Extracts from cancer patients trigger tumors in mice
Dr Paul E Steiner of the University of Chicago reports in Science that chemical extracts from livers of cancer patients produced cancer in mice while extracts from non cancer subjects did not. In 56 treated mice, 18 died of cancer within 16 months, seven remained alive, and 36 died within six months.
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Paul E. Steiner
University of Chicago
Stripping of French Factories Ample Amid Occupation
Nine of ten factories in occupied France have been stripped of mechanical equipment, traders report in New York City. German forces are looting tool bolts presses and looms to convert France into a supplier of raw materials and industrial outputs for Nazi production centers.
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Political Symbols in U S Party Cartoons
The piece notes how voters have grown used to the donkey and elephant symbols for the Democrats and Republicans. It credits Thomas Nast with first depicting the donkey in 1870 and the elephant with the Republican Party in 1874, marking the start of a long lasting public fascination.
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Thomas Nast
Nast
What manner of man is this that the winds obey him
A biblical quotation from Matthew 8 27 asks about the nature of Jesus as even nature obeys him. The line emphasizes a display of divine power and authority over natural forces. It is a reflective religious verse used for meditation or teaching.
Household Helps Scotty Kitchen Trio
Three pitch-black Scotties dressed with red bows offer kitchen aid as panholders for burn prevention. Pattern C9218 priced 10 cents details making set. CB21SM set of three stamped on black outing flannel priced 25 cents. Letters to Southwest Magazine Needlecraft Dept. Box 166 Kansas City Missouri.
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Southwest Magazine
Needlecraft Dept
Kansas City, Mo
A New Beginning for Housewives in the New Year
The piece urges women to share family financial duties without overtaxing themselves and notes that a pleasant disposition enhances domestic life. It encourages housewives to plan earnings to relieve husbandly pressures while maintaining balance and poise.
Fashions of the Hour and Home Grooming Trends
A fashion column urges every matron to own a trim shirtwaister with bodice fullness and smart sleeves while promoting personal grooming cleanliness and simple style. It notes veils and scarfs as versatile touches and highlights matching mother daughter home wear scuffs and the appeal of vintage inspired men’s pajamas blending 1860 prints with 1941 materials.
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Tips for the housewife from coffee to cake recipes
Practical home tips cover baking texture with batter cuts to reduce air holes, frosting blending by sifting sugar, and cleaning coffee makers. Advice urges using plain soda as a cleaner, washing glass filter cloths, refrigerating cloths, and matching grind type to percolated or drip methods for better flavor.
Tempting Dishes Include Chili Con Carne and Mocha Cake
New menu items showcase Chili Con Carne with beef onion garlic dried chilis and beans plus Double Mocha Chocolate Cake. Recipe details list ingredients such as flour suet shortening tomatoes and seasonings with cooking steps to simmer boil and serve.
Rich Coffee Layer Cake and Frosting Recipe Notes
A detailed coffee cake recipe outlines making coffee syrup from Vita fresh coffee and sugar, mixing with chocolate and butter, baking two 9 inch layers, and icing with coffee syrup butter frosting. The note also mentions an assassin bug spreading sleeping sickness in horses and lists felony conviction statistics by offense.
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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Midtwest
C. H. Kitselman
Division of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State College
Roger C. Smith
Department of Entomology
Kitselman
A. W. Grundmann
Department of
Entomology
Metal value of coins compared between Britain and the United States
British coins contain higher silver and gold purity than U S coins. Sterling silver is 92.5 percent silver with 7.5 percent copper, while U S silver coins are 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. British gold is 91.67 percent gold with 8.33 percent copper, compared with U S gold at 90 percent gold and 10 percent other metals.
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United States
U. S
Dangerous Age: Texas Jail Population Skews 25 to 29
A Washington dispatch cites a Census Bureau report showing the largest group of male felony offenders in Texas prisons last year were aged 25 to 29. The Texas totals include 526 aged 18 to 20 and 576 aged 21 to 24, with a median felon age of 27.6.
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Texas
Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Camels in Desert Warfare Move By Land and Air
Camels can travel up to thirty two miles per hour and move silently close to enemy camps. Dromedaries are favored in colonial armies for speed, while two-humped camels are slower. Under extreme thirst they can be killed and the stomach drained for green water. New desert fighting uses armored cars and camel corps with air support to maintain supply lines.
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Camel Corps
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