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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1929
Page
15
A new daylight motion picture method cuts home movie costs by seventy five percent enabling families to record daily life at reduced expense. Clarence Orden and engineers developed a light based principle to capture sixteen frames per second, aiming to bring entertainment into the modern home.
Oil and water emulsify when mixed, causing thick oil that fails to pump. A new sixteen millimeter camera design reduces costs by producing more pictures per film length, enabling daylight projection and fewer reloading stops.
A strange Madagascar mammal called the aye aye is linked to lemur relatives and feeds on wood-boring beetle larvae. Its most notable feature is a long third finger used to extract grubs from tunnels, enhanced by a thin rodlike extension for dipping water and cleansing.
A Chicago lab tests windowless design using bullseye light to heat interiors. Dr Frank E Hartman argues standard windows waste heat and hinder ventilation while skyshine via reflective surfaces could illuminate spaces. He advocates metallic concentrators and reflectors to channel sunlight indoors.
Scientists report unexpected elements found in milk including boron titanium vanadium lithium strontium and others previously unknown in milk. The discovery suggests milk contains minerals that contribute to bone building and other tests show these elements in modern analyses.
A proposal by Major Francois Loyle of the United States Army Reserve Corps describes a wind vane beacon for aviation landing fields. The device uses a horizontal arm with a suspended lens and a pivoting lamp that aligns with the wind to show pilots the precise ground direction for a safe approach and landing.
A garbled excerpt debates whether minerals like rubidium enter milk and if trace amounts affect the human body. It notes uncertainty about benefits and mentions ongoing scientist work, especially in two regions, with a skeptical view of small mineral amounts indicating value.
A science note describes why some stars remain invisible to the naked eye. It explains that the hottest stars emit most energy in the violet and ultraviolet, making them detectable only with high power telescopes or photographic methods.
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