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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
3
The kissar is among the oldest Egyptian instruments with monuments dating to before Christ. It features a circular body and a large triangular frame above, from which five strings extend to the frame’s bottom, tuned to a pentatonic scale.
Niagara Falls researchers report over 200 000 000 tiny dust particles are inhaled per cubic foot in some U S factories, causing chronic respiratory risk. Photomicrographs show sharp ragged particles. tests deem them insoluble. Investigations reveal exposure to fumes and gases in chemical plants manufacturing specials. Engineers develop dust removal devices, though costly, and management rapidly adopt them to reduce hazards.
Mme Jules Jusserand wife of the French ambassador to the United States is held in high regard in Washington for charitable activities as well as social achievements. She has resided in the capital for 17 years while her husband has served continuously in his post.
A Daily Express Cairo correspondent reports Egyptians rich from cotton are buying land, paying mortgages, and inflating luxury demand. Some natives have earned 20 000 pounds while others reach 100 000 pounds, with a cited 100 000 000 pounds total from British officials. The Cairo surge contrasts provincial living standards amidst new millionaires and auto, jewelry, and housing purchases. In California a Phoenix gift story adds a golden eagle replica destined for museum use after a long procurement effort.
A man known as Parker, quarrelsome and cruel at home, steps on half a needle embedded in the floor. Doctors find no fragment, yet Parker believes a deadly object remains inside him. His change begins quietly at breakfast, then spreads through his family and work as he confronts fear with acts of renewed kindness and resolve.
A New York Evening Sun summary notes an ancient custom granting a woman freedom to seek a life partner during leap year. Legends claim a Silk gown or a kiss might accompany the match, with laws and tales from 13th to 17th century Europe cited to bolster the rite and its supposed protections for women seeking marriage.
Building Character outlines how a building reflects a man and how a plan reveals a builder’s ideals. It argues that strong character cannot arise from shallow natures and that inferior material cannot be made good. Great souls resist small perturbations and maintain steady currents despite gales and wind.
In a roadside delay a neighbor dragged a log toward the car. He dropped it beside the left rear wheel as we prepared to lift. We explained we had a jack, and he then lifted the car himself to allow the jack to be placed.
A wry exchange comments on debt and daily life as a homeowner reflects on mortgaging the house to cover expenses including a cook. The line hints at financial strain and reliance on debt for household costs in a compact, period-voiced quip.
A Frankfort boy refuses a Christmas baskets ritual recalling last year's incident when his mother sent a basket to a husband’s employee. Candy animals and treats were shared with the children who eagerly opened the contents but a child from the prior year, who had been barred from the pleasure, cried out in disappointment.
Nellie and her mother, newcomers to La Jolla, tour the town and pass a museum sign reading Man-eating shark. Fifteen cents admission. Hours later they return and Nellie asks if the shark is still eating, noting the sign remains the same.
Delegates at the Pan American financial congress in Washington proposed an international aviation service training ground to develop parcel post between the Americas. A joint commission from the United States and Brazil would study feasible communication mechanisms.
A club meeting features Some Nut. Gasser arguing on the League of Nations for a fall hour. He concludes with a summarizing line while a member reacts with surprise, "what agut!" according to the Boston Transcript.
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