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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
2
A Paris bootblack, once a simple boot cleaner, now analyzes dirt on shoes to reveal a person’s hometown, occupation history, and travel timing. Similar dust- and tire-dirt readings are noted in Central America to infer origins and times of passage.
Wireless telephony is used to relieve deafness by delivering speech to the weaker ear via a headpiece. The method reduces strain on the better ear and aims to restore the dull ear to serviceability after gradual sound exposure.
The Magi were the hereditary priests of ancient Persia serving as scholars philosophers and astronomers. Reorganized by Zoroaster about 550 B C they upheld simplicity and severity. Under Sassanian rule they declined to wandering fortune tellers and were later used as a generic term for astrologers and the Wise Men at Bethlehem.
An excerpt notes boomerangs as a unique invention of Australian aborigines and one of the most remarkable weapons. It mentions a throw around a building and back to the thrower, with practice more common in the countryside among blacks and whites alike.
Edward Hungerford recalls the first telephone in a large department store after electric lamps. Customers called friends to boast of using it, drawing crowds as the device proved useful until the telephone company urged the store to curb its free use.
Today marks a moment of spiritual focus as the wise look within to deepen experience and reach blessed understanding. Jesus’ consciousness guides the faithful beyond common knowledge, revealing the heart of reality as light streams from a central source.
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