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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1921
Page
2
Ten year old Maurice adores a new teacher and vies for her notice. Alonday arrives with a ticket to a church entertainment. Slelen brings a ticket to a dancing class party. Maurice then receives a ticket to the Masons supper with a promise to attend and dine.
A charlady brought from the labor exchange declares she cannot kneel or scrub due to lumbago and rheumatics and offers to “get ’ome comfortable,” as a harassed master asks what she can do. Tri-Bits.
A lighthearted exchange from the St. Paul Dispatch where a man asks to marry and a woman jokes about keeping her clothed. The bit ends with playful banter on style and dressing.
Orville Weight speaks at a Day ton dinner praising Caproni’s 100 passenger bi plane. He recalls scientists doubting flight and predicts future doubts until achievement proves them wrong. He compares skeptics to an old lady who said the trolley car would never go, then watched it run.
An expert cites the Mount Hamilton telescope as capable of measuring double stars with nearly equal brightness when their separation exceeds one tenth of a second of arc. The note explains that one tenth of a second equals the apparent diameter of a plum seen from two miles, illustrating definition accuracy.
In Mexico City the railway management offers a free after hours English language course to railway employees who wish to study. The program responds to many employees asking for language training.
Harvard engineers underestimated crowd loading on bridges and platforms. An experiment with forty men in a six by six foot box produced 181 pounds per square foot, suggesting the actual maximum load on elevated cars and platforms may be much higher than prior estimates of 45 pounds.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a man who pursues a frightened girl caught in strong wind while heading to work. He grabs her arm to steady her, but she jerks away and reveals she is running to catch the streetcar.
An anonymous reflection praises an active mind as a resource that not only works itself but also spurs employment for others, noting its blessing when in good condition. The quote emphasizes the mind’s usefulness in creating opportunities and ties to the social value of productive thinking.
The article describes rising auto camping and roadside camping as Americans tour the West in 1921. Families travel long distances by car to Rocky Mountain and other parks, seeking affordable lodging, outdoor comforts, and fresh air. It notes increasing park attendance, expanding hotel capacity, and the appeal of the open road as a national trend.
The letter recounts a couple’s New York honeymoon week with social satire on gender roles and etiquette. An exchange exposes pressures about marriage norms and public behavior, ending with a formal house detective visit and explanations about a mistaken registration.
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