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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
4
Mrs J J Harris and Mrs Eggles ton of Wittenberg joined weeklong commencement events with Miss Florence Harrin among the graduates. A Wednesday lightning strike caused an all day outage as power lines failed near Chris Reister farm. several poles and lines were damaged.
The Presbyterian church hosted a Baccalaureate service with the M E choir and student speakers, as they recounted class histories and essays on immigration, education, and character. Commencement followed at the Odd Fellows Hall with Rev. Rising delivering the address, diplomas presented by Geo M. Dunmire, and musical selections by the Girls Chorus and student performers.
A Newark judge ruled that a husband performing household chores for his wife’s property earns no monetary compensation. The decision, reflecting modern strain on marriage contracts, holds that such housework is unpaid labor even for tasks like painting, carpentry, dishwashing, and middle-of-the-night baby care.
A cartoonist notes a prince aboard an ocean voyage to England who meets many friends on the steamer. Those friends arrange a dinner in his honor in London, but the prince misses the event, later explaining simply that he wasn’t hungry. The anecdote mirrors his bored stance on affairs.
A light-weight scrubbing machine for household use converts into a hardwood-floor polisher in seconds. Interchangeable brushes and pads and a motor mounted on two rubber-tired wheels rotate the attachments as described and pictured in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
A fragment from The Kind mentions music guiding doctors toward a metical approach. It notes a hypothetical brain storm and a suggested cure involving two bundles. The text is incomplete but hints at medical discourse and experimental ideas.
An Oakland inventor unveils the marimeter, a device that sends a sound from a ship’s keel to the sea bottom and records echoes to measure depth. The instrument, aiming to speed up soundings to four per minute, may replace traditional methods and boost ocean travel safety. the Governor steamer will carry the first units after testing in Seattle.
English chemist Sir James Dewar notes nude soap bubbles can remain intact for over a year and reveal molecular layers to the naked eye. He explains that old bubbles thin to single layers in spots, suggesting a single-molecule thickness that challenges ordinary perception.
The alleged Selkirk musket, linked to Robinson Crusoe lore, has sailed through British museums. Inscribed A Selkirk Largo 1771, it was bought by Randolph Berens for 6.25 dollars and insured for 10,000. Selkirk ran a Clapham tavern before dying at sea in 1728 as a naval lieutenant.
A playful bellow asks Pa what elastic currency is and hints at money that can stretch to cover the momentary need. The terse exchange captures a rural flavored curiosity about flexible funds and quick liquidity.
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