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Newspaper
Suburban Star
Location
Morgan Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
16
The Wall Street Journal notes motorists today use strip maps a mix of map and picture. A British two to three century old example mirrors the modern concept with detailed mileage markers and named landmarks. Inns and branch roads are listed, with entries like a large stone or an oak tree.
Jacob L. Martin of South Carolina served as the United States first representative to the papal court and died in office in 1845. He was followed by fdohy Bo Stockton and Rufus Kg, who served until 1868 when U S representation at the Vatican ended.
A bachelor named Jerry Dawe, overwhelmed by personal letters, hires an employment agent Patricia Collins to find a capable secretary to handle his social correspondence. Patricia suggests a wife substitute, revealing Jerry’s fear of social letters and a plan that leads to a staged marriage announcement written by an unseen hand. An aunt receives a long handwritten letter from the impostor wife detailing Jerry’s activities.
Eugene Cunningham recounts 1525 Hernando Cortez entry into Peten Guatemala and the legend of a white horse left by Cortez. The image, carved by Tiza people as a mock of divine wrath, supposedly surfaces in Lake Peten Itza waters near Flores when conditions align. Franciscans noted the idol in 1618, named the Layered White Horse of Peten and Sacred Horse of Guatemala.
A reflective piece traces a man’s life through a humorous tally of items and experiences from infancy to age thirty-one. It lists childhood curios, mishaps, schooling, romance, and later possessions, ending with a Kansas City thief's collection of alphabet blocks, toys, and animals.
The cabbage was carried from Tetland to England around the year fin al, with improved Dutch varieties said to have been introduced from Holland to England. Sir Arthur Ashley of Dorset is noted in connection with this event. Cabbage also spread to Scotland by soldiers of Oliver Cromwell.
A Northern Territory correspondent reports unusual atmospheric light showing stars casting shadows as bright as the moon on Barky Tableland. Cattle sightings appear distant, with reflections noted and a surreal impression described by the source.
Scientists of the bureau of agriculture study preparations for exterminating white ants that attack wood, fence posts, and buildings. In Colombia large colonies form white claylike mounds up to 20 feet high, resembling Indian tepees, as the ants devastate gardens and furniture by consuming all wood and roots.
A new aerial view shows the US Capitol dome and the House Office Building in Washington DC. The image highlights the scale of Congress with the House chamber and committee rooms visible from above as the nation conducts its business.
Fragmentary OCR describes a founder of a Quebec monument on a lakeshore site near Orla Got Whar town. The text references Cathcun village and the Unven Tidians, a goat explorer, and a border area between French and English speakers in Cumada with a chain or temple on Crown Yout shore, implying a ceremonial landmark and goodwill toward both communities.
A damaged fragment states billiard balls can be cleaned with a soft cloth and tepid water. It mentions removing stains, applying the same method to all balls, and rubbing until they become clean. The text is garbled but preserves the cleaning action and materials.
In a reflective fragment, a speaker notes the westward view from the house as light fades and twilight deepens. The prose contrasts the beauty of sunset with the shortening night, praising nature’s calm and its capacity to evince subdued joy and contemplation.
Johns Hopkins researchers explore a tadpole aging experiment described as a fountain of youth for tadpoles. A gland is removed during hatching to prevent aging, suggesting a potential mechanism for delaying aging processes in this model organism.
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