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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
5
Paul Karailanes of Rittman Ohio has been appointed administrator of the estate in Wayne County. SAUNDERS, Probate Judge of Wayne County, Ohio, issues the appointment dated June 29 1916.
A compact aphorism discusses narrow-souled people and bottles, noting that limited contents lead to more noise and waste when pouring. The comparison emphasizes petty behavior and disproportionate fuss from those with little substance.
The fragment describes a long history of cheesecake from Greek ritual offerings to modern tables. It traces ceremonial cakes before temples and brides, roasted sweetened confections, and the spread to Germany, England, France, Austria, and beyond, noting German schintefkase form. It contrasts American family care with ceremonial origins.
In a future million years ahead our descendants will reach a 200 inch telescope enabling three times farther sight than present. Celestial knowledge will expand dramatically, surpassing prior Earthly geography advances as mathematicians supplement new observations. Hiram Percy Maxim references 1492 in Scientific American.
The Kansas City convention of 1800 nominated William Jennings Bryan and adopted a platform titled the sliver declaration urging free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Subsequent Republican platforms in 1904 and 1908 stressed the gold standard and full dollar value as a baseline.
Gold prospectors strike ancient river bed in Australia yielding water polished stones not sun exposed for millions of years. Geologic formations on the continent are estimated to be at least 29 million years old. Australia preserves prehistoric species like the platypus, the oldest living mammal type.
A Practical Mechanics Magazine list explains several invisible inks. Substances like silver nitrate vanish in light while cobalt chloride reveals under sunlight. Heat from a flatiron develops lead acetate with hydrogen sulfide and iodine fumes reveal starch ink, copper sulfate reacts with ammonia fumes.
The piece describes canal coal as rich in hydrocarbons with a flame resembling a candle, used to enrich illuminating gas and favored for open fireplaces. It notes its inflammability, low heating power, smoky flame, and smooth fracture, recalling old horse drawn engines in Boston.
Archaeologists report early hygiene signals from 700 years before Christ in Nash city far old Indus region. Edward Chiera and George V Bobrinskby describe clay tablets and rite practices showing teeth cleaning with twigs and simple tools.
The text describes a powerful ancient Egyptian queen titled Mother of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt and Daughter of the God King. It notes she built the fourth pyramid at Giza on a solitary rock, with a stepped eastern and northern side and a base about 150 feet square. A large rock chamber lies on the southeast face with granite gates about ten feet high.
The article notes that banknotes vary in weight due to paper thickness, ink amount from new versus worn note sheets, and moisture exposure. It cites November 1930 measurements of 12 sub sheets totaling 12 000 notes weighing 24 pounds 12 1 3 ounces, versus a prior weighing of 24 pounds 6 ounces.
The Vancouver Province notes Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort promoted pedigree dog breeding in Great Britain. She recognized the collie’s qualities, popularized the breed in England, and helped make dog shows and breeding a widespread pastime.
During the Middle Ages Visby burghers built at least seventeen churches. Eleven remain as ruins admired for architecture. Notable sites include St Catherine with columns and arches, St Nicholas as the Dominican church, Holy Ghost with octagonal design, and the twin churches of St Jans and St Per along with St Drotten and St Lawrence.
Japan's investigations claim the earth's crust bulges slightly in the days before a major quake. Seismologists have perfected a linometer that senses surface and subsurface shifts as small as one thirty-second of an inch per mile. They believe the device could forecast quakes and allow several days of prep.
The piece traces Dartmouth College origins from Eleazer Wheelock's Indian School in Connecticut to its move to Hanover after 1770, noting colonists' support from Great Britain and the board of trustees led by Lord Dartmouth. It references cholera era fears and rising death tolls during an earlier epidemic period.
A historic note traces Greek knowledge of coal to Theophrastus who described coals that ignite wood. It mentions England's first written coal receipt in 852 and 12th century mining records in Durham. The piece also notes Mount Wilson nebulae speeding stars away at 12 500 mph and speculates on cosmic movement changes.
A lively portrait of Holland highlights bordered canals, swing bridges, and busy pavements. Quaint gabled roofs rise over narrow brick houses as churches chime. houses are scrubbed weekly and gardens and parks are famed for their bloom.
A reflective verse sequence by d. H. CONLEY recalling past loves and lost chances. It mourns a friend and Rose, notes curfew hours, and echoes memory as time fades into a dreamlike, ghostly recollection. The speaker contemplates joy, sorrow, and what might have been.
Public auction of property in Wayne County Ohio by Common Pleas Court under an order of sale. The description covers a village lot on College Street in the village of Iiteman and includes lot numbers and measurements. Sale set for July 2, 1922 at 2:00 PM at the court door in Wooster.
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