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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
6
The forest products laboratory explains plywood as layers cut at angles to resist strain, making panels stronger than steel in the grain direction. It describes thin veneer panels for wings, glue innovations using blood glue and casein, and potential uses from furniture to railroad ties.
A satirical tale contrasts immigration debates with a sting of humor as Bill Smith stays long with the Vanderpelts and charges a lavish farewell feast to Pa Vanderpelt. The moral echoes in a biblical verse about living by the Spirit and guidance toward truth.
A feature on grit as a force shaping character and action. It describes how grit appears in challenge, influencing behavior and outcomes, and notes the transformative effect on a person under pressure. It closes with a vivid agricultural comparison of harvesting sugar cane after maturation.
About 200 years ago Englishmen were the finest diamond cutters in the world with London as the main center. Religious persecution caused the cutters to migrate to Amsterdam, where they have since remained.
A first class liner reportedly breaks about 2000 pieces of glass and crockery on each voyage, reflecting heavy wear and the strain of luxury travel.
Growing sugar cane requires ample sunshine water and fertile soil. In planting the stalks are set and the roots establish as shoots emerge for early growth.
Neighbors urge authors to write for causes, but Mary Heaton Vorse recalls the terror of being ordered to write. She describes the pressure of autographing front pages for a bazaar volume and the blankness that followed, ending with a single line dated November 9.
Rev John C Page of Moody Bible Institute Chicago presents a focus on being led by the Holy Spirit in Bible doctrine and daily life. The piece emphasizes spiritual guidance for believers and the educator’s perspective within a seminary context.
A quotation reflects on Tolstoyan ethics of giving without expectation. Edward A. Steiner cites learning that generosity is the initial, hardest lesson, urging selfless brotherhood as a personal practice rather than a demanded right.
A compact aphorism on the value of knowledge and the cost of time. The text asserts that knowledge is highly estimable after health and virtue and notes that time, if not spent, cannot be saved.
A religious line reflects the Gospel statement that God loved the world and sent his son so that believers may gain eternal life. The wording emphasizes belief as the path to everlasting life.
The League of Nations council adopts plans for a general staff and blockade regulation as Polish defenses crumble while Soviet forces push on toward Warsaw. Troop moves, Berlin’s stance, and a suspected Russo-German treaty shape tense debates in London and Paris.
The week saw the successful start of the New York to San Francisco air mail service. A tragedy followed as Lieut. Locklear, a noted stunt aviator, died when his plane plunged about 1,000 feet in Los Angeles.
New York reports food shortages in Austria, rising death rates, and widespread emigration. Rudolph Schildkraut describes underfed actors collapsing on stage while understudies fill in, noting European despair masked by gaiety as war and revolution ferociously strain daily life.
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