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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
3
A Travel writer notes Arab culture forbids depicting living beings, yielding a land blazing with color yet nearly devoid of pictures. An Algerian palace wall later bears crude art by a captive shoemaker, compelled by a boy loyal to the Koran to paint.
A historic note describes the Bank of England using an artesian water barrier to protect bullion ingots. Nightly flooding of the bullion department with water requires divers to access the gold, while other departments remain shielded. The system relies on intricate machinery and staged controls to prevent coin removal.
Evangeline Booth at a San Francisco event declares makeup dupes men and deceives the world. She urges moderation in dress, criticizes cosmetics sales, and calls for charity over vanity while linking female adornment to moral character. She also notes a shift toward economy in postage history and other society anecdotes.
Farmers and cattle graziers can supply 1 000 head Angus Hereford Shorthorn steers weighing 500 to 1 000 pounds. Write Halliburton Live Stock Commission Co Roanoke Va for details.
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