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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
8
A fragmented note recalls advice to swat file pests years ago and notes they have increased. The writer mentions repeated efforts in Boston and Indianapolis, warning that the problem persists as some districts fail to rid themselves of the pests.
Jane, an expert swimmer, dives in to confront a rising sea and a mysterious white mass beyond the sand bar. Tom responds to her cry, rescuing her as vacationers awaken. The pair return to shore amid astonishment, while Tom notes a pale promise and the missing garment clinging to the tide.
Cynthia in Boston writes a breakup letter to Crofter Harrison living in California. A follow up note from Harrison in Pasadena reveals a longing for the past, a bungalow, roses, and a plea to marry. The exchange shows a strained engagement amid wealth and distance.
The article notes continents rise about 15,000 feet above the ocean floor and exert 15,000 to 20,000 psi on their bases, water below adding about 5,000 psi. Experiments show two hemispheres joined by plane surfaces with a cavity ground and a steel washer, pressed for months at room temperature, can be closed by 80,000 psi.
A soda counter cashier notes a shift in social custom as women, once bound by masculine ritual of who pays, now casually match coins to decide who covers lunch or a cigar. The practice, once time consuming, has become quick and playful with quarters determining who gets treated.
Two New Yorkers set up bronze memorial tablets in Cafe Beaux-Arts to mark courtship turning to marriage. A fiery opal plaque reads Happy Dawn September 1905, while another features a turquoise inscription A and L Aere Perennius MCME. Rats allegedly gnawed the inscriptions and bouquets, transporting roses between desks as the mystery of the vandalism unfolds.
G W Youngblood a Los Angeles businessman at 12h South Broadway reports a puzzling incident. On opening his office one morning he found a mysterious feat of rats or related disturbance awaiting explanation.
Dr Clarence B Fisher curator of the Babylonian section at the University of Pennsylvania museum will conduct what he calls one of the most important excavations in the Holy Land since World War I. He aims to uncover iron chariots mentioned in the Bible near Bethshan, a site tied to ancient battles.
A short humor item notes Albert aged five severely punished by his mother. On return, his father asks what is wrong and Albert, with tearful eyes, points to his mother and says he is completely surprised at that lady. The quip captures a domestic scene with a playful misdirection.
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