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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1923
Page
5
J A Dinius made a business trip to Fort Wayne Monday. Incubator for sale at 15 dollars. X Ray 296 eye incubator in good condition. Enquire of Mary E Houser.
An African explorer reveals that native drum signals are based on tone not code, solving the long mystery of how messages travel between villages in Africa. The article contrasts this with a separate note on a Pennsylvania coal boom using a tunnel and belt conveyor system to move output to the river.
The Sioux warrior American Horse suffered a mortal abdominal wound and refused chloroform. He held a wooden piece between his teeth, commanded surgery, and died at dawn without a groan, his wife tending him and his endurance hailed as unparalleled in plains annals.
A columnist cites St. Louis Globe-Democrat arguing hearty breakfasts aid activity, while abstinence can pale the complexion. The piece advises balanced meals and regular exercise, noting heavy meals without movement lead to lethargy.
An illustrated Popular Mechanics article describes fire fighting vehicles with individual motor drives on each wheel. Large trucks use air and hydraulic systems to raise and lower ladders while powered by storage batteries and an air compressor driven by a gasoline engine. One operator can manage the ladder action.
A Woodlawn resident discovered a code of ethics among workers after hiring a man to beat rugs. The man claimed truckman pay at 75 cents an hour and refused to scrub the kitchen floor, calling it women’s work. His wife did the task instead.
Beavers have become destructive along the St Lawrence, prompting Canadian officials to allow extermination on the Canadian side. An experienced trapper will operate from Dillingham's Island for the season. Beavers had not appeared there for 25 years and are protected by New York game laws on the U S side.
The piece notes that candidates must post a security bond of about $700 to run for Parliament and that over fifty candidates forfeited this sum in the November election. It discusses the law requiring a minimum one eighth of votes and the resulting costs for unsuccessful candidates.
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