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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1920

Page

6

Gazelle Hunting From Automobiles in Atlas Plain

Morocco Times correspondent describes driving four cars across the Rahamna plain near Marrakesh to shoot gazelle at speed. drivers navigate rough stone ground, watercourses, and boulders, with shots taken from moving cars at 40 to 50 miles per hour. one gazelle captured alive for a hareem, four killed, over about 100 miles of rough terrain.

London Morocco The Times Hadji Tham Glavis Basha Marrakesh Kaid Hammou Atlas Sid Ayadi Kaid Rahamna Ward Ryad Rahamna Plain Kaid Agadi Advanccing Ars Marralesh Kaid Wammor Hasha

Sinn Fein courts in Ireland issue quirky will and theft sentences

Dublin reports detail Sinn Fein district court actions lacking precedent and prisons. A will case splits farm inheritance between brothers by the engaged man’s home, while the other picks the division. A monk and a thief receive community style penalties including work or public shaming.

Dublin Sinn Fein Brothers Werm

Oxygen Chamber At Guy's For Gas Victims In War

A glass and teak oxygen chamber 20 feet square and 714 feet high was completed at Guy's hospital in London at a cost of 3000 dollars. Doctors Barcroft and Hunt say the device is experimental but shows promise for men gassed in the war who suffer breathing difficulties after five days of continuous oxygen. The chamber holds three beds with patients using about eight cents worth of oxygen daily.

London Guy's Hospital Joseph Barcroft Cambridge University G. H. Hunt Guy’s Hospital Cox Kearney Grand Island Columbus Fremont Ontario Kearney County Custer County Broken Bow Beatrice Institute Nebraska State House Lincoln Omaha The American Legion Frank Harrison Hiram Johnson Warren G. Warding Frank Perkins State Department of the American Legion Legion Felix Woodie Peru Army of Occupation Auburn Moorhead Douglas County American Legion of Hastings Maywood Fhelps Witchcock Harlan Frontier Perkins, Gosper Red Willow Chase, Furnas Hayes Dimday Fair Association North Platte Aircraft Company Alson. B. Cole Allen Vincent Grammer Lulu Vogt

The World's Largest Handwritten Bible Creation

A Portland journalist notes plans for the world’s largest Bible, assembled by hand with six hemp ropes and heavy millboard foundations. The project aims to draw attention to the Bible’s central truth, with twelve thousand contributors signing each page as testimony. It will stand over thirty feet tall when closed and travel to England and possibly America, powered by a motor car and accompanying speech car with a folding pulpit.

England Oxford University Cross America

When Vaseline Was Valuable in Historic Petroleum History

The article notes about three thousand barrels from wells in Derbyshire and Balmwell at St Catherine's Edinburgh, used as a remedy and sealant long before refining. It contrasts with today where Vaseline sells cheaply, and mentions a new celluloid window shade designed to block light while admitting air.

Derbyshire Eng St. Catherine’s New Edinburgh Fur Nexur Balm Sinai Popular Science’ Monthly

Power From Small Streams Discussed in Public Booklet

A Department of Agriculture publication by A. M. Daniels outlines how small streams can generate electricity. The 20 page booklet explains latent water power sources, plant arrangements, and methods to estimate power needs and stream flow.

Department of Agriculture A. M. Daniels Raeg Hanteal Hurl Engineering Bureau of Public Roans

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