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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
8
Some oil wells have produced for over fifty years. More than 2 500 000 barrels of oil and over one quarter of all sea going vessels of 1 000 tons or more flying the American flag are oil tankships.
Readable fragments note Ethiopia three times Italy size and Manchuria mining importance. Claims on Swedish bank safety, platinum bridal items, and 1895 US motor vehicles. Mentions Japan political parties Seiukai and Seito, widows marriages, Victoria law in 1896, and eerie garbled references to pensions, telephones, and ships.
Scientists report that diet may keep hair black, with animal tests suggesting a link. In Germany synthetic fatty acids for soap are produced from coal. A California lab makes perfume extracts from fruit and mushrooms. Canadian researchers see Newfoundland as a potential sulphur source. At George Washington University doctors transplanted a heart between fish specimens.
Brook trout lose 2.6 per cent of their length in death. Four Kansans met death in horse runaways last year. The mayor of Federalsburg Maryland served twenty nine years without pay. Applauding a Japanese actor would startle him and ruin the show. A bridal school in Nakano Japan teaches washing clothes. A Shawnee Ohio man keeps a coal mine in his cellar with a twenty five year fuel supply near the furnace. Aberdeen county Scotland grants license to King Edward as a milk producer at The Dairy Bamoral Castle.
An article notes a small window of ultra thin glass integrated into a bulb design. The feature aims to allow visual inspection of internal components while maintaining structural integrity. No additional technical specifications are provided in the readable text.
A 1920s style summary notes breakthroughs including transparent coal resin for panels, wood surpassing metals for sound deadening, a mercury arc lamp similar to incandescent light and cheap, an anti theft device for license plates, a nearly inaudible dog whistle, a solar electricity cell, and a spiral tubing device preventing telephone cords from kinking.
A London Tit-Bits tale about a shepherd’s daughter marriage. The old man, uncertain of hat size, debates sizes with a milliner while joking about his head and neck proportions. He suggests a six and a half collar, then refutes the idea with a playful exaggeration.
A business man tells his son that two things are vital for success in business honesty and sagacity. The father defines honesty as keeping your word once given, while sagacity is never revealed. The quote emphasizes integrity and prudent judgment.
A fragmentary note describes the mango tree Mangifera indica as a tall tree with large glossy leaves and fruits ranging from plum to larger sizes. It notes mangoes growing mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in the West Indies and nearby areas.
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