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Newspaper
Woodbridge Leader
Location
Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1932
Page
6
Fragmentary note describes ancient India conquests with elephants shaping battles. Mentions Alexander the Great directing forces against Indian elephants and infantry, implying elephants as a decisive front in war and the mood of the battlefield.
Fragmentary text notes Sebastian Firard obtained a patent for a double action harp affecting two string changes. Mention of a long historical fringe of the ancient world and biblical references appears, with unclear context about inventions and harps across nations.
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago recalls a tragic Arctic episode from 1881 led by Major General A W Greeley. The third relief expedition carried cans of soup to Discovery Harbor Grinnell Land but failed to secure supplies. The party endured winter at Cape Sabine with only seven survivors from the Oscar P Pose era voyage.
A veteran brake man recalls a fatal thrill as he attempted leaping onto a fast freight. A delayed local on the opposite track drew a crowd of weekend riders who watched him slip from the car and fall, bruised and dirty, an audience left astonished by a railroad man who failed.
Bolivia is described as South America’s only landlocked country with a cold climate yet lies within the tropical belt. It notes Lake Titicaca’s fame and the Islas de Sol as cradle of the Inca, plus famed gold-hunting lore and government grant schemes tied to five-acre gold washing rights in La Paz. It mentions wildlife such as condors and llamas and warns of dangerous snakes among decaying leaves.
The Atlanta Journal notes expeditions to the South Pacific haunt of pirates on Cocos Island. It says treasure was never worth the hoped sum yet the appeal endures as explorers chase sea wind and peril for the thrill more than wealth.
W Orton Tewson in the Detroit News quotes Twain discussing Agassiz urging authors to eat fish for brain power. He cautions uncertainty about exact amounts and humorously suggests a sample diet of mid sized whales for the present.
The Middlesex County Tuberculosis League faces a shortfall as the Christmas Seal Sale proceeds reach about $2500 of a $17,009 county quota. Local chairman Mrs. J Dunne asks community support for school sales and booths. exhibits include eight patient scenes and puppet displays in Metuchen. Endorsements from county figures like Mr. Toolan and Rev. Nillermeyer back the drive.
Pathfinder Magazine notes the term Barbary or Barbary Coast designates a northern African Moslem region excluding Egypt, including Morae Algeria Tunisia and Tripoli. The word origin is debated with Egyptian and Arabic theories proposed, and classical Greeks and Romans used barbarians for foreign speech.
Parisians can now hear the exact time via an electrically operated clock at the Paris weather observatory. The device updates every five seconds with peeps echoing the wireless signal, and a sound film repeats the time in the same pattern.
Stephen L. Hruska salon manager at Jefferson Motors in New Brunswick says the new Chevrolet, to be sold December 17, is the greatest low priced car yet in the market after a Detroit test drive. He predicts a major milestone for the motor industry and excitement at Jefferson Motors.
A farmer sued a Chinese gardener for selling a horse that appeared healthy yet was blind. When asked why he did not reveal the horse's condition the seller replied in broken speech that he had warned the buyer many times that the horse did not look well. The magistrate dismissed the case after admitting the seller's admission.
The text describes Venice perched at the Adriatic head in a river plain. It explains how alpine debris created raised shores and vast lagoons fed by rivers and tidal channels. The city rests on soft mud that requires pile-driving for construction.
The text argues that a sunshiny disposition is a divine gift and urges cultivating cheerful thoughts to overcome gloom. It warns that persistent gloom resists encouragement and that steady effort yields natural cheerfulness and brightness.
The text discusses the monkey as a famed mimic since early contact with humans. It notes the phrase aping a person originated from this behavior and claims filmmakers often cast monkeys or chimpanzees to portray human actions, highlighting the ape’s role as a top imitator.
Carl Brinkman of Iselin and Alfred J. Gardner of Forda named District Commissioners for Colonia Iselin and Fords groups in Woodbridge Township’s three district council. Brinkman, longtime Scout and Troop 71 founder, is with NBC in New York. Gardner, a key Troop 61 Ford leader, teaches at Middlesex County Vocational School in Perth Amboy. Announcement by Raritan Council Chief Scout Executive Herbert W. Lunn.
An early printing error in a 1800 edition of the Bible altered a key phrase in Luke. The Syracuse Post Standard reports the misprint changes “I charge thee before God” to “I discharge thee be fore God,” and notes a separate printer’s slip in a Wife-Hater Bible rendering “life” as “wife” in Luke.
The luminous content in paints often uses sulphide or rare earth compounds such as zinc sulphide activated by radiation to glow. In watch dials a violet glow can be produced with zinc sulphide exposed to rays from radium, and a sample recipe includes strontium carbonate and manganese chloride heated to high temperature.
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