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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
3
Dream interpretations vary on peas with most mystics viewing eating peas as a favorable omen for business success. Some notes insist the peas be luscious and cooked to avoid vexations. Seeing green peas may hint at health, but cooked peas are linked to illness in some accounts.
The article recounts a century ago belief that the sun housed inhabitants and buildings. It notes observers imagined structures as traces within sunspots, though the dark areas were actually uprushes of gas in the sun's envelope, not man made edifices.
Cleaning methods include using ox gall with boiling water and flannel, or shredded soap with washing soda and boiling water. Ammonia in hot water works, heat from the wrong side, and avoid sharp sticks. Ink stains lift with blotting paper and hot milk. grease uses French chalk and cregan.
Chinese fruits are described as superior in sweetness and delicacy. An orange grown in China may surpass European and American oranges, thriving in areas with temperatures far below freezing. A unique peach and a winter muskmelon appeal to European palates, with many other good things expected to reach Europe and America in time.
In Annales de Medicine Paris the doctors state tubercle bacilli enter the body as often through the stomach as through the breathing apparatus. They assert that these germs can pass membranes without leaving a trace and are carried.
In the Philippines a court martial sentences William Gilroy to death for joining Moro forces. Colonel Saunders, moved by a visiting Miss King and Gilroy’s remorse, pardons him and arranges a family reunion before the cavalry troop departs for Santos.
The United States Department of Agriculture deploys expert hunters to protect ranchers by eliminating predatory mountain lions wolves and coyotes. Reports describe a Roosevelt Arizona mountain lion that killed 50 calves and 3 colts, wolves in New Mexico and Wyoming taking dozens of cattle, and Wyoming wolves causing a yearly $3500 board bill before being slain.
Authorities note a broad link between facial expressions and vocation. Medical experts find value in recognizing these types for patient history accuracy. Cabmen, butlers, and grooms reportedly carry telltale features indicating their work, though finer distinctions are disputed by top observers.
A French report describes a novel disappearing paper that disintegrates after a fixed time. It uses a weakening acid to control the lifespan, making writings vanish when the paper falls to pieces. This would suit those who do not wish to keep letters indefinitely.
Carbon black production is described by burning gas to deposit carbon on moving steel channels. The scraped accumulation yields about 15 percent recovery, with significant gas waste. Scientists seek gas-based methods mixing gases to avoid combustion.
Tests measure beam intensity with blab instruments while an enormous yard stick 2,300 yards away gauges diameter. A long trestled scale provides regular intervals to compare beam focus, and a photometer in a small house at one end records the Sigmeter readings.
In a 1921 vignette, Virginia navigates market pressures and a scheming agency to secure a better-paying secretary job under Mr Cameron. Her successful day transforms their home with a Victrola purchase and a cash surplus, deepening their bond as Bob realizes her resourcefulness and support.
England tests a city in the country concept with garden cities and open spaces. Town planning prior to housing caused delays but aims to predate private gain. Compensation is due for property-right injuries, and authorities may claim half the increase in value from town planning. The government seeks public benefit over private fortune.
A plain backyard rubbish burner offers a safe inconspicuous way to dispose of trash. Use woven wire fencing formed into a circular receptacle two and a half to three feet diameter, add an iron hoop cover, weight or anchor it, and burn wet items after drying them in the sun.
The piece portrays hedgers as timid individuals who avoid action and risk criticism. It laments their reluctance to pursue ideas, noting they stay in the shadows and never strive to improve. It condemns their peculiar thinking and calls out women for failing to assert themselves.
A motor car clock has been invented that never needs winding. It operates from power supplied by the car’s lighting batteries. The clock requires so little current that it could run a year with less energy than lighting a four candle power lamp for one hour.
Fragmentary OCR indicates a quoted exchange about a difficult father and an elderly figure. The readable lines include a remark about approachability and a question about the father's age, suggesting a personal, domestic communication rather than a news item.
A rescued Airedale pup named Jerry drags his tether to the Tuttle home where Walter, a grave young man with memory loss from war, slowly recalls his past. The dog’s arrival stirs memories of Billy and a brighter morning, bringing tears and a warm reunion at the dining table.
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