Ice Age Possibility Warns of Arctic Advance Says Nordmann
A long-winded early 20th century article cites Danish geologist V Nordmann predicting a future ice age, with narratives of American cities evacuated southward, trains crowded, ski planes rescuing travelers, and glaciers expanding from poles over millennia. It weighs geological evidence and theories including carbon dioxide effects and forest shrinkage as signs of cyclical glaciation.
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V. Nordmann
York
Kane Abnois
Wisconsin
Clare
New York
Alaska
Swiland
Sananeisco
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Washington
Niagara Ha
Lakerie
Pople Scettnee Monthly
Marepe
Dr. Nordmann
Walther Gothan
Prussian Geological Survey
New Hair Curler Uses Water Tank For Safer Waves
An illustration shows a new type of hair curler with a water filled tank to heat and curl hair. The inventor claims reduced risk of singeing and brittleness and a broader longer lasting wave. The device is used like a standard curler with added heating water.
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Divvonis
Baby's Crawl Seen As Jungle Call By Anthropologist
Pr A Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian says infants instinctively drop to all fours in a primate-like crawl not to improve locomotion, a habit arising from teachable behavior rather than pure instinct. He notes four world races studied and cites a Washington observation of a mountaineer母 child.
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Alos Hrdlicka
Europe
Origans
Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
America
Africa
Mexico
Australia
Enron
Washington
Parking device for backing into curb to sharpen angle
Contrivance by A Edward B Hess of Orlando Florida attaches to chassis or rear axle housing with a roller behind the rear wheel. When backed into parking position the roller contacts the curb enabling the rear end to stand parallel to the curb and park in tighter spaces. It also prevents tire damage from curb contact.
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Edward B. Hess
Orlando
Florida
Moonlight Madness Myths Across Cultures
Retold excerpts report centuries of belief in moon influence on health and behavior. Doctors note no proven effect from moonlight beyond sunlit reflections, while tales from Africa Asia and Burma link headaches nightmares and mental storms to lunar phases.
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J. Arthur Thomson
E. Gerald Stanley
Benya
Central Africa
Middle East
Far East
Burma
Bestare
German Airplane Design Lets Cabin Detach in Disaster
A new German aircraft concept shows a cabin separable from the flying machine. If engine trouble occurs the cabin is lifted by a parachute and floats safely to the ground while the disabled plane is abandoned. Front holds pilot and observer seats with passengers behind.
Exerciser for the Fingers Invented in Wales
David Thoma of Llanelly Wales patents a finger exerciser for musicians. Five thimbles on a frame hang with closed ends downward. four are used at a time while the thumb grips a front opening. Two outer and center thimbles are fixed. two are swiveled on arc‑arms. Price 12,929. Feis ore vie for use by violin-
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David Thoma
Llanelly
Wales
Do Eskimos Catch Cold
Eskimos show infrequent illnesses like scarlet fever and measles. skin tests reveal some resistance in children. The Scientific American notes epidemics strike whites more severely. Eskimos historically were devastated by diseases carried by outsiders but those with resistance tend to recover and avoid repeated colds unless new germs arrive.
What Inventors Are Doing. A Review Of New Gadgets And Ideas
A survey of recent innovations describes a duck hunting knapsack with six shot shell compartments and a food section. Also noted are a clamp radio aerial support for houses and chimneys, guitars using German silver and dual resonators, an egg beating device powered by water, and compact water power heaters with small turbine housings.
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Tolar
Chicago
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American Museum of Natural History
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