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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1923
Page
2
A collage of humor and quotes from early 20th century sources with bumps of cross letters and captions. It features an exchange about soldiers in England and a joke about fashion and speed in bathing suits. The piece blends quotes from Everybody’s Magazine and London Titbits with brief captions.
Clara Bow, a brunette high school girl, chosen from 0 flapper types as the perfect tapper. She is athletic, keenly interested in affairs of the day and a smart dresser.
Fragmented notes recount Tarpeian Rock in Rome where traitors were crushed by shields, Tarpeia's tale, and Pegasus the winged horse. The passage blends Roman legend with mythic figures, detailing Tarpeia’s treachery, the Sabines, and Pegasus’ origins and roles in myth and poetry.
The text notes that it takes nineteen thousand cochineal insects to produce a single pound of dye. Only female insects are used, as they are wingless and can produce over one thousand offspring each, rapidly spreading over the host plants.
In 1880 New York had five story towers and tall church spires. Today no peak in the city matches the towering skyscrapers that dominate the skyline.
A collection of quirky trivia on building height limits in London 80 feet a drop of rain speed 26 feet per second and Alaska dietary banquets. Seattle received first GoTa shipment in 1807. Apple phosphorus content noted higher than other foods. Szechwan salt wells reach 1000 to 3000 feet deep. New Mexico forests cover nearly a third of the state with 15 billion board feet in stands. Box turtles emit a scent when alarmed.
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