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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
7
A promotional blurb for The Rainbow Girl on vacation shows a planned stage portrayal at the Opera House. It follows a lover who adores a pretty singer unaware of wealth until arriving at an ancestral estate, with servants and relatives as comic foils.
An assortment of era notes discusses superstition pride among English speakers, colonial office figures, and the transformation of women’s rights. It mentions marriage as surrender of a wife to a husband and explores hats signaling fortune. The piece also touches on old games and moral duties as guiding life.
John Lowe, clergyman and writer, offered the opening prayer to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on September 7 1774. He served in that congress for three months after the declaration of independence.
An Ohio manufacturer introduces a door bell that uses two electromagnet coils with separate armatures to signal the front rear or side door. The device employs a clapper mechanism that differentiates tones to guide the householder.
The article discusses pressure on the eyeball affecting heart function respiration and blood vessels in animals and humans. It notes unclear mechanisms and references a home life snippet about a mother and child. It ends with a courtroom remark about a film of a marriage proposal.
A medieval superstition claims the wrong way to rise from bed involves the left foot first. The text notes a controversial healer and myths about sleep remedies for invalid children and claims a proverb arose from this practice.
The text outlines quick first aid for arid injuries mentioning dipping into a solution, using a saturated cloth, and applying a warm wrap to relieve pain. It emphasizes immediate application and covering with sterile petroleum jelly and bandage to prevent heat retention.
The article notes Cleopatra’s Needles two Egyptian obelisks, their relocation from Heliopolis to Alexandria, and their gifting to Britain and the United States by Khedive Jamal Pasha. It mentions one obelisk on the Thames embankment in London and the other in Central Park, New York, with details on size and weight. It also includes a pocketbook theft incident in Connecticut and a brief description of Odessa’s harbor as a major southern Russian port with deep docks and breakwaters.
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