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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1923
Page
6
Dr. Robert F. Gilder excavates south of Omaha Nebraska arguing that a pre historic, cannibalistic, peace loving culture inhabited the region 4 000 years ago. He reports mound dwellings with separate family homes and entrance patterns indicating non aggressive tribes before the Indians.
Experiments at the government agricultural farm in Greatfontein show a sheep living 280 days on prickly pear diet and 500 days with Inceme plant addition without any water, surpassing the camel.
Detroit man John Hancock eighteen years old of 510 Abbott street pushed a wheelbarrow into a hoist shaft on a roof at Third and Baltimore avenues. He tried to save himself by dropping the wheelbarrow down the shaft but was dragged forward and fell over the roof edge into the alley. The wheelbarrow at the shaft bottom was wrecked but surgeons found no injuries on Hancock.
In Middletown New York residents report lake Low near Branchville New Jersey runs low due to beaver dam building. The beavers have diverted water from its natural channel causing inconvenience to the borough lighting plant.
Washington officials report startling statistics on executions in Russia since 1917, with 1,766,118 total. Farmers lead with 815,000, followed by intellectuals 355,250 and soldiers 260,000, plus 28 bishops and 1,215 priests among religious persecutions.
Sir Sidney F. Harmer of the British Museum warns that if current whaling continues, whales could be extinct within a decade. He notes Greenland whales may already be extinct and profits from oil and bone rise, with 1915-16 Antarctic production reaching 654000 barrels.
Dr Ash ton of Cambridge warned at a British Association lecture that atomic energy could power the world or, if uncontrolled, blow Earth apart. He noted Rutherford demonstrated atomic transmutation and warned the scale of hydrogen to helium release could rival London’s daily electricity use, but the catastrophe probability remains practically negligible.
In Warsaw Indiana a flock of wolves driven from a swamp by fire frightened residents. Farmers kept children indoors and armed escorts walked to school. A large hound with Rey Tople was killed while digging potatoes. Cattle sheep and hogs were attacked. A wolf hunt with about a hundred participants was organized.
Vital statistics for the first six months show France recorded 25 000 fewer births and 59 000 more deaths than in 1921. The excess of births over deaths falls from 73 000 last year to 9 000 this year. January to July totals: 396 000 births and 887 000 deaths, versus 412 000 births and 348 000 deaths in 1921.
The passage notes rorquals including the blue whale and the sperm whale. It states that sperm hunting mainly targets Americans, yielding sperm oil and often ambergris sold at 20 dollars per ounce for perfumery. It also mentions watch lubrication oil derived from dolphins as highly prized.
Tegucigalpa hosts Italian aviator Luis Stornajola with six Italian and three French planes as Honduras backs plans to connect capital cities by passenger and mail flights. Headquarters are in Tegucigalpa.
Raymond Washington Mrs D B Rooney of Zebam found a diamond inside the gizzard of a chicken she prepared for dinner the gem had been missing for two months from her ring setting.
The couple Elmer R. Rusk and his wife from Belle Plaine Iowa divorced and then wed again within five days. Iowa bans remarriage within six months, so they crossed into Missouri for the second ceremony.
Tenants of George Leon, who recently died, learned they were heirs to his $25 000 estate. The five houses in his holdings were devised to the families occupying them, with no known survivors listed.
A historic driving tip outlines cold weather motor starting. It advises releasing the emergency brake to prevent oil drag, pulling the choke, turning the starter four to five times before ignition, then heating the intake manifold with boiling water if needed. Retard the spark lever to avoid kicking.
Ninety percent water with ten percent alcohol freezes near 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Eighty percent water and twenty percent alcohol freezes around 10 degrees. Seventy percent water with eighty percent alcohol freezes about 5 degrees. Sixty percent water and forty percent alcohol freezes near 20 degrees. A small lubrication prevents much overhauling.
Railway safety campaign warns fewer than ten percent of drivers check both ways at crossings. It stresses watching for late or extra trains, urging drivers to stop if unsure and to treat safety as a habit to save lives at busy and single track crossings alike.
The bulletin outlines renovating neglected apple orchards to restore profitability. It covers site quality, tree vitality, pruning, soil renovation, and top grafting, noting legal nuisances and the need for careful planning. It cites grafting methods and timing, urging owners to study good forms and obtain the bulletin from the USDA.
A safety primer urges caution to save lives. It emphasizes inspecting brakes monthly, slowing at intersections, not passing streetcars, keeping six feet clear from running boards, signaling before turns or stops, and sounding the horn when backing. It stresses observing traffic rules for safety.
When the car is new a couple of metal templates may be cut to fit the axle and wheel joints at front and rear for testing. They serve as convenient permanent checks on the alignment of the steering knuckles and axles.
An operator should hardly use brakes except in emergencies or on hills. At night do not stare at oncoming headlights. watch the road ahead. Keep an accurate record of the car and engine numbers and all component parts and accessories, including make and secret ways.
After harvest, rake and burn old stalks to destroy insect pests and fungous spores. Weeds with seeds should be burned to prevent future spread. Wireworms are larvae of click beetles with a firm elongated body. Lady beetles are beneficial and can eat many aphids in a day.
Farmers last year entered over 194000 cows in cow testing associations to determine butterfat production via demonstrations by agricultural extension workers, per reports to the U S Department of Agriculture.
United States Department of Agriculture analyst G C Wheeler explains that local feed costs hinge on availability of substitutes, potential supplies, and surpluses. The 1920 value of wheat feeds reached about 200 million dollars, with price variations driven by grade, payment method, delivery timing, and transit stocks.
The article urges planting a few rows of trees as a windbreak to shield the farmstead from prevailing winter winds, promising noticeable comfort improvements.
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