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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1923
Page
3
A humorous note on why cash is crucial, recounting H. D. Traill’s failed payment lawsuit against a women’s rights advocate who invoked the very law she attacked. Also a brief explainer of how motion and gravity affect the Mississippi River’s direction and the earth’s shape.
A hunter and a golfer clash over hunting value and meat. The golfer boasts about buying meat, while the hunter retorts about game, venison, and exotic birds. The exchange ends with a comment on impossible efficiency in war paying.
The text credits a German inventor Hendy de Vick with a 1364 clock invention, noting its fundamentals resemble modern clocks except for the absence of a pendulum and the use of balance wheels. It says Charles V of France invited De Vick to Paris to install a clock in his palace turret.
Washington reports that overweight at certain ages raises mortality risk, especially after age 35, with greater danger for tall men and increased weight. Younger overweight may help tuberculosis survival, while underweight after age forty becomes advantageous. The study notes an optimum weight and differences by chest capacity and body type.
Ottawa reports a Canadian mill has produced a high grade blotting paper from wood pulp, challenging the prior dominance of rag pulp in blotting paper manufacture. The breakthrough suggests a new material source for stationery products and could impact the industry.
In Constantinople a religious court ruled that Mussulmans may adorn their teeth with gold or other metals without violating holy law. The decision clarifies accepted practice for followers in the empire.
Police recover a stolen car in Detroit with an airedale in the back. Later, officers find a 15 year old asleep in another car. The dog identifies the car as belonging to the youth, who confesses to stealing the vehicle.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from a bygone era. Trials with checks and a judge’s joke about a coal fire mingle with sharp wits about mottos, a skn-painting misprint, and a farmer's bumpy migration. A breezy close invites attendance at today’s football game.
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