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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
3
Cheerups wakes eager for adventure and meets Gray Ears the African Elephant who asks about replacing worn teeth. Cheerups explains teeth replacement, promising a future solution as Gray Ears departs to return with news.
A historical overview explains digestion from chewing to absorption, detailing the roles of saliva, gastric juice, pancreas, liver, and intestines. It describes emulsification of fats, digestion of proteins and carbohydrates, and the eventual uptake into the bloodstream, noting the medical use of commercial pepsin pancreatin and bile from slaughtered animals as digestive aids with stability concerns.
The article discusses the cricket singing inside a home as a sign of good luck and notes the longstanding superstition that a cricket on the hearth brings fortune, while its sudden departure from the house portends misfortune.
The article discusses cricket chirps as a sign of a loved one returning, noting the tradition’s spread from ancient magic and Lares belief. It cites Pliny on crickets esteemed by magicians and argues the superstition persists beyond lost centuries as a cultural relic.
In Guttenburg a crowd at the pool room triggered a staged stampede by J Brownley and aides to rob spectators. William Lyman and M Collins engineered the distraction using a roll of bills, causing a chaotic exit and Brownley’s men to flee. The pair escaped by train while Brownley suffered injuries and losses.
A linen sample sent to the linen society’s research wing shows no structural decay despite age of thousands of years, while mummy wrappings of Ramses III remain perfectly preserved. The British Empire Flax Growers Association reports Russia’s flax supply collapse but four years of breeding yield seed improvements and longer fiber, promising cheaper linen production through better harvesting machinery.
At Andrew Lucas's Tarentum Pennsylvania home a birthday party paused when a box of chocolates fell to the lawn from the Los Angeles airship passing overhead. A note signed by ship cook L. W. Liambley offered greetings to attendees.
The term vitamine was coined by Dr Casimir Funk after purifying a substance from rice polishings. He believed it cured polyneuritis in pigeons and echoed its life giving nitrogenous amine nature. The derivation cited blends vita life and amine.
A sketchy tale claims Talus in ancient Rome used a snake jaw bone as a primitive saw. He allegedly crafted an iron tool akin to the bone and created the first metal saw. Sawmills reportedly emerged in central Europe early in the fifteenth century.
A tropical fish known as the climbing perch shows surprising mobility out of water. It scrambles with its fins up stones roots and tree trunks to reach its feeding sites, illustrating adaptable habits in fishes as they search for insets.
The article explains Dutch auction sales where price drops until bid occurs, a practice once common and still used in some countries. It notes a Henry VII era law, later confirmed by Charles I, banning such auctions by all but licensed officials called outropers.
The article notes that both jade and pearls are highly valued for wear by women and highlights the difficulty of telling real from artificial at a glance. It emphasizes that even experts cannot reliably distinguish inexpensive from expensive pieces laid side by side.
Uncle Abner notes a common belief that a man is what he eats, observing many people lately, with a humorous jab that a large percentage eat prunes.
A fragment notes that modern playing cards resemble early models designed in 1392 by Jacques Gringonneur, court painter to Charles VI of France who had lost his reason. Gringonneur based his pack on a regular system.
The article explains that the fabric serge derives its name from China. It notes serge was introduced into England in 1660. It adds the Latin term for China, Selicum, gradually evolved into the current word serge.
A noted aphorism by M. G. Woodhull proclaims happiness as a freely plucked flower available to all, not a rare orchard for the rich. The saying emphasizes universal access to joy rather than gated privilege.
On the first day at Marignano Bayard, trapped by the enemy, dismounted and calmly returned to friendly lines securing a dramatic stand during the 1515 engagement.
A New Haven note quotes the New York World praising enduring charm in a playful supper scene. The toast sandwich motif evokes late night dining and lasting impressions from a simple cheese toast.
Salt has long signified life’s sustenance and flavor and remains a symbol of enduring care. The act of giving salt conveys a wish that life never lacks essentials and keeps its zest.
A quotation from Sidney Smith urging bold action over fear. It emphasizes risking discomfort and danger to accomplish meaningful tasks, advocating decisive effort rather than hesitation.
The mining industry spends 150,000,000 annually in South Africa and directly or indirectly provides 40 percent of union and provincial revenues.
Camphor removes many stains. Fruit juice fades when rubbed with a dampened piece of camphor and a few drops on a soft duster clean marks from a mirror.
The piece notes Germany as the hub of eyewear craft with high quality crystal lenses. Nürnberg Augsburg and Regensburg hosted early optical factories. The Rathenau eye glass factory, set up by the Prussian government, marks its 125th anniversary.
The note traces John Fust establishing a printing office at Mainz in Hesse Germany and printing a Latin work in 1442. It credits John Gutenberg with inventing movable type and using it to print the first Latin Bible between 1450 and 1465.
A Boston patron asks in a letter to the press about locating Tom Sawyer in the public library. An attendant responds by asking who it’s by and mentions Edéston, humorously implying confusion with local authors.
In Johannesburg a corner's inquiry revealed a suspected death pact between lovers. A nurse was found stabbed with scissors, and before dying she reportedly stabbed her lover with a hatpin, which pierced his heart.
Historical records show Thales of Miletus, living 640 to 566 B C, calculated and prophesied an eclipse that, by modern reckoning, occurred on March 28, 585 B C.
An old home repair tip advises tearing a large patch for wall paper repair rather than cutting a square piece. This method minimizes visible seams by matching the pattern and overlapping the damaged area with a generous patch.
A bystander asks for the car number after a hit and run while the victim recalls the driver: a woman in a three piece tweed suit with canton crepe, a periwinkle hat adorned with artificial cherries. The quoted exchange reflects early 20th century sensibilities in Everybody's Magazine.
A lighthearted note from the Ohbio State Journal humorously observes that men tend to buy a new hat that closely matches their previous one, highlighting a quirky behavior in consumer fashion habits.
Private hotels in England keep front doors locked and only open on demand. Meals are served in guests rooms.
The first drilled-eye needles appeared in 1826. By 1870 needles were produced wholly by mechanical means and by 18385 they were finished by machine.
In a traditional Polte Abend scene the bride and groom smash crockery outside the door to ward off bad luck, then both sweep the broken pieces together for good fortune.
The Birmingham Alabama thermometer has fallen below zero for the first time in the city’s history, marking an unprecedented cold snap. Officials warn residents to bundle up as frost and icy conditions spread across the area.
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