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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
4
A reflective Times Enterprise column cautions that success invites rivals, noting the joker in the pack and the black sheep who becomes the goat. It contrasts persuasive husbands with the oblivious, always looking down man who rarely advances.
The excerpt lists diverse facts from 1927: Franklin’s bifocal spectacles, widespread bathtubs in France, long historic Bushman presence in Africa, rubber armor for horses in Spain, SW Indians crafting flutes from gun barrels, an English kettle gas-ignition device, band saws using stepped pulleys to cut multiple boards from a single length, and the first 1927 twins born in Willimantic named George Washington and Martha Washington Czalanusiak.
A weekly devotional passage lists daily lines calling for transformation. It speaks of opening new life on Sunday, guarding speech Monday, mindful speech Tuesday, a clean heart Wednesday, guidance Thursday, divine presence Friday, and hopeful joy Saturday.
A collection of aphorisms includes Socrates on fame Browning on soul and God and Browning quotes Shelley Emerson Joubert Disraeli and Eliot. The passage reflects on knowledge change imagination and influence by line of thinkers.
Industrial interests plan 20 000 acres in Haiti for sisal. France tests road surfaces with asphalt and rubber. English builders near completion of a 14 passenger amphibious aircraft. Eastern Czechoslovakia plans electrification powered by a Poprad river hydro plant.
Ordinance No 132 of Dalton Ohio authorizes issuing five bonds at 900 dollars each totaling 4500 dollars to fund the village share of Main Street repair as part of Interstate Highway 69. Bonds dated by July 15 1927 carry six percent interest with principal due 1928 through 1932. Proceeds directed to Public Service Fund with sinking fund and annual property tax levies to secure payment. Passed June 14 1927.
Dalton Ohio village ordinance prohibits throwing placing or depositing paper straw grass weeds dirt refuse garbage wash water trash or rubbish on sidewalks streets alleys or public grounds. Violations are a misdemeanor with fines up to ten dollars and the measure takes effect at the earliest legal date. Passed June 14 1927 by Mayor J W Erwin and Clerk Ernest F Scott.
The Philadelphia Record ponders absurdity in license culture asking where people loafed before hotels existed. It notes that silence is best talk and writing with an eraser, while a boastful man is just a hole in the cheese.
Scientists report finding living cells in giant cactus stems that exceed 100 years in age and may approach two centuries in Arizona. The discovery suggests remarkable longevity of plant tissue and offers insight into cactus biology and aging.
Investigators found the magnolia cannot be kept awake by artificial light. The flower, placed in a room with bright electric light, closed its petals at natural darkness and opened again with daylight.
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