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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
7
A long discussion on high-grade gold theft in Ontario mining towns. Thieves inside mines and outside operators evade capture. juries distrust treasure crime, and seizures go to the Ontario Mining Association fund to curb the traffic.
A feature describes Sicilian donkey carts decorated with bright plumes and bells. Donkey headgear and painted carts display scenes of the New Testament and local history, with wealthy owners adding saints and halos to their vivid rigs.
A permit for the Sterling Memorial Library in New Haven Conn to be the largest library in the world was sought at the Building Inspector Austin’s office. The project is estimated to cost 5.8 million dollars.
A curious lab at an airplane factory demonstrates a dope that waterproofs seaplane wings. Distilled water poured into a yellowish viscous varnish precipitates cotton fibers that form floating masses, which stiffen and waterproof the cloth once the varnish dries. If water enters before drying, the cotton is expelled and the effect is spoiled.
Baron Manfred von Richthofen, famed World War I ace, fought Allied pilots in a bright red aircraft to mark his identity. Floyd Gibbons reports in Liberty that Richthofen allowed allies to share color but added another stripe to keep his unique red distinction.
A 500 foot iceberg with a hollow center and emerald lake was attacked by a dedicated crew using ropes ice picks axes drills and thermite charges. They drilled holes filled them with thermite and ignited them causing the berg to crack and disintegrate within hours.
The silkworm spins a cocoon and becomes a pupa. If left too long the larva exits the cocoon as a butterfly. Boiling the cocoon instantly kills the insect and allows easy unwinding of silk for market.
Western Springs greenhouse manager near Chicago reports experiments with strong electric light increasing pe tunias blossoms by 50 percent and fuchsias by 65 percent. Lighting lengthened each plant’s growing day and promoted greater stalk growth for both flower types.
Finnish inventor perfects a liquid that impregnates wood and renders it fireproof. Popular Science Monthly notes tests where a small wooden building treated with the solution resisted ignition despite being oil-saturated.
The marks come from oil in putty on glass and are hard to remove. A simple preventive step is to rub soap on the glass edges before applying putty so the film keeps the putty from sticking to the glass.
In Alamosa Colorado two faded parchments spark treasure hunts into the Conejos Mountains for gold dust and ingots believed buried over a century ago. The "Treasure company" from Capulin and a Graeser Reynolds partnership press on until winter snows pause the search.
In his annual report Maj. Gen. Clarence C Williams, chief of army ordnance, says stainless steel is being explored to replace current metal parts in rifles machine gun barrels and other components. If perfected it would reduce maintenance and cost for future American armies.
Aerotransport plans restaurant service next season on the Malmo Amsterdam route. Anticipated heavy traffic due to the Amsterdam Olympic games. Planes show progress in miles flown and passengers carried with more freight transport. London papers can be read in Stockholm the morning after publication.
Berlin announces that all theatrical contracts for actors and actresses must be made after January 1 through the German national employment bureau. The movement also brings theatrical agencies under nationalization by December 31 with no public taxes and no service fees.
Budapest reports Count Bethlen criticizes the feminist movement for undermining the family and delaying the war’s prevention. He argues newspapers and the stage glorify free love and calls the modern woman an article of luxury in a deathly modern life.
Eskimos formerly left their dead above ground wrapped in sealskins and stone surrounding them for protection. Since Moravian missions began, the bodies are buried in the ground.
The article notes Baffin Land remains largely unexplored. Estimates size at 230000 to 300000 miles, but the Putnam expedition measured part of the coast and found estimates too large, reducing total area by about 5000 square miles.
A humorous quip attributed to Life’s Unfairness notes that man desires little while the woman often receives more, reflecting social commentary in the periodical. The remark appears in the Shoe and Leather Reporter as a wry aside on gender expectations.
The saying notes that those who display superiority and scorn others ignorance may benefit from seeing themselves as others do. It urges humility and self reflection rather than contempt.
A call money loan is funds lent with the stipulation that the lender may demand repayment at any time the lender calls for it. The term describes demand loans common in banking where repayment can be enforced on short notice.
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