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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
2
A fragmented excerpt discusses Rhode Island idioms and their origins and pronunciations. It mentions phrases like well off and never the beat, with notes on how certain terms reflect early language use and social attitudes. The text compiles scattered observations without a unifying narrative.
A New York Evening Post tale recalls a curious exchange where a subway foreman hires a colorful Alabama born worker after a misheard query. The job seeker repeats his Tipperary origins, prompting a quivering response and a simple instruction to wash his face and go to work.
A three eastern university laboratory will conduct a year long study on coffee from green beans to the Surrey cup. Researchers will measure caffeine volatiles tannins and other components at all prep stages and observe effects of cooking and varying dairy treatment. The goal is to provide trustworthy material to counter opponents of coffee.
A witty line from the Los Angeles Express quips that most marriages fail because men marry the woman who carries them off their feet rather than one who will keep them on them.
The article analyzes how cooperative associations and packing houses across New York, Michigan, and Pennsylvania influence grape production for table wines. It notes rising regional marketing efforts, the role of cooperative distributors, and the impact on prices, supply, and export prospects amid evolving industry structures.
Researchers search off Corpus Christi Texas for a reported Spanish treasure ship found years ago. They discuss seabed bones, a nineteenth century wreck, and legends of Lafitte vessels carrying silver bullion. No second wreck remains documented, but locals recount a 1820 shift in treasure trade and storms eroding coastal sites.
Paria Ky report states Mr and Mrs Henry Hess while returning from a trip mistook a giant snake for a tire. The creature, later identified as a loan constrictor, belonged to a carnival company and was captured by carnival workers after wandering away.
American travelers face steep passport visa charges in central Europe and the Balkans as fees jump from $1 to $10 and higher. Guards at frontiers deny passage to those without visas, widows and others stranded near Budapest await permits, while American officials seek to aid exhausted travelers and reunite families amid postwar border changes.
Kay Kata, a merchant from Ayade village, claims the new Jap cult "mainto Kyo" is an extreme form of vacillation toward destruction. He describes leading adherents as retired military men and notes the sect’s tomb resembles the imperial Mausoleum at Modyama.
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