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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
2
A discussion on salt as a composite of sodium and chlorine. It explains that while individual elements are dangerous, salt formed from them becomes a harmless, essential substance. The article notes handling cautions for sodium and recalls chlorine's history as a deadly gas.
The Virginia City Enterprise early copy shows Mark Twain submitting a church condition feature from Gold Hill that editors refused to print. It recounts a Baptist pastor joking about pay, a dwindling 14-member congregation, 40 cent collection, one attempted convert, and payment in cash for water basic needs.
An exchange notes the unusual sight of orange trees in Florida bearing ripe fruit and blossoms together in early spring. Oranges take nearly a year to mature, so the blossoms visible now likely accompany fruit set for the next year.
Myrt reports Grace is entering war work while her sister Gert-France stays married. The terse exchange notes Grace’s new role and a marital status change without further details.
The first peace medals to promote friendly relations with Indians began in 1757 in Philadelphia. Early designs showed King George II, and post revolutionary pieces bore the sitting president’s portrait. Jefferson’s 1792 medal features a bust of Jefferson and the motto Peace and Friendship.
In Pleasant memory Sassafras tea lingered as a beloved morning staple. The bark’s aroma from the kitchen stove evoked distant spice islands and simpler times, a cherished ritual that outshone later refined beverages, though modern medicine never endorses it.
The New York Medical Journal argues against words like lunacy and lunatic for stigma and offense. It cites classification by society and ostracism of those in uncertain groups, noting support from London Atlas to abandon vague terms.
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