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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1920
Page
15
Frederick O’Brien in White Shadows in the South Seas recounts a Marquesas crab over two feet long living in burréwa coconut groves. The creature climbs palms at night using two central legs, gathers husks, and uses its claws to hammer and scoop out coconut meat, feasting on the kernel.
An anecdote recounts a trickster Arab boy in Babylon who steals a stone horse from a buyer’s bag amid bargaining. The buyer and Major Wright watch as the boy humorously sells the item to a nearby M C A man, then laughs at the victim’s misfortune.
A reader recalls an advertisement warning about a man who took a new overcoat and promises no questions. The owner describes the thief as wearing a blue serge suit, tan shoes, gray cloth hat, about five eight, slightly gray hair, round shoulders, a wart on the chin, and provides a business address.
Quartz utensils are now used to withstand extreme heat, replacing platinum. The material is melted in an electric furnace at temperatures above 2000 degrees Fahrenheit and pressure of 500 psi. These vessels resist sudden cooling and may imply safer heat containment compared to glass in steel safes under fire.
A notable local figure was invited to speak to inmates at the penitentiary. The exchange framed the talk, with the inmate audience prompting guidance on suitable topics. The dialogue hints at a reflective, moral theme to guide the address.
An odd dialogue unfolds with a doctor asking for another prescription while Uncle Bill Bottle Top declines. He wants the current prescription to heal his heartache and to obtain what he considers the last prescription.
In 1846 Sir Robert Peel repealed protectionist measures and England adopted practical free trade. A Kent butterfly farm ships specimens abroad, with high value sales. The Hogish farm raises 3000 caterpillars. 50 dollars average per butterfly is noted, illustrating growing export interest in entomology.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes public interest as residents discuss a campaign or event titled Chance to Shine. A line hints at housewives influencing elder residents, framed as a social interaction among neighbors, with a tone of community discourse and humor.
A garbled snippet asks what they call spoken drama and cinema, mentioning cinema and drama in a confused way. It lacks clear facts, dates, or identifiable people, yielding a cautious, fragmentary card.
A young graduate joins an old lawyer who boasts I never lost a case. The next day the Supreme Court reverses a ruling favorable to the senior partner. The junior asks for the reason and learns the lawyer meant he never loses a case for his clients, only that clients may lose.
The Wings of Lace, resembling the Ince wing, uses ultra fine gauze and hangs eggs by silk threads in single or bundled forms. Eggs change color from green to white before hatching. This fly assists gardeners by attacking green flies that damage currant and other fruit trees.
The corn laws began under Edward III as acts to boost home grain. They used import taxes, prohibitions, and export duties with automatic adjustments as domestic prices shifted. As England industrialized, these laws burdened the people and prompted calls to renew the policy.
Agriculture in the United States compares with the world’s, yet no farms raise fine butterfly specimens as claimed by those interested. The note hints at a growing curiosity in lepidopteran specimens among collectors and scholars.
Mrs Meekton questions Leonidis about Pop being read aloud on politics to him and him sleeping through it. He replies that he slept because every problem was removed, leaving no reason for personal consciousness.
Ernest P. Horrwitz in Asia notes that Armenian, though evolved, descends from the language of Priam and Hector. Armenians are said to share roots with Homeric Trojans from Thrace, later absorbed by the Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire. Erzerum, Armenia’s capital, preserved Rome’s enduring name. It was founded in 614 by Theodosius I, emperor of the eastern Roman Empire, who named it Theodosiopolis, though the native name remains Erzerum or Armenian Rome.
The wedding ring is a relic of hard bondage, signaling the band by which a woman was bound to her lord and master.
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