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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1920
Page
6
A government laboratory analyzed a bottle seized from bootleggers and found fragments of human flesh. The sample showed shellac impurities and poor alcohol quality, with some bottles being water colored to imitate whiskey. Bootleggers used urethral tonics and other products, while amateurs made drinks from dried fruit and molasses.
Honolulu chamber of commerce drafts territorial bill barring languages other than English from being taught in any public or private school in Hawaii below seventh grade. The draft bill, to be submitted to the next legislative session, also considers other changes in territorial laws including department issuance provisions.
Reports from British labor circles show motions for recognition of the Soviet government and for international labor confederations. Resolutions urge a world labor conference, account for anti militarist policies, and call for democratic control of foreign policy and standards of labor abroad. Local blocs push Ireland self determination and withdrawal of troops.
The hood loses its fine finish first due to temperature changes on the car. After rain, water dries faster on the hood than elsewhere because of warmth, so the hood should be wiped dry as soon as the car is in the forage.
Before warmer days, drain anti-freeze and sediment from the cooling system. Open the radiator bottom cock to release liquid, then flush with several pails of water before refilling with fresh water.
Zion National Park in Utah, created by act of Congress on November 19 1979, officially opened to the public. The 80 000 acre site features rugged cliffs likened to the Grand Canyon and hosts plans for archeological exploration of ancient cliff dwellings.
A San Diego report describes a ship aboard which a riding machine is displayed. A British party led by Arthur du Cros of the Dunlop Rubber Company has installed an English saddle on the after deck, powered by electric dynamos, as the vessel sails around the world.
About a thousand Mennonites plan to move from Western Canada to Mississippi this year driven by provincial school laws forcing English instruction and fears of military service. Federal and state assurances promise exemption from service and freedom to educate children as they choose. Emigrants will sell land holdings valued over 10 million dollars, with thousands more expected to depart next spring for new colonies in Alabama.
West Branch Iowa clings to an old prophecy from Hannah Hoover Herbert Hoover’s grandmother a Quaker preacher who warned the meeting house would become a dance hall and youths would lie drunk in its doorway when the spirit moved. Mary Carran recalls the fear and shock of that moment from fifty years ago.
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