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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
5
A new steel box with a side keyhole rings a loud alarm for five hours if moved or touched, revealing thieves and dishonest servants. The owner can operate it with a key. only theft of the key defeats it. It contains trays for valuables and securities, with no duplicate or master key.
A nature sketch describes the bull moose as a massive silent hunter in boreal forests. It feeds in swampy lakes, often by night, with calves young and antlers not fully grown. In late autumn bulls clash horns and respond to cow calls, sometimes lured by birchbark trumpets used by hunters.
A 1921 report to the Department of Commerce via the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America details 1200 civilian airplanes in operation, 275000 passengers carried, and a total of 6500000 miles flown. The air mail on the transcontinental route set efficiency records with a 38.82 percent on time rate and completed its wireless network with 14 radio stations.
The piece notes debate over the origin of the English farewell so long. It cites the Dictionary of Passing English of the Victorian Era suggesting a Jewish selah origin in Whitechapel and contrasts it with a possible form of salaam.
The article recalls unheated churches on Manhattan Island in early days. Domines preached with fur caps and mittens while both men and women wore muffs. Heads of families smoked pipes when inclined, reflecting different social norms.
Dame Melba appears at a charity cafe chantant where organizer eagerly Anticipates her singing. Melba declines, saying she cannot sing, while the crowd expects a poor performance.
Colima Mexico tale claims Count Brisac de Saint Denis found mummified Toltec king in 1910 near Comala and removed pearls opals and gold dust valued at 10000000 with Mexican archaeologists to investigate. The World notes no public evidence supports the discovery.
A rare Nicolas Poussin painting titled The Funeral of Phocion will be sent back to the Louvre. The work, hidden in English cellars for at least two centuries, came to light after a Guernsey sale led to its identification as a top Seventeenth century French masterpiece. The gift support comes from the Society of French Art Lovers.
A noted novelist lauds the late Hipley Hitchcock calling him an excellent critic whose revisions helped David Harum become a success and who once revised a tale for the author.
J Penn of Greenwood South Carolina purchased an Arab horse named Dexter at auction for fifty cents and executed a legal chattel mortgage to R C Cheatham who lent the money when the horse was struck down to him. Dexter is described as a thirty three year old Arab horse.
A New York paper humorously critiques a wedding description noting the bride wore white lace while bridesmaids wore punk dresses. The writer jokes the bridegroom might also share the quirky fashion judgment.
A caustic Boston Transcript observer notes Dickens provides many villainous figures for comparing disliked people, praising the author for sharp characterizations.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes Mrs. Gadder makes progress in driving by mastering a first lesson. She learns that a traffic policeman can be swayed by kind words more than by hauteur, influencing behavior with politeness.
Institute of Public Service survey covers over 20,000 undergraduates in forty-two American colleges. About one in fifteen students pursue teaching careers based on the findings.
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