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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
5
Philadelphia report describes Dr Wayne Babcock storing skin removed during surgery in antiseptic cloth and a sealed jar. Five days later the preserved skin was used for a graft with excellent results, avoiding harvesting skin from volunteers or relatives.
Mrs Frances Shaw told a National Pure Air association meeting that the average person could live 150 years if heavy underwear were not worn. She joked Methuselah never wore underwear and warned that wearing uppers lowers and unions shortened life. She believes she will reach 100, though she might have lived longer without earlier undergarments.
In Sherbrooke Canada a power company working on a dam discovered a perfectly formed well in the riverbed. Engineers lowered a line and found the bore 30 feet deep with a smooth round stone at its base still being bored by the river’s flow. The source suggests the stone had whirled for millions of years.
A home technique suggests brightening gilded frames without re gilding by applying a mix of three ounces of white or egg and an ounce of chloride or potash or soda. Use a feather or watercolor brush to paint the surface for renewed shine.
In a quirky Puck cartoon caption, the Early Bird reveals an unintended late start after seven o clock, admitting with a sly smile that the reason was a hook worm affecting his timing. The exchange plays on waking habits and a comic excuse.
The west end of Trinity churchyard formed a high bluff. It served as a favorite gathering spot for locals in the early days, offering an uninterrupted view of the Hudson and a promenade similar to Riverside today.
A home remedy suggests mixing equal parts baking powder and unscented talcum powder in an airtight bottle for post wash use. After bathing, apply the powder generously and finish with a splash of ammonia in the bathwater for added effect.
A massive overhaul from Forty-second to Fiftieth streets and Lexington to Madison Avenue reshapes Park Avenue corridor and creates a new terminal complex. The $180 million plan includes a rock channel and three grand buildings, with an amphitheater and a replacement opera house, as the center of a vast hotel district controlled by the New York Central system.
A 19 i2 article notes expectations for the opening of the new terminal and completion of the new auditorium, with the opera house possibly ready as well. The piece frames a major cultural and civic development project with anticipated public access and ceremonial events.
In McClure's Magazine the detective describes a clever plan in the Monroe Head counterfeit case. A boy employed by the counterfeiters is used to move a bundle to a hotel and, with secret service help, to obtain a duplicate key from Yale Lock, all while the boy remains unaware.
Friedrich Haase who died recently possessed the Iffland ring, bestowed to the most worthy by its will. After Haase named Albert Bassermann following consultations, Bassermann now wears the historic ring once passed through Devrient and Doring to Haase.
The Sevres blue and Chinese celadon green are not unique to their origins. Pure cobalt oxide at French potteries can reproduce Sevres blue with proper care, and celadon green can be replicated elsewhere as chemistry advances.
An old advertisement touts a recipe to remove superfluous hair without pain and invites readers to send for it. The offer is pitched by a barber who promises the treatment and instructions.
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