July Fourth Independence Day and Other Noted Events
July Fourth marks more than independence with historic ties from boxing champion Dempsey 20 years ago in Toledo to notable births like Hawthorne Garibaldi Cohan Hunt and the 1894 Kokomo auto milestone. The piece blends celebration with reminders of cultural and technological milestones associated with the date.
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Jack Dempsey
Eos Willard
Toledo
Ohio
Willard
Dempsey
United States
Great Britain
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Gisseppe Garibaldi
Italy
George M. Cohan
Mary Hunt
Bureau of Scientifc Temperance Investigation
W. CT. U
Bso
Kokomo
Ind
Elwood Haynes
Edgar L. Apperson
Detroit
Newest Streamlined Turkey Debuts at Cleveland Poultry Show
The United States Department of Agriculture will showcase a streamlined small type turkey at the seventh World’s Poultry Congress in Cleveland. The exhibit includes live birds and wax reproductions, with dressed weights from 6 to 21 pounds, aiming to fit modern small ovens and families. Geneticists seek a white compact bird, maturing in 4 to 6 months, with strong egg fertility targets for breeding.
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Cleveland
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
Eck
Berley Winton
Nesta
Wines
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Arizona
Hota
Imperial Chemical Industries Develop Heat Resistant Mineral Paint
Imperial Chemical Industries chemists have created a mineral paint capable of withstanding thermite bomb heat. Tests show treated beams and cars remain undamaged after the blast, while untreated structures burn within about half an hour. The cost is under two pence per square foot.
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London
Imperial Chemical Industries
Quiz Questions and Answers From A Year 1
The list covers varied topics from the Holy Grail and focal year to airfield rules and motion of stars. It includes questions on ceiling walking, word differences, and animals, plus a note that Dirigible means directed and that descending planes have right of way.
A Quiz With Answers Offering Information on Various Subjects
A quiz presents assorted statements about science and nature with answers. It discusses topics from astronomy to animal physiology, noting misconceptions about the universe and the buffalo and bison terminology. The text includes misprints and unclear phrasing requiring interpretation.
Mistress Feud Sparks Housemaid Confrontation
A tense domestic scene unfolds as a housemaid accuses a mistress of impropriety and hints at marital involvement. The mistress interjects while the maid presses for truth, leading to a sharp exchange about who bears responsibility.
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Edo
Kiel West Po
Head Hunters of New Guinea Train Children Strictly
Yale researchers Dr John Whiting and eight students lived seven months among a small Sepik river tribe to study child training. They found praise and scolding replace physical punishment, early lessons in food taboos cleanliness and modesty, and that aggression is managed in adolescence. The tribe values spear-dance prowess and head trophies for manhood while diets include yam, palm pith, roasted pig, shakes, wards, and roasted white grubs which researchers initially found hard to eat.
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New Guinea
John Whiting
8. W. Heed
Yale University
Leas
Sepik River
Yale
Ados Eence
Whiting
Doctor Whiting
Mr. Reed
Numbered names and products trace attributions
By Number several American towns are with numbers, such as Sixy W, Vaz Seventy Six, Ky., and Ninety Six, S. C., according to Collier's. A species of fish in South Africa is named Seventy four after the 74 guns on Nelson flagship, the Victory, and a toilet water is named 4711 after the street address in Cologne, Germany, where it was first compounded.
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Sixy W
Vaz
Ninety Six
S. C
Collier's
South Africa
Nelson
Cologne
Germany
Diamonds Remain Precious Because They're Baffling
In London the article argues diamonds stay valuable despite artificial creation attempts. It notes nature's recipe for diamonds remains secret, that few corporations control the best fields, and that synthetic methods have not produced cheaper gems. It explains diamonds are carbon and that melting iron with sugar char leads to no real diamond, while graphite cannot revert to diamond.
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London
Lescent
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James Monroe
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CRTC
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
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