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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1935
Page
3
The pigmy shrew is the smallest mammal, about three inches long with most of that length in its tail. It resembles a miniature mouse but is different in structure, with weasel like teeth, living secretively from eastern Canada to the United States and remaining active all winter.
The traveler’s tree, also called the thirsty plant, grows in barren Madagascar and aids thirsty wanderers by delivering water. Its distinctive hollow bases collect moisture, offering relief to travelers crossing dry stretches.
A Cleveland Plein Dealer excerpt explains cousin terminology from first to third and beyond. It defines first cousins as children of siblings, and then shows levels like second and third cousins and removals. It notes confusion from informal usage and asserts the standard reckoning method.
A brief description explains Mercator's projection as a charting style named after Gerard Mercator, a Flemish geographer of the sixteenth century, noted for providing an unbroken view of the map’s surface.
Five ERA projects to cost 54 6723.80 for labor and 5 449.20 for materials will employ 8324 men. Projects include cemetery landscaping at Cambridge Cemetery, golf course work, hospital insulation, and renovations at Fire Houses No 3 and No 4, funded by ERA and city allocations.
The Folies Bergere revue from Paris arrives at the REO Boston on Washington Street at Essex Street for a three city American engagement the Boston show will be the New England debut. The cast includes 100 European artists with Spadolini Poldi Frank and Helene Trontovaka among others. The production features lavish dances music and costumes with adult admissions for the entire engagement while on screen Gene Raymond Henry Hull and Frances Drake appear in Transient Lady.
Will Rogers stars as a country editor in this comedy about finding zest in life. The small town sets off a rush of mischief from match making to a hog calling army, with a colorful cast including Rachellen Hudson Richard Crowell George Barbier Jane Darwell Sterling Holloway Thomas Beck John Bradford and Ruth Gillette.
The text explains absolute humidity as the moisture in a given air quantity, measured in grains per cubic foot or grams per cubic meter. Relative humidity is the ratio of actual water vapor to what could be present at the temperature, determined by comparing wet and dry thermometer readings against a chart.
The Detroit News discusses the word Yankee with three meanings. It traces origins from New England natives to the South’s use for southerners and finally to residents of the United States. Possible roots include the American Indian corruption of English to Yengees and the Dutch Janke for Jan.
The piece praises Fred Boraschi and his Corning street eatery at Shawmut avenue for refined Italian cuisine. It highlights a quiet dining atmosphere, attentive service, mixed drinks, and upstairs space for private events. Eddy Devonshire is cited for reservations, promising a pleasurable evening with a strong cultural dining experience.
The bureau of fisheries explains that any small herring family fish may be called sardine. Pilchard sprat and bristling are canned as sardines in Europe and the United States. In Maine young herring become sardines while Pacific sardine names appear in California. Portuguese January is January. Rio de Janeiro means River of January. The city is described as a spectacularly laid out metropolis.
Several rhinoceros species were abundant in North America millions of years ago according to fossil evidence and scientific estimates. The finding highlights a diverse prehistoric megafauna distribution once present on the continent.
Wild ponies roam coastal sand strips off the North Carolina shore. They become gentle after capture and training to harness.
History links the modern Welsh terrier to the Old English terrier, noting crossovers with the partly white Fox terrier. Welsh admirers kept the old colors, claiming the Welsh is less quarrelsome, low maintenance, and resembles a miniature Airedale yet stays a cheerful outdoor companion.
The Post Office department states stamps are embossed into the envelope when made and remain part of the envelope itself. If an embossed stamp is removed and placed on a different envelope, it is not valid for postage.
The piece portrays Lamu in the Kenya colony as the ancient Persian founded island town. By day it sleeps with narrow sunless streets and by night women in shiraa signal interest with jasmine blossoms. The population lives on coconuts fishing and ambergris.
The article portrays Maxim as a youthful chemist and electricity enthusiast who, urged by a friend to invent, pursued a device to intensify European conflict. It notes his early ambition and the push to create a weapon to profit from war, reflecting on his role in developing the machine gun.
The double bass sits beside its player at the rear of the orchestra and is larger than the player. It requires great strength to press the heavy strings and its tone is heavy and plodding. Still it provides essential foundation and has notable solo history with players like Dragonetti.
The aging stage coach era faced mail delays when rising streams blocked fording. Drivers waited as rivers bulged until waters receded, causing stoppages in overland mail delivery.
The soy bean is hailed as a top food plant offering balanced nutrition. Ground dry it yields flour for bread, ground wet forms curd for meat substitute, and it can be eaten green as a vitamin rich vegetable. It also produces oil for cooking and by products for cattle feed and fertilizer. Industrial uses include paint ingredients and rubber substitutes.
The text explains close haul sailing as trimming sails when sailing near the wind to the compass point from which it blows. It notes tacks are hauled close aft at about six points from the wind, with fore and aft rigs failing nearer, then mentions leeway.
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