Enriched white bread stays popular as whole wheat fades
The article argues the food industry removes nutrients from foods during processing and replaces them with supplements at cost. Public preference for refined products keeps enriched white bread dominant, despite attempts to popularize whole wheat bread containing natural nutrients.
Paper planes rise as waste pulp aids aviation
Commerce Weekly reports wastepaper is increasingly used in Australia to build aircraft and aero engine parts. Laminated papier mache forms lightweight components such as tail fairings wing fillets cowlings and even engine items like supercharged air intakes.
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Persimmon Leaves Show High Vitamin C Value
Fresh persimmon leaves contain about ten times more vitamin C than the fruit, indicating a strong nutritional advantage in the foliage. This finding highlights the leaves as a potential source for vitamin C.
Sunlight Destroys Germs With Prolonged Exposure
Science and Discovery states that direct sun rays kill all germs but require many minutes or even an hour or more. Germ spores, once formed, need several hours to be destroyed.
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Science
Red the Fox and the Jungle Trainer Story
In a vivid profile of Clyde Beatty the famed animal trainer, the article recalls a career battling lions and tigers since youth. It details his training methods, risks in the arena, and a 1929 Collingsville act where Beatty narrowly escaped a multi-animal melee.
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Tigers in arena escape ends in deaths and injuries
A dramatic arena incident ends with ammonia released and animals fleeing. One tiger died and another was dying, while others fled the scene. a man escaped with a scratch and torn shirt as the narrow escape drew to a close.
Using Wood Ashes In Victory Garden Fertigation
Connecticut Experiment Station agronomist H G M Jacobson advises saving wood ashes for soil, as they supply potash and lime but lack nitrogen. Use well rotted manure for N, avoid paper ashes and coal ash, and apply ashes in moderation to prevent pale, undernourished tops, especially in alkaline soils.
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Draft Boards Report by Region on Health Defects
A survey by Dr. H L Shapiro of Columbia University catalogs draft defection patterns. It notes high teeth problems in New England, heart trouble in the Northwest, goiters in the Great Lakes, and blindness in Texas, with mental disorders prominent in Maine Virginia the Carolinas Tennessee and Mississippi.
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Red and Purple Snow in Alaska Found by Researcher
Alaskan snow shows red and purple hues from over fifty species of single celled algae. Miss Erzsebet Kol, a scientific research worker, identifies the algae type as dependent on whether nearby mountain slopes are acidic or alkaline. Minerals arise from slow dust dissolution in snow moisture. Carpet moths can be eliminated by sifting dry salt over carpets before cleaning.
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