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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1924
Page
3
In a pond gathering, Georgie Green Frog leads a party with high jumps and a feast of water beetles and dragonflies. He admits past foolish snobbishness, tears up his error, and the frogs cheer his humility and wish for another gathering.
In a large schoolroom a student named Smith who stutters is asked to parse the sentence about the porcupine and hippopotamus. He replies with a flustered request and a humorous retort to the master’s tricky prompt.
A collection of playful tongue twisters and alliterative phrases with names such as Alice Susie Tommy Lilian Laura Billy Sally and Lillian. The verses feature animals and objects repeated to create challenging sounds and rhythm.
A Country Life sketch by Irene Cowan Tappert recounts Joseph Bonaparte’s life after Napoleon’s fall, living as a country gentleman near Bordentown New Jersey. He bought ten Crosswicks creek farms and a 1000 acre park called Bonaparte's park, and sought permission to hold real estate without naturalization.
A magnate visits a branch and fires a junior who is handed a puzzling note. The cashier struggles to read the inverted message while the boss allegedly wants the worker to receive a $2 raise despite the secrecy.
The United States consumes 860 million incandescent bulbs yearly with a 10 percent annual increase. Lamp production for supply sits around 200 million annually. The average lamp power has risen from 16 to over 60 watts since 1905 while overall wattage per lamp stays near 65.
The USDA speeds field measurement by photographing fields from airplanes at 2500 to 7000 feet. A plant meter, used on the photos, determines the actual area of each field.
Oriental Scenic Railways outlines plans to develop scenic railways and amusement devices across Bangkok Siam and numerous Malay peninsula cities. The project aims to boost tourism with new park attractions and rail routes.
Freeman Oscar Stanley, at seventy five, sells his stake in Stanley Automobiles to pursue a $100 violin of Stradivarius quality. The Newton Massachusetts and Estes Park Colorado resident once built the dry plate business with his twin F B Stanley. He has made violins since age ten as a lifelong hobby.
The portrait reviews Francis J. Heney, San Francisco lawyer, as the storm center of a lively clash tied to the internal revenue bureau senatorial investigation. It notes a Pennsylvania governor's bid to hire him as special counsel for Senator Couzens, Mellon’s opposition, and Coolidge’s warning about executive restraint. Heney’s past fame includes prosecuting municipal graft in San Francisco and land frauds in Oregon. he ran for governor in 1918.
Senator Samuel Morgan Shortridge of California pressed an amendment to exclude Japanese immigration during the Senate debate sparked by the Japanese Ambassador Hanihara's warning of grave consequences. He argued Japan seeks land, permanent residence for children, citizenship, land ownership, and racial equality, while asserting the United States must prioritize its own people.
Masanao Hanihara, Japan's ambassador, protests to Secretary Hughes against immigration limits aimed at excluding aliens who cannot become citizens. The Senate, in response, votes to exclude Japanese immigration by passing the Shortridge amendment, signaling a firm stance on the issue.
Birds adapt to missing nesting materials using whatever is handy. A Simla telephone crew nest at a central office wired four lines together using scraps, creating cross connections. A cormorant at Lambert's Bay built a nest from wreck wire and rope, lined with seaweed, containing five eggs.
The piece traces diamond cutting to late 15th century Europe, noting Louis van Berghem of Bruges discovered reciprocal attrition in 1546 leading to facets. It highlights Amsterdam as early hub, Berghem's 1575 trials for Charles the Bold, and Cardinal Mazarin supporting recutting of French crown stones, producing the Mazarin diamonds.
The mummy case opened after 1914 display reveals only a skeleton and blue beads. The unearthed remains are Senbi, a king's scribe from Egypt's Twelfth Dynasty, who died around thirty five years old. The specimen shows extensive decay and balsam odor.
The New York Times notes African natives in the bush hold two souls per person one animating the body and one transforming into a were form via ancient drafts. Evil spirits inhabit rocks trees and rivers while Goddess Nimm at the river shrine dispenses justice. Witchcraft is linked to about sixty percent of West African deaths and voodoo roots influence southern Black beliefs in conjuring practices.
Vishnu is the second god in the trimurti and preserver of the universe. His avatars number between ten and twenty two, with Rama and Krishna as the principal ones. He is depicted as a dark blue four-armed figure worshiped mainly by the middle classes, evolving from a sun god in the Vedas to a supreme deity in later Puranas.
A reflection on the pearl’s cultural lore from Pliny to American myths and the natural creation process. It notes a large pearl in the South Kensington museum measuring two inches deep and two and a half inches in diameter, formed as nacre layers around a grain of sand.
Pains in the side back and kidneys signal developing troubles. Loss of appetite and sleeplessness are early warnings that, if ignored, may lead to serious health problems later.
Over 100000 persons testified Tanlac corrected stomach trouble indigestion nervousness and related ailments it builds up the system and starts rich red blood coursing through the veins all good gifts sell Tanlac.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet quotes proverbs on money and mercy. It contrasts how cash can spur action with a call to teach mercy to sons, invoking Cowper and a sportswise quip about a mare and bets.
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