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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
4
A summary of Mark Twain aphorisms noted as examples in a Cosmopolitan collection. It cites quips on joy and sharing, proper use of morals, water and wine, temper, weekly ethics, pessimism and optimism, and good breeding. The remarks illustrate Twain as a philosopher with biting humor.
In a discussion of looming European tensions and the U S neutrality policy a shift toward mandatory embargoes against all belligerents is debated. The piece notes political risk to industries and the delicate balance with oil sanctions and Mussolini’s Italy amid global strain. It also highlights US Treasury deficits signaling calls to curb federal outlays.
The report notes arson fires occur about every 105 minutes in the U S with motives of insurance fraud excitement or revenge. It cites that six states allow the death penalty upon conviction and fourteen impose life imprisonment or a 20 year sentence.
Readable details state the Washington Monument stands 553 feet 5.5 inches tall with a base 55 feet square and a top 44 feet 6 inches. The fragment notes an outline of the monument’s measurements and structure.
A pilot nicknamed Eddie Price nears disaster after a faulty landing gear, but as fuel runs low and the craft nears water, the wheels snap into place and Eddie lands safely. Observers, including Joe and Tom, reflect on his luck and nerve.
Tests reported to the Journal of the Optical Society of America show Chinese window paper passes nearly twice as much ultraviolet light as ordinary glass. When oiled to be rainproof transmission rises about 50 percent, potentially aiding vitamin D uptake and tuberculosis clinics in China while prompting medical debate over rickets incidence and clothing differences.
Eldon in Hampshire four miles from Kings Samborne has no shop school post office or pub yet prides itself on seven inhabitants a farm two cottages and a church. The church is a 25 foot barn like structure with an old bell and no steeple. The graveyard has a single stone and cattle graze nearby. In 300 years there have been no christenings marriages or funerals remembered by current residents.
A former convict completes a remarkable wooden clock with every wheel carved from wood. The device includes 30 distinct watches set to the principal world cities and a calendar showing days weeks and months.
Britain offers travelers a rich variety of county relics with Essex boasting three local curios within short distances of each other. The Goat and Compasses, the Bag of Nails, and the Sun and Whalebone are noted as ingenious or primitive pieces forming a quaint cluster. Nearby Dorset and Berkshire spots provide further humor and local color, with names like Ye Silent Woman and Whod a Tho it at Nine Mile Ride.
An ad praises Bayer Aspirin as a safe reliable headache and pain relief for regular use. It urges buyers to request B. Aspirin by name rather than aspirin at drug stores and promotes living well as a slogan.
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