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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
3
Green Golfers Do It Makes Difference Which Clue You Use
A reader asks whether using different clues changes outcomes in golf related games. The column discusses strategies, potential biases in clue interpretation, and how choice may influence performance, urging consistency and scrutiny of sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
Cairo's Nile Link Gives Illinois Town Its Egyptian Name
Cairo Illinois at the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers earned its Egyptian name from 1818 when promoters planned a city at Kaskaskia. The name reflected the Nile site, with nearby towns adopting Egyptian names like Alexandria and Thebes, while southern Illinois gained the broader nickname Egypt through tradition and stories of going down into Egypt for corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camo
U.linois
Ullais
Cairo
Pointe
Mississippi
Ohio
Rivera
John M. Lanaden
Kaskaskia
Illnois
Kaakeskia
Lanaden
Nile
Aleandria
Thebes
Dongola
Karnak
Alexandria
Egypt
Joseph
Origin of the word trolley traced to its early uses
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece explains how the term trolley arose from a 19th century range of meanings. It notes definitions in 1848 and 1892 including a tilted track and a crane load carrier, with the electric railway sense emerging from the trolley’s wire-based movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roeland
United States
Philadelphia Inquirer
Infallible miner lamp signals gas with singing note
An Austrian engineer improves a standard miner lamp so it detects inflammable gas. The flame in a tube fluttering and singing warns of gas buildup, with the fuel feed adjusted to stay below the singing threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ica
How Butterfly Wing Photographs Are Made
A butterfly wing laid on a photographic plate in darkness forms a clear image after development. Images are mainly positive with dark wing parts projecting while white areas leave no imprint. The scales on the wing drive the photographic effect, and removing them stops the image from forming though the scales themselves can still record on a plate.
Feather in Cap Tradition Survives in Hungarian Militia
The phrase derives from a historic custom among Hungarian soldiers who wedged a feather in their caps for each Turk slain in wartime. The warrior with the most feathers earned the highest respect, a mark of prowess carried through generations.
The Black Sheep Returns to the Family Home
Old Abner Randall plans to reunite his scattered children by offering a portion of his fortune if they visit. Harold Randall, the so called black sheep, returns with his six children and seeks a steady position, pivoting the family toward a hopeful, new harmony in the old home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner Randall
David Rowe
Rowe
Alan
Marcus
Martha Haw
Jeanette
Norine
Harold
Alx
Mr. Howe
Harold Randall
Martha
Nacine
Mr. Rowe
Randall
Mr. Randall
Why stars twinkle more on clear cold windy nights
Dr. Norris Russell of Princeton explains to Scientific American Monthly that atmospheric turbulence causes light from stars to refract and diffract as it passes through moving air layers. On clear windy nights the air contains varying density bumps that produce intense twinkling and blurred telescope images, hindering precise observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Russell
Princeton University
Scientific American Monthly
Guatemala Forestalls Progress with Coffee Wealth and Limits
The article discusses Guatemala as a powerful former Spanish site now shaped by coffee income. It notes coffee profits enrich the plantation class while hindering broader development, with wheat, cattle, fruits, and mining underutilized despite potential. It also includes unrelated items on groundhog lore and a domestic joke from the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Platen
How Peanuts Are Grown In The Plant Class
The peanut plant is a legume growing a foot or more tall with showy yellow flowers some of which wither and turn downward to bury themselves to form pods. Potatoes grow underground as tubers not seeds, placing them in a different plant class.
Why They Called It Jazz Band In Crim son Gulch
A Crim son Gulch town tale notes a local group forming a Jazz band. Cactus Joe says they call it a jazz band for self protection so no one can throw things when they play out of tune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Gold fish invasion near Port Clinton attracts fishermen
Dozens of tons of gold fish have flooded Portage River waters at Port Clinton, drawn by warm marshes and river depths. Local nets have yielded up to 1.5 tons per haul as yellow gold fish, distinct from glass bowls, are gathered for transport to New York markets. Experts believe the flood of 1913 and aquarium releases from Belle Isle and Detroit seeded the influx, now thriving across inland waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage River
Port Clinton
Ohio
Lntervale
Lake Erie
New York
Charles Kitnghell
United States
Belle Iste
Detroit
Iron. Can’t help it progress with your family line
In a terse exchange a speaker jokes about money in the marriage, noting the family’s wealth and progress. The wry remark points to economic concerns shaping domestic relationships and social status.
Women’s Hosiery Prices Drop at Mills This Spring
A recent price drop shows women’s alk hosiery previously $27 per dozen now $15 at manufacturers. Sheer and cerized stockings fall from $7 to $3.50, reflecting lower costs at mills this period.
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Joy
Bay
Black Sheep
Genevieve Ulmar
Wonorn Newspaper Union
Boston Transcript
Henry
Sun Ya Neh
Formosa
Pittsburgh
Ks Railionaires
Brown
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