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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
8
A talking fly and a boastful spider debate eye count and movability. The fly warns against invitation while noting humans see differently with movable eyes. They discuss cocoons, spring life, and shy creatures like caterpillars and spiders.
A West Virginian warning notes that using matches in a garage is as risky as mixing fire and explosives. It urges electric lighting, especially in winter, to prevent fatal accidents from gasoline and kerosene vapors. The piece also harshly cautions that even thoughts of suicide are a serious concern in such hazardous settings.
Edmond Hoyle, who died about 150 years ago, evolved the modern game of whist. His treatise on whist expanded to five editions in a year and made him a renowned coach to players. Byron once remarked that Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
The piece argues fur fashions dominate behavior with little regard for ethics. It notes fashion drives demand despite cruelty and points out furs come from predators that kill many other animals. It hints sympathies for animals contrast with consumer trends.
A description explains a French invention where a slot machine captures a photo at a pier or platform. The process includes sitting, shutter click, exposure, and a four minute delivery of the portrait to the bottom of the device with notices guiding the sitter. The system delivers a produced portrait and notes its punctuality.
An article discusses making a soundproof home by tin or aluminum additions in walls or partitions. It envisions fire resistance and cheaper acoustic control, urging tin manufacturers and architects to adopt the concept for a practical tin house era. The same issue offers a cleaning method for varnished paper involving ammonia, water, and turpentine to restore shine.
The bock reviewer for Everybody's Magazine muses on genius as an unexplainable force that moves minds across nations and trades. He likens it to wind and fire, guiding paths whether or not we recognize it, and notes the interplay of head and heart in human action.
A quirky note warns about a bizarre male figure whose germs roam globally to defile. It ridicules neglect of dental care with a quip about a pyorrhea specialist and the old saying Spare the brush and spoil the teeth.
Potatoes suffer early blight that browns and kills leaves as tubers form. Recommend thorough spraying with Bordeaux mixture made from four barrels of water, copper sulfate, and quick lime, mixed fresh. For potato bugs add arsenate of lead to the spray, with stronger doses for effective control.
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