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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
3
An article in Popular Science by Victor Raymond discusses head deformation as a historical method used to aid infants. It notes the deliberate flattening of the human head and references ongoing, though less common, prices and products tied to deformities in various contexts.
Old style presses used for cleaning and pressing suits are replaced by the New Valetoria Presses. The new method promises longer-lasting, better pressing for the same price. All work guaranteed. Leave orders at.
The article narrates ancient practices of cranial deformation and lip disfigurement among nomadic and settled groups. It explains methods used to flatten skulls during infancy, the supposed origins tied to travel dangers, and notes cultural acceptance. It also describes lip stretching processes in various regions, including the Klemantans of Borneo and central Africa, detailing how disks grow to significant sizes and shape facial features.
A New York Times summary recounts a Turkish legend about Lenin told as a fable where Allah tests candidates to move a two-ton rock. a clever small man uses a lever, reveals a serpent, answers that strength lies in intelligence and virtue, and Lenin brings happiness to humanity.
Frank, who had been fighting Paul with blows, defeats him and rushes to tell his grandfather. The grandfather admonishes him that the good Lord sees all deeds, noting the sun and moon observe every action while Frank replies he hit Paul on the shady side of the house.
Scientists at Hahnemann Medical College Philadelphia including Donald C A Butts Thomas E Huff and Freder ek Palmer Jr study the glow from ash of tumors burned in an arc light with a spectroscope They find yellow sodium lines appear briefly in normal tissue ash but persist in tumor ash revealing sodium presence in cancerous tissue.
New York plans to beat its own height record with Larkin tower rising over 1.20 feet taller, prompting the London Morning Post to say the building will outdo the finest minds in uplift. The piece envisions aerial suburbs and jokes about top floor saloons potentially claiming superiority.
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