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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1928
Page
20
Neil Wayne Northey argues in the April Sunset that true Westerners distinguish rope by use and name. A throw-rope, or lasso, is used to snare livestock, with lariat as a Spanish root. the terms vary by region, and the rope has long served to administer justice in the West.
The butler finish is a mellow sheen in sterling silver arising from years of washing and polishing. Originating in England as a butler’s duty after meals, it marked long use and care, later echoed by factory finishes to imitate aged polish.
A Chicago doctor answering a sick child call discovers the patient is 76 years old while the father, aged 96, had phoned in. Separately in England, a gosling four feet tall hatched in the incubator of G W Borley at Kirkton.
A farmer bands leg and ankle with colored pyralin rings or numbered bands to identify each chick. The system tracks ancestry and age, aiding selection of eggs from birds with proven pedigree and “blue-blooded” stock.
A miscellany of unusual acts and court questions from Chicago, Newark, Philadelphia, and other locales. Highlights include a tramp jailed for throwing a cheese sandwich, a wife elopement resolved in Chicago, a 466 pound groom, a bride 122 pounds, a marriage amid nervousness, a six legged calf, a divided labor prospect, and peculiar punishments and testimonies affecting everyday life.
An outspoken diatribe by Arnaldo Mussolini criticizes the United States, accusing it of power hunger and world conquest through wealth. He questions American League policy, notes debt terms for Italy, and portrays Mussolini’s regime as expansionist while contrasting English imperial strength.
The passage cautions that a wounded tiger may rise against its benefactor, urging vigilance as tensions mount. It notes rising growls and sharpened claws signaling potential renewed conflict and the need to stay on guard against a resurgence of aggression.
A humorous note on rotogravure images of monarchs and leaders wearing shell rim spectacles described as made from cotton. The piece recalls a trend from twenty years ago, mentions Albert of Belgium and King George of England, Alfonso of Spain, and the rise of shell rim spectacles.
The article asserts shell rim spectacles stay in place and do not twist from correct focus. It notes shops claim two thirds of spectacle breakage revenue was lost since shell rims came in. It suggests opticians promote shell rim glasses for practicality and attractiveness, claiming modern adornment akin to King Cotton Nose.
The Graybar Building in New York, the world’s largest office structure, rose as a monument to advertising. Albert Salt, president of Graybar Electric, recounts in American Magazine how advertising drove its growth and lured major newspaper ad agencies to offices there.
Fertilizer offers two benefits for corn, says a National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers research department. It increases yield and speeds maturity, based on experiments at several stations. The 3-12-4 mix was applied.
At the Ohio station, a refined attachment for corn planters deposits fertilizer in the hill without touching the seed, preventing injury to sprouting seed. The method hastened silking by three weeks and produced maturing corn of excellent quality.
A frost cut into a poor 1927 corn harvest as much of the crop in the section remained unripe due to the unfavorable growing season.
A playful exchange shows one student prefers quiet study, while the other types loudly. Stude says they can read a chapter between the roommate’s clicks, highlighting contrasting study environments.
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