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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1921
Page
8
Celluloid is made from cellulose found in cotton cloth or raw cotton. It is treated with nitric acid to form a pulp, washed to remove acid, then hardened and mixed with camphor gum before being rolled into sheets. It is softened by steam for manipulation and dried to finish.
The Baptist team defeated the Christians 22 to 0 in Sunday school league play with Alton Custer leading the Baptists alongside Duke and Elwell. In the second game the Presbyterians beat the Second church team 26 to 12, led by John Lemmon and Henry Bailey, while Eicher and Jackson starred for the Second church.
Puritans of the seventeenth century used no wedding ring deeming it a pagan symbol and superstition. They required only the couple to join hands while declaring their intention to live together in wedlock.
The Rock Island railway suit against the county board and two tractor cases moved to final stages. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the first case awarding 1522.03 after about an hour deliberation. The other case involved a 1379 claim for a Case tractor with two bailiffs due to women jurors.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Weade celebrate the arrival of a healthy baby girl last evening, a glad addition to their household. Bruns Seed Store promotes poultry tonic remedies while local taxi services advertise 24 hour calls and battery offerings.
Sixty plus farmers contributed corn and cash totaling about 620 bushels and $379.75 at local banks and elevators to aid starving people in Armenia and Syria. Citizens urged more donations while a Bethlehem church event promoted a play and local sales advertised goods and services.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes barn owls bring mice to nests about every 12 minutes during brood rearing. Both parents hunt at dawn and dusk, making a 40 mouse daily total a low estimate of the pair’s effort.
A California chemist announces a process to extract platinum from ore that yields gold and silver as byproducts. The inventor’s technique enables a former gold and silver ore processor to earn about 2400 per ton in combined gold silver and platinum, greatly increasing returns from 40 per ton.
The quote carrier notes that the phrase is not new despite common belief. Amiel the Swiss philosopher who died in 1881 described his own circular thinking and evidence shows the expression appeared as early as 1792, offering no fresh discovery.
The New York Medical Journal notes a hobby can be a faithful servant but warns it can overtake its owner. It urges balance and vigilance to avoid being ridden by one’s pastime.
In Nottinghamshire Derbyshire Lincolnshire and Lancashire grave markers were laid as paving stones near a parish church. Residents of the Vale of Belvoir protested strongly while authorities argued the reused stones saved taxes by utilizing old gravestones already on hand.
Ancient texts describe remedies for toothache using crushed henbane seeds with cement as a filling and coarse phumbage palm fruit and honey to tighten teeth. The period linked decay to a small white worm believed to bore into teeth and gums, with many recipes aimed at destroying it.
The White House begun in 1800 as gray Virginia free stone. After the 1814 fire by the British, white paint was applied to conceal burns and has been renewed periodically. The grounds inside the iron fence cover 18 acres, with an adjoining lot of 70 acres.
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