25 Dec 1931
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1931
Page
1
Dr William J Scholes explains that unsuitable foods and overeating cause stomach disorders. Mild cases show stomach discomfort, headache, nausea and vomiting and can be eased by warm water and fasting then gradual reintroduction of food. In serious cases, or if fever, ongoing vomiting, or abdominal pain occur, seek a physician.
Household hints outline a simple Christmas Day meal reducing turkey cost with roast chicken and sides. It includes a quick currant clean method, a loganberry sherbet recipe, and a raspberry whip dessert with steps and serving ideas.
Old recipe collection features New Gelatin Salad with pineapple and sliced pickles, lemon jello, almonds, and mayo dressing. Cottage Pudding with butter and vanill a. Lance chocolate dessert. Cranberry Muffins with cranberries and shortening. Copyright 1931.
A description of two ancient horn instruments used by Vikings to summon warriors or a council. The long curled tubes flare out to a bell-like end with multiple openings. When blown by an expert, the sound carries for miles, while an inexperienced blower yields little.
Visitors flock to the American Museum of Natural History in New York to view a striking fish exhibit. The two popular fish are described as combative, with one small blue fish noted for a fierce temper, having dispatched three mates and even bit its own tail in a quick display of aggression.
Cremation has long been used to dispose of the dead, with roots in Indo European and Roman practice. It spread across Europe and Asia, declined with Christianity, and was legalized gradually in Italy 1852, France 1887, and England around 1889, varying by country.
Historical note on Hippocrates recognizing sunlight as antiseptic and healing. The text cites ongoing wonder at how light cures, and notes increased use of sun therapies reducing reliance on surgical knives in countries like Switzerland where sun cures have long been practiced.
In a Kansas City Times note, Dante Gabriel Rossetti delayed painting the Llandaff cathedral reredos. The bishop of Llandaff, en route to London, sought Rossetti at Blackfriars to learn the delay cause. A maid said Rossetti was absent and, upon learning the reason, cried that he is now married.
A V Hill argues at a London Science Congress that history should focus on human greatness and discoveries that helped people master themselves and their world. He contends that current history books overvalue faults and fail to honor Harvey Darwin Newton Faraday Maxwell Rutherford and other great scientists for inspiring progress.
Historic Canadian Abraham Martin is remembered as a St. Lawrence pioneer and land grantee of the Kin dred Associates. The Plains of Abraham near Quebec were named for him, and a waterfront monument honors his memory. He is known as Abraham Martin the Scot, of Scottish birth or descent.
A massive brick water tower at West Mersea burns out of control as its wooden floor ignites and the water tank heats to boiling point. Fire brigades from West Mersea and Colchester cannot intervene, letting the flames consume the structure. Nearby Zion National Park features a striped rock formation nicknamed the Rainbow of the Desert.
The Bell Kolokol sits on Granit pedestal at Moscow’s Kremlin foot of Ivan Tower. Weighing 200 tons and 54 feet in circumference, its base is 11 inches thick. It was broken before mounting and never rang, bearing reliefs of Czar Alexis and Anna Tyanova.
An old parish tablet near Swindon Wiltshire records a 18th century will. It states John Hardings will provided ten shillings yearly to parish poor with no local collection, to be paid from his ground called Pills by his widow and successors after her death.
Beauvais, a historic Beauvais tapestry center on the Dieppe to Paris route, recalls the October 4, 1030 dirigible disaster as tourists visit its cathedral and Place de Hôtel de Ville with the statue of Jean Tachette who led women to victory in 1472. A Summit county Ohio mushroom boasted a 64 inch top span and 48 inch width.
Fernando Magellan, a Portuguese navigator born about 1470, offered services to Charles V and commanded five ships with 230 men. He set sail in 1514 seeking a western route to the East Indies, faced mutiny at Saint Julian, discovered the strait named for him in 1520, crossed the Pacific, engaged in the Philippines, and died in April 1521 in Cebu. The Victoria, under Sebastian del Cano, completed the first circumnavigation. Pigafetta, an Italian aboard Magellan, kept the travel account later published.
Siamese fighting fish known as Betta Cambogdia are trained to battle like cockfighting. Two males in separate bowls face off as females are introduced. The fish glare and churn the water until they are tossed together. The combat ends only when one fish dies.
The Gogebic National Bank of Ironwood Michigan calls its annual stockholders meeting for January 12 1932. Members may vote on directors and any lawful business between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the bank. R M Skinner cashier.
A historical overview notes that ancient civilizations dated eras from major events and that with Christianity becoming Rome’s official religion the birth of Christ gradually replaced Rome’s founding as the dating standard. Dionysius Exiguus created the Anno Domini system in 538 A.D. and began the year 1 with the Annunciation. France and England adopted it slowly in the 8th century, with Charlemagne among the first secular rulers to use it.
The island of Ninafon in the Pacific, about 800 miles from Tonga, is a three mile ring shaped landmass with a central slightly brackish lake. It likely sits atop a volcanic crater and hosts about 1,500 Tongans with some Europeans. In rough weather, mail is sent overboard in a soldered tin box for native swimmers to recover, giving the island the nickname Tin Can Island.
In Gogebic County Michigan a probate court orders January 20 1932 hearing on Florence Goodwins petition to determine legal heirs of Henry Khomela. The order directs public notice in Ironwood Times for three consecutive weeks prior to the hearing. Judge Ray K Bay signs the order with Register C Solberg.
An old newspaper ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate two pounds of bile flow, claiming they relieve sour, lethargic feelings by aiding digestion. The copy warns against salts, mineral water, oils, laxatives, or gum and urges readers to seek the red-labeled Carter's pills from stores in 1931 by C M Co.
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