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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
2
The article describes native groups along a river using decoys to lure white travelers ashore. Decoy travelers were killed once boats reached shore while others stayed hidden. It notes risk to lone travelers and avoidance by men with women and children aboard. It also mentions Hesiod advising nine year old oxen for safe plowing and yoking.
The text describes Cuban women and children interacting with large bright fireflies during the day. It mentions care routines and a sense of confinement but lacks clear events or a person to anchor a wider story. The overall fragment suggests cultural uses of insects rather than a cohesive news item.
Collier's Weekly notes ship progress hampered by barnacle infestation. One vessel with a hull encrusted by 250 000 barnacles reportedly slowed to a 35 percent reduction in speed, illustrating widespread marine shellfish damage to navigation.
A fragment notes that Carbary Apes and Barbery Spes live entirely on land and are skilled climbers. It observes they are really monkeys roaming North Africa rather than true apes and move adeptly on rocks.
A pure white sacred horse with one pink eye and one blue eye is kept ready for the Shogun. During the annual Shinto festival it is led from a closely guarded stable through streets decorated in festive colors.
The article explains felting by moisture and heat, noting true felts form by compression. Wool has the strongest felting, while fur such as rabbit and beaver are used for hat felts. It mentions rabbit fur called coney and notes cow ball used for felted roofing material. The origin of felt making is older than weaving with possible origins among Oriental shepherds.
A third Goat Island in Narragansett Bay near Newport hosts the United States Naval Torpedo Station. Bas a Tierra near Chile was once called Goat Island and is tied to the Selkirk experiments that inspired Robinson Crusoe.
A compact history notes that early humans used open flame for light for centuries and that Edison’s invention of the incandescent lamp transformed lighting. It mentions placing a flame in a bottle as an early idea that led to a practical and adaptable light source.
The first Americans to tour Europe were seen as the era's most intelligent and progressive men including Emerson Poe Fenimore Cooper Washington Irving Bayard Taylor Longfellow Oliver Wendell Holmes and Horace Greolay.
The outside covering of a twenty year old tree matches what covered it as a one year seedling. The cambium layer adds annual growth on the inner side while the water bark stretches to accommodate the increasing girth.
The Guginese tribe of Celebes in the Dutch East Indies practices giving a drug to brides so they are practically unconscious during the wedding ceremony, a rite observed since antiquity.
A promotional item for The Sewing Circle encouraging readers to order pattern numbers 1431 438 and 1485 for various dress sizes. It extols simple sewing steps and a "remember me" style, with material estimates and order details, urging young women to start the season with a stylish, manageable frock.
A garbled quotation attributes a Horace line about measuring strength and limits. The readable fragments reference a Leipig woman and equal to, exceeding, or considering one’s capacity. No clear event or date is identifiable.
Fort Knox depository described as nestled deep below ground, surrounded by a tore proof wall and photoelectric eye. Four steel gun turrets guard the steel fenced enclosure with armed guards on duty and machine gun defenses noted by the Washington Star.
A health column warns that a persistent three day cough can signal underlying illness. The note urges readers to seek care for persistent chest symptoms and avoid self treatment, stressing early medical review.
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