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Newspaper

Twin Falls Chronicle

Location

Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1920

Page

4

Spectacular Dane With Essex Car Sets Speed Record

Blaze Lingford of Salladay Hardware and Harry Atwood of Johnson Auto Sales drove an Essex roadster from Twin Falls to Buhl in a time claimed as the best ever between the towns. Langford left Perrine hotel at Twins Fil s at 4 5 a m and arrived at the Oregon Short Line crossing at 4 33 a m, with sworn statements backing the feat. He said the car endured severe shocks, windshield shattered, yet returned in near perfect condition and could beat 34 miles in 46 minutes on current roads.

Blaze’ Lingford Salladay Hardware Company Harry Atwood Johnson Auto Sales Company Twin Walls Buhl Mr. Langford Broadtigg Perrine Hotel Essex Langford Agage

Municipal Tribe Grows in Strength

Chicago July 1 The Associated Press reports municipal workers in many departments joined about 2,000 city employees on strike after the city council denied broad salary increases. Police and firemen take no action. Strikes spread in building inspection and engineering. Electricians threaten to call out street lighting engineers and alarm operators.

Chicago

Peage Conference To Hold Meeting

The traveling peace conference to be held in Brussels will assemble with formal and informal American and Belgian participants. W C Boyden and Colonel James Ax Logan will join the reparations commission alongside the supreme council to advise on financial issues and Germany’s reparations. The talks include division of reparations among allies, the Stussiai situation, and a note on the German settlement at Spa. Brussels plans a independence day celebration for the United States.

Brussels Tome Axraw W. C. Boyden Chicago James Ax Logan America Supreme Council Germany Spa M. Lidmacruix Vw.e Pye Premnun Pyehe Supreme Council United States

Chicago transit and milk prices rise in July

Chicago on July 1 saw surface fares increase from six to eight cents and telephone call rates jump from five to twelve cents. Milk price also rose by a cent per quart as streetcars overloaded, with trains reaching fifteen cents fare in overload conditions.

Chicago Hyke

Cedars of Lebanon Debate Ages And Vast Grove Near Solomon

The age of Lebanon’s cedars remains debated with counts from fallen trunks giving estimates between 2230 and 2500 years. A central basin houses 389 trees, 15 large, at 6000 feet, with a Maronite chapel nearby and a Transfiguration feast festival. The largest cedar reaches 13 feet in diameter.

Lebanon Solomon Salopion A. Henry Royal College of Sciences For Ireland Country Life

Totem Poles Tell History of Coastal Tribes

Up coast British Columbia tribes use totem poles to tell clan and family histories with painted grotesques of birds beasts fish and men. Crests descend through women, with guardians spirits added by the bearer. Reputation comes from generosity, measured by blankets given away rather than possessions.

British Columbia

Ancient Grape Sirup in Historic Texts

Ancient writers describe grape sirup and related wines in Roman and Greek culture. Galen notes drying stored Asiatic wines by evaporation called fumariuma. Greeks named mustum and deuterion. Romans used vinum primarium and secundarium. sapa was heated must after reduction and served on bread.

Galen

Perfect human measurements according to Professor Sergent

The article lists ideal human figures from Professor Sergent with exact measurements for both men and women. It notes a proposed male height of 63.6 inches and various neck, waist, hip, arm, thigh, and calf girths, plus a contrasting claim that some authorities prefer a taller female height of 50 feet five inches.

Sergent Heigh Sargeant

Oldest Egyptian fiction fragment in the Sahiney Papyrus

The Pale of Two Brothers dates to 3200 years ago and centers on Menepihah or Seti I in a royal amusement tale. It survives in two pieces of a nine-signed papyrus likely from an Egyptian king. The manuscript, once valued for its antique fiction, was sold in 1857 to the British Museum by Mine. Corbiney.

Rhonelit Morar Lan of Menepihah Italy P Orbiney

Special Train To Pocatello For Boxing Clash

Special trains will carry Twin Falls and local fans to Pocatello for the July 5 middleweight world title fight between Mike O Dowd and Gordon McKay. The event at Brady Park’s open air stadium draws lines from Butte Salt Lake and Buhl with trains returning Monday noon.

Twin Walls Pocatello Mike O'Dowd St. Paul Gordon McKay Buhl la Verne Collier Idaho Department The American Legion Pocatello Athletic Club Short Ling Collier Butte Salt Lake Mammoth Bradypark Harp McKay Harp of 55Th Engineers Paddy Mullins Brooklyn William Costain Mike D. S. Spencer Twin Falls

Gods of Ancient Rome lecture on rites and worship

Dr. George Hadzsus lectured at Tenera Houston hall on ancient Roman worship. He showed temple views of Jupiter Minerva Mercury and other deities noting Rome’s vast catalogue of gods for sowing planting reaping and daily tasks. He argued ritual ceremony crowded true devotion as congregational devotion waned in ancient Rome.

Rome Tenera Houston Hall George Hadzsus Jupiter Minerva Mercury

Death of Goethe Revered Poet Johann von Goethe Dies

Europe notes the death of Johann von Goethe on March 22 1882 as memorials recount his revered life and last words Let the Light Enter His vast wit and achievements are praised with admiration and sorrow across literary circles

Johann von Goethe Europe Marck

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Esgex Gan Tangford Behl Municipal Tribe Associated Press Peage Conference Goethe Main Springs Crystald Davis Optical and Jewelry Co Mae Miele Uae Broadway Idaho Essex Roadster Perrine Oregon HJ. Miller Buhl Auto Co L. DONALDSON_ Clerk Blair Langford the Salladay Hardware Co Johnson Auto Sales Co., Inc William S. Hart Great West William Harri Mary Thurman Paramount Artcraft Ure
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