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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1935
Page
8
The article explains how Babylonian priest scientists observed seasonal cycles near 360 days and linked them to a 60 based sexagesimal system. Professor Breasted suggests 60 began as one sixth of a year, with 360 days divided into 60 day units, shaping early arithmetic and clock faces.
A Washington Star account traces Napoleon’s use of the bee emblem to 1658 discoveries at Childeric’s tomb where bee shaped fleurons were mistaken for gold. The artifacts, later sent to Louis XIV, gained significance under Napoleon who used bees to symbolize enterprise and vigor on imperial robes.
Tit-Bits Magazine describes ancient timekeeping devices including a water jar with hieroglyphs and a bottom hole to mark hours by water level, and a shadow clock with two wooden pegs whose shadow length measured time.
The Washington Post notes General Grant’s inauguration saw his father Jesse Grant and his father-in-law Judge Frederick Dent present. Dent, a venerable man with white whiskers, drew crowd attention in the Senate chamber while Jesse Grant reportedly wandered the Capitol and injured himself after a fall.
The female mourning dove closely resembles a pigeon with dull grayish brown plumage and lacks the neck markings of the male. In repose she appears flabby and shiftless yet emits one of the most famous dove calls, while the male may respond to her refined mate.
The Montreal Herald reports a remarkable clock crafted by a former Continental penitentiary convict. All components are wood including the finest wheel, and the 30 watches display correct times for major world cities. It also features a calendar showing days weeks and months.
A Montreal Herald writer explains that land and freshwater snails are pulmonate mollusks with lungs, outlining three kinds: land snails, freshwater snails, and slugs. It describes shells, foot, and locomotion, noting both land and freshwater forms carry shells and reproduce by eggs.
An Indianapolis News authority explains the calendar rule for solstices. The longest day can be June 21 or 22 depending on leap year timing, and the longest day shifts to June 22 in the year before a leap year. The shortest day is December 22 except in leap years when it is December 21.
The article explains that in the United States gratuity means a gift or donation, while in England it also denotes a pension for military or naval retirees. It defines pension as a periodic allowance to the individual or dependents for past service or meritorious work and notes firms sometimes place longtime or aged employees on a pension due to long service, age, injury, or illness.
The Pennsylvania Dutch arrived in America as early as 1688 from the Rhine valley and Switzerland seeking religious freedom. They settled in Pennsylvania, built large Swiss barns, and marked them with a six lobed gymbol resembling a tulip, believed to ward off evil spirits. Witch doctors still practice here and there.
Chauncey Depew recounts General Sherman famed for brisk remarks and original wit. He notes Sherman's banquet habit of directing musicians before speakers and urging brief, emphatic applause rather than drawn out laughter.
A Lightning flash lasts from an infinitesimal moment to over a second in multi branch discharges. Cloud to earth paths rarely exceed a mile and a half while cloud to cloud discharges form bent paths totaling six to twelve miles or more.
The Brethren church led by William J. Bestwater schedules a full Sunday with 9 30 Sunday school 10 30 morning service and children sermon plus a 3 00 lecture by Mr Nelson of Was co on The Covenants of God. Evening program includes 6 30 Jugendverein meeting and 7 30 program by the choir.
Local church and Mother Church notices detail worship, Sunday school, and divine services. Includes excerpts from Hebrews about divine discipline, notes on sermon aims, and references to The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston with service times and location. Also cites Bible verses from Luke and Isaiah and mentions doctrinal topics and organized branches.
Delano announces a five day Cotton Carnival to start October 28 sponsored by the American Legion. The program promises non stop events with hot features throughout the week as part of a growing local celebration wave in Kern County. An unrelated note recounts a Lost Wallet incident in Los Angeles involving a diner and missing teeth.
Mrs Ike Peters chaired the American home committee as Mr and Mrs Herbert Anderson of Bakersfield spoke on landscaping and adobe home topics. The meeting featured invitations to events, upcoming district meetings in Fresno, and a busy slate of October and November programs.
Wildwood notes report a calf riding win by Cecil and Tilton Tracy at Frontier Days. J H Sanders suffers after nine teeth extracted. Robt O Sanders visits Taft and was at the scene of a fatal car wreck involving John Grassis. Local chickens and dogs paralyzed by a new disease. Duran family listed among losers. Buttonwillow weddings Leslie Darling and Winifred Van Norman unite. Mrs Overton hosts kitchen shower for Catherine. School children excel in woodcraft and weaving. winter gardens planted.
The government plans a test of a new Vultee observation bomber described as the most powerful air weapon. Built in Los Angeles, the aircraft is rated at 250 mph loaded, with four fixed machine guns, 2400 pounds of bombs, poisonous tanks, and a crew of three. It has passed factory tests.
M. A. Grizzel uncovered a gold nugget during a local mine cleanup valued at $1,100. The ore was sourced from hydraulic operations on the Bear river, reflecting a notable find in the area.
A camp for med women opens October 28 at Lokoyadeo Napa under the Youth Administration. Fifty unemployed women will reside at the lodge for eight weeks of training in dietetics catering and domestic management. Mrs Helen Simmons directs the west coast program and certificates will be awarded to those who show competence to secure domestic positions.
Found leather jacket and wrist watch. Owner can claim by proving property and paying for ad. Apply to W. H. Muse at Jesse Smith Store Shafter 2413. Wanted about 160 acres rolling or mountain land within 100 miles of Shafter, cheap with easy terms, describe and price in letter to AB care The Shafter Press. Buttonwillow lots for sale from 250 to 600 for residential and 350 to 750 for business. realty offices H. M. Hillhouse Buttonwillow and F. E. Manner Shafter.
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