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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1914
Page
8
The text explains the Fahrenheit scale uses 180 degrees from freezing to boiling water with zero at 32 F, while centigrade uses 100 degrees with zero at freezing. It notes converting formulas and cites common use of Fahrenheit, along with assorted Q&A on related science topics and historical figures.
Over 26 million join groups backing equal suffrage and similar causes. The U S inauguration moved from March 4. Hayes era exception when Sunday. Several states abolished capital punishment with Utah offering gun option. Wealth rankings place United States at top by total wealth. per capita leaders include France then United States. Louisa Twining, English reformer born 1820, died 1912, urged women police matrons and charitable work.
The German village of Remborn preserves a linden tree rumored to exceed twelve centuries in age. Local lore ties the ancient tree to centuries of village life and customs.
The United States Bureau of Education initiates a nationwide drive to recover English and Scottish ballads once sung in America. Professor C Alphonso Smith leads the effort issuing a list of 305 target ballads and plans state by state collection through local folklore groups. Ballads include Robin Hood, Bonnie Barbara Allan, The Mermaid, Rob Roy and The Wife of Usher's Well.
A Chicago firm requires schooling for its workers to raise value and reduce costly mistakes. Promising youths are sent to a business college for a term in night classes with supper, books, car fare and tuition paid. The move follows findings that fresh hires lacked arithmetic, spelling and writing skills.
President Wilson learned that his age in seconds stood at 1 800 489 600 as of noon on January 18. The information was conveyed to the public, highlighting the precision of his age.
A South African ostrich breeder told US officials the United States is twenty five years behind in ostrich farming, spurring agency experts to study feather selection and grading. An employee in New York will research the topic before moving to Arizona where ostrich feathers have sold for about ninety dollars per pound. Arizona hosts most U S flocks, and officials see potential for a valuable industry.
In a St Paul News style dialogue a father taunts Willie about laziness asking who sits idly in class while the others work Willie answers that the teacher is the lazy one making a pointed remark about classroom behavior and authority.
The New York Tribune reports that the dungeons of the White Tower and Bloody Tower in the Tower of London will open to the public for the first time in months. Visitors will see torture chambers including a wall recess where Guy Fawkes endured torture and the rack nearby. The dungeon where Walter Raleigh spent ten years is featured with a domed recess and a Queen Elizabeth portrait overlooking the scene. Seven hundred Jews once hid from a mob in these dungeons before seeking safety elsewhere. Most of the Tower remains closed while many historic areas have long been accessible.
A New York Tribune note humorously reflects on first impressions being flawed due to proofreading mistakes. The column implies initial judgments often mislead because early drafts contain errors that are only revealed later.
The early pain of flat foot can be quieted by wedge shaped support in the shoe with a thick inner edge. An arch in the sole may be used but should be discarded when the arch stops giving way. Cold and hot douches strengthen the arch supporting structures.
Dr Toulouse of Ville juif asylum introduces oxygen injections under the skin via glass flasks and a hypodermic needle. Reported in Nature of Paris, this method calms insomnia and often cures acute madness with several injections. Early trials show improvement in mania dementia and epileptic fits, now being tested for other insanity forms.
A reader explains a year round method for calla lily cultivation. In summer she hides calyx in the garden border, in September she pots plants with drainage space and rich soil, and in December she waters the crock with almost boiling water several times weekly. The result is frequent blossoms.
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