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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1919
Page
10
The article argues rising prices force careful buying of basics while urging readers to judge fabric quality and learn testing methods. Textile expert Albert W Wilson notes two main fibre divisions, vegetable and animal, with cotton viewed as pure cellulose under microscopic inspection.
A detailed guide explains fiber composition and microscopic structure for cotton wool silk flax hemp and shoddy. It outlines tests to distinguish vegetable from animal fibers by burning and odor and describes methods to detect cotton wool and lead in fabrics including boiling tearing tests and chemical precipitate tests.
English psychologist J Gray has invented a machine he says measures Perseveration the brain’s lingering sensation. Using a rotating mirror and two colored lights the device notes the fusion moment versus the apparent fusion to assign a perseveration score. Average= practical average. low= brilliant. high= abstract thinker. extremes include maniacs.
Dr. Augusta Rucker of the YWCA argues for a back to Stone Age health movement to curb overprotective child care. She says babies should bite bones or bread crusts, crawl on tight carpets, wear minimal clothing, and avoid modern restrictive garments to promote development and jaw growth.
A biblical note references Judges chapter 20 verses 15 and 16 describing the Benjaminites tally of 26 000 swordsmen and 700 left handed men who could sling stones at a hair breadth without miss. It adds commentary that left handed people are quick with the eye and accurate in action.
The deepest wells in the world tally rose as I H Lake well near Fairmont West Virginia hit 7579 feet by June 18 1919 while earlier Martha Goff well near Clarksburg had reached 7386 feet before abandonment. Misfortune struck the golf and other wells with cable breaks and gear losses as crews sought the Clinton Medina sand. Temperature at 7000 feet reached 172 degrees Fahrenheit with a projected boiling point near 10 000 feet.
The article compares postwar debts of major powers with gold reserves, using cubic-foot gold towers to visualize totals for United States Britain France Italy and Germany. It notes per capita wealth and debt burdens, highlighting Germany's indemnities and the heavy share carried by France and Britain.
The article explains how excess yeast from alcohol production can be repurposed for cattle feed and fertilizer. It notes that washing and drying yeast yields a protein rich product, with enzymes converting proteins into peptones and amino acids, suggesting a human food potential at certain processing temperatures.
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