Choosing Pictures for Your Home
A guide on selecting art to suit any room, noting that good pictures endure changes in decor and add charm to a home. The text also mentions Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho having limited level ground, not exceeding 250 acres in total and about a half acre in any single location.
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Lamb warmer tested at North Dakota experimental station
An experimental North Dakota station developed an electric lamb warmer for newborn lambs. The device is a box roughly 2 feet wide by 5 feet long and 2½ feet high, fitted with two electric lamp bulbs to provide heat for drying lambs after birth.
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National Defense Budget Largest Item at 11 Billion
National defense forms the largest budget item at 11 billion dollars, representing 2A percent of the total. The figure emphasizes defense as a major financial priority in the national budget.
Potatoes Retain Vitamin C Better in Pressure Pan
A two state study found potatoes cooked in a pressure saucepan for eight minutes preserve 83 percent of their vitamin C. Boiled potatoes in a regular kettle averaged 75 percent, with some as low as 41 percent.
Lights Illuminate Statue of Liberty in 1885
The Statue of Liberty was flood lit using arc lamps in 1885, marking a milestone in nighttime landmark illumination. The display showcased early electric lighting and drew public attention to the monument.
How Nylon Is Made
The commonest textile nylon is made from hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid. The diamine comes from coal coke air and water or from cyclohexane or surfural. Adipic acid is made from coke air and water or from cyclohexane.
Rubber and the word rubber from early Columbus tale
The passage recounts Columbus finding Indian youths with elastic resin balls on Santo Domingo. It says samples reached Ferdinand and Isabella and the term caucho emerged. Joseph Priestley observed the gum in 1770 and noted its ability to erase pencil marks, coining the term rubber.
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American Discovery Heard Island Charted in 1853
Heard Island lies southeast of Prince Edward Island, about 2 450 miles southwest of Australia. It measures 25 miles long and 11 miles wide, lies near the Kerguelen islands 260 miles northwest, and is part of a volcanic submarine ridge. Captain John Jay Heard aboard the Oriental first charted it in 1853.
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The Bet That Shook a Cardinal Belief
In a car ride after a church sermon, Harry Thatcher recalls the bet he made with Phillip Crasor to produce ten perfectly legible handwritten copies of the Bible within a year. Crasor failed at first but later surrendered with a letter declaring he would not take the money and had become a preacher.
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Lake Drive
Phillip Crasor
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Phillip Crager
France
Italy
Learn to Give Yourself Up to a Chair Daily
A dialogue quotes Dr James urging a simple daily rule to improve personality by giving oneself up to a chair. The inquirer asks for clarification of the meaning behind the instruction to surrender to a chair each day.
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the Inquirer
Return of Jews From Babylon Under Cyrus and Ezra Decree
The study traces the 536 B C return to Jerusalem led by Cyrus and the temple's rebuilding plan in Ezra 1 2 3 4 5 6. It notes the earlier deportations under Daniel and Ezekiel and the delays caused by Samaritan opposition under Artaxerxes and Darius. The message urges steadfast duty and ends with Luke 9 62.
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Judah
Temple
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Easily Built Bird House And Feeding Station
Simple guide to crafting a bird house and feeding station as a hobby. Use hand tools and recycled wood to produce a neat finished set that appeals to homeowners and children alike. Send 20 cents per bird house.
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