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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1926
Page
15
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer notes Abraham's prominence in both biblical and Koranic contexts. The piece surveys Muslim reverence, rabbinical literature, and scholarly works on Abraham, Solomon, and the queen of Sheba, including Jewish Encyclopedia interpretations.
The text notes Richard Wagner born in 1813 with digits summing to 18 and cites key dates: Flying Dutchman 18 September 1841, Tannhauser 13 April 1844, Rheingold 13 May 1854, Parsifal 18 January 1882, Paris production 18 March 1861, Ring complete 18 August 1876, exile 18 years, death 18 February 1883, and 18 operas composed.
Ancient peoples used tiles thousands of years ago with Babylonian Egyptian and Persian examples. After Alexander the Great, the art faded for over 1,700 years before resurfacing with Saracens in the fifteenth century and spreading to Spain Italy and beyond to Holland England Germany Mexico France and America.
Report notes Niagara Falls surpasses New York City's busiest street intersection for noise level, highlighting the famed falls as the louder location.
A recent test by Bell Telephone Laboratories introduced a new noise measuring instrument. It found the cataract at the Cave of the Winds would drown the roar of trains and cars at the Sixth Avenue Broadway and Thirty-fourth Street intersection in Niagara. The device recorded 70 units versus 55 for the busiest city spot.
London Answers notes that warblers swallows martins flycatchers and many birds migrate south for warmth and food each autumn. The distinct patterns include youngsters leaving before parents and some birds traveling direct to distant regions up to about 3000 miles away.
Brief Stories explains the body’s five gases oxygen hydrogen nitrogen chlorine and fluorine. It claims enough gas in a man to fill a gasometer of 8040 cubic feet and that released oxygen would equal a beam of wood one foot square and 1191 feet long. The body also contains about 2400 cubic feet of hydrogen able to inflate a balloon lifting the person.
A student voice presents a transformation of a standard English lesson. The passage features a cow description and questions about running ability contrasted with a horse. The speaker uses period style dialogue with a phonetic rendition and interjections by two named students.
Etruria was a north western division of ancient Italy including the Arno valley. Etruscans, advanced people with developed political systems, peaked around 500 B C allied with Carthage. Rome later defeated them and they became tributary by 306 B C in the power struggle with Rome.
A weary man demands a whole roast chicken at a restaurant, insisting he will carve and enjoy only the parts he likes. He resists bystander questions about company, asserting he will serve himself two chickens if necessary to get the parts he prefers.
After the United States acquired the territory, Louisiana was divided into 12 counties. In 1807 the area was redivided using the old Spanish parishes as the basis, hence districts named parishes instead of counties.
A cor respondent notes the male ruby throat hummer does not always stay with its mate after nest building. The hummingbird defends its right to live, feeds on small injurious insects, and may abandon the female to hatch and rear the young if not organized.
Two and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs Rolland Marsh of North Main Street died Saturday forenoon July 17 after a two year illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 10 30 AM at the home with Rev C B Hawkins officiating.
Dr. Samuel W. Kelley advises summer care for babies and children focusing on comfort. dress to weather, indoor time when hot, daily baths, ample water, weight checks, and prompt medical consultation for illness. Emphasizes breastfeeding, pure milk, light meals, and regular sleep in airy rooms.
At the Broadway theatre on Thursday night the Blackaller Company presents Fortune Hunters a strong comedy drama. Arthur Blackaller stars in a role akin to Lightnin and is praised for his past stage work. The bill also includes Going On and Miss White delivering humorous scenes with broad laughs. Louise Blackaller offers two musical numbers.
A Haemacytometer tester, displayed at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia, measures red and white blood cells to verify counts. The instrument, installed in the U S Surgeon General's department, uses light wave interference to ensure accurate blood tests.
The Southwest District of Isa Bella County Sunday School association schedules a July 29 picnic at Joneslanding, 1 3/4 miles south of Deerfield Center. A 10:30 program features talks songs and recitations, followed by a noon basket dinner and an afternoon of games races and a tug of war. District members urged to attend and bring friends.
A Maori legend tells of a giant fish raised from the sea by the warrior Maul. The fish did not sink but died and petrified into land forming the North Island. The native Maoris now number about 40,000 of New Zealand's population.
The article notes that returning men in Morocco reveal sober expressions and show no joy at reunions with their wives. In contrast to American custom, women receive little acknowledgment as trains pass 300 miles of Moroccan railways.
An article notes pigeon fanciers object to well meaning handlers who lock up fallen birds waiting for owners. It describes racing pigeons resting after long flights being detained for days and contrasts with the owners' need to reclaim their birds. It also briefly mentions car ownership costs versus licensing.
Two neighboring farmers share more than land as daily visits erase petty rifts. Open air days spent rod or gun draw men together in woods and water, helping them understand each other and settle disagreements better than lawyers.
A college professor’s absentmindedness is illustrated at a city hotel meeting. A young woman enters late, shows her admission ticket, and leaves promptly after the chair announces a swap offering to return her car license in exchange for the ticket.
In a London Tit-Bits tale Ole the Norwegian dodges repetitive debt collectors by shouting Good servens vare she go and fleeing down the road. The scene contrasts language barriers with a comic escape as two collectors converse about an escaped cow.
The Kansas City Star notes standard world literature selections by critics. It lists Bleak House and Clarissa Harlowe alongside Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina among top novels, with citations to Crime and Punishment and other staples of the canon.
Washington July 22 Motorists in the United States have more than 400000 miles of roads suitable for automobiles on which to tour this year. The article notes the vast network across the country enabling long trips and scenic travel opportunities for drivers.
The National Geographic Society notes that modern tourists face countless highway choices as carriages give way to motor travel. A traveler driving 12 hours daily at 30 mph could traverse all usable U S highways in over three years. The piece traces three renaissances of road building from ancient mound builders to present highway expansion.
The nation’s expansion westward and the construction of trucking roads marked a turning point in progress. The automobile then ushered in the third and most notable era of construction seen globally.
The piece notes that most view poverty as a handicap rather than an incentive and comments on the absence of any legislator proposing a bill to prevent brewing trouble.
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