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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
10
President Harding weighs advice from naval authorities as the Navy seeks to elevate gun angles on U S battleships to match Britain. Rear Admiral Rodgers argues the change fits treaty limits and is essential to keep the U S navy second to none, noting modernization is standard among major powers.
Census bureau figures from 1921 show perfumes and cosmetics as the only rising drug store category, up 22 percent from 1919 and a striking 829 percent since 1914. About 422 factories and 9,367 workers now support the industry, while druggists preparations drop from 114 million in 1919 to 81 million in 1921.
The United States Geographic Board, created in 1890, settles official spellings for place names on maps, charts, and postal guides. It has issued about 25,000 decisions, standardizing names from Okefenokee to Beaver Brook, while simplifying forms and avoiding duplicates across states. It governs names for towns, counties, post offices, and honored presidents with broad federal participation.
The State Department announced the cancellation of the Lansing Ishii agreement with Japan as of no force. Washington stated both notes exchanged between Secretary Hughes and Japanese ambassador Masanao Hanihara show an identity of view. The move aligns US and Japanese positions with Great Britain France and others under the nine power treaty.
A writer notes enduring charm of little white frame houses amid Manhattan towers. Historic two story homes off Broadway and near Riverside Drive attract attention for quaintness, backyards and gardens, with cameras often aimed at these relics of a vanished era.
A committee on the plan of New York and its environs begins an extensive study covering all territory within fifty miles of Battery Park. Six sections will examine housing, transportation, zoning and recreation with the aim of decentralizing the metropolis through self-contained satellite towns. A preliminary report is due October 1.
The Boston Globe describes a waterspout as a meteorological phenomenon formed when opposite coastal winds of different temperatures meet aloft. Condensation creates a thick cloud and vertical motion forms a vast funnel that descends to lift sea water, with a light axis and dark sides.
The phrase is linked to Hebrew usage of six yea seven in Job and to dice language “set all on cinque and sice” as the two highest numbers. The idiom, used in Chaucer’s time, signified hazarding fortune and later denoted confusion or disorder as to consequences.
A barber jokes about Christmas shopping pressure as children may stop passersby asking what to bring. Mr Stubblebrush questions need for a shave while the barber notes the upcoming holiday demand.
Washington reports the chemical warfare service has developed a gas mask with a speaking diaphragm allowing orders to be given on the move. It includes a new all purpose canister protecting against standard gases, ammonia, and carbon monoxide, with reduced breathing resistance and improved vision. The mask can be carried under the arm, improving mobility.
In Piqua Ohio Mrs O R Mullendorn unearthed three pairs of spectacles older than 125 years from the home of her great great grandmother Mrs Jane Brown Patterson who came from Ireland with Robert Patterson to settle on a government acquired farm in 1818. Two pairs are German silver and one brass. The glasses magnify only the object in view. Mrs Mullendorn continues to occupy the Patterson farm.
Imperial University in Tokyo questions whether Japanese women truly seek higher education as lectures once opened to women drew many applicants yet many students soon dropped out. Authorities assess causes and future policy.
Mission letters were sent to ninety women but most withdrew. This year only a small number applied for the privilege, leaving many positions unfilled.
The three week fur sale in Leipzig concluded with strong American interest as buyers paid above the normal prices for raw fox furs, indicating unusually high demand for this class of pelts.
A giant Edenborn cypress in Winn Parish is cited as 2500 years old by officials and scientists. It ranks as the fifth oldest living thing, with other ancient trees noted, while William Edenborn spared the grove from logging and plans a highway for public access and tourism.
London reports a dispute over Prof Alfred Wegener's claim that continents drift westward on a lighter outer shell. P Lake of the Royal Geographical Society challenges his maps and reasoning, while some British observers, including Prof J Jolly, show sympathy for the theory in Nature.
Ultra marine blue laws enforced in Dunbar W V by order of Mayor R H Garrett. After a Sunday incident a notice was published: Must close Sunday. Playing dominoes in any public place will not be permitted after this date.
Rochester police wrapped up their annual dance with the band playing Hail Hail the Gangs All Here. When dancers returned to cloak rooms, the gang had vanished with furs overcoats and other wraps. Police expect the loot to reach four figures.
The author discusses developing a theory based on a westerly drift of the continents and notes that the theory grows more probable if evidence for an easterly drift is found.
An adult human body cremation leaves gray ashes totaling roughly two pounds. The note highlights the residual mass after the process, indicating a small, final quantity remains as ash.
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