Boots a famed boot keeper from the mid eighteenth century. He had an unusually long nose and chin that met to hold coins, a deformity turned commercial as travelers paid to see and tip him while he removed boots.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, near New York, an early wampum mint and its intricate machinery were unearthed. The New York Herald and Tribune notes white settlers produced Indian money, while New Jersey’s mint used water-powered, labor-saving tech. Indians accepted real wampum and rejected counterfeit pieces, and a proprietor linked John Jacob Astor to early profits from trading wampum for furs.
Interior department engineers describe a unique fishing stream in the turbid San Juan river, a Colorado tributary in Utah. The water carries heavy silt and the river can flow with a molten red sheen, tiring fish that surface and allow hand strikes for capture.
An unusual fish group called Dipnot, or double breathers, survive by breathing air through a swim bladder. Three species exist in Queensland, Africa, and South America. They inhabit tropical rivers and bury in mud during dry seasons, showing lung like features and amphibian similarities in skull and heart, though not confirmed as a direct missing link.
A compact reflection on how fiction reveals deeper truths beyond the author’s caprice. The text argues that medieval fictions express earnest mindsets, equating magic with nascent science and noting humanity’s drive to master nature through symbols, metals, and voices of birds.
A fragment from Ralph Waldo Emerson echoes the idea that desires of the mind shape thought and action. The line references the essay on history and presents a concise meditation on inner motive guiding perception and purpose.
The Arkansas diamond mine in Pike county has yielded thousands of diamonds matching world best in color and 1 percent harder than the hardest elsewhere. Diamonds are found in place and not elsewhere in this hemisphere. Mines operate only to cover overhead as personal recovery is not enough to justify continued operation.
The earliest possible Christian presence in China traces to Nestorian tablets from 781 A D noting activity as early as 505 A D. The first definite record is Friar John of Monte Corvino, who traveled to China in 1295 and stayed for years, later reinforced by the pope who made him archbishop of Cambalin Peking.
Lighting for Pictures argues every artwork deserves optimal light, with wall spaces suited to different colors or details. It notes vivid florals, garden scenes, sunlit landscapes, and bright interiors enliven dull corners, and warns against glare while stressing proper illumination.
Amber occurs in Boulder County Colorado and adjoining counties, notably in the Boulder coal fields. It is fossil resin of vegetable origin, pale yellow to reddish brown, sometimes transparent, sometimes opaque, found as round lumps or grains with conchoidal fracture and slight brittleness. It emits an agreeable odor.
The material melts at 560 degrees Fahrenheit when rubbed and burns with a bright flame and a pleasant odor. This behavior suggests notable ignition and combustion characteristics suitable for chemical or material safety notes.
Langald Lewin speaks of a horse run away with a woman who was laid up for six weeks. Boastful Benjamin retorts that a friend ran away with a horse and faced years of trouble. The exchange is staged in an exclusive underworld circle.
The biological survey reports the very-bill woodpecker still exists in the western part of the southeast United States. The Carolina parakeet is thought extinct, with no specimens seen in years. When last observed, these birds inhabited Florida.
Authorities urge unique naming for newborn zoo animals in London, forbidding common monikers like Bob Prince Rit Wing and similar plain labels. Officials promote distinctive, memorable titles to set the four legged youngsters apart from their predecessors and avoid prosaic naming.
Des Moines May 2 The Iowa State college scholarship for boys over 17 who have not finished high school offers an essay based award on honey and bee keeping plus three local recommendations. F B Paddock secretary of the Iowa Beekeepers association notes details and urges applicants to write to him at Ames for more information.
May 2 report by John Day of the Iowa Beef Producers notes purebred beef cattle selling higher at recent sales in Iowa. Prices show gains across cattle categories and reflect stronger demand in the region.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture reports improved beef cattle prices this spring. Breeders confirm the trend, with bulls showing notable gains over last year.
Sir Herbert Tree, famed English actor, teased a friend in the Haymarket by presenting a red silk hat lining as a personal gift. He swept off his hat, spoke dramatically, then ripped out the lining and gave it to the woman, who was left holding scraps of red silk.
The figure known as Whistler was baptized James Abbott. His mother’s surname McNeill was added after entering West Point, and his initials J A W led to a nickname. Cadets lacked access to records, so he adopted McNeill early, using Abbott for legal documents and later dropping it entirely for other purposes.
A bachelor jokes about lacking any keys in his life and compares his freedom to married men who struggle with many keys. He notes he has no car, a broken suitcase lock, and even a janitor opens the office he works in, suggesting bachelor life may be easier. He quips his bachelorite is compensated by not needing to carry keys.
A reflective note on parental love praising not the present child but the potential within. It emphasizes hopeful admiration guiding care and encouragement, shaping character and future rather than dwelling on current flaws.
A reflective note on Plato's teaching urging diligence over idleness, and valuing virtue above mere brightness, highlighting a classical emphasis on disciplined thought and conduct.
A fragment cites a quote attributed to Hobert Collyer about hands and fingers. The source text is limited and lacks a clear event or context.
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