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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1920
Page
12
A humorous tale features a student asking a snake expert where a snake's tail begins. The professor pause and then delivers the punchline that the tail starts at the end opposite the head, prompting laughter in the room.
Imperial government railways of Japan plan a tunnel under the Shimonoseki Strait to relieve demand on the sea route. Engineers and workers will be sent abroad to study overseas methods as preparations begin for the projected long bore. Work aims for completion in 1928.
A wartime aero squadron practices close-order drills while a junior member recalls a training routine. Separately a child muses on who turns on the city lights and the moon, asking Grandma who powers the sky. The tale blends military discipline with a child’s wonder at the heavens.
The article explains the 1853 half dollar comes in two varieties, one with arrows on the reverse and no date hints, the other with different features. It notes only two specimens exist of the rarer type while the common reverses are abundant, misleading collectors unfamiliar with the distinction.
A pessimistic note observes lack of an army to aid in wartime effort. The speaker notes that others have joined Mr. Gib abe for a few helpers to assist with work invasions. He claims a large list of helpers exists but they are not paid for their tasks.
An account from World Outlook recalls Colonel Vogelhueber in Buje enforcing Austrian rule during the Istrian crisis. He terrorized locals with threats and raids, hosting a brutal dinner for leading citizens before announcing executions. The Italian towns faced requisitioning and fear as authorities ordered arrests and deportations.
The article explains why mercury thermometers show high readings as age increases due to ash shrinkage and mercury movement. Spirit thermometers, sealed with air, tend to read too low because internal pressure expands the spirit, drawing it down the tube.
A report from the Christian Science Monitor describes a helicopter with a 51 foot propeller diameter whose slow moving noiseless propellers act as wings above the car. It claims easy vertical takeoff and landing, stable flight, and the ability to carry a substantial load, suggesting the helicopter as a future step in aviation.
A second grade class wrote essays and Dwight’s verse about little drops of water and grains of sand. His mother praised his effort but noted the stray dog word in the corner. Dwight explains he forgot how to form the letters and used Bee to substitute for de or ro.
A historical account details a convict nicknamed Pepper who used a pepper-filled pipe to blind victims during robberies and his audacious escape from Clinton Prison. It also recounts another breakout where four inmates tunnel under a laundry building and sacrifice one man to save the others, with G- losing a hand in the collapsing wall.
The Goldsmiths Corporation of Dublin hosted a dinner at the Gresham Hotel marking over 280 years since its 1687 charter by Charles I. The charter set hall marking duties for gold and silver wares, and the event showcased the charter seal, a roll of members, wardens and members’ oath, plus antique silver pieces.
A narrator recalls a Saturday evening visit that ends with a friend stepping onto a freshly painted porch, getting his suit ruined as the paint had not dried, and subsequently not returning to visit. The piece is attributed to the Chicago Tribune.
The Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch publishes a new venture by incorporators W. R. Hodges editor O. A. Green and Athanas J. Henle lino operator. Friends congratulate Henle on his new venture while Magdalena Ubl of Springfield visits New Ulm relatives before heading to St. James.
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