Local Notes From Saco And Malta Visitors
Mrs W H Frazier spends the week in Glasgow. Sam Craig from Wooldridge visited Saco last week. Ged Eis her in Malta Thursday for auto business. Ed Woodward and A Mee lean from Hart visited Saco Friday. The Malta show drew many Saco residents. Jack Levi Joe Teeter Missouri river stockmen spent a few days in town. Pearl Korman returned from Minnesota after relatives and friends visit. Frank Conlon drives a new Ford car. Earnest Yeska the champion sheep shearer paid for a lifetime subscription. M J Davis of Minneapolis bought C W King tailoring shop this week. Davis is a first class cleaner dyer and experienced tailor.
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Jack Levi
Joe Teeter
Missouri
M. J. Davis
Minneapolis
C. W. King
Mr. Davis
Fireflies in Japan A Night Harvest For Decorative Use
The Washington Star notes Japanese practice of capturing fireflies for decorative illumination at garden parties. Hunters start at sunset near willows, using bamboo poles and mosquito-net bags to jar insects from branches, then scoop them into bags before dawn. An expert may catch about 3000 in one night.
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Japan
Washington Star
Stick Feet of the Fly And Germs In History
A discussion on fly feet and germs traces the belief about cleanliness and adhesion. The article notes early ideas of hairs and secreted fluids, then acknowledges microscope insights into how flies walk on smooth surfaces using leg secretions and textured feet.
Fly Foot Cleanliness On Glass And Ceiling Surfaces
A historical note describes how a fly’s mass of hairs sticks to smooth surfaces, each hair leaving a grease spot with a circular mark from the root. The creature’s sticky feet collect dust as it moves, requiring daily cleaning to walk on glass or ceilings.
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Bibliothek der Unterhaltung Und Des Wissens
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C. W. Nelson
Saco
Montana
Rogers Templeton Lumber CO
Everrything
A. A. Krapfl
Saco Electric Light Plant
HAR
Harnes
Libby Lumber Company
Edward Rognas
MGR
Juick
Clarke-Woodward Dry Co
Portiané, Oreon
W. H. Frazier
Glasgow
Sam Acraig
Wooldridge
Ged. Eisher
Malta
Ed Woodward
A. Meelean
Hart
Miss Pearl Korman
Minnesota
Frank Conlon
Earnest Yeska
Jack Armour
Iee
Hae
V.C
Vaupel
Ludetta Bergan
Dooley, Mont
John Kuntz
H. Liebel
Grove
L. H. Mills
Coast
C. W. Hunter
Verry
Kayre
Havre
C. E. Taylor
Spokane -Wash
Dr. Cherry
Table [Rock, Neb
C. E.broadbrooks
Harvey Hemming
Joe Rosendahl
H., Strand
Halstad Minn
Aamott
Halstad
the First National Bank OF
Edwin T. Reimer
Keen Kutter
Saco Hardware
Furniture& Lum
J. O. Rosendahl
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