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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1922
Page
2
The United States Navy has built an aerial lighthouse at the naval air station in Hampton Roads Virginia to guide night flights. The beacon grits six miles high and serves as a daytime lookout during flying operations.
A surprise Armistice Day presentation in New York’s Palace Theatre brought Sergt Samuel Woodfill, honored by General Pershing as a World War hero, a $10 006 gift, an $83 500 life policy, and paid mortgage on his Fort Thomas Kentucky home. Judge Phillip McCook organized the gift with Woodfill and his wife James McCook supervised the mortgage payoff and theater employees funded the gesture.
A compact roundup mentions earth’s axial wobble and height of trees in North Carolina near 100 feet. It notes 22 deaths from Burns and a yearly toll of 8,088 in the nation. Te lgraph undersea cables began in 1850 linking France and England. Wichita, Kansas, leads as the largest broomcorn market. Over 50,000 engineering students in technical schools. Women employed as order readers. Press clipping bureaus compile 5,000 names. The Colorado drought lasts decades in Europe, now in France. Friction match inventor unnamed. Most birds weigh about half their body weight. Lookout Mountain offers views across seven states. Pike leads to an age of 250 years per some authorities. World asbestos production in 1921 at its low since 1914. African elephants allegedly charge up to 15 miles per hour. Niagara Gorge railroad roadbed to become public highway. Life insurance shows a death rate of 277 90 per 1000 college women.
Elizabeth Walsh of East Syracuse underwent X rays after a severe side pain. Doctors found a diamond lost from a ring setting lodged near her appendix, believed to have moved during a prior surgery two years ago. A second operation is planned to retrieve the diamond and relieve her pain.
The speaker sought to outshine his predecessors with a memorable address. He aimed for originality and delivered a stirring oration, ending with a warning against delaying emergency response. He exclaimed a call to action to avoid waiting for disaster.
The Manargo becomes the first U.S. passenger liner equipped with an automatic steering gear reducing the need for a constant quartermaster at the wheel. The vessel recently voyaged to the West Indies and back using the mechanical device for course keeping. The Chinese produce a soy bean product resembling milk in color taste and composition.
Disjointed notes reference emeralds Greeks peacocks the emeralds sacred animals. Mentions Hornblower invention 1781 Pittsburgh ground given in exchange for a violin. Darwin frog eggs hatch in male throat pouch tadpoles emerge from mouth. Bees swarm in spring produce honey. Chinese astronomical records back to 2358 B C. Sharks reach 32 feet. Columbus first sugar planter brought cane on second voyage. American weeds could yield 800 million pounds of rubber if profitable.
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