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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1928
Page
6
William B Marconi and the yacht Electra prepare for a four months Atlantic voyage to perfect directional radio beam transmission. He will communicate with beam stations from Australia to England and brings a device to measure signal force worldwide.
A Wisconsin group led by Dr. E G Hart announced at a meeting of the American Society of Biological Chemists that copper may be essential for preventing anemia. Experiments in rats show copper influences hemoglobin levels, improving health when copper is added to iron-rich diets.
Four year old Fredia Vestal was riding a pet pig when it bucked. The frightened animal toppled into a tub of hot water, causing severe burns that proved fatal. Local authorities investigate the incident.
The parallel subway tunnels drive through Manhattan bed rock at about 12 feet per day, pushing beneath Fifty third Street toward East River tunnels from Long Island. Excavated rock is used to fill deep river spots and then dug again for disposal, while electrical machines replace most manual labor in the tunneling effort.
In New York a judge offered a choice of six months jail or marriage to the widow of his cousin after Arthur Betschick confessed to shooting his cousin during a quarrel on November 9 1926. The sentence was reduced to three months. Betschick faced assault and battery charges from Mary O'Brien, widow of John O'Brien, his cousin. He said he shot in a quarrel when he thought O'Brien reached for a pistol. He offered to support the widow and her two children, and she later bore him a child.
John St Matty recounts an East Africa Tanganyika safari with 75 porters and two white men. He lists deadly encounters with a bull elephant and buffalo, noting two hours of misery for two minutes of thrill and advises future hunters to try Canada or the American Rockies.
The term big game refers to wild animals larger than the common fox with broad usage across hunting and natural history writings. It explains the general scope though the phrase lacks a fixed species list.
Long Island letter recounts a porch shave by a stranger who turns out to be a barber for a prominent citizen. The evening includes a bridge game with Jules Schwab and a charade round about Elsie Ferguson, followed by tennis and local gossip on Forest Lane and Eagle Cove. A closing vignette features Mother and Daddy Raccoon and their playful family.
A quotation extols youth as freedom strength courage curiosity and adventure. It asserts youth moves toward life creates culture and saves humanity with conviction exploration wisdom and knowledge guiding fearless experimentation and timeless vitality.
An old principle of flight is traced to Australian bushmen using the boomerang. The piece notes lift from angled travel and cambered surfaces, and suggests similar effects for simple airframes. It contrasts primitive and modern makers and hints at universal applicability of the lift concept.
A teacher notes a close friendship between John and Atlie Joan in a large school Infant class. Jose is bright but lax about work and faces risk of not advancing unless he increases effort. The teacher warns of remaining another term and losing Hite Joan, prompting a bland reaction from John.
Elizabeth Ann four years old visits her newborn brother in the hospital. She describes what the baby might be thinking, wondering if he is in a nice place and if he will stay, illustrating a child's tender interpretation of a new sibling.
Story notes a father sent to fetch his son Jimmy from a ball game. The father joined the match, his wife asked why Jimmy wasn’t brought home, and the father quotes his foul out as the reason. The anecdote captures a humorous family moment from a sports setting.
Approximately 2009 people from Utah and Idaho attended the Richmond event where 190 cattle were judged by Professors George B. Caine of Utah State and C. Y. Cannon of Brigham Young University. The grounds opened at 9 30 a m with judging an hour later.
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