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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
5
A double subscription deal provides a year of Popular Mechanics Magazine and a year of Brookshire Times at a special low price. The arrangement aims to attract present and future readers with a combined reading package advertised in this issue.
Zahimen's introduces a new, appealing toy line featuring engaging designs and gift options. Customers explore colorful figures, puzzles, and seasonal items, with emphasis on quality and value for all ages.
New York announces a year of women focused thrills at the World’s Fair with no separate woman’s building. Highlights include the House of Jewels a five million display and Apparel and Accessories on Petticoat Lane plus Cosmetics Hall Textiles Home Furnishings and Medicine and Public Health pavilions. The fair touts 280 acres of amusements 80 restaurants and a grand array of exhibits and nightly water fire color and sound spectacles.
The exhibit space includes OE woollens in one wing and Tayons in another, with cottons shown across 48 099 square feet of allied displays.
The coast and geodetic survey notes localized magnetic disturbances altering compass readings. In a Juneau Alaska arena declination shifted from 175 west to 170 east with 31 30 minutes east expected. dip reached 89 59.4 minutes, rendering the needle indeterminate near the disturbance. Similar local disturbances occur at Port Snettisham Alaska and a 200 kilometer stretch across Kursk Russia, affecting navigation.
Readers learn that youngsters can be parked in the Children’s World where they will be happy and well cared for. The notice emphasizes nurturing environment and reliable supervision for kids.
Scientists struggle to explain spontaneous hay stack fires noting heat from moist plant tissue and micro organisms may drive reactions. Thermophiles could release heat but exact temperatures vary and higher than 212 degrees seem possible. The text also quotes John Eliot on clear sermons for common people.
The piece traces early sun dial origins in Rome around 200 B.C. and notes Romans not famed for math. It credits Arab scholars like Abu Haasan in the 13th century for advancing dial designs and the concept of equal hours, while many pioneers continued to dream.
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