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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
3
A sensational description from the Exchange depicts burying beetles in a cage killing and eating each other after they bury carcasses for their offspring. The scene shifts from orderly work to a frenzied, fatal cannibalism driven by instinct and overcrowded hunger.
A University of Chicago professor reports that during a 15 day complete fast and eight days of abstinence with cotton fiber, gastric hunger contractions stayed nearly normal in rhythm and intensity. However subjective sensations remained weaker and linked to epigastric distress or a sick stomach.
The article explains Native American names for the four winds used in Boy Scouts campsites and the ceremonial pipe ritual. It notes that north is Quiewed nong, south Show-nein-nong, east Waba-nong, west Gabie-a-nong, and describes the pipe blessing to the four winds and sky and earth. It warns that careless fire can cause a forest fire and underscores being careful.
A London Chronicle note recounts how barristers adopted the modest short wig with horsehair tails as fashion shifted from the late seventeenth century. Judges and sergeants at law had dress distinctions earlier, with Queen Anne’s era shaping the court gown and mourning attire.
A writer argues that pollution endangers fish life and that streams are misused as refuse receptacles. The piece warns that urban neglect mirrors medieval streets and urges hygiene to prevent streams from becoming noisome sewers.
The article explains that successful hand held photography relies on grip and steady technique. It describes optimal hand positions at waist and eye levels, pressing the back against the cheek for stability, and emphasizes regular practice with an unloaded camera, starting with short exposures and gradually using slower speeds as nerves and skill improve.
The first air fight, a balloon duel near Paris, pitted two French rivals for a woman’s hand. Both launched from balloons loaded with blunderbusses, firing at half a mile height. One balloon crashed as the victor’s shot ended the duel and the woman kept her promise to wed him.
The narrator recalls a host’s dog bowing before a full length portrait of its master at a country house. He notes dogs rarely recognize figures in pictures, citing Apelles and his realistic grapes as analogy. The piece ends with a dog reacting to its own likeness in a mirror.
Boy scouts emulate older deeds by measuring distances without instruments. The method mirrors Napoleon’s engineers who gauged a river crossing by sighting a distant point along the opposite shore, then pacing the distance to obtain an approximate measure.
The article discusses the common heather found wild in Nova Scotia and whether it is native or introduced from Europe. Lawson concluded the plant is native here, noting it was once abundant in northern lands and now rare, with Europe supporting vigorous growth as a young plant of virgin soil.
A single fisherman in Zanzibar sold a strange halacanthus semicirculatus with Arabic inscriptions on its tail to an Indian buyer. Arabic phrases translate to There is no God but Allah and A warning sent from Allah. Despite offers up to 5,000 rupees, the fish was preserved and displayed after a government laboratory treatment. An expert deems the markings within normal variation for the species.
A Montreal Herald opinion piece argues women can gain greater physical strength by choice and lifestyle change. It claims no inherent barrier exists in female biology and criticizes laziness while urging proactive effort, mentorship, and professional encouragement for those resisting new roles.
French archaeologists partially restore the ancient Roman city of Timgad perched on the Aures mountains. The capitol facade is rebuilt, mosaics unearthed, Trajan’s arch stands firm, and the amphitheater is described as capable of hosting at least 4000 spectators in the era of gladiatorial games.
The article presents a theory that before coins, gold money in Egypt took the form of rings worn on the finger. Men and women kept wealth as rings, often plain bands, so when a groom placed a ring on the bride it signified endowing her with all his worldly goods.
In Brooklyn, a woman explains she ended a relationship without blunt rejection by decoratively hinting at real feelings. She notes the man is very nice yet unsuitable, and she avoided causing him pain while managing his hay fever with the house brightened by goldenrod.
An Allied leaders puzzle claims total of 3836 per figure for eight rulers yields 1918 as the war’s end. The Great Lakes Bulletin cites birth years start ages and office length for Wilson, Georges, Vittorio, and others with a wry note on Hindenburg and Paris.
A man wearing a Camp Grant uniform, identified as Jim Jackson or a negro by that name, assaulted Mrs. Gillespie near Amboy Illinois. A citizen posse captured him as he fled through a corn field. He was jailed in Amboy after surrendering when confronted by an armed mob.
The prisoner was spirited to Dixon by officers and placed in the county jail. On Wednesday morning a guarded trip to Amboy led to a short trial where he was bound over to the grand jury on $5,000 bonds. He faces a long penitentiary sentence. Mrs. Gellispie described the assault as the man sprang and muffled her cries.
The state department will pave the Lincoln Highway segment from Fulton to DeKalb this year. Bids were rejected due to high contractor prices, but federal approval supports proceeding as a military benefit and the Department of Public Works and Buildings advises completing the work if possible this year.
A 60 publisher conference in Chicago led by T. E. Donelly of the War Industries Board urged strict reductions to conserve paper. He plans to seek an order after September 1 requiring daily weekly and semi weekly newspapers to cut print paper use by 15 percent and Sunday papers by 20 percent along with magazines and trade publications.
Government orders journals and fraternal organs to cut paper weight by 15 percent and file sworn statements of annual use from July 1 1917 to June 30 1918, with monthly reports starting September. Noncompliant papers face supply cuts and loss of second class privileges.
By order of the County Court of Bureau County Illinois F A Steadry executor of Sarah Hiney deceased offers for sale at public auction July 1 1918 August 10 1918 at 2 pm the lot 3 and the west 40 feet of lot 2 block 100 in Dalzell s Fourth Addition Spring Valley Bureau County Illinois subject to taxes for 1918 and 11 year reserves for fire clay removal rights with cash payment required for the real estate.
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