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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
7
The note outlines freight charges and divisions among miners, operators, and retailers. It discusses a 31.50 per ton cash price, 30.50 per ton credit, and a looming coal traffic struggle. The text mentions railways, rates, and supply shortages, signaling tensions in the coal industry.
An OCR fragment describes a bumblebee’s decline and a fatal outcome from excessive intake or exposure. The text is garbled but mentions a bee losing strength, falling, and dying, with references to wings, body, and a fatal incident. Names, dates, and locations are unclear due to the corrupted source.
A damaged inscription hints at a family grave marker. It mentions ANN wife of WELLMSAF ENT and Motty I8ot AOU DT, mother of the nisve, who died March 7, 1887 aged 77. The fragment includes a warning line and a misread Coler’s Ye Wenktp style phrase about time and heed.
The article recalls Harlech Castle near Narmonth in Wales as a famed landmark tied to the Welsh song Marvel of the Sien of Harlech. It notes its medieval construction by Moelawy't prince, later occupancy by Owen Glendower, ancestor of the Tudors, and mentions the region as a tourist draw with golf nearby.
An obscure figure discusses a strange remedy involving honey in a car radiator and its supposed winter and cooling effects. The tale hints at advantages and disadvantages, noting risk of clogging small openings and compatibility issues with engine components.
George joins Wish school and takes lessons of the pill to join youthful gatherings. Aunt asks how he is getting on and he answers dryly. He works on a reception catalog and then returns to the back of the book for "Pho cloquinnts' Wethday: Party 1."
A fragment describes turtle racing in a zoo setting with gopher and Galapagos like species. The text notes caretaking and release tactics, with winners determined by edge reach in a sand pit, highlighting near extinction concerns.
A fragment from Mechanics Magazine notes that researchers prove a far-reaching sea water light effect. Investigations show light travels at about 500 meters under specific angles, with readings near degrees 7. The report cites deputy observers and measurements at a 100-yard scale.
The article recounts grasshopper swarms from 1870 to 1874 across Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Dakota territories, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, Utah, and Texas, damaging crops estimated at 8,000,000. It describes fields carpeted by insects, towns deserted, and ranchers defending property with branches and fires as agricultural bulletins advise strategy.
The text surveys ancient and medieval burial practices orienting the feet to the east. It cites Christian tradition that Christ faced east at burial, notes Welsh associations of the east wind with the dead, and mentions pagan, American Indian practices aligning feet eastward to greet the sunrise.
Edward R. Emerson notes Lo Yu in Beverages Past and Present praising tea as universally used in the wise centuries. The Tang era official Tsung revived tea consumption, claiming tea tempers the spirit harmonizes the mind dispels fatigue awakens thought refreshes the body and clears the palate.
Historic Fort Mercary Md on Wheatstone Point near Baltimore dates back to 1775 with permanent fortification in 1794. During the British attack on Baltimore in the War of 1812 defense protected city approaches. 15,000 shells fired with minimal casualties. At dawn Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment and wrote the anthem.
An odd reminiscence recalls Mark Twain’s borrowing habit from a neighbor’s library. The tale mentions an awkward moment over a rule change and a courtly welcome, referencing a recently adopted policy and a magazine quote about limits on certain items.
Fragmentary OCR describes hiking travel guidance with scattered terms. It mentions carrying necessities such as a bed, tent, dried foods, extra clothes, and cooking gear, noting travel advantages of varied scenery. Names and places are unclear due to garbled text.
A cow named Bossy’s life was saved when volunteers lowered a chain halter into a cistern in Abingdon Virginia. The water was six feet deep and the cow remained submerged briefly before being hoisted to the surface. The animal suffered only minor injuries.
A historical chronicle notes repeated Everest attempts through 1920s expeditions. Climbers pursued summit heights up to about 27,800 feet, but returning weather, melting snow, and poor visibility thwarted final ascents. Two climbers, Mitfory and Irvine, disappeared near the summit after being spotted close to the top during a mist, while the mountain’s true peak remains elusive.
English anthropologist Sir James George Frazee discusses gendered speech in a tribe in Garnered Sheaves. The New York Tribune notes terms for spinning and weaving tasks differ by sex, with women using bohes and men iuhep, and describes methods for making cords and nets as part of warfare preparation.
Betel nut chewing, called betel nye, originated in the Malay peninsula where it has been cultivated for 2400 years. The fruit is red and chewed with lime and pepper leaf, coloring the mouth and staining teeth while serving as a mild stimulant. betel palm is cultivated and nuts are exported for use in medicine and various preparations.
Ancient scholars valued the zodiac sizes. the 12 signs appear in church art and architecture. In Cologne cathedral the zodiac is carved on the pavement before the choir and features in a stained window near the entrance. Zodiacal figures appear more frequently in the Lombard era decorations and in other examples of medieval ornament.
A Montreal paper notes the eagle as a symbol of spiritual power in ancient symbolism with phrases like rapid mie fon and tuedi mitten as mystic references. It contrasts the eagle with the lion as a symbol of civic pride and temporal power in early Christian and Jewish thought.
An article notes that slow starting modern machinery needs time to reach efficient speed. A 3-ton rotating wheel is driven by a 200 horsepower engine and takes about an hour to reach operating speed. It runs at 4 revolutions per second and can operate for two hours on momentum after power is cut.
A man from Brinkvilla, W D Mivingston, was shot in the ankle during a hunt near Connell Huts Town. The bullet was removed and the injury described as serious though not life threatening.
Fragmentary OCR passage touches on protected industry, alleged monopoly, and a federal ban on artificial honey. Mentions honey use in history, terms like protected by federal atro food and artificial products, but readability is severely compromised and key details are uncertain.
An article describes Malay and Jakun use of a hog Latin jargon to mislead and confuse spirits guarding camphor trees. It notes the camphor tree’s uneven distribution, asserts local beliefs about a guardian ani, and mentions Jokuna hunters and other wildlife alongside the emergence of a tongue named the language of the Wathfinder Magazine.
The article notes that seven, though sacred in many cultures, was not universally revered by Babylonians. Archaeological finds in Babylon suggest early dice used uneven sums, implying varied beliefs about the number seven. It discusses how seven appears in Greek and biblical symbolism, including seven stars and seven trumpets.
Foreign tourists flock to Elsinore for its historic associations with Shakespeare and Kronborg castle. A grand facade features a vast statue of Volter Danske in the fortress, illuminated by tapers to reveal the sleeping giant’s beard and throne-like chair, seen as the nation’s protective genius.
A test to assess respiratory efficiency by holding breath for 60 seconds. Dr Free says poor lungs heart circulation or blood quality prevent a 60 second hold, used in selecting aircrews to gauge nervous system stability at altitude.
The 13th century cathedral at Rowen France stands among the era’s grand structures. It once housed Richard I the Lionheart’s heart and features a 447 foot long nave, 92 feet high interior, and a striking tower. Romanesque to Flamboyant elements mark its portals and facade.
A garbled note describes a salamander called Waterddog or bellbenders found in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and the Southeast. It states they feed on crayfish and worms, are able to stay out of water for hours, exude slime, and have froglike spawn about twenty inches long.
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