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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
9
The article discusses whether humans ever had a pineal third eye and traces ideas from ultra Darwinism and Arthur Keith. It explains the pineal gland as a remnant of an ancestral eye and cites the Tuatera reptile and pelycosaur as evidence cited by scientists for primeval ancestry.
A historical article argues the pineal gland may be a remnant of an ancestral third eye shared with the sphenodon, while the pituitary regulates body size. It notes theories shift with evidence, cites Keith, and explains how the double lobed gland affects height and proportions by secreting hormones carried through the bloodstream.
A compendium of folk weather lore notes signs from birds, skies and the moon. It explains red west predicting wind and red east rain, swallows low for rain, gulls near shore warning storms, and the moon halo known as a burr indicating rain timing. It cites associations with rainbows and seasonal patterns as believed by rural folk.
H P Whitlock describes Nevada fossilized tree trunks converted to opal through silica-rich waters after burial in a waterlogged swamp. The process preserves cellular wood structure, yielding semi-opal and precious opal forms. A notable collection is on display in the American Museum of Natural History Morgan Hall of Minerals.
A discussion on how English has evolved, with Prof. Albert C. Baugh arguing Shakespeare would struggle with contemporary vocabulary and usage. The piece contrasts historical skeptics of language change with modern, usage based standardization, citing Swift, Johnson, Boswell, and a student arguing over trolley versus trolley car.
Practical guide from 1920 on how to reuse worn clothes for new outfits. Convert coats into dresses, combine skirts with remnants for one piece dresses, remodel long or short coats, tint and recut waists, and craft hats, babies outfits, and sleeves from scraps. Reuse old nightgowns and corset covers for children and women garments and make patchwork from neckties and scraps. Include tips for stockings, underwear patches, and machine hemming.
Boston police will equip traffic officers with visible electric lights on hats shoulders and broad white cross straps. Red lights atop the hats and white shoulder lamps, powered by two dry batteries in coat pockets, aim to improve officer visibility at congested intersections.
Marion Indiana inventor Whitelaw R Wright develops a self heating dinner pail. A burner under the inverted lid uses denatured alcohol to warm a pint and a half of liquid in about five minutes. The design adds an alcohol bottle holder and a perforated wall for a compact, smokeless flame. The tray boosts capacity and speeds warming, with cost only slightly above a standard pail.
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