Weather Bureau Faces Postwar Tasks The Nation Relies On Meteorology
The Weather Bureau faces postwar challenges as wartime meteorology expands into aeronautics and military operations. It maintains 200 plus stations and 1400 sub stations with 800 commissioned staff and 6000 volunteers. Its warnings save property and crops, while flying forecasts and artillery meteorology grow toward peacetime needs.
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United States Army
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Man Buries Himself to Escape Boss in Middletown
A Pennsylvania workman in Middletown buried himself alive to avoid his boss during work hours. He hid in a heap of shavings using a straw as a breathing tube, and was discovered when his coworker revealed the ruse. The employer did not disclose the worker’s name.
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Pennsylvania
Middletown
England Has a Woman Grave Digger
A feature on Miss Janie Beeching claiming to be England’s only woman grave digger. She states she can fling earth from seven feet depth and works by candle light during the busy season.
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England
Janie Beeching
Fewer Go Insane in Scotland Report
The board of control reports a drop of 561 insane persons in Scotland last year due to higher wages near full employment and more men joining the army.
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Scotland
Board of Control
City Bakery and Restaurant advertises wide range of goods
An advertisement lists Salmons Oysters Crackers Tomatoes Pickles Catsup Olives Honey Canned Fish Fish Flakes Chile con carne Mustard Tea Coffee Sausage Dukes Dressing Pepper Sauce Cocoa Potted Ham Evaporated Milk Corn Starch Pasta products Pork and Beans Washing Powders Prunes Seedless Raisins Canned Peaches and more items. The notice highlights a large variety of groceries and pantry staples available at the venue.
Recommendations to heat homes efficiently this winter
University of Thains officials warn that raising house temperatures from 70 to 75 degrees F raises fuel use by about 17 percent. They advise keeping surfaces clean, maintaining grates, avoiding disturbance of the fire, and firing promptly as temperatures drop to save coal.
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Willard
Department of Heating and Ventilation
University of Thnais
Seasonable Good Things From A Moths Cook Book
A compact winter menu notes steamed Suet Pudding with fruit and spices, Escalloped Corn with milk and crumbs, Pear Salad with cream cheese and whipped dressing, Red Apple Salad with syrup colored juice, Cherry Sponge using gelatine and citrus, and Celery hearts filled with cream cheese.
Swelling leaks by water and straw method described
The passage explains a traditional method to seal leaks by pouring water to swell wood. It suggests stuffing the cock with straw, placing a large stone on top, saturating with water, and allowing moisture to return to swell the wood after the water escapes.
The Sistine Chapel Figures Admired for Shared Pain
Emilio Castelar notes the Sistine Chapel prophets and sibyls are more than decoration. They are men who suffered sorrows and disappointments, with thorns of earth piercing their brows and hearts chilled by disenchantment, embodying human struggle.
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Sistine Chapel
Sybils
Emilio Castelar
Milton’s imprisonment visit sparks royal barb in prison tale
Nilston recounts a dramatic 1060 scene when Milton, in a St. James prison cell, is visited by Charles III. The king taunts Milton over his treason and blindness, while Milton retorts that God valued him more than Charles’s father, whose head he implies.
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Nilston
Milton
Charles III
Boston Composer Praises Japanese Music During Tokyo Stay
Henry Eichhelm, a Boston composer studying oriental music in Japan, hails a workmen’s chant sung while raising a roof tree as among the purest music in the world. He notes Japanese art and music stem from a perfected philosophy, and he records temple bell overtones as potential themes for future works.
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Japan
New York Evening Post
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